Q1 Forum Tournament Discussions (2007)

[Capt_Jim]

I got the second care package but no the bps card was not in it..

If it is still on the way thanks. I plan on redeeming it on a much needed
rod...

[Kevin]

Wow... I hope you saved the box, because the card was placed into the box. From what you describe, my guess is that the gift card is still in the box wedged along the sides or something to that effect. The box was packaged in a larger envelope, did the contents look pilfered in anyway or was everything intact? Let me know.

[Capt_Jim]

your guess was correct.

The gift card was the exact shape and size of the side of the box.

It got wedged sideways and appeared to be the box itself.

Thanks Again

I will be able to order that new rod now..

Heading out again this week. Hopefully I will have some 23" plus fish to post...

[JB]

Holy Crap! nice fish WTG!

[zooker]

roh roe only a few weeks in and a 10+ on the board.. nice fish capt jim..lizzy better hurry up an get er done to catch up..


zooker

[The Bateman]

Hey great fish Jim. We went back to that spot with shiners, hoping you released her there! But I suspect she has a new home now!

[Capt_Jim]

I actually released it so quick I didnt get a shot with me in it. : (

[lizardsrule]

Capt Jim,

That's one heck of a Hawg you weighed in, CONGRATULATIONS! That's really a sweet bass. I'm posting it here, because the weigh in thread is supposed to be for weigh in's only, not discussions. But I wanted to say what a great fish that is. Keep catching em.

Lizards

[texasbasser]

dang nice fish rob!

[Capt_Jim]

Thanks a lot man. It sure is a sight to see a ten plus pound bass coming out of the water!

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Rodman_Rob

25.5" long
18" girth
lucky craft crankbait

Well that makes that crank well worth the $15 you spent on it.

Jim, Rob, Bate, nice fish guys.

[WTL]

What is this, the Florida big bass tourney?

[Rodman_Rob]

Originally Posted by WTL

What is this, the Florida big bass tourney?

what did you expect? certainly not a 'bama big bass tourney?

[WTL]

Yes, but that is a function of the weather. When it warms up I can compete with yall if I am on about 2 or 3 lakes in this state. In fact, if we go back and look at all of Kevin's big bass tourneys this past year, I think Bama (and yours truly was the angler) is the only other state that had a big bass winner for a quarter. All the rest were hatched in Florida I think.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by WTL

Yes, but that is a function of the weather. When it warms up I can compete with yall if I am on about 2 or 3 lakes in this state. In fact, if we go back and look at all of Kevin's big bass tourneys this past year, I think Bama (and yours truly was the angler) is the only other state that had a big bass winner for a quarter. All the rest were hatched in Florida I think.

Thank goodness we dont have any south California guys on here. Or Mexico.

[Rodman_Rob]

Originally Posted by WTL

Yes, but that is a function of the weather. When it warms up I can compete with yall if I am on about 2 or 3 lakes in this state. In fact, if we go back and look at all of Kevin's big bass tourneys this past year, I think Bama (and yours truly was the angler) is the only other state that had a big bass winner for a quarter. All the rest were hatched in Florida I think.

come on wtl, you can't blame cool temps, it was in the 40's when I caught my hawg........twice. and I wasn't trying to discredit you or alabama's waters, just poking fun.

[zooker]

jrl
we do have some left coaster's in here..

wtl
you and i both know after the fl fish spawn those guys could not catch a contender. thats why you won. bid your time brother love bama fish kick it a tad later in the year..

it is nice to see rodman rob finally catch some decent ones.. now ifin the hose holder would just do it..

zooker

[WTL]

Zook, you know its funny you said that.

The big bass I caught from the kissimmee chain last year was after the spawn...only it had to go up against Lizards' behemouth from earlier in the year. But I was catching fish post spawn in Florida, and a lot of their guys down there werent. I even had some guys fishing a big local tourney hitting me up for info on patterns, they decended on me in golf carts when I was cleaning the boat one day, said they had heard I was on the fish and wanted to know lures, spots, ect. What I told them was even though the water was nearing the 90s, go shallow, thats it.

Now as for the couple of fish I caught on Guntersville in late August, they really werent that huge...5 pounds if I recall correctly, but I only hit G'ville 3 times last year and did pretty good those times. I hit Kissimmee 16 times over 2 1/2 weeks. If I had as much time on G'ville, I could put up Florida numbers for sure. Hell part of the problem is that not only is Florida a good state, but this site has so many anglers representing Florida, Lizards, Hula, Rob, FLFireman, Bateman, Capt Jim...and Bama is really only represented by myself, Cali only has a couple guys, Texas has a couple...Mexico has one dude...and NC and Jersey have good anglers but not the trophy LM lakes.

[The Bateman]

Hey WTL, saw your posts in the weigh in thread. It's true that we FL bass anglers have an advantage over most others on this forum. More lakes, closer to home, warmer temps, faster growing bass, etc. I'd hate to have to compete against you in our backyard . But you are representing AL well! Keep up the good fishing reports. We like seeing others catching big bass as well!

[JRL]

Originally Posted by WTL

Hell part of the problem is that not only is Florida a good state, but this site has so many anglers representing Florida, Lizards, Hula, Rob, FLFireman, Bateman, Capt Jim...

Florida could be so much better if we had the deep water like Cali, or, the serverely underfished lakes of Mexico. Lake Okeechobee would have some California sized monsters in it if it werent for the fact that its only 14' deep.

[zooker]

nice toad..
ya really need a hobby tape you can find at wal mart for under a buck.. steel tape measures work but are miserable to deal with.-duelly noted by a guy that has wore one every day for 11 YEARS...



zooker

[Recon8541]

I will grab one of those next time I am out great idea...the steel tape was a pain in the butt to use!

[JB]

Nice fish!...dig through the archieves from last years 1st quarters big bass and view my small mouth I won with...it will give you a goal to go after!

[texasbasser]

Originally Posted by JB

Nice fish!...dig through the archieves from last years 1st quarters big bass and view my small mouth I won with...it will give you a goal to go after!

I tried a while back, but where the pic should of been was a red X. would of loved to see that hawg JB

[brushhog]

Holy Shixxx... Smallmouth!!! that would be the NY state record by a couple of pounds if I'm not mistaken.... The NY record is around 9lbs out of Lake Erie I think: . You boys sure do grow 'em big down there!!