Studly critter! đź’Ş Archery tackle or??
A mixture of tuna rods with 400 lbs test using weighted trebles, harpoons(basically stainless heat treated cylinder points called “darts” that fall off shaft but have wire to rope to float/buoy), crossbow sometimes but not this one, a big snatch hook on rope, and a noose with float,
This one had the baddest attitude any of us had messed with and guide takes some of the biggest every year. It also went into a deep channel. Deepest spot on lake, 25’. Made it very very difficult. It fought almost 4 hrs. Longest prior for guide was 2 and my 11’ from 2012 was 1.25 hrs max. Big ones usually tire out completely too. This one didn’t.
After it’s secured on big lines we shot it point blank with a 45 3x in head. It dove and fought another hour. At the end we had all the devices in it from boat. We had 5-6 rounds in its head and it still fought some. Now into day 2 without sleep we didn’t know what to do so we towed it backwards to drown it. It just wouldn’t die.
