I caught a 20lb Muskie through the ice on a pickerel line (8lb). I was laughing the whole time because it looked huge through the hole and I didn’t think I could land it. I did land it but no pic.
one time I took Billy fishing on simcoe. He shows up and I start laughing. He’s got a tip up with 30lb line. He says there’s some big fish in here. After a while he hooks a beast and instead of paying out some line he just holds tight. He’s hand bent right down to the water before the line broke. lol.