Scene of the Crime

[NJSquatch]

After the M&G frustration of last week I had to get out one more time before wrapping the boat up for the winter.

Woke up to perfect fishing conditions on Saturday. High 50's, overcast and light winds. Three of us headed out and marked a ton of fish. Surface water temps were still 56 degrees.

Fish were very aggressive and it was drop and reel for about an hour. Caught a ton of white perch, just over a dozen hybrids mostly cookie cutters but I landed my PB. She went just over 6 lbs. YES!!!!!!!



I will be haunted by the 2 monsters I lost. I set the hook into one and it didn't even budge. Once it realized it was hooked the drag screamed bloody murder all the way to the anchor line and pop! Almost broke the rod over my knee.

Had another one on but the 6' med/light rod and 6# test I was using were no match.

They are right about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!

I'll Be Back Mr Hybrid....I'll Be Back!!

[Skunk City]

Very nice, nice job finding active fish. These things are tackle busters for sure. Leave the light stuff for the panfish. I run 20lb braid to 10lb flouro leader with them on a medium rod. Anything less will result in lost fish, snapped line, burnt out drag washers, broken noodle rods, and sore shoulders lol. I used a new medium-light on them last weekend and they totally overmatched it it wasnt even funny.

[Chrisper4694]

way to go buddy! #10 leader backed by a medium rod is the lightest i'll go cause you never know when the bigger ones will swoop in!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Congrats on a fine catch Squatch! Gotta love beating your old PB! That's one hell of a Wiper right there. Keep going man, you still have time to get a 10 pounder to end the season. YEA BUDDY!

[Esox Luciano]

That's one BEEFY brid right there, nice catch!! Congrats on the PB as well, definitely feels great to get nice notches in the belt! Great notch!!

[AndyS]

Congrats on the PB !!!!!! Nice fish !!!