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MallenManson · 06-13-10, 09:38 PM

Hit Little Platte Lake for the 2nd straight day today. Hadn't been there since last season before this weekend. Pretty odd, since it was one of my favorite lakes last year.

Caught 10 bass and 1 nice rock bass. All in all, a pretty good day.

BUT! The first 2 bass I caught were 3+ pounds. At the time, I didn't realize you hafta select "save" on my new phone, to save the pic. My last LG wasn't like that, so those 2 aren't being represented here tonight.

The other stroke of bad luck: the rock bass was all of 12" which makes the michigan master angler list by an inch.
After takin his pic, I decided to get him back in the water, so I could fumble around for my tape measure. Thought he was sufficiently hooked. I thought wrong. Not gonna make the list with that one. And here I wanted to make the list with at least 3 species this year!

Oh yeah! I also had to snip the hook to save the life of a little bass. DINK!!!!

Missed a couple hooksets and had 2 come unbuttoned. All fish came on a spinnerbait, pulled across and through lily pads.

keithdog · 06-13-10, 10:50 PM

Sounds like you had some good action and despite the setbacks, a pretty good time. Congrats

BigBassin144 · 06-13-10, 11:20 PM

Sounds like a decent day, even with the bit of bad luck. Rather have that than get skunked.

BB

rodnreel · 06-14-10, 08:22 PM

Nice fish, Mallen. Thats a really good rock bass, too.

MallenManson · 06-14-10, 09:49 PM

Thanks guys! Yeah it was a lot of fun. Catchin em's more important than takin their picture anyways.
Gonna have a 3 man tourney, hopefully next weekend. Think we'll be headed to the same lake

bassinbob · 06-14-10, 10:15 PM

Good fish MM. Isn't it always something?

tim4081 · 06-14-10, 10:23 PM

Nice fish Mallen....congrats and glad to hear you've broken through that bad streak you were on

islandbass · 06-15-10, 02:32 AM

Two 3 plus-pounders to start off? Dang, I'd feel like a little boy in a toy store. Good job.

Jim80 · 06-15-10, 11:57 AM

sounds like ya had a blast mallen

jim

WTL · 06-15-10, 01:53 PM

Good looking fish mallen. My eyes went to the pics first, that was a nice rock bass even if you dont get state credit for it.

WatterBoy · 06-15-10, 07:12 PM

Sounds like a great day, Mallen. Way to go!

MallenManson · 06-16-10, 09:40 PM

Thanks guys! Now somebody kick me for staying away from there for so long! Looks like our little 3 amigos tourney will be held there Friday, depending on whethjer the storms hit or not.
Nothin beats fishin while the rest of the world is workin!

BassFeverJohn · 06-17-10, 01:46 AM

Well, at least you are catching them up there. It's been dead here for weeks.

Cavs1123 · 06-17-10, 09:36 AM

Nice fish Mallen! Thats a great looking rock bass too!

06-13-10, 09:38 PM	#1
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Good luck Bad luck Hit Little Platte Lake for the 2nd straight day today. Hadn't been there since last season before this weekend. Pretty odd, since it was one of my favorite lakes last year. Caught 10 bass and 1 nice rock bass. All in all, a pretty good day. BUT! The first 2 bass I caught were 3+ pounds. At the time, I didn't realize you hafta select "save" on my new phone, to save the pic. My last LG wasn't like that, so those 2 aren't being represented here tonight. The other stroke of bad luck: the rock bass was all of 12" which makes the michigan master angler list by an inch. After takin his pic, I decided to get him back in the water, so I could fumble around for my tape measure. Thought he was sufficiently hooked. I thought wrong. Not gonna make the list with that one. And here I wanted to make the list with at least 3 species this year! Oh yeah! I also had to snip the hook to save the life of a little bass. DINK!!!! Missed a couple hooksets and had 2 come unbuttoned. All fish came on a spinnerbait, pulled across and through lily pads. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

06-13-10, 11:20 PM	#3
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Sounds like a decent day, even with the bit of bad luck. Rather have that than get skunked. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

06-14-10, 08:22 PM	#4
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Nice fish, Mallen. Thats a really good rock bass, too. __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

06-14-10, 09:49 PM	#5
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Thanks guys! Yeah it was a lot of fun. Catchin em's more important than takin their picture anyways. Gonna have a 3 man tourney, hopefully next weekend. Think we'll be headed to the same lake __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

06-14-10, 10:15 PM	#6
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Good fish MM. Isn't it always something? __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

06-13-10, 10:50 PM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Sounds like you had some good action and despite the setbacks, a pretty good time. Congrats

06-14-10, 10:23 PM	#7
tim4081 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring Lake, Michigan Posts: 195	Nice fish Mallen....congrats and glad to hear you've broken through that bad streak you were on

06-15-10, 02:32 AM	#8
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Two 3 plus-pounders to start off? Dang, I'd feel like a little boy in a toy store. Good job. __________________ 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)

06-15-10, 11:57 AM	#9
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	sounds like ya had a blast mallen jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

06-15-10, 01:53 PM	#10
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Good looking fish mallen. My eyes went to the pics first, that was a nice rock bass even if you dont get state credit for it.

06-15-10, 07:12 PM	#11
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Sounds like a great day, Mallen. Way to go!

06-16-10, 09:40 PM	#12
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Thanks guys! Now somebody kick me for staying away from there for so long! Looks like our little 3 amigos tourney will be held there Friday, depending on whethjer the storms hit or not. Nothin beats fishin while the rest of the world is workin! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

06-17-10, 01:46 AM	#13
BassFeverJohn BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Middleburg, Flawda Posts: 548	Well, at least you are catching them up there. It's been dead here for weeks. __________________ Ish?

06-17-10, 09:36 AM	#14
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Nice fish Mallen! Thats a great looking rock bass too! __________________ Tom

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