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Lake monster
I went fishing for bluegill this morning with my 7' Shimano Soare and my Stella 2000cs using 2# Maxima and a 1/48 chub tipped with a haif a wiggler. Cork goes under and set the hook and drag starts screaming. Thought I had another big bass for the first couple minutes before I realized it was too big to be a bass. Fought it for 20 minutes before I could get it close enough to see that it was a giant grass carp. I broke out the phone while still fighting the fish and managed a short video before attempting to land it. I got it to the bank and tried lifting it but it was too heavy, then tried to grab it by the gills and it went berserk splashing me with mucky water front and back before bolting away. This was over 4 feet long and guessing between 50-60 lbs. I uploaded the video on Instagram under junglejimjigs. Could someone move it here for me?
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I’m not sure how to do video from Instagram. I know YouTube works and can be linked here.
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I’d have paid a few bucks just to watch that show! Had to get your heart rate up a bit. Sorry you didn’t get to hold him long enough for a pic or two. Catch of a lifetime.
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Certainly some powerful fish
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I hooked one of those missiles once on a 3wt flyrod . The clicker drag wouldn’t work fast enough . Clickkkkkkkkkk ! , pop ! And it was gone .LOL !
Who thought one would eat a size 12 woolybooger?
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I have it up on youtube now if that helps. That fish was so powerful, wore me out and it took awhile before I started fishing again. It splashed water down both of my wading boots and had to dump out the water in my boots and wring out my socks. Checked my Fitbit and heart rate was 130 after it was over. More excited about landing this grass carp than the 10.23 lb bass that I caught earlier this year from the same lake. That 7' Soare and Stella protect light lines very well, really pumped to get it in.
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I bet that was some tussle…
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you tube link to the monster
(8) IMG 4526 - YouTube
I can see why your hear rate thumping.
Congrats on a great time.
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That is huge! And on 2# line….wow.
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Got this close to it says a lot about the 2lb line. Thanks for sharing!
Sent from my SM-S918U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
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Great story and fish. Thanks for the walk along!
Bob
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interesting for sure , seen one years ago in a lake I used to hit , it was stupid big , had an eye the size of a darn near a baseball on it ....
swam by me one day looking at me and to be sure the water was clear as gin and it was stupid BIG !
saw it a few times ,but never hooked it , bet that was a rodeo for sure ....:Rofl
cool read and images bro ....:cheers2
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Thanks everyone, it was easily the biggest fish I've ever caught. I fish alone 90% of the time but wish I had someone with me that morning. Would have been a great video of me trying to grab it by the gills because it soaked me with stinky, lake bottom water. Wish I had taken a couple still shots when I had it against the bank.
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Great fish of a lifetime, for sure. And I got excited about the big tilapia I caught that wasn’t near that size. Amazing job Jim, good skills and good equipment paid off that day.
