Fish rips the rod out of my hands

Solid 5 pounder owned the fight for the first 20 seconds, in my defense I have really bad carpal tunnel in the hand I hold onto the rod, but I don't know how much that effected this, that fish was strong!

https://youtu.be/0akLh9gsk1s

Lol good save

Ha, that was close.

I would lose the fish,rod & reel then fall out of boat.Great job.

Nice recovery.

There have probably been many mean five pounders that have gotten the best of all of us. Wonder how many of those lost freight trains I never got to see that were really just a 5 with a bad attitude.

Man nice grab tho. And good thing you stuck him well, that fish had plenty of time to get off and stayed pinned.

I was cranking the dam on Lewisville 2 summers ago, kinda bored and not paying attention, something hit my DD22 and my rod shot out of my hands like it was connected to a submarine. It hit the water like a javelin and I never saw it again. I dunno what hit it but it wasn't a bass. My guess is a big yellow cat just because of the ferocity of the strike, and the weight. It was a REALLY heavy fish, or it felt like it was for the half a second I felt it. I was pissed at first but the more I thought about it the more impressed I was. Fish 1 me 0.

Now I know what it means when someone says "it nearly pulled the rod out of my hands"

Oh man, I've been there. Too funny. Nice fish and nice save.

Can I use that one? Ive had several like that!

I prefer that to the fish spitting the hook out right in front of me

I've wondered this for years. My PB is 11.25 and it felt like I snagged a towel. Next cast I thought I was going to break the world record with how hard it was pulling. Not even 5 lbs lol

Nice job, great job on the save!

And it was pulling your boat! LOL Nice!

Cat-like reflexes

OUTSTANDING! I can't believe you were able to get the line unwrapped and the fish was still there! That is dedication lol

only way this could be better, is if you fell in, got it, and landed fish floating on your back...

good job

That was awesome! I'd hardly describe that as a fail...great recovery.

Classic!

Nice Save!

Funny video. This happened to me about a week ago down in Port A when I set the hook on a gator trout. I'm now I'm the market for a new squarebill setup

Great recovery and great fish. That was a nano second from being gone. Awesome video.

Thanks guys, the only reason I moved so fast is it is my new favorite combo, my old favorite combo is at the bottom of a river because I dropped that one when I tripped on the back of my buddy's boat. I wasn't gonna come home and tell the wife I need another new fishing rod....lol. About 8 years ago I had a smallie do the same exact thing only it was on a buzzbait, got that one back and landed the fish as well.

On a side note a 5lber in MN is a pretty big fish, obviously there is bigger but our state record is only 8lb 15 oz

Sweet save! Luckily you didn't short string her!

Bass Ninja

Same thing has happened to me and amazingly like you, I was able to grab the rod before it sunk and land fish fish. Good video!

Ha that is actually the second time that same exact thing has happened to me

Get some floats for the rods just in case