First fish of the year

[jthielm]

Not bad for my first trip and first fish of the year. Weighed 9lbs 2oz. Biggest largemougth i've ever caught.

 

[jthielm]

There's no long arming there either.

 

[Captain Ahab]

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>


What a pig

Tell us the story!

 

[minicuda]

dang man what did you use for bait? a premature human baby?!

 

[jthielm]

We were going to fish that morning but the wind was blowing 25 with gusts to 40. We ended giving them a try that evening as you can see by the waves the wind was still blowing about 20. I was luckily fishing with my heaviest rod and had it spooled with 30lbs spiderwire. I was just fishing around some brush on the dam of my family's irrigation lake with a 1/2oz chartruese and yellow spinnerbait with gold colorado blades. Then wam she took me down into the brush I was able to winch her out and caught a good side view of the fish. I was shocked. The fish size has been down in this lake for the last 2-3 years. We used to catch quite a few 6+ pounders but i haven't caught one that big out of here in 3 years. Hopefully there back.

 

[Waterwings]

That's a hawg there! Congrats! 8)

 

[poolie]

What a way to start a year!

 

[ilinimud]

Now thats a gorrilla! I am predicting that i never catch a fish that big, unless i travel to do it. I think the Illinios LM record is like 11lbs, maybe even 9.

 

[bAcKpAiN]

Wow very nice fish! Maybe all of your 6 lbers are now 10 lbers!

 

[mtnman]

Very nice fish dude! Congrats.

 

[BassAddict]

WoW!! What a way to start the year =D> =D>

 

[fish devil]

:twisted: Awesome man!!!!