Klutz me wrote: "my bass was 16 pounds 2 oz"

I should have typed: "my bass was 14 pounds 2 oz." Sorry about that,
shrug.

What was going through my mind was that I had many 2 pound trout break me
off using a 4 pound test line on a spinning outfit. I won't use less than 6
pound test on a spin outfit because hang ups take all my lures and worms.
I'm spending all my time replacing them and not fishing. LOL

An 18 pound bass on a 4 pound line is remarkable!

Good luck!
John