First day out......

3dkicker · 03-24-13, 02:39 PM

First fish of the year and it's a PB

. Not a bad way to start the year!!!!

I'm thinking about retiring.....

So the Major invites me out to fish the Potomac yesterday. I'm expecting for him to tell me to meet him at O dark 30 but he says 10AM. Sweeeeet! I get to sleep in. Slowly over the years I've had an influence to combat his 20+ years in the Corps.

We pick up the boat and launch right in Quantico Marine Base. Quantico creek is right there so we idle in and hit a couple spots to see what's happening on the river. It's the first time we've both been on the river this year. We strike out on the first two areas. Cold water at 44 deg and has a little stain (pretty normal). We idle out and head to a main river spot. This area has a good history of holding good fish in the early spring. We fish it and nothing.....not looking too good. We move down to another area and we find a giant ball of bait, deep water, and a huge rock pile. This area also has a series of old pilings from docks as well. One of the pilings has a crab pot float attached to it. We work our way down the series of pilings and I make a couple casts with the Hardcore Drum at the one with the float. Trying to not catch the rope attached to the float thinking there's a crab pot attached to it I lift the bait as I get close. The rod loads and I'm thinking I caught the rope but then the rod tip starts to bounce. The rod loads up more and now I'm thinking kitty cat or convict. The fish surges to deep water and I'm hanging on. Slowly it comes up and I shout to the Major to get the net......which is buried in the rod locker

. My drag is too tight

and I'm trying to back the drag off. The fish is at the boat surging under the boat and I finally get the drag loose enough that it won't rip free. I lift the fish up once more and the Major slides the net under the fish and it's in the boat!!!

Of course the Tournament Director (The Major) of my club doesn't have a scale or a ruler long enough to measure the fish on the boat!!! But he's caught a number of 6-7lb bass and he thinks it's very close or could be 7lbs. The bass was around 20" and I'm thinking 6.5 or better.......

Here's a pic of a 14" bass caught later on the same bait.

lilmule · 03-24-13, 03:06 PM

It is a nice fish about 21 in,but weight this time of year is often lacking,no gut as yet give it a month be over 7,but right now a normal 2 lb fish weighs 1.68.
Exception is lakes with warm water discharges like as in Kansas and a few lakes here in Tn(old hickory and the cumberland river)alas however a small plant,yet those fish nearby are fat n sassy.

keithdog · 03-24-13, 03:09 PM

Dang, thats a beautiful bass Smitty! All these pics a nice catches showing up have me really getting the fever to get ouot there! Congrats!

3dkicker · 03-24-13, 03:13 PM

Thanks. Imagine what she'd look like in April/May??? Here's a better pic of the fish.

MallenManson · 03-24-13, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithdog

Dang, thats a beautiful bass Smitty! All these pics a nice catches showing up have me really getting the fever to get ouot there! Congrats!

You always seem to say what I'm thinkin this time of year

Great fish!!!!!!!!!

bassinbob · 03-24-13, 04:11 PM

Beautiful bass. Congrats on your PB. Most excellent way to start off the year.

WatterBoy · 03-24-13, 05:25 PM

BEAUTIFUL fish, Smitty and that second picture of it is awesome! Congrats!

Jrob78 · 03-24-13, 05:35 PM

Nice one Smitty! Great way to start the year.

bamabassman · 03-24-13, 07:46 PM

well looky at the HAWG MOLLIE smitty done gone and got!!! CONGRATS PAL!!!

now wipe that grin offn yer face and git yerself back out thar !!!! hahahahaha!!!!

joedog · 03-24-13, 08:08 PM

PB + actually fishing + good company = A jealous DOG!

Serious though smitty, nice fish!
I'm glad you had a good outing.

nobass · 03-24-13, 10:15 PM

nice fish great way to start off year. hope its a sign for whats ahead

Bassboss · 03-24-13, 10:59 PM

Real nice fish! Bummer you didn't have a scare you measuring tape to know the exact weight of her!

bassboogieman · 03-25-13, 08:16 AM

Nice Potomac bass, the red lipless is the ticket there in early spring. The redDrum will murdder them...

3dkicker · 03-25-13, 12:04 PM

Red drum. Reddd drum. REDDD DRUUMMM!! Come out come out where ever you are. Heeeeere's Mollie!!

