A big surprise

bluebasser86 · 04-30-13, 02:06 AM

Went and did some birthday bassin tonight at Douglas State Lake. Figured if I had to go somewhere close I was pretty much stuck catching dinks so I might as well catch a bunch of dinks. We caught probably 40-50 in the hour and a half we were there with about 50/50 bass to crappie ratio on little cranks, jerkbaits, and jigs. As it was getting dark I started fishing a jig on a drop off along the dam because I was marking tons of fish and Nicole was still catching crappie about every cast off the dam. I thought maybe I'd get a giant 2 pounder

I caught a couple a little bit bigger but still nothing that I could have even stretched 14". Decided I might as well try to catch a couple dinks on a deep crank on that ledge. One of my first casts got stopped under the boat by what I assumed was a decent catfish. I was pretty shocked when this gal flashed by the boat.

21.5" and 5.48lbs. To give you an idea of how few bigger bass are in this lake a couple guys on another forum are calling it the unofficial lake record

keithdog · 04-30-13, 07:08 AM

Happy Birthday for sure in more ways than one. Nice bass for sure. Looks like your golden is looking forward to a fish fry! haha

bluebasser86 · 04-30-13, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by keithdog

Happy Birthday for sure in more ways than one. Nice bass for sure. Looks like your golden is looking forward to a fish fry! haha

I hope not because I don't eat fish

She'll lick their tails once in awhile but usually she just sniffs them for a second and then sits back in the bottom of the boat and waits for me to catch the next one.

aikenyounggun · 04-30-13, 09:18 AM

Great job! I think we share a birthday too! Except instead of fishing I got to take a Differential Equations Final. We should have traded, haha.

Dog is just impressed you finally caught a big one!

WatterBoy · 04-30-13, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bluebasser86

I hope not because I don't eat fish

She'll lick their tails once in awhile but usually she just sniffs them for a second and then sits back in the bottom of the boat and waits for me to catch the next one.

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Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

Great job! I think we share a birthday too! Except instead of fishing I got to take a Differential Equations Final. We should have traded, haha.

Dog is just impressed you finally caught a big one!

Happy (late) Birthday to both of you! I know at least one of you enjoyed the day.

BigBassin144 · 05-04-13, 09:34 AM

What a great birthday present! Happy (very) belated birthday and congrats on the nice fish!

BB

04-30-13, 02:06 AM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	A big surprise Went and did some birthday bassin tonight at Douglas State Lake. Figured if I had to go somewhere close I was pretty much stuck catching dinks so I might as well catch a bunch of dinks. We caught probably 40-50 in the hour and a half we were there with about 50/50 bass to crappie ratio on little cranks, jerkbaits, and jigs. As it was getting dark I started fishing a jig on a drop off along the dam because I was marking tons of fish and Nicole was still catching crappie about every cast off the dam. I thought maybe I'd get a giant 2 pounder I caught a couple a little bit bigger but still nothing that I could have even stretched 14". Decided I might as well try to catch a couple dinks on a deep crank on that ledge. One of my first casts got stopped under the boat by what I assumed was a decent catfish. I was pretty shocked when this gal flashed by the boat. 21.5" and 5.48lbs. To give you an idea of how few bigger bass are in this lake a couple guys on another forum are calling it the unofficial lake record

04-30-13, 07:08 AM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Happy Birthday for sure in more ways than one. Nice bass for sure. Looks like your golden is looking forward to a fish fry! haha __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

04-30-13, 09:18 AM	#4
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Great job! I think we share a birthday too! Except instead of fishing I got to take a Differential Equations Final. We should have traded, haha. Dog is just impressed you finally caught a big one! __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

05-04-13, 09:34 AM	#6
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	What a great birthday present! Happy (very) belated birthday and congrats on the nice fish! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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