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Old May 25th, 2008, 03:33 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
John B
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!


It's post spawn here now, and I have been catching a lot of nice
bass...2-4 lbs., but today, I had a "heart stopping" moment!

I wasn't paying a lot of attention, just enjoying the beautiful day...I
was fishing a weightless 8" green pumpkin worm, I threw it out and was
waiting for it to "fall"....I didn't have to set the hook! My heart
skipped a beat when the pole almost bent double....I was using a light
rod with a Quantum spinning reel, 6 lb. mono! I finally regained my
senses, and re-set the hook (I don't think I needed to though) .

The fish jumped, and I had another heart beat skip...it was a BIG fish!
I had not checked my drag before I started fishing, and thought, crap, I
better loosen it some and see what I have here. I finally got the drag
set where I thought I was o.k. with the fish, and the test line. I was
holding my pole down close to the water to try and keep her from jumping
again and tossing the hook....that worked great, but what I had forgot,
was that there was a thick weed bed close to shore! She went into the
weeds, and there was a few seconds of panic on my part...I just knew she
was gonna break me off! I loosened the drag a bit, then just held a
light pressure against her...she came out of the weeds, and I tightened
the dag a bit, and held her above he weed bed! I didn't want her to go
back down, so I took a chance and tightened the drag some more, and sort
of horsed her over the weeds, and into the trough between the weeds and
the bank.....A few seconds later, I was able to get her next to the
bank, and hold her there, she settled down, and I was able to hold her
against the bank til I could reach down and "lip" her....what a thrill!

9.4 lbs. of beautiful bass! She was the most healthy looking bass I have
ever seen....not a really fat belly (she evidently had already got rid
of her eggs, and was ready to "feed" again). Her eyes looked bigger than
quarters, so jet black, and glistening with "fight", that I almost
didn't wait to weigh her before I put her back in her
environment....burt I had to "know"!

What a great feeling when I watched her swim off....a great "lady", back
where she belongs!

P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake!

Life is good!

John B

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Old May 25th, 2008, 01:41 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Dan, danl [email protected]
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!

On Sat, 24 May 2008 21:33:39 -0500, (John B) wrote:


It's post spawn here now, and I have been catching a lot of nice
bass...2-4 lbs., but today, I had a "heart stopping" moment!

I wasn't paying a lot of attention, just enjoying the beautiful day...I
was fishing a weightless 8" green pumpkin worm, I threw it out and was
waiting for it to "fall"....I didn't have to set the hook! My heart
skipped a beat when the pole almost bent double....I was using a light
rod with a Quantum spinning reel, 6 lb. mono! I finally regained my
senses, and re-set the hook (I don't think I needed to though) .

The fish jumped, and I had another heart beat skip...it was a BIG fish!
I had not checked my drag before I started fishing, and thought, crap, I
better loosen it some and see what I have here. I finally got the drag
set where I thought I was o.k. with the fish, and the test line. I was
holding my pole down close to the water to try and keep her from jumping
again and tossing the hook....that worked great, but what I had forgot,
was that there was a thick weed bed close to shore! She went into the
weeds, and there was a few seconds of panic on my part...I just knew she
was gonna break me off! I loosened the drag a bit, then just held a
light pressure against her...she came out of the weeds, and I tightened
the dag a bit, and held her above he weed bed! I didn't want her to go
back down, so I took a chance and tightened the drag some more, and sort
of horsed her over the weeds, and into the trough between the weeds and
the bank.....A few seconds later, I was able to get her next to the
bank, and hold her there, she settled down, and I was able to hold her
against the bank til I could reach down and "lip" her....what a thrill!

9.4 lbs. of beautiful bass! She was the most healthy looking bass I have
ever seen....not a really fat belly (she evidently had already got rid
of her eggs, and was ready to "feed" again). Her eyes looked bigger than
quarters, so jet black, and glistening with "fight", that I almost
didn't wait to weigh her before I put her back in her
environment....burt I had to "know"!

