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| Today's biggie was a brute of a fish- big head, big girth and strong as an ox. |
I landed a brute of a fish today. It was one of those "old fashioned" fish we used to catch 30 and 40 years ago. It was at least 40 inches long with a big head and a wide girth. And it possessed some brute strength.
The fish took a two ounce homemade bucktail jig with a pink Fat Cow strip added. It was able to put up a drag screaming fight, and I knew I was onto a good fish within seconds after hooking her. That jig that it hit was made with a heavy duty size 7/0 Mustad hook. I've never seen one of these bend until today.
When I got the fish ashore I was astonished to find this fish actually bent the hook in half in its vice grip jaw. I was lucky I did not lose the fish. I kept the hook and jig as a reminder of just how strong a larger striper can be. Take a look at the hook and jig below.
By the way, all was good here as the fish was released in good shape to fight and maybe bend a hook again!
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| The fish above was able to bend this heavy duty 7/0 Mustad jig hook. Big, strong stripers can possess incredible brute strength. |