Tried a purple TT in the pond last week on a large bass hook trying to hookup to some largemouth that just moved off their bed. Felt a big hit, set the hook & out came a alligator snapping turtle. Kind of a freshwater on saltwater lure post. Also noted other snapper post. Not sure what the world record is for snappers on artificials.
LOL bet that was a surprise! Were you fishing it Carolina rig style or is that a flutter hook?
Fishing Nerd
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Carolina rig. 1/8oz bullet weight about 3-4ft deep. I was actually retrieving pretty fast which was even more of a suprise. I ended up with 4 bass 2-4lb range in about 30min.