Got my first 10 Pounder!

The Bateman · 02-26-08, 06:22 PM

Well I've been bass fishing for over 40 years, but never caught a 10 pounder - UNTILL Now !!!! James and I had a slow start, only 2 bass in two hours. So we switched lakes, to one we like to call "stickmarsh". We began catching our usual 1-2 pounders, but couldn't find any nice ones. So we started casting crankbaits on a 12' flat, and started nailing some nice 2-3 pound fish. James was killing me with his larger, deep diving plug. We decided to look for similar flats nearby, and moved over a shallower area, so I picked up my ultralite with a small, suspending deep diving Rapala. After catching a couple of 1 pound bass, we moved over a drop off, to 17 feet. Suddenly, I feel a "tick" and then a lot of weight. At first, I think a little one has taken me down into the weeds on the bottom. Then I see the 6 pound test line rising to the surface! This giant bucketmouth leaps out of the water

. Suddenly I realize I've got a huge bass on my ultralite rig. My knees start to weaken, as I think of how the little 1 pounders have been pulling drag on this rod!! But I'm in open water, so I think I have a chance. I start yelling for James to get the net, before he's got his line in, and sure enough, my bass gets tangled in his line. We looked as though we were in a Chinese fire drill passing rods over and under each other trying to get untangled. Finally James gets free and starts reeling in, only to discover he's got a 6-7 pound bass on his line!!! He fights it right up to the boat, where the hooks pull out as he's reaching down for it

. After several more surges to the bottom, this 10 pound 3 ounce beauty slips into the net!

Trying again!

WTL · 02-26-08, 06:35 PM

Those pics should be imbedded in the text so everyone can see em.

Thats just a great great fish. Sometimes people say they got a 10 and post a pic of what looks like a 6, but thats a 10 right there.

And you know its funny how you and your buddy hooked up with good fish at the same time. I've that happen to me before too. I wonder if theres something about a bigger fish fight that makes competing largemouth in the same area more disposed to bite?

MIbasser · 02-26-08, 07:13 PM

Great Fish!!!

MississippiBoy · 02-26-08, 07:18 PM

Great fish, great story. Gotta love this stuff...

bamabassman · 02-26-08, 09:01 PM

man... i am jelous as heck!!! congrats for real, beautiful fish. simply beautiful. and here it is about to start snow flurries!!! after mid 50'syesterday, now going in the teens again!!! congrats on your fish. and catch some more!!!

lunker-lander · 02-26-08, 09:41 PM

Uhhh..... Ummm... Uhhh.... Goo...... Uhhh... Ddddd..... Baaa.... Uhhhhh.... Ssssss...

HOLY CRAP! THAT IS A PIG!

-Lunk-

carolina-rig-01 · 02-27-08, 03:39 AM

beautiful fish man! great story too!

JB · 02-27-08, 07:55 AM

wtg rick! thats godzirrla size!

bcklash · 02-27-08, 10:43 AM

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!You are the man. Thanks for sharing the moment.

RIP LIPPER · 02-27-08, 10:43 AM

Very Nice Fish!!!! Congrgulations!:d

Nitro911 · 02-27-08, 10:46 AM

And here I thought I was the only guy who had been fishing that long who hadn't broken 10...wait, now I AM.

That is a beautiful fish. Congratulations!

brushhog · 02-27-08, 12:08 PM

WOW WOW WOW AND OH YEAH, WOW! Congrats, that must of been some rush!

Bob Smith · 02-27-08, 01:24 PM

Nice pig and great story to go with it! That's what it's all about!

keithdog · 02-27-08, 11:39 PM

Great fish Bateman. I got a good laugh out of your story. I had a very similar experience many years ago when my fishing partner hooked into a pig in deep water on a jig and salamander combo. My line got caught by the wind and wrapped around his line in the middle of the fight. Really brought back a good memory. Thanks for sharing your catch with us. Congrats!!!

basschick · 02-28-08, 02:56 PM

Beautiful hawg! That must have been some fight. Thank you for the story. That right there is a fishermans dream come true. As I write this I look at the snow outside, shiver with cold, and all I do is think about spring. Seeing that fish makes it even worse. Congratulations.

harry sheffield · 02-28-08, 04:15 PM

nice fish great story.

