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Originally Posted by Isopod
Bass fishing is such a blast, I really wish they were in Alberta lakes. The way they burst out of the water and try to shake out the hook while in the air.... nothing like it!!
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The only reason the burst out of the water is because some hillbilly is using 50 pound braid, sets the hook like he's on a marlin, and yanking on the fish like he's pulling in a truck. These guys skip the bass along the top as they are feverishly reeling thier line in and catapulting up the 3lb bass up onto the deck of their 16 ft, 500hp bass boat.
Try yanking a 3lb pike onto the deck of your boat with 15lb test and see what happens - the head will be decapitated - or worse yet the hook will spring up right into your face and bury itself in your cheek.
Having lived in the US and fished for both pike and Bass - there is not much a difference in fight - but a whole lot has to do with the gear we use versus the gear they use.