What a great feeling when I watched her swim off....a great "lady", back
where she belongs!

P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake!

Life is good!

John B



That's a great feeling isn't it John.

Way to go!

Dan
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Old May 25th, 2008, 07:26 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Bob La Londe
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!

"John B" wrote in message

P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake!


Yep, and a month or so ago she was probably a ten plus.


Life is good!


It is, isn't it.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com



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Old May 25th, 2008, 11:22 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!

Congratulations John and thanks for sharing.
A day you'll never forget !
Did you get a picture of her ?
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"John B" wrote in message

P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake!


Yep, and a month or so ago she was probably a ten plus.


Life is good!


It is, isn't it.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com





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Old May 26th, 2008, 12:00 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
John B
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!

Turns out, I was probably luckier than I thought at first. I was
congratulating my self for landing that fish on light tackle, and 6 lb.
test line. I was checking all my rods today, and it turns out it was 8
lb. test. When I re-spooled the other day, I thought I had put he 6 on
the quantum, and 8 on the Garcia....but it was the opposite. Maybe I
could have landed her with 6 lb., but I'm glad I made the mistake when I
re-spooled! I'm not sure the 6 lb. would have got her out of the
weeds.

John B

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Old May 26th, 2008, 02:53 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Ronnie
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!

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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Old May 28th, 2008, 05:33 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Mike[_8_]
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!

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.




"John B" wrote in message
...

It's post spawn here now, and I have been catching a lot of nice
bass...2-4 lbs., but today, I had a "heart stopping" moment!

I wasn't paying a lot of attention, just enjoying the beautiful day...I
was fishing a weightless 8" green pumpkin worm, I threw it out and was
waiting for it to "fall"....I didn't have to set the hook! My heart
skipped a beat when the pole almost bent double....I was using a light
rod with a Quantum spinning reel, 6 lb. mono! I finally regained my
senses, and re-set the hook (I don't think I needed to though) .

The fish jumped, and I had another heart beat skip...it was a BIG fish!
I had not checked my drag before I started fishing, and thought, crap, I
better loosen it some and see what I have here. I finally got the drag
set where I thought I was o.k. with the fish, and the test line. I was
holding my pole down close to the water to try and keep her from jumping
again and tossing the hook....that worked great, but what I had forgot,
was that there was a thick weed bed close to shore! She went into the
weeds, and there was a few seconds of panic on my part...I just knew she
was gonna break me off! I loosened the drag a bit, then just held a
light pressure against her...she came out of the weeds, and I tightened
the dag a bit, and held her above he weed bed! I didn't want her to go
back down, so I took a chance and tightened the drag some more, and sort
of horsed her over the weeds, and into the trough between the weeds and
the bank.....A few seconds later, I was able to get her next to the
bank, and hold her there, she settled down, and I was able to hold her
against the bank til I could reach down and "lip" her....what a thrill!

9.4 lbs. of beautiful bass! She was the most healthy looking bass I have
ever seen....not a really fat belly (she evidently had already got rid
of her eggs, and was ready to "feed" again). Her eyes looked bigger than
quarters, so jet black, and glistening with "fight", that I almost
didn't wait to weigh her before I put her back in her
environment....burt I had to "know"!

What a great feeling when I watched her swim off....a great "lady", back
where she belongs!

P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake!

Life is good!

John B


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Old May 28th, 2008, 11:07 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
John B
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!


That's a great feeling isn't it John.
Way to go!

Dan

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Thanks Dan, I catch a lot of bass, but the "big" ones are few and far
between....yup, it's a great feeling!

John B

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Old May 28th, 2008, 11:09 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
John B
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!


(BassMr)

Congratulations John and thanks for sharing. A day you'll never forget !
Did you get a picture of her ?

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Thanks, no picture (except etched in my mnd forever)!

John B

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Old May 28th, 2008, 11:15 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
John B
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Default My biggest bass out of my little lake today!


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

http://fishing.about.com

======

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

 




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