Fairly large spotted bass on 4-29

Bob Smith · 04-30-08, 01:22 PM

Well last night we were fishing the "One fish Wonder" tuesday night tournament on Lake Allatoona. Weigh in was at 9PM and we didn't have anything worthy of going to the weigh-in with so we decided to stay out and fish some more. Well at 9:30PM (30 minutes after weigh-in), I thumped this pig. I believe it is the largest spotted bass I've ever caught, but since we couldn't get my buddy's digital scales to work we'll never know for sure. I'm guessing she's better than 5 pounds. I should've turned her around so you could get a look at her belly (she was about to bust!). Enjoy!

BassMoJo · 04-30-08, 05:10 PM

Thats a real nice fish bob!!! what did you catch him on ? ?

Buzz Wing · 04-30-08, 07:08 PM

Zook always said he was lookin' for a 5+ Spot. He'd be proud...

-Buzz

Rebbasser · 04-30-08, 07:43 PM

Great job, Bob! Congrats!

JB · 04-30-08, 07:56 PM

wtg bob!

we had a 4.5 weighed in at ky lake in a tourney a few years back, thats the biggest spot i've seen.
If ya can't get the scales to work, you can take a piece of line and mark the girth and another piece to mark the length and use the weight calc. this site has. Comes in handy!
NICE FISH!

Bob Smith · 04-30-08, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JB

wtg bob!

we had a 4.5 weighed in at ky lake in a tourney a few years back, thats the biggest spot i've seen.
If ya can't get the scales to work, you can take a piece of line and mark the girth and another piece to mark the length and use the weight calc. this site has. Comes in handy!
NICE FISH!

Great idea, JB, I was concerned because I didn't want her to be out of the water too long. MY buddy was fumbling around with the camera and scales and the clock was ticking. I would've been sick if I would've caused her any injury. I was in my buddy's boat so all my gear wasn't immediately at my fingers (like it is in my rig). Not complaining, just handicapped.

I caught her on a white pearl Super fluke with a nail weight. I've got a favorite dock that I found last fall. It has a couple of those submerged green lights and attracts fish like crazy. It's sits over a sloping bottom from 11' to 15' with huge Hybrid stripers running shad in the upper levels. What I do is skip the fluke between the boat lift and the dock floats and let it sink below the lgihts. Most often it doesn't make it that far. I also pitch a watermelon red flake or purple flake zoom finesse worm on a Giggy head up in there and let it go to the bottom and just shake it in place. there are Hybrid stripers cruising around up shallow hamering the shad that are attracted to the lights. The big spots usually gang up below them and wait for the dying shad to flutter down to them!

WTL · 04-30-08, 08:30 PM

That is a beautiful spot, they really are great looking fish when they get bigger. We need more pics of giant spots.

brushhog · 04-30-08, 09:49 PM

That looks every ounce of 5lbs to my untrained eye! Great fish, thanks for the post!

bamabassman · 04-30-08, 10:08 PM

now THAT is spot!!! beautiful fish bob. simply beautiful.

fishin' fool · 04-30-08, 10:49 PM

That is a heck of a fish! Those spots are really cool bass! Congrats

rodman rat · 05-01-08, 10:32 AM

WHAT A FISH CONGRATS!! I am sure that was a lot of fun!

Lilmoosecountry · 05-01-08, 10:44 AM

very nice bob. I say a replica of that fish should be made for the wall. I caught a 13 inch rock bass saturday. It's now getting stuffed. I can't help it that does'nt happen that often. I guess because nobody seams to believe my story. So now i have a trophy to support my story. But i have awhile at least 3 to 4 mons. before it comes back.

Fish2win · 05-01-08, 11:50 AM

Nice spot bob. If the scales are not working remember LengthXlengthXgirth divided by 1200 with be with in one ounce. Good Catch. Fish2win

Bob Smith · 05-01-08, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish2win

Nice spot bob. If the scales are not working remember LengthXlengthXgirth divided by 1200 with be with in one ounce. Good Catch. Fish2win

I responded to JB on that suggestion, but I appreciate your suggestion. I would recommend you don't hold the "within 1 ounce" part as gospel. Bass are like any other living creature and thier body mass isn't always distributed in the same exact proportion. Having said that the old adage, "One size doesn't fit all" comes to mind. It will give you a pretty good idea of the fish's weight though. But in the middle of night and the heat of the excitement folks don't usually exercise such mathematical wizardry!

Fish2win · 05-01-08, 01:19 PM

I understand. Looks 5 to me. Regardless, nice spot. Fish2win

04-30-08, 01:22 PM	#1
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Fairly large spotted bass on 4-29 Well last night we were fishing the "One fish Wonder" tuesday night tournament on Lake Allatoona. Weigh in was at 9PM and we didn't have anything worthy of going to the weigh-in with so we decided to stay out and fish some more. Well at 9:30PM (30 minutes after weigh-in), I thumped this pig. I believe it is the largest spotted bass I've ever caught, but since we couldn't get my buddy's digital scales to work we'll never know for sure. I'm guessing she's better than 5 pounds. I should've turned her around so you could get a look at her belly (she was about to bust!). Enjoy! __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

04-30-08, 05:10 PM	#2
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Thats a real nice fish bob!!! what did you catch him on ? ? __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

04-30-08, 07:43 PM	#4
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Great job, Bob! Congrats! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

04-30-08, 08:30 PM	#7
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	That is a beautiful spot, they really are great looking fish when they get bigger. We need more pics of giant spots. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

04-30-08, 09:49 PM	#8
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	That looks every ounce of 5lbs to my untrained eye! Great fish, thanks for the post! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

04-30-08, 07:08 PM	#3
Buzz Wing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hudson, MI Posts: 1,219	Zook always said he was lookin' for a 5+ Spot. He'd be proud... -Buzz

04-30-08, 07:56 PM	#5
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	wtg bob! we had a 4.5 weighed in at ky lake in a tourney a few years back, thats the biggest spot i've seen. If ya can't get the scales to work, you can take a piece of line and mark the girth and another piece to mark the length and use the weight calc. this site has. Comes in handy! NICE FISH!

04-30-08, 10:08 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	now THAT is spot!!! beautiful fish bob. simply beautiful.

04-30-08, 10:49 PM	#10
fishin' fool BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	That is a heck of a fish! Those spots are really cool bass! Congrats

05-01-08, 10:32 AM	#11
rodman rat BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 180	WHAT A FISH CONGRATS!! I am sure that was a lot of fun!

05-01-08, 10:44 AM	#12
Lilmoosecountry BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,322	very nice bob. I say a replica of that fish should be made for the wall. I caught a 13 inch rock bass saturday. It's now getting stuffed. I can't help it that does'nt happen that often. I guess because nobody seams to believe my story. So now i have a trophy to support my story. But i have awhile at least 3 to 4 mons. before it comes back.

05-01-08, 11:50 AM	#13
Fish2win BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norris Tennessee Posts: 469	Nice spot bob. If the scales are not working remember LengthXlengthXgirth divided by 1200 with be with in one ounce. Good Catch. Fish2win __________________ Norris Tennessee set the hook! They dont have hands.

05-01-08, 01:19 PM	#15
Fish2win BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norris Tennessee Posts: 469	I understand. Looks 5 to me. Regardless, nice spot. Fish2win __________________ Norris Tennessee set the hook! They dont have hands.

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