We headed back with Tyler to LSC and the weather looked amazing....sunny skies and a slight wind. We left the marina and realized the wind was from the NE....The water ended up being choppy and muddy. But we headed to some of the way points created the previous day, and Hunter immediately caught a decent smallie then caught a monster.....21.5 inches and nearly 8 pounds!! That fish earned Hunter $20 and 20 points and is now the leader in the fish god challenge. I sent a picture to you all...it was amazing!!
What happened next was initially unbelievable, then scary, then hilarious. Tyler then hooked into a four pounder that would not quit fighting at the boat...Hunter was ready to net it and the tube flew out of the smallie's mouth with incredible force toward Hunter's face. I knew it hit me but thought it was in his sweatshirt until he turned around. The tube hit him directly in the chin burying the barb to the shank. I cut the line and realized there was no getting it out without a doctor. We headed for the ramp and found a Clinic open with a minute drive of the ramp. They removed it in 45 minutes.
Now, the scary is how close it was to knocking out his eye and looking like a pirate the rest of his life. The funny was when we were walking into the clinic he wanted me to take a picture? That's when the fun began....until then I hadn't thought it was a topic I could not joke about. Then it was on. The unbelievable is that we were launching the boat to fish within 15 minutes of them removing the tube from Hunter's face.
Hunter killed us both as we caught nearly 30 smallmouth and a couple largemouth during the midday...all fish were over 2 pounds with a few 4-5 pounders. I also had a musky follower and Hunter had a musky on for 5 seconds as it bit his tube and cut the line immediately. The next 3 weeks will be amazing as the fish move into spawn, then pile up and eat everything post spawn.
There is still $165 left for the FISH GOD CHALLENGE and 165 points......it's anyone's game.
Brian
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