Most Sporting Fish? - Page 7

Garbo · 07-10-2008, 03:42 PM

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Patman (7/10/2008)The feel of a big snook on a medium action spinning rod after nailing a chartreuse long a magnum bomber.

I have hooked big snook and they are extremely powerful. I the largest I have ever hooked was in the everglades he jumped twice and went to visit his buddys in the mangroves. My buddy and I guessed him around 30, but he pulled like he was 300. You ever caught a real big one?

ElJay · 07-10-2008, 04:26 PM

Its hard to compare as pound for pound some of the smaller fish can go well,kind of makes you wonder what it would be like at 200 or 500 lbs.

Like Jacks/AJ's, I think a 500lb one of either would put me in hospital or just bust me up so as i would never even see it.Swordfish are awesomebut they are big too. Barramundi are like snook (also nice to catch) on crack but not that big compared to swords. I also hate to think of a 200lb barra.

A shellcracker or bluegill would be killer at 10lbs and at 100stunning. Personal most memorable fight was a Red Steenbras about 110 lbs on 20# mono. They also get big enough to eat people, not by mistake, they seem to like doing it. The Birkenhead in WW2 that was torpedoed and went down lost a few hundred folks to a pack of them on the Aghulas reef.

RiverGulfFshr · 07-10-2008, 04:46 PM

40# Flathead Catfish, at night, hauling his azz out of a tree top in 50' of rippen river current. That to me is like nothing else in the world.

Emerald Ghost · 07-10-2008, 05:47 PM

I have hooked big snook and they are extremely powerful. I the largest I have ever hooked was in the everglades he jumped twice and went to visit his buddys in the mangroves. My buddy and I guessed him around 30, but he pulled like he was 300. You ever caught a real big one?

Garbo,

We drove down to the jettys at Ft. Pierce one night in "hot pursuit" of Mr. Snook. By midnight all of the locals had given up and gone home, but around 2:00 a.m. near the end of the outgoing tide they turned on. In an hour and a half I caught and released 12 snook up to 18 pounds, one nice cuda and also lost 2 tarpon. My chartreuse long a magnum bomber needed to go to glamour shots to be restored.

You just don't forget trips like that.

websters definition:

snook - largemouth bass on angel dust

Garbo · 06-09-2009, 05:13 PM

Cool Read.

Ihave never seen,sleeping until I get a bite, all that sporting.

If you consider the pursuit of any gamefish part of the sport as I do, how difficult the species you are pursuing has to be part of how sporting the fish is. That is why Shallow Water Permit on fly get my vote. After you hook one up the most difficult part is done, as with most other highly sporting species of fish. To me the most sporting part is the pursuit of the species of choice, so to me, the level of sport continues to go up until I have convenced the very species I have targeted to take a bait or imitation, and the take would be the pinnacle of how sporting the event was to me.

Way Cool Read, Enjoyed Your Thoughts.

asago · 06-09-2009, 09:44 PM

I agree about the pursuit... One thing I really miss about the mountains was chasing spring pre-spawn striper up the shallow rivers. While I had more than quite a few close calls, it sure was fun. There's nothing like going up a river no more than 10 feet wide and just a couple inches deep in a shallow running jet boat. And when you finally get to your "spot" you're rewarded by having the whole darn place to yourself and fish everywhere (simply because no one else can, or is crazy enough, to get there).

07-10-2008, 04:26 PM	#62
ElJay Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 197	RE: Most Sporting Fish? Its hard to compare as pound for pound some of the smaller fish can go well,kind of makes you wonder what it would be like at 200 or 500 lbs. Like Jacks/AJ's, I think a 500lb one of either would put me in hospital or just bust me up so as i would never even see it.Swordfish are awesomebut they are big too. Barramundi are like snook (also nice to catch) on crack but not that big compared to swords. I also hate to think of a 200lb barra. A shellcracker or bluegill would be killer at 10lbs and at 100stunning. Personal most memorable fight was a Red Steenbras about 110 lbs on 20# mono. They also get big enough to eat people, not by mistake, they seem to like doing it. The Birkenhead in WW2 that was torpedoed and went down lost a few hundred folks to a pack of them on the Aghulas reef.

07-10-2008, 04:46 PM	#63
RiverGulfFshr Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 511	RE: Most Sporting Fish? 40# Flathead Catfish, at night, hauling his azz out of a tree top in 50' of rippen river current. That to me is like nothing else in the world. __________________ See ya out there!

07-10-2008, 05:47 PM	#64
Emerald Ghost Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in transit Posts: 2,330	RE: Most Sporting Fish? I have hooked big snook and they are extremely powerful. I the largest I have ever hooked was in the everglades he jumped twice and went to visit his buddys in the mangroves. My buddy and I guessed him around 30, but he pulled like he was 300. You ever caught a real big one? Garbo, We drove down to the jettys at Ft. Pierce one night in "hot pursuit" of Mr. Snook. By midnight all of the locals had given up and gone home, but around 2:00 a.m. near the end of the outgoing tide they turned on. In an hour and a half I caught and released 12 snook up to 18 pounds, one nice cuda and also lost 2 tarpon. My chartreuse long a magnum bomber needed to go to glamour shots to be restored. You just don't forget trips like that. websters definition: snook - largemouth bass on angel dust __________________ Boomerang !

06-09-2009, 05:13 PM	#65
Garbo Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PC Fl., Orange Bch, Gulf Shores, Camden Al. Posts: 5,521	RE: Most Sporting Fish? Cool Read. Ihave never seen,sleeping until I get a bite, all that sporting. If you consider the pursuit of any gamefish part of the sport as I do, how difficult the species you are pursuing has to be part of how sporting the fish is. That is why Shallow Water Permit on fly get my vote. After you hook one up the most difficult part is done, as with most other highly sporting species of fish. To me the most sporting part is the pursuit of the species of choice, so to me, the level of sport continues to go up until I have convenced the very species I have targeted to take a bait or imitation, and the take would be the pinnacle of how sporting the event was to me. Way Cool Read, Enjoyed Your Thoughts.

06-09-2009, 09:44 PM	#66
asago Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 547	RE: Most Sporting Fish? I agree about the pursuit... One thing I really miss about the mountains was chasing spring pre-spawn striper up the shallow rivers. While I had more than quite a few close calls, it sure was fun. There's nothing like going up a river no more than 10 feet wide and just a couple inches deep in a shallow running jet boat. And when you finally get to your "spot" you're rewarded by having the whole darn place to yourself and fish everywhere (simply because no one else can, or is crazy enough, to get there). __________________ Instant Help for Georgia & Florida Anglers! georgiafishingbooks.com panhandlefishingbooks.com

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