Chris Rennert wrote:

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.

I looked up to heaven, and asked "Why Lord, I mean if I was going to
loose such a fish, in a 1 in a billion situation,, why did you even let
me see it"

I was being punished for something, or he was just having a good laugh
:-), I think it was just both.

It reminds me of the preacher who woke up one Sunday morning, and looked
at the weather, and said, man what a day to be fishing, so he called the
head deacon, and told him he was sick, that he would not be able to
preach that day. He went fishing, drove over two counties so no one
would know him, and started fishing. St. Pete Looked at God and said ,,
look at that preacher, he lied to go fishing, you should punish him,,
God thought for a sec. and said your right, I'll do it now. At that
moment the preacher hooked a 25 lb bass, and actually landed it, and was
weighing it, when St. Pete said to God,, hay I thought you were going to
punish him, he just caught the world record bass

God said, I did,,,, who is he going to tell ?
--
Rodney Long,
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Nutri Shield insect repellent. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
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