E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

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bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

I was once bleeding a 70 pound plus halibut over the side on a 1/2 inch make shift rope stringer. An orca got a great meal and everyone on board got the crap scared out of them when the boat jolted and rolled to the side. Never Again. Fortunately, the client felt the experience outweighed the fish loss. He also went home with more fish than he could possibly use in a year at the end of the week.

Alaska Charlie

I never use a stringer here. There are to many big predators in the water here.I have never heard of a sea lion sinking a boat, but I'm not wanting to risk it.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

I agree. Very good advice. I was truly foolish to bleed that halibut over the side. Rookie mistake. Like I said, Never Again. I also learned the hard way about that same time, to put a lanyard between the boat and rods.

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

I tend to agree with Bcmech1. A snapping turtle could easily chop a bass off a stringer. Here in New England they commonly reach 25 + lbs. in the southeast, there is an even larger variety of snapper , which if I recall correctly is called an alligator snapper. Don't mess with these critters, they could do some serious harm if they chomp down on you. Have caught a few on dead shiners bottom fishing, for catfish. If you can get it up off of the bottom, you can land it, but after one close call, I prefer to cut the line. Trust me when I tell ya, I don't try to remove the hook from one of these monsters. Scary animal with a nasty disposition.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Wow bc one time I trout in a small stream and I was on a bank at the deep side of a bend had a stringer full of trout in water in front of me as I was drifting worms in the current all of a sudden the stringer was moving steadily away I thought to myself wow those trout are heathy bent down to grab the stringer when I lifted it up out of the deep in seemed unusually heavy so I yank it hard out of the water and came face to face with a 20lb pssd off snapping turtle holding on to the chain at snapping at me 5inches from my face there the stringer and the snapper on the ground and had to beat the thing until it latched on to the stick to get my trout back. Scare the living bejesus out of me 60yrs ago I remember it like it was yesterday

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Ya nuts but as far as being mean the New England snapper wins hands down