08-14-2011, 02:34 AM
It literally pulled me around at will. It drug me to the bottom of the hole and back to the top. On the video every time I turn it is the fish doing it. Most of the time I had my right foot on the peg and my forearm on my knee. This gave me leverage to fight with. It was very comfortable and I am not sore today at all.
It ran a bunch on me but I had a tight drag a little loose. A sturgeon earlier this year broke me off because I had the drag WAY too tight. I set it a little loose and use my thumb to help add more drag.
That splash beside me was a fish about 2 feet in the air. It happened so fast it didn't even bother me other than getting wet. When it got under me again I used the motor to get away from him. That 40 pound thrust pulled that fish well. On a HUGE fish I would use it to help wear him out. I would lock my arm to my knee and hit the motor.
I have caught several sturgeon. This was my first in a pontoon and like I said before it was the funnest fight I have had since Alaska.
I have been on cloud 9 every since. it was amazing. Ron
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It ran a bunch on me but I had a tight drag a little loose. A sturgeon earlier this year broke me off because I had the drag WAY too tight. I set it a little loose and use my thumb to help add more drag.
That splash beside me was a fish about 2 feet in the air. It happened so fast it didn't even bother me other than getting wet. When it got under me again I used the motor to get away from him. That 40 pound thrust pulled that fish well. On a HUGE fish I would use it to help wear him out. I would lock my arm to my knee and hit the motor.
I have caught several sturgeon. This was my first in a pontoon and like I said before it was the funnest fight I have had since Alaska.
I have been on cloud 9 every since. it was amazing. Ron
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