My biggest bass out of my little lake today!
 

(Mike)

Congrats John, I also fish a small body of water (7-8 acre pond) and get
quite a shocker every now and then, no weeds in my pond, I stick with 6
lb line on the ultralight baitcaster and spinning reel.

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Thanks Mike, this little lake is about 50 total acres, and holds some
really nice fish, but most of the ones I catch are 1-3 lbs., so I use
light tackle also, to make it "fun". But it is exciting to occasionally
hook the "big" one and get lucky and land her! :)

John B

My biggest bass out of my little lake today!
 

On Wed, 28 May 2008 17:15:38 -0500, (John B) wrote:


Great catch and good post. Thanks for sharing. It is a great feeling
letting one go like that.
Catching one heavier than the line test is quite a feat, especially with
the weeds.

Ronnie

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Thanks Ronnie! Since I don't fish competively, I guess I don't need to
land every one of them, so I like to fish the lighter tackle.

When I use to fish the gulf in Florida, I always wanted to see how big a
fish I could land on light tackle....I guess it carried over to bass
fishing! :)

But I would have hated to lose that one!

John B


John, where in the gulf? I'm near Crystal River.

My biggest bass out of my little lake today!
 

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John, where in the gulf? I'm near Crystal River.
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Dan, I was in Pensacola in the navy. I had a boat at the navy pier, and
fished for blues, kings, and cobia. But I spent most of my fishing time
surf fishing for reds, pompano, and sharks.

Then a young gentleman joined the squadron, he was from the area, and he
talked me into going bass fishing with him on the Blackwater
River......I was "hooked"! :)

John B

I may be lucky, than I first thought. I congratulate my self landing, fish light processing, testing lines, and 6 pounds. I checked my stick today, proved to be £ 8 test. Back when I re-day, I thought I had him 6 and 8 quantum Garcia.