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Originally Posted by fishfindergeneral
Chris, have you ever had those big bows porpoise on you. In the lake, 6 to 12 lbers will sometimes come out of the water nose first at go back in nose first repeatedly. Most of the smallie guys don't believe me when I say I'd rather fight a big bow than a big smallie...
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Nope, but I haven't had a lot of experience with 6-12 lb rainbows, either
The biggest rainbow I've caught was around 7-7.5 lbs and it pretty much stayed down and acted like a striper. I have had browns go ballistic and launch like a missile repeatedly, almost as if they were on a pogo stick.
I can understand the choice of 'bow over smallie. Trout hit harder, jump higher, move faster, and are less predictable than the weather in Middle Tn during spring. I love smallies, but I have a soft spot for any species of fish that routinely break my lures.
Chris Bryant