Well, I wasnt so lucky. I couldnt out reel a great blue heron, and one hook on my Real Deal found home. A passing boat even stopped to see what I was gonna do. I reeled it to the boat, and luckily it was flapping backwards as hard as it could. When the right time came, I grabbed it by the bill in a death grip. Once I did that it was kinda like dealing with a gator, it really couldnt do anything. I got the hook out without damage and sent it on its way. It flew to the bank and as far as I could tell said some nasty things to me in blue heron language.

Biggest disappointment. Fishing the lagoon all day, rolling a Hudd deep. Finally get bite, Im stoked. Three cranks into it I know something is wrong. I caught a wesetern grebe, it bit in 18 foot of water. Oh well.