JPP striper today
 

I won one, got beat up by another one.

Landed a little 5 3/4 lb hybrid this morning, he acted like a big crappie, lazy as heck.

Hooked into another FISH later that would give me ten feet of line then take out twenty. Fought it (and the speed of the boat Trolling 2.5 MPH) for about five minutes and wasn't winning the battle at all. So I tightened the drag down on the 40 lb braid and commenced to winch. That lasted for about 60 feet of line then the hook pulled out. Didn't get to see it, but being the amazing judge of fish unseen weighing, my conservative estimate is about 73.652 lbs, give or take a half ounce. Mighta been a new state record, probably was, I'm sure of it!

So if y'all catch the new TN state record FISH, and he's got a torn mouth, just remember, I softened him up for ya!

Man, that must be killing you knowing you lost the state record! You know they say those fish just don't grow like that on priest, way to prove them wrong merv.

Thats the worst! I dont care if i lose all my fish for the day.....i just wanna see em!

You probably just foulhooked a big carp.

Well if you see a tree floating with a big hook mark in it just think of Merv, sorry my friend no video it don't count LOL..................WOODY P.S. And you no better then tighten the drag.

LOL, Woody. You would have been proud of a coupla branches I pulled in yesterday! Priest is horrible for trees coming up close to the surface.

I probably lost 8 bucktails w/twistertails, probably a few hundred feet of line, braid and mono, and pulled in three treetop limbs. But when you are trolling and a tree pops up on your graph, there is no dodging them with 8 rods out. You just pull through. If you snag up, thumb the spool till something breaks.

That's the one I was telling you about!