BigBassin144 · 02-28-08, 07:42 PM

Nice fish!!! Congrats! I'm still waiting fer a 5lber.

BB

bamabassman · 02-28-08, 11:30 PM

got a question for ya... how long do ya figure it took to bring in da hawg? you remember? try to and let us know. with that small line and rig, it had to take awhile to land it. if it had been me... brother i would have paniced and lost it with that setup. you ARE the man!!!

Super Fluke · 02-29-08, 01:08 AM

Nice pig. I wish I could get one that big out here, the only problem for me is that the fish only get up to about 8 pounds in the pacific northwest.

Twinsprtsfan · 02-29-08, 10:01 AM

Awesome story and awesome pics!

that thing is huge. No doubt it is a 10 Lber

Rebbasser · 02-29-08, 09:35 PM

Well done, Rick!

Beauties like that are few and far between. Congrats!

Denny_K · 03-01-08, 05:18 PM

That is an awesome looking fish. Congradulations on the catch.Jb showed me the pic at work some days back so I just had to come on here and say congrats!!!!!!!!!awesome,awesome and awesome Denny

toneyoutdoors.com · 03-01-08, 07:08 PM

Thats a good fish man. Great job.

BassAddict · 03-01-08, 11:15 PM

Man what a PIG!!!

Congratulations on an awesome bass!

My brother caught an 8 1/2 lber on 6lb line with a crappie jig once. That was a thrill!

crankybait · 03-01-08, 11:29 PM

Beautiful fish, thanks for sharing.

02-26-08, 06:22 PM	#1
The Bateman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 115	Got my first 10 Pounder! Well I've been bass fishing for over 40 years, but never caught a 10 pounder - UNTILL Now !!!! James and I had a slow start, only 2 bass in two hours. So we switched lakes, to one we like to call "stickmarsh". We began catching our usual 1-2 pounders, but couldn't find any nice ones. So we started casting crankbaits on a 12' flat, and started nailing some nice 2-3 pound fish. James was killing me with his larger, deep diving plug. We decided to look for similar flats nearby, and moved over a shallower area, so I picked up my ultralite with a small, suspending deep diving Rapala. After catching a couple of 1 pound bass, we moved over a drop off, to 17 feet. Suddenly, I feel a "tick" and then a lot of weight. At first, I think a little one has taken me down into the weeds on the bottom. Then I see the 6 pound test line rising to the surface! This giant bucketmouth leaps out of the water . Suddenly I realize I've got a huge bass on my ultralite rig. My knees start to weaken, as I think of how the little 1 pounders have been pulling drag on this rod!! But I'm in open water, so I think I have a chance. I start yelling for James to get the net, before he's got his line in, and sure enough, my bass gets tangled in his line. We looked as though we were in a Chinese fire drill passing rods over and under each other trying to get untangled. Finally James gets free and starts reeling in, only to discover he's got a 6-7 pound bass on his line!!! He fights it right up to the boat, where the hooks pull out as he's reaching down for it . After several more surges to the bottom, this 10 pound 3 ounce beauty slips into the net! Trying again! __________________ Rick Last edited by The Bateman; 02-26-08 at 06:44 PM. Reason: Show pics

02-26-08, 06:35 PM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Those pics should be imbedded in the text so everyone can see em. Thats just a great great fish. Sometimes people say they got a 10 and post a pic of what looks like a 6, but thats a 10 right there. And you know its funny how you and your buddy hooked up with good fish at the same time. I've that happen to me before too. I wonder if theres something about a bigger fish fight that makes competing largemouth in the same area more disposed to bite? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-26-08, 09:41 PM	#6
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Uhhh..... Ummm... Uhhh.... Goo...... Uhhh... Ddddd..... Baaa.... Uhhhhh.... Ssssss... HOLY CRAP! THAT IS A PIG! -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-27-08, 03:39 AM	#7
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	beautiful fish man! great story too! __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-27-08, 10:43 AM	#9
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!You are the man. Thanks for sharing the moment. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

02-26-08, 07:13 PM	#3
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Great Fish!!!

