[K-Mac]

What is the hardest fighting fish pound for pound?
Would a 5 lb Salmon fight as hard as a 5 lb Shad?
Could a 5 lb Salmon fight as hard as a 5 lb Smallmouth? No way!

Any opinions on any fish vs any fish?

 

[Guest]

Steelhead

 

[Cohodependent]

Chum Salmon.

 

[FishOrDie]

By far a nice bright summer steelhead. They are active, agile, and can be quite acrobatic in the water and in the air. They are a sight to behold and some fun fishing. Not to mention they are pretty fish.


FOD

 

[Tanner]

Smallmouth

 

[h20dog]

I've never caught a 5 lb smallmouth, caught some 1 and 2 pounders and yes they are some real scrappers.....but, i think steelhead are the most erratic, crazed, high powered, houston we have a problem, fightenest fish that i have ever encountered......and oh so tasty too!!!

 

[K-Mac]

I'm with you Tanner. Pound for pound, smallies destroy!

 

[skrimmy]

A 5lb Bonito would smoke any of those fish. GUARANTEED.

 

[Otolith]

Snook. No contest.

 

[Tanner]

K-Mac nice avatar.

I have caught 5 lb smallies before and they fight like an 8 lb steelhead.

I would have to say the hardest fighting fish I have ever caught though was a 50 lb Roosterfish in Cabo. That fish tore me up. It fought like a turbo charged oversized sturgeon.

 

[K-Mac]

What is a Bonito? Do you catch those off the coast of Mexico?

 

[Tanner]

Skrimmy is right. I caught several bonito and skipjack tuna on my 9 weight flyrod when I was in Cabo. They put on a tremendous fight. The cool thing is when you hook them they head straight for the bottom at about 40 MPH. Yee Haa

 

[greenbuttskunk]

There was a thread like this a few months ago. some interesting answers. Fresh, I'd say pound for pound, and 5 lb smallie would outfight a 5 pound steelie. A 5 lb peacock bass would spank them both. Include saltwater, and a 5lb trevally or permit would take them all to school. There are salt fish that just plain wear you out.
GBS

 

[dampainter]

I have not caught my share of fish yet :grin: but based on the fish I have caught I would say pound for pound, I vote for smallies.

 

[Dr Strangelove]

Ocean sunfish or pink salmon. Not sure. Dastardly fighters.

Just kidding. Toss up between smallies and steelies for freshwater. For saltwater, I'd vote for tuna or shark because of the endurance muscle.

 

[K-Mac]

Sounds like I need to take a trip to Cabo. Will Sammy Hagar be there?

 

[FastAction]

The steelie over the bass-
Bonita over the steelie and bass tied together
a 5lb bonita fights like a 15 lb steelie but swims 3x as fast

 

[BonkBonkBonk]

bluegill
can you imagine a 5lb bluegill :shocked:

 

[Steelie28]

Chrome 7 lb Alaskan Sockeye, talk about an airshow!! Those fish beat a steelhead for sure. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this, just the only one to admit to it! Oh yeah, they taste good too.

Steelie28

 

[Thumper]

Bonefish. No doubt about it. Partly because you catch them in 18 inches of water. Vrooom!