Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} tidal basin

My guess is that it was a gar. They strike like lightning, are big and strong, and are very hard to sink a hook into. Could have been anything though! Was your hook bent?

On Sunday, May 4, 2014 4:42:30 PM UTC-4, Patrick Kearns wrote:

Shad are indeed stacked up in the tidal basin.  Hundreds and hundreds right at the wall.   No interest in my darts though.  

Caught one very small rockfish (?) and saw a bait fisherman land an enormous carp.  

I had one bite that left me puzzled.  Something nailed my dart on the retrieve, bent my rod considerably (small-med spinning gear), stripped line at lightning speed for about 2-3 seconds, then spit the lure.  I was so stunned/the rod was bent so strongly that I didn't think to set the hook.  It really reminded me of the way steelhead hit, or the few experiences I've had with sharks in saltwater, just on a smaller scale.  Any idea what hits like that might be lurking in the tidal basin?

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