She measured out to 45"! I was tossing an F18 for Walleye when I hooked up maybe 10ft. from the boat. No drag pulls like a hybrid, but way heavier than a walleye, I thought. The fight was fairly sane til we got her boatside. Super clean net job by my buddy and she was in the boat. Pretty fish honed in on my Rapala in the dark with only 1 EYE! Nothing but an empty hole on the right side lol. Couple quick pics, a measurement and back in the water stress free. Held her for about 2-3 mins until she caught her bearings then watched her swim back to the weedy depths. Left me with an elevated heart rate and an autographed Rapala complete with scrapes, gauges and 3 nice puncture holes lol.
