Hardest Fighters

[Sumday]

Just for fun buddies and I are talking who,s the best in MO my vote 1) hybrid 2) striper 3) white bass/smallmouth 4) brownies 5) LM /rainbow 6) walleye (but they taste the best)

[Luke]

What about carp? They may not be pretty, but they sure know how to fight!

[Dutch]

Never caught a striper so I'll say hybrids. They have a bunch of hormones that others don't have.

[Bman]

If the silver bullets in Taney got as big as the Browns they would be awesome.

I've never caught a big striper, so I guess I'm not qualified to comment. I'm not expert for sure, I wonder what the real experts on the board think though. I do know this, a pre- spawn male Brown in the 20 lb range is MEAN!!!

[creek wader]

pound for pound, I'd say white bass and wipers, .. I've never caught a striper, though, ... I've caught a lot of smallies and rainbows, they don't fight near as hard, lb. for lb. .. at least in my opinion.

[crappie crippler]

I'll take a 10" goggle eye any day. Lots of "muscle" in that compact body. Best creek fight there is!

[smallmouthjoe]

I agree with Luke, where's the carp in this? They may not have the fastest runs or the most spectacular jumps, but they have more endurance than any other fish that swims in freshwater.

[creek wader]

Yea, carp, too. Goggleye, green sunfish, Bluegill, even drum. Just figure any of these and the above mentioned fish each weighing a lb. I've caught many sturgeon in that range on the Missouri river. They have a way of digging in deep. Definately a fighter, too. I'd have to rule out a one lb. cat, bullhead, walleye, crappie, and largemouth. Personal opinion, only.

[Kayser]

For a 1lb fish (with the same exact tackle), it's probably a bluegill/redear, goggle eye/warmouth, white bass, smallmouth bass, carp, trout. But for the size of the average catch (with appropriate tackle), I'd have to say carp, catfish, trout, white bass, smallmouth/goggle eye, bluegill/redear.

Rob

[crappiefisherman]

The best fight I ever had was a 6 lb drum on my crappie pole and 2 lb test.