The One That Got Away

I've been doing a lot of Smallmouth fishing this week. Most of the fish I've caught have been pretty big - probably in the 1 to 1.5 lb range, but last night I hooked up with a true monster.

I dropped a wooly bugger into the outflow of the same storm drain in my last post. The fish grabbed it and immediately started taking line. After about 3 minutes of fighting, I finally got him close to shore.

Unfortunately that's when I got cocky. I decided it would be a great idea to take a video as I landed it. Just after I hit record he turned his head and snapped my 3X tippet.

I caught a few more bass before sunset, but nothing like the big guy. I'll be back for him.