>A broomstick with 100lb couldn't stop a big bass from jumping if it's far enough away from you

They don't gotta be that far away ;( Remember that one I lost at dixon? This fish was probably right at 10lbs, maybe 9, she's about 15ft away from the boat on a bed. I hook her and she starts a slow kick straight up. 20lb P-Line and a flippin stick in the water up to the handle couldn't stop her from jumping. She stayed on the first time, but did the same exact thing again and got off that time. That was when I switched to lure logic jigs for sight fishing... Aw man, that gave me some bad flashbacks. New topic, new topic! :o
-Brian