02-26-08, 07:18 PM	#4
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Great fish, great story. Gotta love this stuff...

02-26-08, 09:01 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	man... i am jelous as heck!!! congrats for real, beautiful fish. simply beautiful. and here it is about to start snow flurries!!! after mid 50'syesterday, now going in the teens again!!! congrats on your fish. and catch some more!!!

02-27-08, 07:55 AM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	wtg rick! thats godzirrla size!

02-27-08, 10:43 AM	#10
RIP LIPPER BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: BEAUFORT S.C. Posts: 21	Wow! Very Nice Fish!!!! Congrgulations!:d

02-27-08, 10:46 AM	#11
Nitro911 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 535	And here I thought I was the only guy who had been fishing that long who hadn't broken 10...wait, now I AM. That is a beautiful fish. Congratulations! __________________ San Antonio, Texas STFH

02-27-08, 12:08 PM	#12
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	WOW WOW WOW AND OH YEAH, WOW! Congrats, that must of been some rush! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

02-27-08, 01:24 PM	#13
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Nice pig and great story to go with it! That's what it's all about! __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

02-27-08, 11:39 PM	#14
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Great fish Bateman. I got a good laugh out of your story. I had a very similar experience many years ago when my fishing partner hooked into a pig in deep water on a jig and salamander combo. My line got caught by the wind and wrapped around his line in the middle of the fight. Really brought back a good memory. Thanks for sharing your catch with us. Congrats!!!

02-28-08, 02:56 PM	#15
basschick BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 26	Awesome fish!!!!!! Beautiful hawg! That must have been some fight. Thank you for the story. That right there is a fishermans dream come true. As I write this I look at the snow outside, shiver with cold, and all I do is think about spring. Seeing that fish makes it even worse. Congratulations.

02-28-08, 04:15 PM	#16
harry sheffield BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 6	nice fish great story.

02-28-08, 07:42 PM	#17
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Nice fish!!! Congrats! I'm still waiting fer a 5lber. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-28-08, 11:30 PM	#18
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	got a question for ya... how long do ya figure it took to bring in da hawg? you remember? try to and let us know. with that small line and rig, it had to take awhile to land it. if it had been me... brother i would have paniced and lost it with that setup. you ARE the man!!!

02-29-08, 01:08 AM	#19
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Nice pig. I wish I could get one that big out here, the only problem for me is that the fish only get up to about 8 pounds in the pacific northwest. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

02-29-08, 10:01 AM	#20
Twinsprtsfan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 84	Awesome story and awesome pics! that thing is huge. No doubt it is a 10 Lber __________________ Bass fishing......so easy a Caveman can do it!

02-29-08, 09:35 PM	#21
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Well done, Rick! Beauties like that are few and far between. Congrats! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-01-08, 05:18 PM	#22
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	Wooooooooow That is an awesome looking fish. Congradulations on the catch.Jb showed me the pic at work some days back so I just had to come on here and say congrats!!!!!!!!!awesome,awesome and awesome Denny

03-01-08, 07:08 PM	#23
toneyoutdoors.com BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Shelby,NC Posts: 72	Thats a good fish man. Great job. __________________ ProStaff for CB's Hawg Sacue Owner of toneyoutdoors.com

03-01-08, 11:15 PM	#24
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	Man what a PIG!!! Congratulations on an awesome bass! My brother caught an 8 1/2 lber on 6lb line with a crappie jig once. That was a thrill! __________________ Eric

03-01-08, 11:29 PM	#25
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	Beautiful fish, thanks for sharing. __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

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