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2K views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  Bob Pink 
#1 ·
Yesterday I noticed that the fish I hooked at the Bass River gave me an explosive strike & short run and then kind of gave up. Jim had the same experience.

Any ideas why?

The Chatham fish of course gave me a nice hard fight all the way to the release...
 
#3 ·
Thanks Ray.

While that's a more pleasant explanation, I would appreciate some kind of spin on it like, "they were so focused on my perfect flies and presentation that once hooked (with a sharp fly) they realized it was easier to just give up."

It's a little sexier than they were fat & tired ...
 
#4 ·
Maybe they were in migration mode and had traveled several miles before stopping for a bite. This affects the way other fish fight.

There was a rock in a steelhead river I used to fish. The fish hooked in front of the rock fought far less than the fish behind it. I guessed that the one in front of the rock in the rapids was working a lot harder than the one behind.

Water temps, oxygen, all play a role too.
 
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