What kind of fish is this?

Donutman · 05-24-11, 10:02 PM

Got a question for you guys. Went out on the boat today and storms put an end to that. So we headed down past the spillway a bit and I caught this. Just throwin a crt/wht spinner, slipped it over a tree branch in the middle and WHAM!!!

It smashed the 1/2 oz. spinner and completely straightened the wire. Put up a good fight as it took out drag.
Of course, the scale batteries are out so I have no idea what it weighed, any ideas out there? Keep in mind the person holding the fish is 6' tall.
Oh yeah, and it had this weird like extendo lip thing going on. Thanks for any input guys. I do appreciate it.

nofearengineer · 05-24-11, 10:07 PM

Freshwater drum. And yes, they do hit hard and put up a really fun fight.

Bassboss · 05-24-11, 10:18 PM

thatud be freshwater drum ya got there buddy.

bamabassman · 05-24-11, 10:29 PM

ditto on the drum. me and bryce both got one at wheeler. fights like @#$%! lol.

Donutman · 05-24-11, 10:33 PM

Hey, thanks for the info guys! I'm guessing it weighed a good 8 lbs. I never got a chance to hold it after the wife unhooked it. I was fumbling with my phone camera.
Ok, time to see what just got smashed. Had a good hail storm move over the area just now.

Jrob78 · 05-24-11, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Donutman

Ok, time to see what just got smashed. Had a good hail storm move over the area just now.

Great, that means i'm next.

Embrey · 05-25-11, 09:46 AM

i know a guy that caught one 30lbs on an 8lb test spinning rod...lol

walkeraviator · 05-26-11, 11:09 AM

We call them Kentucky Redfish round here.... I had a 15lb one make me a believer in terminator titanium spinnerbaits. I thought that thing was done for when i saw this fish surface... it didnt even make that lure blink.

Donutman · 05-26-11, 12:40 PM

I can not imagine a 30 pounder and the fight that ensues.

Brwnbass · 05-29-11, 12:20 PM

Thats an ole gaspergou right there!!! Caught one this past fall that was 33" & pushing 20lbs while fishing for smallmouth, thought i had a record smallie,lol.

Bob Smith · 05-31-11, 08:55 AM

Yup! Been there! Done that! on a finesse jig and drop shot rod! This was in 2006 on Eagle Mountain Lake just north of Ft. Worth. It weighed 27 lbs on my digital scales. Put that slimy thing back in the water and found out that it would've been a new lake record when I got off the water. The old record was 11 lbs. Oh well! I'm not so sure I would've wanted to be the proud owner of that record since most bassfishing folk in Texas hate those nasty things.

bluebasser86 · 06-06-11, 08:55 AM

My friends joke that I could catch a drum out of a bathtub, seems they might be right sometimes. We call them dorkfish because of their overbite among other goofy looking features.

05-24-11, 10:02 PM	#1
Donutman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Arlington, TX! Posts: 30	What kind of fish is this? Got a question for you guys. Went out on the boat today and storms put an end to that. So we headed down past the spillway a bit and I caught this. Just throwin a crt/wht spinner, slipped it over a tree branch in the middle and WHAM!!! It smashed the 1/2 oz. spinner and *completely* straightened the wire. Put up a good fight as it took out drag. Of course, the scale batteries are out so I have no idea what it weighed, any ideas out there? Keep in mind the person holding the fish is 6' tall. Oh yeah, and it had this weird like extendo lip thing going on. Thanks for any input guys. I do appreciate it. Attached Thumbnails

05-24-11, 10:07 PM	#2
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Freshwater drum. And yes, they do hit hard and put up a really fun fight. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-24-11, 10:18 PM	#3
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	thatud be freshwater drum ya got there buddy. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-24-11, 10:29 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ditto on the drum. me and bryce both got one at wheeler. fights like @#$%! lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-29-11, 12:20 PM	#10
Brwnbass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 12	Thats an ole gaspergou right there!!! Caught one this past fall that was 33" & pushing 20lbs while fishing for smallmouth, thought i had a record smallie,lol. __________________ "The smallmouth assassin"

05-24-11, 10:33 PM	#5
Donutman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Arlington, TX! Posts: 30	Hey, thanks for the info guys! I'm guessing it weighed a good 8 lbs. I never got a chance to hold it after the wife unhooked it. I was fumbling with my phone camera. Ok, time to see what just got smashed. Had a good hail storm move over the area just now.

05-25-11, 09:46 AM	#7
Embrey BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 505	i know a guy that caught one 30lbs on an 8lb test spinning rod...lol

05-26-11, 11:09 AM	#8
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	We call them Kentucky Redfish round here.... I had a 15lb one make me a believer in terminator titanium spinnerbaits. I thought that thing was done for when i saw this fish surface... it didnt even make that lure blink.

05-26-11, 12:40 PM	#9
Donutman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Arlington, TX! Posts: 30	I can not imagine a 30 pounder and the fight that ensues.

05-31-11, 08:55 AM	#11
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Yup! Been there! Done that! on a finesse jig and drop shot rod! This was in 2006 on Eagle Mountain Lake just north of Ft. Worth. It weighed 27 lbs on my digital scales. Put that slimy thing back in the water and found out that it would've been a new lake record when I got off the water. The old record was 11 lbs. Oh well! I'm not so sure I would've wanted to be the proud owner of that record since most bassfishing folk in Texas hate those nasty things. __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

06-06-11, 08:55 AM	#12
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	My friends joke that I could catch a drum out of a bathtub, seems they might be right sometimes. We call them dorkfish because of their overbite among other goofy looking features.

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