Fish shouldn't have been there......

Tightlinesdb · 05-31-05, 03:03 PM

Well...after all the relations left, finally got the old johnboat and the minn kota out to do a little fishing. Did really well for about 2 hours. The rain was sprinkling just a little and I was fishing around a rock basin that had a drop off of about 10 -12 feet.

Caught several in the 2-3 pound range. Right as the rain was beginning to subside, after I let my smokin shad superfluke drop off the rock ledge, something hits this thing.

The biggest bass I have ever caugt was 9.5 lbs. So, after I catch my Daiwa, I rare back as hard a a 6-4, 230 lbs man can. The fight is now on. I stood for the fight, and as I got him closer to the top of the water, I am terribly excited, this thing is 25 inches if it's one and is 11 lbs on a "salad" day.

The closer I get him to my boat, the more he doesn't look like a bass. The head doesn't look right. This lake is only 80 - 90 acres. Very small, and the only thing that I have ever caught out of there is largemouth, crappie, bluegill, bream, channel cat, blue cat, and mud cat.

When I pulled this thing into the boat, I didn't even know what I had. Didn't know what to do with the damn thing. So I place my foot on it, pull the hook out with a pair of pliars, and promptly dropped it back into it's little hole. Got home and on the net to find out that it was a grinnel or bowfin.

I have no idea how it ended up in our little lake, but, I don't think it should have been.

All in all, a great day's fishing 7 fish over the 2 pound mark, and a fish I couldn't identify.

05-31-05, 03:03 PM	#1
Tightlinesdb BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Fish shouldn't have been there...... Well...after all the relations left, finally got the old johnboat and the minn kota out to do a little fishing. Did really well for about 2 hours. The rain was sprinkling just a little and I was fishing around a rock basin that had a drop off of about 10 -12 feet. Caught several in the 2-3 pound range. Right as the rain was beginning to subside, after I let my smokin shad superfluke drop off the rock ledge, something hits this thing. The biggest bass I have ever caugt was 9.5 lbs. So, after I catch my Daiwa, I rare back as hard a a 6-4, 230 lbs man can. The fight is now on. I stood for the fight, and as I got him closer to the top of the water, I am terribly excited, this thing is 25 inches if it's one and is 11 lbs on a "salad" day. The closer I get him to my boat, the more he doesn't look like a bass. The head doesn't look right. This lake is only 80 - 90 acres. Very small, and the only thing that I have ever caught out of there is largemouth, crappie, bluegill, bream, channel cat, blue cat, and mud cat. When I pulled this thing into the boat, I didn't even know what I had. Didn't know what to do with the damn thing. So I place my foot on it, pull the hook out with a pair of pliars, and promptly dropped it back into it's little hole. Got home and on the net to find out that it was a grinnel or bowfin. I have no idea how it ended up in our little lake, but, I don't think it should have been. All in all, a great day's fishing 7 fish over the 2 pound mark, and a fish I couldn't identify.

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