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Haha! Nice one! At least you seem to have solved your mystery 
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Mystery solved in double quick time, like an episode of “Murder She Wrote”. In time for tea 😄
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In reply to Post #22
Nice to have "closure" to the whole saga....bloody catfish, can't stand em! 
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In reply to Post #1
I’m still fishing at the moment, I saw something at the back of my spot late Friday evening, thought maybe a bream show, then 2 hours later the rod melted off and after playing a fish throug a snag for 45 minutes I was cutoff. Then yesterday evening after unfortunately loosing another couple of fish’ first caught in snags on lost tackle requiring a trip out in the boat and the second a hookpull at the net, I saw a show that lead me to believe a rather large catfish was in the swim, did some work around the lake rods back out at sunset, and once again a blistering take this time hooking and successful landing a horrible, huge catfish with 2 of my hooklengths in its huge mouth, bottomed the 60lb Ruebens and I’d say 7-8 foot long using retainer floats as a rough guide. So after all that maybe it’s all been a catfish all along.. Thanks for a lot you’re replies once again H
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In reply to Post #18
Lots of crays in the water but only a problem for me with hook baits, putty etc
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In reply to Post #17
Not getting cutoffs as such but no zebras just swan mussels
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In reply to Post #16
Unfortunately not, fishing into a corner with an overhanging tree between me and the spot and a very steep bank too
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In reply to Post #17
Crays could account for the line issue but not the screaming take...
Think chuffy et al could be right on the big toothy pike having a go
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In reply to Post #15
Any zebra mussels in the lake? I've been cut off by them when lifting in to a run several times.
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In reply to Post #15
Washing line method a option?
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In reply to Post #11
Thanks for all the replies very interesting thoughts... eels? I’ve only ever caught a few in the dim and distant past and don’t recall the bites, all on carp gear btw. The spot is a “far margin” spot in about 7 foot of water, line lay is a problem as the water between the near and far margin is 19 foot, and the spot is fairly close to snags so backleads and slacklines are out.. sounds like it probably is pike and just one of those things I’ll have to get used to.. cheers all Hadrian
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In reply to Post #13
Cats are aliens 
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