2007-02-28 06:13:54 · 18 answers · asked by nicholas h 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
I've only freshwater fished... I LOVE catching Bass... they're such good fighters, and I love it when they jump out of the water and make a huge splash. Fun.
2007-02-28 06:18:27 · answer #1 · answered by ઈтєlly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whiskered Warriors of the Amazon
Amazon catfish. Whiskered warriors. They fry drags. They bust rods. They snap 80-pound-test line like sewing thread. Some can crush a leg, sink a boat, and then maybe even eat you. They're 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, even 600 pounds of freshwater fury. And in the far reaches of Amazonia, these giant fish remain amazingly abundant. Nowhere on earth does the hardcore catfish angler have such excellent odds for catching the trophy of a lifetime.
When In-Fisherman Magazine published a list of the world's ten toughest fish in 1993, Amazon catfish ranked number one. On a scale of 1 to 10, they scored a 10 for toughness ("Pound for pound the gamest fish on the list"), a 10 for top-end size ("Maybe the biggest pure predators in freshwater'), a 10 for realistic size ("Two-hundred-pounders are probable with the right tackle"), and a 10 for accessibility ("Ranges from difficult to almost impossible").
2007-02-28 10:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by exert-7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In open water, yellowfin tuna. Marlin have nothing on them. Sure they run and jump, but I've done 100 pound marlin on 20 pound test. Not likely with a tuna -- a 40-50 pounder is as tough. Yellowfin are tougher than bluefin or bigeye of the same size.
If there's any structure around, yellowtail. They're nearly as tough as tuna in open water, but if there's a rock or hunk of kelp around, they'll head right on in and bust off. (I've heard their close relative amberjack are the same way, but I've never caught one.)
I've never caught a freshwater fish which compared with any of the above. Yeah, bass pull and thrash, salmon and trout jump a bit, but tuna and yellowtail have a way of reminding you why you need 250 yards of line on your reel even when the fish themselves aren't all that big.
2007-02-28 09:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by Peter_AZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me it is a bowfin (also known as a dogfish). I had a small bass on my hook and all of a sudden something big started to run with it. I was like what the hell! I fought it for 5 minutes and finally got it close to the boat and this thing was ugly! right before i reached for the net the line snapped
2007-03-01 06:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by sexy bass fisherman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arctic Grayling
2007-03-01 12:27:43 · answer #5 · answered by Stewie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience the Small Mouth Bass pound for pound. Hardest to land is the carp in the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay.
2007-03-01 04:33:13 · answer #6 · answered by bugs280 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Muskies!
2007-03-01 08:30:07 · answer #7 · answered by me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pound for pound? Smallmouth bass, without a question.
2007-02-28 10:25:06 · answer #8 · answered by chookie1882 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
freshwater: pound for pound with the right rod,reel,and line,it has to be the smallmouth.
after that i would have to say striper
for salt water i will say big bull reds
2007-02-28 09:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by chris d 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Up here in Michigan it's gota be the steelhead trout.
2007-02-28 08:44:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