Finally Wipers!

[dopderbeck]

Thanks to advice from some folks on this board, G-man finally got a wiper at LH!
We had another one rip a rod out of the boat and take off -- lost the rod and the fish! Another stripped a light rod and broke the line. Also caught a bunch of white perch, catfish, a largemouth and a perch.

[justin1982]

Sweet catch... Years ago I too had a wiper steal a pole my grandfather gave me, I'm still not over it!

[ScowardNJ]

That kid looks like he is having a horrible time.....

Congrats on the wiper!

[jimmythegreek]

good job, glad to see it all came together!! Smile on the kids face is priceless, awesome. hybrids are the hardest fighting freshwater fish, rods gotta be in rod holders. u are guaranteed to lose a rod having it in the boat, even with the bail open.

[bunker dunker]

Congrats!!!!!!! thats a good one.

[Jigman13]

Priceless smile. Nice job getting him hooked up on a hybrid, too. They're screamers!

[Skunk City]

Congrats on finally bagging one. Sucks about losing the rod/fish, expensive lesson, but these are no Panfish you are targeting. They are pretty much the Porsche 911 Turbo of NJ freshwater fishing. Appropriate tackle and a finely tuned drag are a must. The first one is always the hardest, so catch em up .

[dopderbeck]

Luckily it was a cheap Dicks Sporting Goods spinning combo special. I think the $40 is actually worth the story G-man gets to tell about the huge one that got away with the rod.

Originally Posted by Skunk City

Congrats on finally bagging one. Sucks about losing the rod/fish, expensive lesson, but these are no Panfish you are targeting. They are pretty much the Porsche 911 Turbo of NJ freshwater fishing. Appropriate tackle and a finely tuned drag are a must. The first one is always the hardest, so catch em up .