I caught a giant!

carolina-rig-01 · 04-30-13, 09:41 PM

A lot of you already know either from the big bass thread on here, facebook, or text messages, but for anyone who slipped through the cracks I would like to share a few pictures with you. Britney and I went to a small lake north of here this past weekend in hopes for sight fishing for some big largemouth, and man did it work out. The weather Saturday was horrible, a high of 52 degrees and rain all day. Saturdays weather really messed up the bedding fish and I was only able to catch a few fish on squarebilled crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs, and flipping tubes. I did jack a 4lber that was on a bed late Saturday evening when the rain moved out and we had about 10 minutes of sunshine. That is literally how fast these fish moved up, I made 4 or 5 laps through this cove between rain showers looking for bed fish and didn't see a single one but we got 10 minutes of sunshine and I saw 3 fish on beds before dark. Sundays weather was calm, warm, and sunny, so I knew it was going to be a good bed fishing day. It took a few hours for the fish to move back up but when they did it was awesome. I came into a small cove around 10:30 in the morning and as soon as I rounded the shallow point I saw a big fish on a bed. I told Britney that she weighed at least 7lbs, it's hard to estimate the size of bed fish but I knew she was a big fish. The problem was she saw me at the same time and backed off into deeper water. I went on by her bed so I didn't mess her up too bad and I quickly found 4 other bed fish in this cove. After finishing this lap I went back to the big girl to check and see if she moved back up but she was nowhere to be found. I went back and caught all 4 or the other fish I found. None of them were monsters although I did catch a 4lb male and a 5.55lb female off the same bed which was cool. Over the next hour or so I checked on the big girl 3 more times before I struck gold. The last time I went to her bed I saw her and I got a better look at her, but was still guessing her weight somewhere around 7lbs. She was very aggressive and was running off anything that got close to her bed so I knew it was just a matter of time before I got my shot at her. A few flips into her bed and it was on. I flipped a Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver in her bed and the second she saw it she attacked it. There was none of the stopping and looking at it or picking it up and swimming it off the bed that you usually get when sight fishing, she flat out ate it. I set the hook and immediately knew she was bigger than I first thought. She came up and tried to jump but just made a fat slob out of herself. She did manage to jump twice and made a really hard run at the boat..........she was pissed haha. Britney being a pretty good net girl handled her with out any problems. The next few minutes are kinda foggy but I remember a lot of laughing, high fiving, and my knees feeling like jelly. I weighed her 3 different times and got the same weight each time, 9.50lbs! She beat my personal best by 1.5lbs.

3dkicker · 05-01-13, 01:33 AM

Yes you did catch a giant!!! Very nice fish.

bluebasser86 · 05-01-13, 01:35 AM

Nothing like a new PB! Catching her sight fishing is just icing on the cake.

WaffleJaw · 05-01-13, 10:17 AM

Great read Kory!...And again man congrats on the PB!!!

WatterBoy · 05-01-13, 12:57 PM

That's awesome, Kory -- congrats on the new PB! Love reading all the details. State record LM here is only 8-15...

Embrey · 05-01-13, 04:49 PM

nice, i dont even try that. ive can never find any

Dave63 · 05-01-13, 05:01 PM

Sheeeet that's a dandy!

Bassboss · 05-01-13, 07:17 PM

As I said on facebook, that thing's a toad kory!!

bamabassman · 05-01-13, 08:50 PM

kory, i am so proud for you man. that is one awesum bass my friend. congrats buddy.

aikenyounggun · 05-01-13, 10:52 PM

Way to go! That thing is a football! AWESOME!!!!

BigBassin144 · 05-04-13, 09:36 AM

Awesome fish Kory, congrats on the new PB!

BB

CamG · 05-04-13, 04:59 PM

Congrats! Great fish!

MallenManson · 05-12-13, 09:39 AM

WTG Kory!

That is an awesome fish!!!!!

04-30-13, 09:41 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	I caught a giant! A lot of you already know either from the big bass thread on here, facebook, or text messages, but for anyone who slipped through the cracks I would like to share a few pictures with you. Britney and I went to a small lake north of here this past weekend in hopes for sight fishing for some big largemouth, and man did it work out. The weather Saturday was horrible, a high of 52 degrees and rain all day. Saturdays weather really messed up the bedding fish and I was only able to catch a few fish on squarebilled crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs, and flipping tubes. I did jack a 4lber that was on a bed late Saturday evening when the rain moved out and we had about 10 minutes of sunshine. That is literally how fast these fish moved up, I made 4 or 5 laps through this cove between rain showers looking for bed fish and didn't see a single one but we got 10 minutes of sunshine and I saw 3 fish on beds before dark. Sundays weather was calm, warm, and sunny, so I knew it was going to be a good bed fishing day. It took a few hours for the fish to move back up but when they did it was awesome. I came into a small cove around 10:30 in the morning and as soon as I rounded the shallow point I saw a big fish on a bed. I told Britney that she weighed at least 7lbs, it's hard to estimate the size of bed fish but I knew she was a big fish. The problem was she saw me at the same time and backed off into deeper water. I went on by her bed so I didn't mess her up too bad and I quickly found 4 other bed fish in this cove. After finishing this lap I went back to the big girl to check and see if she moved back up but she was nowhere to be found. I went back and caught all 4 or the other fish I found. None of them were monsters although I did catch a 4lb male and a 5.55lb female off the same bed which was cool. Over the next hour or so I checked on the big girl 3 more times before I struck gold. The last time I went to her bed I saw her and I got a better look at her, but was still guessing her weight somewhere around 7lbs. She was very aggressive and was running off anything that got close to her bed so I knew it was just a matter of time before I got my shot at her. A few flips into her bed and it was on. I flipped a Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver in her bed and the second she saw it she attacked it. There was none of the stopping and looking at it or picking it up and swimming it off the bed that you usually get when sight fishing, she flat out ate it. I set the hook and immediately knew she was bigger than I first thought. She came up and tried to jump but just made a fat slob out of herself. She did manage to jump twice and made a really hard run at the boat..........she was pissed haha. Britney being a pretty good net girl handled her with out any problems. The next few minutes are kinda foggy but I remember a lot of laughing, high fiving, and my knees feeling like jelly. I weighed her 3 different times and got the same weight each time, 9.50lbs! She beat my personal best by 1.5lbs. Attached Thumbnails __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

05-01-13, 01:33 AM	#2
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Yes you did catch a giant!!! Very nice fish. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

05-01-13, 10:17 AM	#4
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Great read Kory!...And again man congrats on the PB!!! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

05-01-13, 05:01 PM	#7
Dave63 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmersburg, IN Posts: 341	Sheeeet that's a dandy! __________________ Tavery 5: The monkey does not discriminate

05-01-13, 07:17 PM	#8
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	As I said on facebook, that thing's a toad kory!! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-01-13, 01:35 AM	#3
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Nothing like a new PB! Catching her sight fishing is just icing on the cake.

05-01-13, 12:57 PM	#5
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	That's awesome, Kory -- congrats on the new PB! Love reading all the details. State record LM here is only 8-15...

05-01-13, 04:49 PM	#6
Embrey BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 505	nice, i dont even try that. ive can never find any

05-01-13, 08:50 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	kory, i am so proud for you man. that is one awesum bass my friend. congrats buddy. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-01-13, 10:52 PM	#10
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Way to go! That thing is a football! AWESOME!!!! __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

05-04-13, 09:36 AM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Awesome fish Kory, congrats on the new PB! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

05-04-13, 04:59 PM	#12
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Congrats! Great fish!

05-12-13, 09:39 AM	#13
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	WTG Kory! That is an awesome fish!!!!! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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