[THE DARKHORSE]

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"The fish fought hard for fifteen minutes or so. Being relatively inexperienced at catching large fish, I was not sure what I had on. It did not feel like the YT from last week. There were periods of steady pressure when the fish took a hundred yards of line or more. There were other periods in which the retrieve was little more than dead weight. Chris, who was witnessing the event, suggested that it might be a WSB. I did not have a clue." [Quote]







I guess it helps not having a guy holding onto your bow screaming "turn the handle, turn the handle, turn the damn handle, finish it now!" .

On a side note, after my trip with you last week and in an effort to show some compassion for clients who just want to "enjoy the fight" (you know, relax and watch the rod bend while being towed around for a while). I had you in mind while trying not to scream at my client "turn the handle, finish it now!" yesterday. Then, had the pleasure of watching a Sealion rip my clients Yellowtail away...three feet from the gaff or one more turn of the handle. So that's it, I'm going back to what I know works.

This line might sound familiar to quite a few people out there: "you can fight the next one however you want, but this one's making it in the boat".