# What fish fights the hardest?

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**Category:** Saltwater Fishing General\
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080 "2003-03-20T18:50:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![ReelMN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@ReelMN](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/ReelMN)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/1 "2003-03-20T18:50:25Z")

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What fish fights the hardest?

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**Author:** ![Kayote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kayote](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Kayote)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/2 "2003-03-24T18:39:23Z")

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Freshwater has to be smallmouth bass.

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**Author:** ![Strad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Strad](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Strad)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/3 "2003-03-28T05:38:05Z")

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Frshwater-Peacock Bass  
Saltwater Tarpon

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**Author:** ![Tarpon4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tarpon4me](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Tarpon4me)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/4 "2003-03-31T09:31:10Z")

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Pound for pound, the baddest thing in freshwater is a Striped bass. In salt water, well, a Marlin is a beast for obvious reasons; look how big it is. But a hard hitting game fish in a reasonable sense, I would have to say Jack Creval, or Amberjacks. Anything in the “Jack” family.

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**Author:** ![TVDan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@TVDan](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/TVDan)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/5 "2003-04-09T02:31:13Z")

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Saltwater I’d say, swordfish, tarpon and larger Bluefin Tuna.

Freshwater-Tarpon, peacock bass

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**Author:** ![redbasx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@redbasx](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/redbasx)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/6 "2003-04-09T18:09:31Z")

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Freshwater: Small mouth bass and Pike.

Saltwater: Jacks, blue fish and bonefish.

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**Author:** ![Strad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Strad](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Strad)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/7 "2003-04-14T23:05:15Z")

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Thats wut Im talking bout TV dan

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**Author:** ![dh\_tubinaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@dh\_tubinaaron](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/dh_tubinaaron)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/8 "2003-04-18T01:49:29Z")

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freshwater=bluegill

saltwater=YELLOWTAIL!!!

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**Author:** ![kapnD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@kapnD](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/kapnD)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/9 "2003-05-17T04:16:50Z")

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**AHI IN REEL DEEP WATER**

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**Author:** ![thegame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@thegame](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/thegame)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/10 "2003-05-23T22:22:36Z")

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Pound for pound The Jack Crevalle.

Fresh water would be stripers.

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**Author:** ![Dreamfisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Dreamfisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Dreamfisher)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-fish-fights-the-hardest/9080/11 "2003-07-02T00:15:55Z")

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Of the fish that I have caught:

Freshwater has to be Smallmouth Bass

Saltwater is Redfish (Red Drum)