Broke in my new GLoomis rod yesterday

My first fish on the UL GLoomis I bought last week. 4lb Stren Crappie Mono. Took 55 minutes to get him in the live well. He'd strip drag and sit on the bottom. I couldn't do a thing with him til he finally wore down. Ended up being tail hooked. No wonder I couldn't do anything with him. I don't keep blues and channel cats but every flat head gets a ride. No dip net. If not for a pair of needle nose pliers clamped down on the tail fin, I don't think I would have landed him.

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Thats impressive right there. Good job.

That’s some fine eating right there.


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Congrats on the awesome flathead and winning the 55 minute foul hooked battle with that beast on light tackle. I can recall similar battles of my own with lots of channels and blues (most not that big) when I too wondered if I would ever get control of them and be able to get back to crappie fishing. But, if your like me... you gotta love a good hard fight on light tackle. Thanks for sharing.

That's awesome Brad congrats!!! That's one good looking flat head!

Awesome, good show- I think I am going to order some Stren crappie line know!

Lol...
I dont know which is the ugliest......bwahahaha

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Got your moneys worth on that one! And some fine eatin!!


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Nice one there

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That will feed ya several meals! IM sure that was fun! Hope you kelp the belly meat it’s the best part of the fish! And I would take that over being skunked anyday! That’s a pretty fish lol :Rofl

Those tail hooked fish are a chore!
Some good eating!!


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That’s a bruiser of a catfish.


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Thanks for the replies guys. Probably the most fun I've ever had with a rod and reel in my hand.

Beats a drum. Good job Brad


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What was the weight fur? Wtg!

Read the other post. 17

What a impressive fish and a great story on how you caught it .

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Originally Posted by FurFlyin

My first fish on the UL GLoomis I bought last week. 4lb Stren Crappie Mono. Took 55 minutes to get him in the live well. He'd strip drag and sit on the bottom. I couldn't do a thing with him til he finally wore down. Ended up being tail hooked. No wonder I couldn't do anything with him. I don't keep blues and channel cats but every flat head gets a ride. No dip net. If not for a pair of needle nose pliers clamped down on the tail fin, I don't think I would have landed him.

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Good job

Nice! Gotta love those light tackle battles!

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Im pretty sure I said that a couple of times during the battle as well as a couple of “good gracious’es” and a couple of “oh Lords” :Rofl

That's a nice one congratulations! They are fine eating to

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They sure are Glenn. I like the firm texture of the meat too.

Good catch Fur