Rodney,

I believe when we talked on the phone I had mentioned my issues with
mussels here on the Winnebago system. I have lost tons of wiggle rigs
cut in half, and mono doesn't compete with these guys at all. Fluoro
will last a little longer, and power pro seems to be the best so far.

I have had them latched on to my baits many different times. LIke you
said, you probably dragged across a partially open mussel, and it just
closed on your weight.

Chris
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