06-22-2012, 01:30 PM
Been camping at Newton. Was in the boat with two of my sons. One caught an 8" LMB that swallowed his lure pretty deep. So he sets the fish back in the water off the side of our little boat while he reaches for the needlenose pliers.
As he lifts the fish back out of the water, a TM races up and snatches the bass from where it's hanging in the air a few inches above the surface.
My son's heart stops and he screams. Fortunately, he held on to his pole, but he was just frozen in terror. My little boat is low to the water, so this all happened maybe 18" from him.
I grabbed the pole and handed my phone to my other boy to film it, but it was all for nothing. I lightened the drag and fought the fish for 2-3 minutes until it pulled the bass clean off the lure. The TM was never actually hooked - it just refused to let go of its dinner.
Water was dirty enough that I never got a clean look at it for size, but it sure was an exciting moment! A hooge SPLOOSH! A scream, and some adrenaline pumping. Haha.
My poor boy's hands were shaking for a good 20 minutes afterwards.
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As he lifts the fish back out of the water, a TM races up and snatches the bass from where it's hanging in the air a few inches above the surface.
My son's heart stops and he screams. Fortunately, he held on to his pole, but he was just frozen in terror. My little boat is low to the water, so this all happened maybe 18" from him.
I grabbed the pole and handed my phone to my other boy to film it, but it was all for nothing. I lightened the drag and fought the fish for 2-3 minutes until it pulled the bass clean off the lure. The TM was never actually hooked - it just refused to let go of its dinner.
Water was dirty enough that I never got a clean look at it for size, but it sure was an exciting moment! A hooge SPLOOSH! A scream, and some adrenaline pumping. Haha.
My poor boy's hands were shaking for a good 20 minutes afterwards.
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