Here is my version of a double hooked fish, a mixture of bigguy's and FishiN AddicT's stories.
It was good old times on the Scale Bar. I had a blast that day and hooked
8
Springs in a row. As you might guess did not land any, as they were pulling the line out and, every time I followed down the river, the line got tangled on the HUGE snag (somebody told me it was a car body). One of the times I walked down with the "SPRING ON" some guy said he regrets he left his video camera at home. Imagine forcing 50 guys out of the water 8 times in a row
.
Anyway, this is not the story, the entree is here. Now, the guy up the river walks down with the spring, and I was slow in pulling my line out and got the FISH ON too. Quickly I realised it was the same fish. This time we both reeled in and the Spring did not have a chance to go behind the snag. Down below, I pulled harder and my hook left the fish and I said "I'm off". This guy now battles the fish himself and his line BREAKS OFF without the betty. And I, suddenly realised, still have that fish on. In a few seconds the Spring was beached, and my hook was in this guy's swivel. He asked for his gear back and allowed me to keep the fish, which was a beauty 25 lb white Spring.
I was so exited for the remainder of that day, and did not realised how quickly I got the fisheries warning for not putting the fish into my licence (I almost had the pen in my hands when this lady appeared from nowhere).