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A Retired Veteran Uses Eagle Claw to Land a Biggie
Posted on: Jul 29, 2010
Posted in: Hooks, Lazer Sharp, News From Chris
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Here is the story sent to us from a loyal and dedicated customer, Henry Hudson Jr. This fellow from Mississippi sent us this letter just to let us know about his humbled experience using Eagle Claw hooks, and how proud he is of them!
Here’s what Henry had to say!
“About 26 years ago, we built a 26 acre watershed lake on our property and stocked it with both Florida and Northern strain largemouth. Four years ago, I took out 26 bass over 6 pounds from the lake. It is obviously doing quite well.
Last winter I rolled 4 large concrete culverts off the lake dam and they sank in about 10-12 feel of water. I was attempting to create some good harborage for the bass. Here in the deep South, bass get lethargic during the heat of the summer and seek the coolest and shadiest spot they can find and just sit there waiting for a meal. They prefer something big and easy to catch. I thought that this spot might be the place to coax one into making a mistake.
As it is way too hot and bright to fish until about 6:30 pm, that is when this trip started. Using a quiet electric motor, I drifted into range of the submerged culverts. I was using a Gander Mountain rod with some purple worm attached on some 2/0 Eagle Claw hooks. I bumbed the worm over the culvert, and on the fall it started to head sideways and into deeper water. As I set the hook, I knew it was a big fish, and soon the drag on the reel confirmed my thoughts. It was a good fight but I had the gear on him and once I got my thumb and forefinger in his mouth I did not let him go! I will leave the weight of this big fellow up to everyone’s imagination…
Yesterday afternoon, I almost repeated the exact same story over again except for the fact that the fish was larger and the hook pulled loose from soft tissue about 6 feet from the boat. Never fear, I have this bass’ zip code.
I thought you might want to hear something good about your products. Keep them sharp, keep them strong, keep making them in the United States!”
Henrys Big Bass
Thank you Henry for such a great story! Now go land that monster that barely escaped you last time!