"John Lindsey" wrote in message SNIP

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

I agree, that is truly a feat. Everything has to go just right to land a fish that size on 4 pound.
The only thing that I know of first hand that approaches that feat is my friend Gil landing a 48
inch muskie on 4 lb. mono after it ate a crappie he was reeling in. It was a spring time fish and
fairly thin, so it probably only weighed about 22 pounds.
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Steve
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