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#1 fathom

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Posted 04 August 2014 - 09:07 PM

Today I spend the better part of an afternoon and evening checking around the local tribs.  I was having no luck so I decided to check out a local small pond which was close to home.  It was mostly thick weed beds from the bank until approx. 12ft in.  After throwing a few small crappie jigs into the mix and pulling out baitfish, I managed to take a big hit from an unknown fish.  I was reeling it in fine until it started to get tangled up in the pondweed.  After twenty minutes of maneuvering around the lake to try get the fish free and closer to shore, my line gave away and I lost it :(  .It was odd since the line never snapped.. it just felt like the knot finally let go.  Such a pain in the butt fighting the first decent fish of the day just to get tangled up in pondweed.  Especially when a long fight can dangerously exhaust the fish...  

 

Should I just abandon ship until late fall for this pond.. or should I be equipping myself with a heavy action 7ft rod with braid to rip out the fish.  The rod I was using was a 6 1/2ft med action w/ 15lb mono. 

Any words of advice (or condolences) would be greatly appreciated!

 

tl;dr:  Finally managed to hook a decent fish, couldn't pull it through the thick weeds lining the pond bank and the line broke.


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#2 ChasinTails

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Posted 04 August 2014 - 09:28 PM

you need a 7ft ultra heavy rod with a big muskie reel and 80lb line. in all honesty try 20lb braid. a quick snap of the wrist with 20lb braid will slice trough pretty much anything, besides stronger braid. And welcome to the forum 


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#3 classic drifter

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Posted 04 August 2014 - 09:47 PM

you need a 7ft ultra heavy rod with a big muskie reel and 80lb line. in all honesty try 20lb braid. a quick snap of the wrist with 20lb braid will slice trough pretty much anything, besides stronger braid. And welcome to the forum

if im not mistaken pro anglers use ultra heavy line and rods to yank them donkeys out of the swampy cover, i would suggest watch a few vids and make your decision from there, IMO, those weeks wont clear up until almost winter, sooooo, i highly doubt there would be anybody else in that spot after the water gets shot cold,
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#4 ChasinTails

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Posted 04 August 2014 - 10:00 PM

ya thats all they do lol, you'd think their shark fishing might as well use a winch and some steel cable 


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#5 fathom

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Posted 04 August 2014 - 10:23 PM

you need a 7ft ultra heavy rod with a big muskie reel and 80lb line. in all honesty try 20lb braid. a quick snap of the wrist with 20lb braid will slice trough pretty much anything, besides stronger braid. And welcome to the forum 

Thank you! Ill make sure to bring a heavier rod with braid next time :)


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#6 fathom

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Posted 04 August 2014 - 10:25 PM

if im not mistaken pro anglers use ultra heavy line and rods to yank them donkeys out of the swampy cover, i would suggest watch a few vids and make your decision from there, IMO, those weeks wont clear up until almost winter, sooooo, i highly doubt there would be anybody else in that spot after the water gets shot cold,

 

winter! ah shoot.. guess ill just have to wait until spring to fish weedless


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