bf02, You were right!!!!

[OKie]

Remember bf02 when i posted something one time about there not being any big fish in my pond and you said that there can be some pretty big bass in a 20 year old farm pond? Well you were right!. i was fishing tonight and i saw a bass right at my feet. I was using this weedles lizard. I jiged it in front of his face and BOOM!!!!!!! He nailed it. When i got him in he was about 19"-20" long and weighed about 5LBS!! This is the biggest bass that i have ever caught in my life!!! i have this little digital scale my mom got me for my b-day and i hooked him up to it. Earlyer in the week i could about a 3 pounder and it said that it was 11oz and it was pretty big. The scale was wrong. when i weighed my "5lbs" bass onto it tonight, it said it was 3lbs 8oz. > That could not be right!!!!!!!! THIS THING WAS HUGE!!!!!!!! When i brought the scale home my mom weighed somethings on the scale she got me and then on a different scale that we have at our house. They said pretty much the same thing. My bass scale was about 2oz off according to my mom. I think it need to warm up before you use it. But if you leave it on to long then it shouts it self off. Well, when it comes down to it i no that it was a 5+ bass and i wish everyone would believe me. i didnt have a camera with me so i could get a picture and no one was there to witness it. But it was 5lbs and im so happy i caught it!!!!!!! ;D

[sabass]

so you're saying it was 5 pounds cause it looked to be so, huh, sounds like a 3.5 pounder to me. Don't worry, there are bigger fish in that farm pond, keep fishing and you will find.

[OKie]

Great, another person that doesnt believe me! :'(

[sabass]

its ok, I've caught 30 and 40 pounders before. don't worry bout it, a 3.5 pounder is a good sized fish, don't cry. let it motivate you to keep searching for that 5 pounder, or better yet 10 pounder, or what I'm always searching for, that 22 pound world record that I'm gonna pull outta rodman one of these days. World record has a minimum $1 MILLION payout, and a new boat, I'd just settle for the boat..............but don't tell the sponsors that when they're ready to write my checks!

[OKie]

LOL good one rodman but i swear to me it looked like a 5 pounder!

[sabass]

prolly every bit of 6!

[OKie]

bassfisher02 is on every time im on and the one time I address something to him hes not been on!! Just my luck! :-/

[sabass]

yeah, usually he's on in the evenings, guess a big one musta pulled him in, or he finally learned about girls and started pursuing them like he does bass.

[Infisherman1]

5lbs is big? ;D :

[OKie]

5lbs yes, is big to me! ;D

[bronzebackguy]

good fish man, is your scale one of he berkely ones, because when i start mine up it tends to read light also, and are you sure its calibrated?

[sabass]

maybe you need to oil your springs, lol.

[bassfisher14]

Don't let these guys bother you Devil. I will say this though, I caught a 20 incher one time that only weighed 4 pounds. I swore up and down that he was 5+ pounds until my buddy pulled out his scale. I still didn't believe it until we tested the scale and it was dead on accurate.

[madmarty]

[quote author=Rodman_Rob link=board=MessBoards;num=1117154667;start=0#3 date=05/26/05 at 21:31:40] or what I'm always searching for, that 22 pound world record that I'm gonna pull outta rodman one of these days. Â*World record has a minimum $1 MILLION payout, and a new boat, I'd just settle for the boat..............but don't tell the sponsors that when they're ready to write my checks![/quote]
22 pounds isn't a world record. Maybe a state record. 22lb. 4oz. is the current world record.

[OhioBass]

[quote author=NJBassDevil link=board=MessBoards;num=1117154667;start=0#9 date=05/26/05 at 22:40:21]5lbs yes, is big to me! ;D[/quote]
Same Here

[TheBassMan]

Ok, all you Florida guys....We know you guys don't need any skill to catch fish down there cause there are so many of them and everything, but up hear it's more than casting and reeling...You have to evaluate the conditions, look for key areas and put a pattern together... ;D...I'm just messin with you guys.

But, I will say, besides, FL, TX, and CA, a 5 lb bass is a good one...Espeically here in Indiana :

Catch em up
Brian

[randerson52]

Sounds like a fish story to me Clay :





j/k nice fish sound like a 3.5lber-4 lber anyways congrats

[Worm_King]

You must have the same scale I have. It's never right. I've caught a couple of 11 and 12 pounders but my scale said they were only 1 and 2 pounds. I think the first digit on my scale is out or something. I should probably get it checked out.

[OKie]

I just caught another big one bout 30 minutes ago. it was about the same size as the "5 pounder" i caught. i put it on the scale and it said it was 3 pounds 1 oz. Yes i have a berkley scale. i dont really trust it anymore and i dont like putting them on it. So i guess the bass i caught last night was a 3lbs 8oz bass. Oh well, its still a GREAT bass to me! Nick, i wish you could have saw both of them. They were HUGE!! I was so close to staying home today to go fishing with you. My mom said that it was ok but the only reason i went to school was because i didnt have you cell phone number and i didnt really remember your home #. If you would have givin me your cell #, i would have stayed home and we would have gone fishing! You did miss out on a pretty good feild day tho. I blacked out on the dizzy bat and ploud into the ground! It was so funny!!! ;D It would of been great if you came. Well sence you didnt i hope you caught a 20 pound bass!! LOL i'll cya in school on tuesday!

Clay

[fredhatch]

The berkley scales are pretty close to accurate. I have one, its usually 1-2 oz off from a stationary digital scale. I have noticed if it's the first fish weighed after a 2-3 day inactivity period Ill get 2-3 different weights. These are still only +/- 4 oz. in either direction. Good enough for me. Theres a little more than casting and reeling to catch big bass here. 8)

[randerson52]

Clay,

sounds like fun! Man you should have asked for my cell #. I went fishing friday without action. Got my 4 wheeler repaired. Anyways the lizard is it like what you gave me and what rod did you use it on?

[Bassin_Dude]

well, i have been in north carolina the past few days. i have been pursuing girls like i have bass for a few years now rob ;D i get a good catch once in awhile to, mostly only last a few days tho. anyways. i know there are big fish in that pond, just keep tryin. what i like to do to test out my scale is get a 10lb barbell weight, tie alittle peice of rope thru the hole and hook the scale to it, if it says it is close to 10 lbs, then im ok. i wouldnt be surprised if there is a 8+ bass in there. ya, 5 lbs is regular down here, and despite what some may think, down here a big bass is not easy to come by. its alot more then chunkin and reelin in. i know you were kidding TT, but just so others know. keep tryin NJ. im sure that bass will come.

[macgyver]

[quote author=PowerBass link=board=MessBoards;num=1117154667;start=0#20 date=05/29/05 at 14:33:09] Anyways the lizard is it [/quote]

Nothing else to say


Lizards

[sabass]

[quote author=lockjaw link=board=MessBoards;num=1117154667;start=0#13 date=05/27/05 at 10:36:04]
22 pounds isn't a world record. Maybe a state record. 22lb. 4oz. is the current world record.[/quote]
I don't want to argue mannerisms, but the 22 pounder Â*THAT I CATCH will be over 4 little ounces. Â*Scuse me for not being so technical. ;D

[madmarty]

Scuse me for being so technical. ;DGlad you didn't take it the wrong way.