Pound for Pound

[Toasty]

For hard running fights, I like carp. Nothing like carp at the whirlpool, I've had a couple reels spooled there and had friends who lost their whole rods by being pulled in. For heavy weight resistance fights, salmon in the river are fun. Steelies offer the unpredictable and aerobatic fights.

Pound for pound I'm going with Pumpkinseed Sunfish. I've caught hundreds in the 7-8" range and the fight is comparable to a 1-1.5lb smallmouth bass. Sometimes I think I have a bass but it's only sunfish. I've caught a few approaching 10" and one actually broke my medium heavy shakespeare rod.