Originally Posted by
hooksetter5
Dave, we too have been ripped off bringing in tag end line and no bait. Just bit off like a surgical cut. This particular hole has often produced Northern bites - but this one was special. What had us laughing was when the fish bit, I thought it would be a giant bass since that's what we were looking for. Dan said, "Do you want the net?" I say, "I think so". So he goes in the box and begins to assemble the Master Net. By now we can see it's no bass - but I want my bait back. Then we realize there is no way that fish is going in that dip net. We are laughing and Dan swipes at the fish and snags treble hooks and lifts the fish over the gunnel. It was fun and I got my bait (with hooks destroyed), got a photo, and set it free.