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Old 10-03-2018, 05:22 PM
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Default Finally my first (and second) Hybrid!

It took two years but I finally caught my first (and second) Hybrid at Spruce Run this past weekend. I was headed to the lake to check on my boat (I store it at SR) and to clean it up in anticipation of listing it for sale. As I always do, I stopped at one of the lots on Van Syckles Rd. To take a few casts before the long drive back to the launch. It was late, a little after midnight, and after casting a Senko for a while without a bite I decided to switch to a crank bait. It turned out to be the right call, on my second cast with the crank and I hooked into something that fought harder than I had ever experienced. I was only using 8 lb test (and had actually lost a nice bass earlier in the day due to a snapped line) so I loosened the drag a bit and decided to do my best to control the fish while it tired itself out. Eventually I got the fish close to the bank and when I saw it was my first hybrid I decided to just jump in and not risk a broken line trying to lift the fish onto dry land.

It was a beauty, about 21-22” and super fat, it weighed 6.5 lbs. I had some difficulty with a deeply embedded treble hook and was a little worried that the fish would not recover, but after literally almost 10 minutes reviving her without any sign of life, all of a sudden I am soaked by a big splash and then I watched my first Hybrid swim away looking no worse for wear. Two casts later I hooked a second hybrid, I guess when it rains it pours! This one was actually longer, 23”, but much thinner. I didn’t bother to weigh the second fish.

Pretty Ironic that after storing my boat at SR for two seasons, and just when I am about to sell it, I manage to finally hook a hybrid and its not even from my boat! At least it makes me feel better about getting rid of the thing. It’s been a good 2 years on the Spruce, I can’t complain - that lake gave me my PB largemouth and (at the time) PB smallmouth as well as my first and only Pike. It also provided more skunks then I care to remember:-)







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Old 10-03-2018, 08:44 PM
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Awesome story, congrats on #1 and 2. Crazy, you just never know...that lake has a nice variety of species you just hit it right and were persistent enough to figure out what they wanted
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Old 10-03-2018, 09:31 PM
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Congrats, those are some epic fish!
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Old 10-04-2018, 06:36 AM
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That's a great hybrid especially for your 1st one, congrats!
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Old 10-04-2018, 07:21 AM
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you might have unlocked the secret of hybrid fishing...congrats
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Old 10-04-2018, 10:18 AM
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We’ve been wondering what you’ve been up to! Way to figure em out man! Congrats on your PB Hybrid and awesome catch!!!
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Old 10-04-2018, 10:46 AM
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Very cool, the fishing gods work in mysterious ways!
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Congratulations man! Great fish for your first!
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Old 10-06-2018, 10:01 AM
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now that's whats up never give up even if it means getting wet. congrats on your first and second hybrids, now your hooked nothing like the hybrid hit .
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