The rules didn't say anything about the max length of the rod... and I've
got a noodle rod!


"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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I can see that. I once caught a 4.5 on 6lb mono. I found the trick to
landing big fish on light line is to use a long limber rod. Mine was with
a
spinning reel on an 8' fly rod. I also caught one big channel catfish on
that same rod. I don't remember the exact weight, but it was bigger than
the bass. It also took me more than 45 minutes and a walk / wade / swim
adventure to land that one.

For a more serious look at landing big fish on light line take a look at
fishing for steelhead on Lake Erie with noodle rods. My uncle David does
a
lot of that kind of fishing.

I bet some of the long crappie rods would lend themselves well to managing
big fish on light line as well. They woud not be allowed for most bass
tournaments, but for record hunting I bet they would work great.

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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Naa... I'm not much for Fancy Guppies.

What got me interested was that in Bassmaster Magazine... they were
saying
that there is no 4# line record for several states... Tennessee
included.
I
was guessing that since there's not an entry, I could weigh in a 15"
bass
caught on 4# line and have a record, even if for a short time. Whatcha
think?

Oh yeah... that was www.igfa.org that I was looking for.


"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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Did you join up?
Ronnie

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