"SHRED" wrote in message
news:ODLSe.74027$DW1.17363@fed1read06...
Place: Lake Hodges CA
Bait: Yamamoto Fat Ika ~pumpkin color~

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Why did I not have my net with me?
Because I AM AN IDIOT!

Just a very faint "tap" "tap"...set the hook!...
OMG, she rolled up to my kayak quickly and my adrenaline went off the
charts.
I knew she was "fresh" and kind of in a daze so I wanted to grab her lip
quick before she woke up.
NOPE! The hook pulled off the jaw and grabbing her slippery tail was of no
use.

This was my personal best. Big black/grey back, super wide mouth and body.
I have caught 9 and 10 pounders in there and this bass had them beat by at
least 4 pounds.

WOW!

Now, my net will be near me at ALL TIMES!!!
Fall is my best time for big bass.

This one broke my heart.


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~~SHRED

I feel for you. Was in San Diego last week, and drove by Hodges on Wed, to
go to lunch with friends in Escondido. Best I have ever seen the lake.
Looked like drop shotting the trees, would have been fantastic. Should have
taken the Kayak, and let the wife pick me up after the lunch get together.