New P.B. Bass Today!!! (Pics)

[rrw4258]

Hey guys got out this morning around 7:30 at a couple of local reservoirs and they were biting great... from 7:30 through about 9:30 they were crushing the poppers pretty good (Strike King Spit-N-King), me and a bud picked up about 7 or 8 on the poppers, mostly little ones, although there were a few exceptions. After the popper bite died, tried some shallow cranking, nothing, so tied up a 5" Yum Dinger in Junebug. Picked up a smaller one on the first few casts with it, then moved down the bank a little, and threw out and let it start falling. About 10 to 15 seconds into the freefall, i felt the old tick tick, and off the line went. I set the hook, and the fight was on. The fish jumped out of the water, and i almost p!$$ed myself when i saw the size. She was stripping off drag (Cabela's Prodigy Baitcast Reel spooled with 14lb. Berkley Vanish Transition) like it was nothing. Eventually get her up to the bank and lip her... I was so excited to get my new P.B. bass of 8.85 lbs!! She measured 25" in length and 17" for girth. (That's good for a northern Ohio Largemouth). My old record was 7.2 lbs caught on a Mann's Baby 1-. Also picked up a few more little ones throughout the day on finesse worms, and X-Raps) Here are some pictures from the day:

(Below: First Bass of the Day, caught on a Bluegill Colored Strike King Spit-N-King)



(Below: Small one taken on the Popper Again)


(Below: Little Bit Better One on the Popper)



(Below: One of Tyler's Better One's, taken on a Matzuo Popper in Baby Bass)


(Below: Small Fish on an X-Rap)


(Below: One of Tyler's Smaller one's taken on a Mann's Hardnose Finesse Worm in Watermelon/Red)



(Below: Another Small One on the Finesse Worm)



(Below: Another Small one on the X-Rap)


(Below: Three Pictures of My P.B. Bass Caught on a 5" Yum Dinger in Junebug)







A lot of fun on the water Today!!

Ryan

[JB]

wtg ryan
thats a hog for north ohio, impressive!

note: lots of smiles..

Everyone in the ohio/indiana area this year is marveling at the better than normal fishing this year, keep the pics coming~NICE

[pignjig]

Congratulatons on a great day and a new PB! Good story, too! Way to go, Ryan! Thanks for the photos-

[keithdog]

Thats some nice bass there Ryan. Congrats my friend.

[MIbasser]

Great job!! Sounds like you had a blast.

[Fish2win]

Great Job! now go top it. Fish2win

[Jim80]

congrats dude good day

[bamabassman]

now that's a hawgmollie.....no matter where in the u.s.a. you are my friend!!! congrats and way to go bub!! thanks for the pics. now..........go get another!!! lol.

[MississippiBoy]

Excellent, ArrArrDubya. Looks like you're having a little struggle keeping the big one lipped in the first pic of it. Gotta love that...

[rrw4258]

Yeah, jsut as that picture was being taken, she started to shake her head again, and an almost nine pounder isn't that easy to hang onto when she's shaking like that...

Ryan

[BigBassin144]

Nice fish dude! I didn't even think there were fish up here that big!!! where'd ya catch her? Congrats on the new PB, and again, nice fish!!

BB

[brushhog]

Wow, great fish... I love the way you built the suspense with the picts by putting the small ones first. You gotta smile bigger than that for a PR! Congratulations!

[rodman rat]

Congrats nice piggage.

[traphuntfish]

awsome! good job

[carolina-rig-01]

congratulations man.........great fish!

[rrw4258]

BigBassin144,

Bellevue Reservoir #2

Ryan

[MrPhotographer06]

nice one there.. looks heavy!

my pb is that big one i caught the other day .. i missed one bigger at the pond behind my house.. i got my cousin to crack and go fishin since he has partial rights on the pond (lives with his rich grandparents )

but anyway his pb is smaller than that big one .. but i cant blame him he dunno how to fish..

[BERKLEY83]

Congrats My Man Great Looking Fish