dropped a monster Bow!!!!!!!

[shrimpman steve]

well 2 pound test got me again! I stopped by the 'po to fish for 10 minutes on the way home from getting a mothers day gift. I got 3 quick browns and then hooked into a PIG!

Fish came to the top right away and I saw what I had, a rainbow that had to be close to 10 pounds! I loosened the drag and fought the fish for 25 minutes, at times he was at my feet, but I don't fish with a net and I knew he wasn't ready to be grabbed yet. he made 3 big runs whenever I got him close. Finally my buddy, who has been at my shoulder the whole time made a slight move for him, made a tiny splash and the fish turned and broke me off at the hook:mad:!

a friend caught an 8 pounder last week, and this fish was bigger than that! another buddy videoed the whole encounter with his iphone. will try and post the fight when I get it. best trout fight I ever had, all for nothing! Boy am I upset that I didn't land it, at least I got several good looks at it and got the fun of fighting a monster.

PS: Attached is a frame pulled from the vid. the rock in the background is big.

[AndyS]

Time to go to 4 lb. test !!!! ;)

Thanx for the report !

[acabtp]

4# test... don't leave home without it

[shrimpman steve]

I just can't give up the 2# test. I don't know why, I guess I'm stubborn.

This one was a reel heart breaker! I was lookin at this fish 5 feet from me! I truly believe it could have been close to 10 pounds. the biggest rainbow I have ever seen.

I feel I get more hits on the 2#, and I'll deal with whatever I hook. May be time to change strategy, as we all know this is not the first big fish I've lost. If my bud didn't spook the fish at the last minute, I think I would have landed him.

[FASTEDDIE29]

you could bump up to 3 lb test, 3 lb test is usually offered up for ice fishing set ups, jigging rods. Check out whatever website you might purchase from to see if they have 3lb test available!!! Last time i picked up my spools of 3 was up at Franks tackle last year, still have 1 spool left!!!

[lunkertaker]

I just can't give up the 2# test. I don't know why, I guess I'm stubborn.

I feel I get more hits on the 2#, and I'll deal with whatever I hook...

Hey Shrimpman...keep to the strategy. 2# line for trout is awesome and you can cast the small stuff just fine. There are always those that come unbuttoned, but I'm sure that the world record 2# class (fresh or Salt) is much larger than a 10-15 lb BOW! So it just happens and we have to live with it. #$%@T&**&$%$% Great Post!

Change the line and post when you get em hooked and landed next time:cool:

[shrimpman steve]

I was thinkin maybe NJ record on 2#, but just checked. NJ doesn't include line test rating for records. The NJ state record bow is 13 pounds, does not tell you what line rating he had. Probably a foreigner with 10 pound test:D.

anyway, he won the fight so I'll never know, but man it was a big fish. I am still agonizing over it:(.

going to try and post some video tomorrow.

[Capt. Lou]

Two LB is not needed , Inpersonally never use under four , big fish time I step up to 5#!
if your a biat guy then line choice should Fluoro! I use Toray by Blacwater head & shoulders above any other! With 4# I would break my rod before the line. I use nothing but light line taper rods all 6'6" breaking a big fish off with this set is dam near impossible if you tie proper knots!

[shrimpman steve]

Two LB is not needed , Inpersonally never use under four , big fish time I step up to 5#!
if your a biat guy then line choice should Fluoro! I use Toray by Blacwater head & shoulders above any other! With 4# I would break my rod before the line. I use nothing but light line taper rods all 6'6" breaking a big fish off with this set is dam near impossible if you tie proper knots!

Lou, I am a bait guy 99% of the time. Do you use 4 pound fluoro leader or the whole spool?

[Capt. Lou]

Whole spool, remember most Fluoro carbon lines are a joke i
not manfactured properly . The good ones like Toray are soft & exhibit same qualities
as mono!
Most others can be memory prone !
Always tie minimum 7 turn clinch in lighter lines! If you tie standard five turn not neatly as strong!

[Michael82929]

Few things...

2lb Trilene XT - world of difference between that and the XL.

Also the 4lb magna thin has the same diameter as 2lb if I am correct and havent had a pig snap that yet...

I use the 2lb XT - pops uses the 4lb magna thin..

I catch the same amount of fish than when I use to use the 2lb Trilene XL

Also back in the day you didnt have these slobs in there - you could handle a 4 - 5 pd fish on em.

Some of those rainbows have been weighed over 11lbs so 10 doesnt suprise me...

There are nasty fish... on those small rods.. tons of fun..

[shrimpman steve]

I always tie 9 wraps with the 2# teast. A knot is all about friction. the more turns, the more friction and less likely to slip.

I will try the XT or the magna, I gotta try something, once a year I lose a PIG!

I fought the fish for at least 25 minutes, even thou I didn't land it, I got to see it and got all the fight out of it. Will never forget loosing that one!

[BCinerie]

I used to use 1 and 2 lb trilene. The key word is used to. I now use stren 2lb and have caught many 10lb plus stealhead and my personal best 17lb stealhead all on 2 lb sten. I know someone will say that they are the same but I am not lying. It is my persoanl experience . Use what you want but I will continue to use 2lb stren!!!


Bc

[Michael82929]

It's funny... you never forget those fish.

I have two that I would like to have back.. and they didnt even snap the knot

They snapped the line in middle somewhere...

Both pigs when they hit, jumped clear out of the water and in there jump snapped the line somewhere.

I can still hear the snap in my head as I write this... whyyyyy :D

[mickrazz]

Steve, friction is a knots worst enemy. If the knot is moistened then tightened properly it will not slip. Its the slippage that causes friction and the friction causes heat which weakens then breaks the knot.

[SaltLife1980]

Steve dont worry! You are the luckiest guy in the world!! Im sure you will pick up another monster any day now! :p :D

[shucker]

Mickrazz is 100% correct and why even bother with 2lb test-4lbXL all the way.

[Wilson]

Mickrazz is 100% correct and why even bother with 2lb test-4lbXL all the way.
You and I agree:cool:
I did the 2 pound thing a few years ago.
A snagged 1/2 lb. stick would break my line before I landed it.
I remember commenting on the Shrimpmans woes a couple of years ago about the exact same issue.
If you are a CPR guy, 2 lb. just tires out the fish too much.
You also need a foo foo reel with a bullet proof drag.
4 lb. XL all the way