Guys, im sorry but this will have to be a quick post. I have been eyes open for going on 36hrs. and I still have 6 more double hook macs to do. . . not to mention 3 dozen more dinks.
We fished the poormans today. . . and as marty put it, we zigged when we should have zagged. Slow morning, but at 10:22, up comes mr. blue. . . perfect feed and hes hooked up. Rat blue around 120lbs (it took me a LONG LONG time to convince the anglers that we had a blue and not a HOLY SHAMOLEY THATS A MILLION DOLLAR WHITE!!!! i think they pooped themselves. . . ok, back to the fish. Hooked up, handed off, and as he starts his greyhound from left to right across my pit, i see my spanish go flying. . . im thinking he might have just thrown the bait. . . but it was not to be. 20 min later i get another blue who was just window shopping and wasnt hungry, even though i threw the kitchen sink at him. . . its amazing how nothing can faze them sometimes. . . they just keep on swimmin. That was it for the day. long slow day.
Not to speak for John but it seams to be just what he said. He set the hook and upon doing so immediately handed the rod off to the angler to fight the fish (well within the rules!).