Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Sunfish-Including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Lure hung in lmb mouth

Happy for you Flame. I have a fishing story at the pond last year. I had my 8 wt fly rod rigged up with streamer fly and was throwing it in an area where the TFS hang out and the HSB come in to feed on them in the area. I was working the fly back and was just a few feet from the bank when this nice sized hsb hit and short lined me. The fight was on! I was trying to turn the fish and then snap. The fight was over. The HSB broke 14# test Trilene. I thought of the HSB swimming around and dragging the lure along with about 6' of line, but there was nothing I could do about it. I never saw a dead hsb floating so I am guessing it all turned out ok. I would guess the HSB was in the 5lb range.