Quote Originally Posted by roadrunner View Post
You are luckier than I am I got my wife a very similar rod and reel (Zebco 33) about forty five years ago. She hooked a bass that was about a five pounds the drag was so lose she could not do anything with the bass he was taking all her line I told her we have to tighten your drag before you run out of line and of course the fish got off and she has never let me forget the big fish I caused her to lose. 45 years later.
45 years ago they had Zebco's?!?!?!?!?!??! OMG, I thought back then you guys threw rocks at the fish Hey.....did you guys have gas motors? Which oar, the left or the right one....was the trolling motor?

I hear ya, and that's part of ther eason she got the 888 Prostaff for Stripers.

Got to share this. Couple trips back gave the wife her little Zebbie with a prop bait on when the Stripers were bustin on top in the morning at the banks. When the fish hit, I thought I was gonna split my sides. She fought that thing for about 30 minutes till it finally came in. Every bit of 20 inches worth. I thought she was gonna kick my butt for doing that.

Less learned, they get mad when they lose them, and when they land them. How's a guy supposed to win.