the boat was every bit of 4 plus pounds but we popped the hook. we caught 3 fish in that stretch that was over 16 inches. as we moved up the river we stayed with steady action picking a fish up every 5 cast. then the action slowed to about every 10 cast. by mid day the sun was blazing and the action had slowed down. we ended up with over 23 fish for the morning but time jumped or pulled the hook on another 16 fish easily.
i was out with rob and his son and caught 5 and 7 years old. right away as soon as wee dropped anchor 