Almost Flipped By A Giant Seabass

[FISH11]

Great video, Chris. I couldn't believe at the 3:45 minute mark, how when you grabbed the broken rod holder, the rod doesn't just slide out of the broken rod holder and into the deep with no leash. I once had a 30+ lb Yellowtail catch me of guard and making a hard fast change of direction run that went straight to the left and pulled the rod right out of my left hand. As I watched the Shimano Terez rod and Avet MXL MC reel set up disappear into the water, I realized the leash was still attached. Grabbed the leash pulled the rod back in and readjusted the drag and ended up landing it. It's amazing how quick one can loose hundreds of dollars and a nice fish. Thanks for sharing.

[chris138]

Originally Posted by FISH11

Great video, Chris. I couldn't believe at the 3:45 minute mark, how when you grabbed the broken rod holder, the rod doesn't just slide out of the broken rod holder and into the deep with no leash. I once had a 30+ lb Yellowtail catch me of guard and making a hard fast change of direction run that went straight to the left and pulled the rod right out of my left hand. As I watched the Shimano Terez rod and Avet MXL MC reel set up disappear into the water, I realized the leash was still attached. Grabbed the leash pulled the rod back in and readjusted the drag and ended up landing it. It's amazing how quick one can loose hundreds of dollars and a nice fish. Thanks for sharing.

Totally... it was weird. I guess I got enough angle on it to keep the rod but engaged.

Another reason why I like cheap gear haha that setup TLD 15 and UglyStik was only maybe 150$ total. Has no problem roping blacks well over 100 lbs.

Thanks for watching!

[FISH11]

Originally Posted by chris138

Totally... it was weird. I guess I got enough angle on it to keep the rod but engaged.

Another reason why I like cheap gear haha that setup TLD 15 and UglyStik was only maybe 150$ total. Has no problem roping blacks well over 100 lbs.

Thanks for watching!

I still got my Shimano TLD15 and also like 4 Ugly Sick Tiger's with Daiwa reels. All great gear that caught a bunch of Yellowtail. I only started using Shimano Terez and Avet reels when my Dad passes in 2016 and I inherited some money, so I splurge.