First fish in the new boat

nmanley · 04-18-10, 09:11 PM

Went to lake Tholocco at Fort Rucker and gave the boat the water test. Didn't get it aired out too good as the run to the shallows is short but I had a great time fishing. Wife decided to stay home and just let me go fish so I had to take my own pictures again. iPhone does pretty good even on an action shot.

Caught 6 fish total and lost a bigun. The 1st picture is of the largest caught. The rest were between 12" and 14". This one was 16"
Caught three on Zoom 7" lizard watermelon red flake. Then I caught one on 3/8 oz buzz bait and losst the BIGUN half way back to the boat.
Caught another two on a zoom frog 30 min before dark.

All and All a good afternoon. I only fished from 4-7pm.

Same fish again less sun glare.

Action shot with only a little finger in the way.

BassinNC · 04-18-10, 10:20 PM

Sweet boat man. Glad you had a good day.

rodnreel · 04-19-10, 10:12 AM

Good looking fish, good looking boat. Nice way to break in the new rig! I love the looks of the grass in the background, there. Would love to fish that.

nmanley · 04-19-10, 12:28 PM

Thanks fella's. Yeah, the last time I fished the lake was over 15 yrs ago and it had NO grass out in the lake like that. The dam busted over ten years ago and they let it sit for a few years before rebuilding. I understand they planted a lot of trees and stuff in the deep end of the lake too. It's a MUCH better wild life habitat now.

Cavs1123 · 04-19-10, 08:19 PM

Nice fish dude!!

WTL · 04-19-10, 08:26 PM

Like those pics of tholloco.. I've never fished it, but looks to be producing some nicer bass. One day I will hit it, Im sure.

Bassboss · 04-19-10, 08:31 PM

Decent looking day man! That's also a nice looking lake too!

bamabassman · 04-19-10, 09:04 PM

Great job bud! Now get that wife to go with ya and your fishing days are done,lol. Instead you will be getting her rigged up, unhung and taking fish off for her instead of fishing. No.....wait.......that's what i do. Lol, go ahead and take the wife, ya'll will have a great time out there.

04-18-10, 09:11 PM	#1
nmanley BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Daleville, AL Posts: 265	First fish in the new boat Went to lake Tholocco at Fort Rucker and gave the boat the water test. Didn't get it aired out too good as the run to the shallows is short but I had a great time fishing. Wife decided to stay home and just let me go fish so I had to take my own pictures again. iPhone does pretty good even on an action shot. Caught 6 fish total and lost a bigun. The 1st picture is of the largest caught. The rest were between 12" and 14". This one was 16" Caught three on Zoom 7" lizard watermelon red flake. Then I caught one on 3/8 oz buzz bait and losst the BIGUN half way back to the boat. Caught another two on a zoom frog 30 min before dark. All and All a good afternoon. I only fished from 4-7pm. Same fish again less sun glare. Action shot with only a little finger in the way. __________________ 2015 Triton 18 TRX, Evinrude 200HP

04-18-10, 10:20 PM	#2
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Sweet boat man. Glad you had a good day. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

04-19-10, 10:12 AM	#3
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Good looking fish, good looking boat. Nice way to break in the new rig! I love the looks of the grass in the background, there. Would love to fish that. __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-19-10, 12:28 PM	#4
nmanley BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Daleville, AL Posts: 265	Thanks fella's. Yeah, the last time I fished the lake was over 15 yrs ago and it had NO grass out in the lake like that. The dam busted over ten years ago and they let it sit for a few years before rebuilding. I understand they planted a lot of trees and stuff in the deep end of the lake too. It's a MUCH better wild life habitat now. __________________ 2015 Triton 18 TRX, Evinrude 200HP

04-19-10, 08:19 PM	#5
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Nice fish dude!! __________________ Tom

04-19-10, 08:26 PM	#6
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Like those pics of tholloco.. I've never fished it, but looks to be producing some nicer bass. One day I will hit it, Im sure.

04-19-10, 08:31 PM	#7
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Decent looking day man! That's also a nice looking lake too! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

04-19-10, 09:04 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Great job bud! Now get that wife to go with ya and your fishing days are done,lol. Instead you will be getting her rigged up, unhung and taking fish off for her instead of fishing. No.....wait.......that's what i do. Lol, go ahead and take the wife, ya'll will have a great time out there. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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