I love it!

joedog · 03-25-13, 12:18 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iwK2jwqFfk

bassinbob · 03-25-13, 04:46 PM

Cool Joe. Good movie.

03-24-13, 02:39 PM	#1
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	First day out...... First fish of the year and it's a PB . Not a bad way to start the year!!!! I'm thinking about retiring..... So the Major invites me out to fish the Potomac yesterday. I'm expecting for him to tell me to meet him at O dark 30 but he says 10AM. Sweeeeet! I get to sleep in. Slowly over the years I've had an influence to combat his 20+ years in the Corps. We pick up the boat and launch right in Quantico Marine Base. Quantico creek is right there so we idle in and hit a couple spots to see what's happening on the river. It's the first time we've both been on the river this year. We strike out on the first two areas. Cold water at 44 deg and has a little stain (pretty normal). We idle out and head to a main river spot. This area has a good history of holding good fish in the early spring. We fish it and nothing.....not looking too good. We move down to another area and we find a giant ball of bait, deep water, and a huge rock pile. This area also has a series of old pilings from docks as well. One of the pilings has a crab pot float attached to it. We work our way down the series of pilings and I make a couple casts with the Hardcore Drum at the one with the float. Trying to not catch the rope attached to the float thinking there's a crab pot attached to it I lift the bait as I get close. The rod loads and I'm thinking I caught the rope but then the rod tip starts to bounce. The rod loads up more and now I'm thinking kitty cat or convict. The fish surges to deep water and I'm hanging on. Slowly it comes up and I shout to the Major to get the net......which is buried in the rod locker . My drag is too tight and I'm trying to back the drag off. The fish is at the boat surging under the boat and I finally get the drag loose enough that it won't rip free. I lift the fish up once more and the Major slides the net under the fish and it's in the boat!!! Of course the Tournament Director (The Major) of my club doesn't have a scale or a ruler long enough to measure the fish on the boat!!! But he's caught a number of 6-7lb bass and he thinks it's very close or could be 7lbs. The bass was around 20" and I'm thinking 6.5 or better....... Here's a pic of a 14" bass caught later on the same bait. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-24-13, 03:09 PM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Dang, thats a beautiful bass Smitty! All these pics a nice catches showing up have me really getting the fever to get ouot there! Congrats! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

03-24-13, 03:13 PM	#4
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Thanks. Imagine what she'd look like in April/May??? Here's a better pic of the fish. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-24-13, 04:11 PM	#6
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Beautiful bass. Congrats on your PB. Most excellent way to start off the year. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-24-13, 05:35 PM	#8
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice one Smitty! Great way to start the year. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

03-24-13, 03:06 PM	#2
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	It is a nice fish about 21 in,but weight this time of year is often lacking,no gut as yet give it a month be over 7,but right now a normal 2 lb fish weighs 1.68. Exception is lakes with warm water discharges like as in Kansas and a few lakes here in Tn(old hickory and the cumberland river)alas however a small plant,yet those fish nearby are fat n sassy.

03-24-13, 05:25 PM	#7
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	BEAUTIFUL fish, Smitty and that second picture of it is awesome! Congrats!

03-24-13, 07:46 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	well looky at the HAWG MOLLIE smitty done gone and got!!! CONGRATS PAL!!! now wipe that grin offn yer face and git yerself back out thar !!!! hahahahaha!!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-24-13, 08:08 PM	#10
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	PB + actually fishing + good company = A jealous DOG! Serious though smitty, nice fish! I'm glad you had a good outing. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

03-24-13, 10:15 PM	#11
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	nice fish great way to start off year. hope its a sign for whats ahead __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

03-24-13, 10:59 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Real nice fish! Bummer you didn't have a scare you measuring tape to know the exact weight of her! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-25-13, 08:16 AM	#13
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Nice Potomac bass, the red lipless is the ticket there in early spring. The redDrum will murdder them...

03-25-13, 12:04 PM	#14
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Red drum. Reddd drum. REDDD DRUUMMM!! Come out come out where ever you are. Heeeeere's Mollie!! I love it! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-25-13, 12:18 PM	#15
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iwK2jwqFfk __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

03-25-13, 04:46 PM	#16
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Cool Joe. Good movie. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

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