Hardest And Weakest Fighting Freshwater Fish

[basenjib123]

Pound for pound (maybe oz. for oz.) stongest ..Bluegill.  Weakest.... Lake Trout or Yellow Perch.

[Mackdaddy21]

Here is my rankings, one being best (pound for pound) for fish I catch


1. Smallmouth Bass
2. Green Sunfish
3. Bluegills
4. Wild Rainbow Trout
5. Brown Trout
6. Northern Pike
7. Mountain Whitefish
8. Channel Catfish
9. Brook Trout
10. Largemouth bass
11. Yellow Perch
12. Crappie
13. Walleye (tie)
14. Lake Trout (tie)

[allenca]

I'ed say the bluegill then the smallmouth bass imagine trying to reel in a 10 pound Gill!!! the biggest gill I ever was about 1lb 4oz and boy did that thing put up a fight.

[MikeMo]

best musky, carp close second

worse sucker

[gillmaniac]

In my expirience the smallmouth bass is the best fighting fish....The weakest is prohably yelloe perch b/c most of the time im bass fishing and dont mean to hook them and i just rip them in

My thoughts exactly   

[AD]

Yeah I'd have to go with the chum, or silver too for hardest fighting.  I walked into a whole new world of fight when I went to AK.     A fresh chum can spool you real quickly.     I hooked a few silvers with my shore caster and a spoon and they were shredding line off like nothing too.     
      But for the lower 48 I'd say either a freshwater eel or drum, they pull incredibly hard.     
      Weakest?    hmm.    I'd probably say rock bass or perch

Although i do suppose it all matters on how heavy or light of tackle you are using

[panfish lover]

I'ed say the bluegill then the smallmouth bass imagine trying to reel in a 10 pound Gill!!! the biggest gill I ever was about 1lb 4oz and boy did that thing put up a fight.

yeah id have to say for its size a large gill or pupmkinseed is the srongest then a smallmouth bass, weakest   perch or walleye thanks joe

[deerhunter]

salmon is the best fighting fish to me and a largemouth bassthe worst .its like realing in an old shoe.

[archbishop]

i'm not that experianced but steelhead are the best fight but pound for pound i'd have to say bluegill and the weakest being perch

[Hood]

Pound for Pound, The Smallie and Salmon are great, they both tear line and jump, cant beat either of em!

[PGKris]

1) Chum salmon
2) Chinook salmon
3) Wild rainbows
4) Kokanee
5) Mountain whitefish
6) Brookies
7) Suckers
8 ) Pike
9) Burbot
10) Lakers

Don't have any panfish to catch here so I didn't put them in. I did catch a few crappies down south one time and they were a blast! The chums are the kings of fight!! They've got to make up for how they taste :blink:
KRIS

[PERCH INC.]

A river smallmouth has to be the KING for it's size!!!!  A lake brown trout is like pulling in an old shoe!!

[Mikepike]

You guys all putting down lake trout, try fishing wild untouched lakes with cold water, when you pull em from the depths, sure they are lifeless, but in the clear water, when they seey the surface and your boat, The last thirty feet of line before landing is unreal. They fight like crazy, ive even had a 5 pounder clear the water 3 times. Lake trout deserve more respect then they get for fighting. but i guess some of you guys live in warmer waters. maybe the lake trout dont fight at all! But from my expeirience, Lakers are great fighters.

Now, for the original topic  Id say Redhorse sucker are the strongest, and weakest would be yellow perch

[archbishop]

well i see lakers at the bottom of everybodys list so their getting some respect making list you say they get no respect so lets take PGKris's list your saying lakers fight better than any of those 9 listed above it?

[Mikepike]

well i see lakers at the bottom of everybodys list so their getting some respect making list you say they get no respect so lets take PGKris's list your saying lakers fight better than any of those 9 listed above it?

Every fish above lakers in PGkris's list that i have caught do not fight as good as lakers. Dont make it personal guys, This is just from my experience, In the north. This lake i am refering to is deep, cold and clear. And also is in the middle of the bush, 150 miles from the nearest community.