Mandel Pettus misses a big one

After watching Derek Remitz boat 18 pounds, co-angler Mandel Pettus has a good one on the line, but unfortunately it does not hold.

Derek Remitz's co-angler for Day 2, Mandel Pettus, just tangoed with a Lake Erie smallmouth. Unfortunately he didn't get to lead but instead had to watch as the giant smallmouth headed back to the bottom with his dropshot.
Derek Remitz’s co-angler for Day 2, Mandel Pettus, just tangoed with a Lake Erie smallmouth. Unfortunately he didn’t get to lead but instead had to watch as the giant smallmouth headed back to the bottom with his dropshot.
After watching Remitz boat 18 pounds and then missing an opportunity at a big one of his own, his misery is palpable.
After watching Remitz boat 18 pounds and then missing an opportunity at a big one of his own, his misery is palpable.
Ouch.
Ouch.