This catch was SOOO close to being one that got away. I was fishing one of the ponds I frequent, and was doing pretty good. Just as I tossed the small fry back, I heard a splash behind me about a foot or two away. So I flipped my jig & craw to the boil, caught another small one, released it then flipped it back out.
That's when this nice 3-1/4 pounder bit good and put up a decent fight. And as I tried to flip it onto the bank, my jig slipped out of its mouth. I literally dropped my rod, reached down and pinned it to the rocks. I was like "I'm getting a weight and a picture dammit!"
Posted by GenX_Switch_5633