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I forgot to mention the numerous breakoffs and fish we couldn't turn. The fish caught were what our tackle could handle I've never hung so many fish that you just had to hold on to and hope they gave up so you could have a chance. I bet we went through 40-50 hooks and leaders on this trip. I was reeling up one fish and just a few cranks off the bottom, something grabbed and pulled down so hard that it ripped drag off the senator reel and burned grooves into the end of my thumb. I could only hold the fish for 10 seconds or so, and then it broke off.......amazing
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You ain't help'n "the hate" thing with followup posts like that!! One of the best hot weather reports we seen in a long time. Great job. To bad your crew was in such bad shape....ya coulda killed em!
"Good Judgement" comes from experience, ... and a lot of that..... results from "Bad Judgement".
Extra props on the boat detail job though. You can use us a a reference anytime ! Just to keep the thread on track anytime you need someone to look at those bigger fish just let me know ! How deep were you ? Just wondering on the Warsaw and hind ...
Hey everybody. My name is Chip and I was one of those completely worn out victims, I mean fishermen, on this boat with Tom. First I would like to say thanks to Tom for all the hard work you put into this day. You are THE MAN! I would also like to give a big thanks to my cousin Jeff "trouttrent" and everybody else that was there with me that day. It just doesn't get any better than this. Awesome boat, awesome fish, awesome weather, and a truely awesome group of people. Thanks for the pics, cause there aint nobody believing us till these got passed around. This is a trip I will remember for the rest of my life. Only question I got is, "WHEN ARE WE GOING AGAIN?" See yall.....
All I can say is WOW If anyone catches some BIG fish with leaders and red circle hooks hanging out of their mouth in a 140ft+ water southeast of IP,,,,I want to see them
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That was quite a trip guys. It has been quite some time since I have seen a report like that in the dead heat of summer. Wish I could stumble across one of those this time of year. Glad you made it work out right.
"You cannot change the wind, you can only adjust your sails." Del Suggs
Awesome fish!!! Especially the warsaw and the Kitty. There is some very wierd stuff going on out there...alot of deep water fish have been being pushed inshore.
-Chris
I've never hung so many fish that you just had to hold on to and hope they gave up so you could have a chance. I bet we went through 40-50 hooks and leaders on this trip. I was reeling up one fish and just a few cranks off the bottom, something grabbed and pulled down so hard that it ripped drag off the senator reel and burned grooves into the end of my thumb. I could only hold the fish for 10 seconds or so, and then it broke off.......amazing 
One of the best hot weather reports we seen in a long time. Great job. To bad your crew was in such bad shape....ya coulda killed em! 
If anyone catches some BIG fish with leaders and red circle hooks hanging out of their mouth in a 140ft+ water southeast of IP,,,,I want to see them 
