Something like that happened to me at the Rick about three years ago. I tossed a sidewinder jig wayyyy out. As i let it sink for a few seconds it was taken on the run and my drag started screaming for mercy. Half of my line on the spool pealed off in seconds i was thinking i'm going to get spooled when the hook pulled free.sweetmerlin wrote:I couldn't make it early today because I replaced the broken guides on my rod and the epoxy still had to set. So I went to the Rick between 5 and 7PM.. I worked the white crappie jig to see what the mack bite was like at sunset.. On my third cast, I saw a dark silhouette swim very fast towards my jig.. and then my line started peeling and the drag screamed like crazy.. The fish was fusiform and had the form of a mackerel.. so I thought I hooked up to a King or a gigantic Spanish Mack.. or maybe just a Bonita. After it ran for a bit with the drag on, I tried to bring it closer but before I could even see a color or a hint of what it was, the fish let go and I saw it swim away.. the hook on my crappie jig was seriously bent to an almost 135deg angle.. I cursed the darn crappy hook and tossed couple more casts to see if I could get another bite but nothing happened. I can definitely tell that this fish (whatever it was) was bigger and faster than the 21" Mack I caught last time..
You better start bringing a net with you Merlin.