Fairly confident it was a big bass Posted by: Big_D on Jul-21-11 12:12 PM (EST)
They're in the reservoir, and this was a good bassy spot. They also have the habit of holding a tube in the mouth and not fully taking it, especially if there isn't enough slack line. I've had good fights with jumps only to get the fish to boat side and have it open its mouth and drop the tube. It was just holding the bait and was trying to keep me from taking its snack away. - Big D