Alaskan fish tale

[Johnsfolly]

Quite a fish story. You do what you have to do sometimes to land the big one😉

https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/pike-fishing-misadventure/

[JestersHK]

Great story.  I could def see a few of us in that same predicament lol cough cough Cody and Daryk 😆 

[DADAKOTA]

Brought back memories of a similar fish landing.  Back in the early 80s a buddy and I jumped into the Little Piney ad fished our way down to the RR bridge above where it meets the Gasconade.  Figured we'd cross the bridge and walk the tracks back to a road and back to the truck.  Stated across and noticed a nice smallie on the backside of the concrete bridge support.  Quite a distance down to the water.  I stepped out on the support and worked my jig into the strike zone.  Hooked up and can't say what happened next other than I was airborne.  Pitched the rod toward the bank and tried to grab the top of the concrete on the way down.  Scraped forearms was all I got as gravity worked its magic.  Landed in some brush that had accumulated behind the support in about 3.5 feet of water.  My buddy watched it all and figured it was going to be bad.  A little dazed with some cuts and bruises but no major damage.  Once I got my senses back I asked him if he saw where my rod landed.  H told me where it splashed and I managed to find it.  The smallie pushing 3 pounds was still attached and was landed.