IT WAS A PERCH.......big PERCH...
MUST HAVE BEEN A NICE PIKE OR MUSKY..I DONT THINK A WALLEYE.
BUT SHER WAS A NICE FISH.
like jaque said..next time keep the rod tip down closer to the hole, that way you'll have a better chance of fighting it and may be land it thumbsup_anim.gif ....
closer and try to keep the line in the middle off the hole.
joco