Snooked! - Watch me wrestle with a 20 pound snook on 10 pound test!

[george]

Our Quarry has a number if resident snook in it and every now and then one will be caught. This was one great fight!

 

[captmike28]

Our Quarry has a number if resident snook in it and every now and then one will be caught. This was one great fight!

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Holy cow, George! What a great accomplishment.

I lived in south Florida for 2 years in the early 70's and visited my parents there for the next 30 years + after returning to NY. During all the time I lived there I never caught a Snook or a Tarpon. My Dad, avid fisherman that he was, did, catch both species.
Personally, I had to wait until a business trip to Puerto Rico about 10 years ago to get my first Tarpon, but the Snook have still evaded me.
I am proud of you and also very jealous!!

 

[captmike28]

Holy cow, George! What a great accomplishment.

I lived in south Florida for 2 years in the early 70's and visited my parents there for the next 30 years + after returning to NY. During all the time I lived there I never caught a Snook or a Tarpon. My Dad, avid fisherman that he was, did, catch both species.
Personally, I had to wait until a business trip to Puerto Rico about 10 years ago to get my first Tarpon, but the Snook have still evaded me.
I am proud of you and also very jealous!!

BTW, where is your net???

 

[george]

BTW, where is your net???

I don't use a net when bass fishing. Good thing I had a New Yorker there to land it! The years of targeting striped bass on light tackle sure helped me land that fish. I end up going back out and managed this 5.7 largemouth. What a day!

 

[OVERBORED]

All I can say is WOW!

Impressive day!

 

[longcast]

I don't use a net when bass fishing. Good thing I had a New Yorker there to land it! The years of targeting striped bass on light tackle sure helped me land that fish. I end up going back out and managed this 5.7 largemouth. What a day!

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One hell of a healthy bass!!

What did you get him on?

 

[george]

One hell of a healthy bass!!

What did you get him on?

I caught them both on a 3 1/2" white jerk bait.