>>1643033I brought a few mid 20" chromers in with 6lb test with only two runs. They're right up there but pound for pound and acrobatics smallies will always take it. I've seen smallies go three times their own length out of the water. You wonder why its possible. Steelies jump but not like smallies. The only exception is that once I caught a musky that immediately after hitting my bait leaped straight out of the air like a nuclear sub launching a missile. A 40-45 inch musky entirely out of the water. It was a memory I'll never forget.
>>1643034Trout are good fighters don't get me wrong, but smallies take the cake in NE. Especially in spring. One of the more heartbreaking moments was fishing with my GF and a 5+ pound smallie leaped clear out of the water and head shook my bait right out of the water and it slingshot right back to me. Pic related is a nice smallie I got.
