On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:34:56 -0500, Rodney Long
wrote:

Ok guys,, someone explain this to me

A 6 inch fresh water mussel, ate my drop shot weight, I mean the whole
weight was inside the tightly closed shell of the live mussel, the real
problem was I was fighting a 28 (minimum) inch large mouth at the time,
I got it right up to the bank, when it flung it's head, pulling against
that damn mussel, and the hook came out, I landed the mussel, not the bass.

I was using a lot of four letter words on that mussel, man that was the
best bass I have had hooked in a year. I was not gentle opening that
shell to get my weight back

Has anyone else ever had a mussel eat their weight, or lure ?

I figure I, or the bass, drug the line across the partially open shell,
it felt the weight and reacted by closing up tight.

I know this bass would have easily broke the lake record of 13 lbs
I`m sure Dick Short, that your wife is the only one that ever ate your
muscle. We know she has a big mouth and took such small bait. You talk
about being gentle........I`m sure she didn`t even want to eviscerate
your bait. She was just trying to be a responsible wife. You should
license her.