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Old 05-03-2010, 09:18 PM
Breakaway Breakaway is offline
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Originally Posted by goinsfishin View Post
Best theory I've ever heard is that during the fish's initial struggle to get away they get a "cramp" in their side from overexertion.
We were talking about it after it happened, and my fishing buddy had that same thought. It makes sense, especially since it was caught cleanly on a single bait.

I hate loosing tackle, but after about 10 minutes, I was really hoping that my knot would fail or the line would break!!
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