On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:40:26 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


I managed to land it with the Rebel halfway in his mouth. Not knowing
anything about blues, I reached down to get the lure out and the fish
clamped his jaws on it shattering it into pieces. That's how I learned
about blues.

You're lucky. That "it" could have been one or more of your fingers. ;-
( Still, on fresh water gear, that must have been one hell of a fight.