Caught another hawg (pics)!

Bassboss · 06-19-11, 02:29 PM

Hey guys, caught another 7 pounder, lol.

She took a purple jig with a black uncle josh pork frog.

Here's pics. Same measurements as the last one too. 22.5" length, 16" girth.

Conditions.
- Rainy
- mid 50's air temps
- water temps probably in the 70's.
- Clear, weedy water

Well, I guess I'll start off by saying that we went to cabelas last night and got our cabelas XML rods replaced with 7' MH fast. We also picked up some line, and pork among other things. These new rods are much nicer then last years IMO. They're lighter, better balanced, more ergonomic, look much nicer, and the blanks are thinner. I think they really hit a home run with these rods.

I woke up this morning, put the reel on the rod, and spooled it up with 12lb moss green CXX (which is kind of a goldish green, that matches great with the combo). And checked the balance out, right in the middle of the foregrip.

Me and my little brother went to the a spot close to home, but we still manage to catch some nice bass there (all though he's been more into the bream recently). Been catching em really good on purple jig all terrain jig I found the other day. I put a black pork uncle josh pork frog trailer on. We fished a rocky weedline where I'd been catching em good. Surprisingly I didn't hook up there, but my brother caught 2 little bream. We moved over to the power house, he hooked up right away with a little pumpkin seed but lost it.

Shortly after I catch my first bass. A little skinny guy about 12" inches, but it was a tight line.

Toss it back and with the next few casts, I hook into a little better fish. About 16". Toss it back.

good part
So I'm hopping my jig along and I feel a thump, I say" there's one" and I set the hook. Right away my rod is doubled over, and the beast start pull dogging into the current. At this point I'm afraid that either my rod, or my line is going to break, so I loosen my drag a little. It starts peeling drag slowly, but I keep pressure on and get it close, my little brother gets down and lips it!

I set the fish down in a puddle, take my jacket off, get it soaked, and wrap the fish in it. We walk the short 2 minuet walk home and start filling the wash bin and put the fish in. I go in the house, tell my dad. He gets his phone/camera, and takes some pics. We put it back in the wash bin, put it in the car and go down and release it. It swim off fine and fast and splashes me on the way down!

Sorry about the bad pics.

nofearengineer · 06-19-11, 03:14 PM

Sammy....were you perchance fishing the same lake you let the last one go in?

MO_CPA · 06-19-11, 04:51 PM

Way to go!

AUFred · 06-19-11, 05:04 PM

very nice fish, congrats!

bamabassman · 06-19-11, 05:07 PM

aaawwww com'on now bryce. ol sam didn't catch the same one twice now did he? nice fish sammy.....maybe it is the same ol fish, but still a nice one man.

Bassboss · 06-19-11, 05:39 PM

lol, thanks guys. And I was wondering if it was the same one too guys, lol.

Jrob78 · 06-19-11, 05:40 PM

Nice one Sammy! You're on a roll.

woody · 06-19-11, 06:16 PM

Nice fish, Sammy!

-Mark

keithdog · 06-19-11, 06:21 PM

Another very exciting day on the lake. Congrats man!!!

Old Hooker · 07-08-11, 11:24 AM

Way to go Sam!

bowhunter63 · 07-08-11, 10:05 PM

Nice one,Congrats

islandbass · 07-08-11, 10:07 PM

I think you have the bass' number. Well done!

Bassboss · 07-08-11, 10:58 PM

Yeah thanks, I wish I did have that basses number, I could use a nicer one right now. lol

MallenManson · 07-10-11, 06:22 PM

Way to go Boss!!! VERY nice!

06-19-11, 02:29 PM	#1
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Caught another hawg (pics)! Hey guys, caught another 7 pounder, lol. She took a purple jig with a black uncle josh pork frog. Here's pics. Same measurements as the last one too. 22.5" length, 16" girth. Conditions. - Rainy - mid 50's air temps - water temps probably in the 70's. - Clear, weedy water Well, I guess I'll start off by saying that we went to cabelas last night and got our cabelas XML rods replaced with 7' MH fast. We also picked up some line, and pork among other things. These new rods are much nicer then last years IMO. They're lighter, better balanced, more ergonomic, look much nicer, and the blanks are thinner. I think they really hit a home run with these rods. I woke up this morning, put the reel on the rod, and spooled it up with 12lb moss green CXX (which is kind of a goldish green, that matches great with the combo). And checked the balance out, right in the middle of the foregrip. Me and my little brother went to the a spot close to home, but we still manage to catch some nice bass there (all though he's been more into the bream recently). Been catching em really good on purple jig all terrain jig I found the other day. I put a black pork uncle josh pork frog trailer on. We fished a rocky weedline where I'd been catching em good. Surprisingly I didn't hook up there, but my brother caught 2 little bream. We moved over to the power house, he hooked up right away with a little pumpkin seed but lost it. Shortly after I catch my first bass. A little skinny guy about 12" inches, but it was a tight line. Toss it back and with the next few casts, I hook into a little better fish. About 16". Toss it back. good part So I'm hopping my jig along and I feel a thump, I say" there's one" and I set the hook. Right away my rod is doubled over, and the beast start pull dogging into the current. At this point I'm afraid that either my rod, or my line is going to break, so I loosen my drag a little. It starts peeling drag slowly, but I keep pressure on and get it close, my little brother gets down and lips it! I set the fish down in a puddle, take my jacket off, get it soaked, and wrap the fish in it. We walk the short 2 minuet walk home and start filling the wash bin and put the fish in. I go in the house, tell my dad. He gets his phone/camera, and takes some pics. We put it back in the wash bin, put it in the car and go down and release it. It swim off fine and fast and splashes me on the way down! Sorry about the bad pics. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die. Last edited by Bassboss; 06-19-11 at 05:51 PM.

06-19-11, 03:14 PM	#2
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Sammy....were you perchance fishing the same lake you let the last one go in? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-19-11, 04:51 PM	#3
MO_CPA BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ozark, Missouri Posts: 361	Way to go! __________________ Whatever you allow is what will continue.

06-19-11, 05:07 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	aaawwww com'on now bryce. ol sam didn't catch the same one twice now did he? nice fish sammy.....maybe it is the same ol fish, but still a nice one man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-19-11, 05:39 PM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	lol, thanks guys. And I was wondering if it was the same one too guys, lol. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

06-19-11, 05:04 PM	#4
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	very nice fish, congrats!

06-19-11, 05:40 PM	#7
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice one Sammy! You're on a roll. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

06-19-11, 06:16 PM	#8
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Nice fish, Sammy! -Mark

06-19-11, 06:21 PM	#9
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Another very exciting day on the lake. Congrats man!!! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-08-11, 11:24 AM	#10
Old Hooker BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Shadow of the Smokys, East Tennessee Posts: 249	Way to go Sam! __________________ To fish or not to fish. What a stupid question! -Jim

07-08-11, 10:05 PM	#11
bowhunter63 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Springfield Missouri Posts: 15	Nice one,Congrats __________________ Catchin bass and huntin deer,life is good

07-08-11, 10:07 PM	#12
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	I think you have the bass' number. Well done! __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

07-08-11, 10:58 PM	#13
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Yeah thanks, I wish I did have that basses number, I could use a nicer one right now. lol __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

07-10-11, 06:22 PM	#14
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to go Boss!!! VERY nice! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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