Me and my neighbor went out fishing today since the weather was so nice (70 and sunny). Caught the biggest Largemouth bass I have ever caught. 6lb. 8oz. I know this is not that big in some parts of the country, but here it is a big fish. Here is a pic. Just had to share my excitement with my friends here on the board. Time for a celebration adult beverage!!
(http://life-captured.net/Fishing/Terry-6lb8ozbass.jpg)
Beautiful fish!!!
I can't wait for some days off to go hit the water myself.
WOW...that is a hunka munka bass!! Nice pic bigred!! Whatcha gonna do with it?
Nice catch bigred.
La Quinta, caught it on a catch and release lake, so she's back swimin' with her friends telling them about how she saw the "other world"
I've been bass fishing since I was probably 16 years old and this is by far the biggest Bass I have caught. It was a hell of a lot of fun to fight and land. Jumped out of the water twice (which is usually when you loose them) so I was afraid I wouldn't land her. Nebraska has Master Angler Awards which it gives out for big fish and this one will qualify. It has been a dream of mine to catch a Master Angler fish and now I have one. Time to celebrate!!! Thanks for the Kudos, It's so nice to be able to share this type of stuff with all of you!
Terry
Great fish, Terry. That sure is a big 'un for your part of the world. Now, go catch some Husker Salmon for smoking ;D
:o Nice fish! I am not so sure I could have put her back unless she was full of eggs. :'(
Hey congrats BigRed! 8)
Unfortunately our season closes for the spawn....
Only 16 days, 11 hours and 52 minutes until our opening day tournament!
Not that I'm counting or anything! ::)
Mike
I'm glad she went back home Red...(and no I am not a tree/fish hugger from CA)...but when you catch the fish of your dreams...get a pic...throw it back...never know... you could catch her again (when she's even bigger)!!!
Quotecaught it on a catch and release lake, so she's back swimin'
Bass that size IMO are not good eating anyway. Give me some large Blue gills or stump knockers any day. Fry them up in Corn meal and flour in some old fashion lard... leave the tails on and eat them too...! Much better than bass.
:o Nice fish Bigred, like Mike said "can't wait for opening day" ;D ;D
Quote from: La Quinta on April 16, 2008, 05:10:42 PM
but when you catch the fish of your dreams...get a pic...throw it back...never know... you could catch her again (when she's even bigger)!!!
That is for sure. Many years ago, I caught the same bass 4 different times. There was a unique mark on its dorsal fin. I didn't notice it the second time but the 3rd and 4th time is what clued me in that it had always been the same fish in this general area. Territorial bugger.
There is one thing to catch a fish to eat...there is another to catch a fish...be proud...and throw it back...after all that fish lived a long time to get that big...when I was younger we used to catch and eat fish all the time...but the big boys (and girls) went back into the water...we only caught as much as we wanted to eat...the rest went back...guess it's just a fishin' thing in our family? :)
I couldn't agree more with you LQ! We practise "catch & release" all the time. The big girls all go back after all, they are the prime breeding stock. Anything kept is usually in the smaller range. Olds said it earlier... the small ones are the best eating anyway. Besides.... we are merely custodians for the future generations and we have to maintain or improve these great resources for future generations.
Mike
Couldn't agree more Mike...just something sacred about fishing...something about respect...(I know...there are people here who think I'm nuts!!) just grew up doing it (with my brother)! It's just weird to people who have never had the pleasure of the hunt for the big fish!!!
Nice fish, Big Red! I went out for my first fishing trip of the season last Sunday. Poked my nose out of the bay, decided it was to lumpy and bumpy, circled back in and tied it up. Went home and smoked a mess of beef ribs. I couldn't get the surf so I went for the turf! So, you're one up on me--I still haven't wet a line in local waters this year. Good on ya.
T2
Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! The only fish I'll keep to eat are crappie and medium sized Walleye (Turn the big ones back to fight another day). In my opinion they are the best eating fish. No Salmon or trout down here and I don't care for Catfish.
Before coming to Alaska (waaaaaay before, like when fishing poles were made outta wood! ;) ), I fished for bass and I can see that your's is a really nice catch BigRed! Congrats!!
I'm with La Quinta on the letting the big ones go, (EXCEPT that NO feeder King salmon I catch is going to escape my freezer once it lands on board, and spawners which are dying anyway). I could easily get excommunicated for saying this in Homer, but I've got a real distaste for the fishing derbys that are held locally, where it's all about size. IMHO, we're encouraging the killing of the exactly the ones we should be prolonging for future fisheries. Doesn't make ANY sense to this old logger's kid, to destroy your best chances of a sustained yield by paying BIG money to the biggest catch in order to encourage tourists to spend money to come and fish the fishery that we're slowly destroying?!?!? :-\
Kummok, are the tournaments not live release?
All our tournaments here are live release only. Teams are penalized or disqualified for weighing in dead fish, depending on the tourney. Most tourneys have fish biologists right there on the docks at weight in.
Mike
:) Hey Gizmo, take a look at this picture. A friend and I were fishing a real hot spot for small mouth bass and we lucked into a shoal of them. The fishing was fast and furious for about twenty minutes and then I had a fish break me off, so had to re rig my rod. My buddy was still fishing, taking advantage of my down time,when he set the hook into this fish. When we got him into the boat there was my hook in it's mouth. :o Catch and release does work. ;)
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t138/bwpaine/fish%20smoking/Hooks.jpg)
We fish for Muskie later in the year and they are all catch and release too.
That's a good way to save cash on tackle. Catch each other's break offs. Good for the fish too since you get to get the hook out it.
I think I see a problem Yul,
That wasn't a break off, that was a bad knott. No line. :-\ Unless the hook and line next to the hand is your old line. The line near the right edge of the picture does look a little thin.
Those are the most frustrating. I always hate it when the line comes back with a little squiggle on the end signifying the knott slipped.
Either way, that is one nice fatty. Bet you wish you had that do over again.
Great looking fish, bigred. Kind of makes me miss living on the lake. The only thing I fished for were crappie and walleye. My old neighbor there still keeps me stocked with both, as long as I share some of my Bradley smokes with him!
Quote from: Mr Walleye on April 17, 2008, 03:02:26 PM
.....Kummok, are the tournaments not live release?.....
Nope....the King Salmon derby is catch and eat....the halibut derby has some sort of category for releases but the main gig is catch & kill.......
I was going to say the same thing about the knot Gizmo. I just saw a fishing show today that said 75% of all line failures is due to poor knots. Now I believe that. I also watched a show that demonstrated how to tie a palomar(sp?) knot saying that it is one of the strongest, and that is what I have been using this spring. Worked fine on my big one.
Nice fish bigred!
Quote from: bigredsmoker on April 17, 2008, 09:00:06 PM
I was going to say the same thing about the knot Gizmo. I just saw a fishing show today that said 75% of all line failures is due to poor knots. Now I believe that. I also watched a show that demonstrated how to tie a palomar(sp?) knot saying that it is one of the strongest, and that is what I have been using this spring. Worked fine on my big one.
This site is awesome for learning new or reviewing old knots.
http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com (http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com)