O.k. strange hookings seem to be the theme. Fishing the Deschutes for steelhead I had a great hookup with a very fast straight run, followed by a jump. Not so unusual, but when I got all my stuff together to start to put a little heat on, the fish suddenly felt huge. I was pretty sure it wasn't an unusually large fish, so I was confused (as usual). When it was finally landed, after a long and tough fight, I found that my hook must have pulled out on the jump and the fish had thoughtfully placed its tail along side the leader, where the hook was able to grab it and put a really effective lasoo around a steelhead tail. It was hard to land because there is little leverage when you have a fish by the tail...... And, I've got a witness!
-- JeffO You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
