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Old January 19th, 2008, 03:50 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
John B
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best fighter

(Milo*Milo)

whats the best fresh water fighting fish excluding the musky family my
opinion is a small mouth bass caught in a river

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I believe you have to take into consideration the type of tackle you are
using also. It's my experience that matching tackle to the type fishing
you are doing is what makes the "fight".

When I see people wenching a fish in on heavy tackle, it reminds me of
the story Jerry Clowers use to tell about coon hunting...."We give the
coon a fighting chance, we climb the tree and knock the coon out....now
when he hits the ground, if he can whip up on those eight coon dogs, he
is welcome to just walk away!"

I have always used the lightest tackle I felt necessary for the fishing
I was doing. "Wenching" fish in was never my thing, but I can understand
tournament fishermen doing that when the big bucks are on the line (no
pun intended"!

I have also noticed, that time of year and just the individual fish make
a difference too...I actually tend to remember the individual "toughies"
I've caught. A 5 lb. bass I caught in the inlet to Tims Ford in Tn. will
always be a memory....light tackle, fast moving water, and a "lady" that
was determined!

Having said all that, I guess I would have to pick the smallie also.

John B