I tried for days after a northern pike scared the crap outta me.
It grabbed a perch as i was pulling it up. Biggest fish i ever almost caught.
Think i wore out a fishing reel casting,trying to hook that beast.
I’ve chased some big muskies and northerns too. There is a reason they call them “the fish of a thousand casts”.
I had one nearly take my hand off as I was reviving a small bass in the water along the side of my boat getting ready to release it. The big toothy bastard took it right out of my hand!