First bass of the year.

66KingFisher · 03-19-13, 08:55 PM

Managed to catch one bass during our first outing to one of the small local lakes we fish....At least it was a decent sized fish...lol....He slammed a hollow plastic swimbait I had on a scrounger jighead.

To make things challenging, for some reason when I set the hook the reel popped loose from the rod.....it was the craziest thing I've had happen in awhile, but I managed to hang onto both the reel and the rod and get the fish landed while running the trolling motor in gale force winds....lol....it was quite a sight, but I didn't get skunked and my bass was bigger then one my partner caught so all ended well....hehehe.....Sure enjoyed being on the water.....even while fighting the wind.....Oh, by the way....I didn't even think about sunscreen, and I got cooked, so don't forget to cover up.

keithdog · 03-19-13, 10:03 PM

Congrats on the nice bass! I sure wish you had caught all of that on video to post on Youtube! haha Sounds like the whole experience was rather commical.

WatterBoy · 03-19-13, 10:13 PM

Great job of getting #1 under your belt...always a good feeling!

bamabassman · 03-19-13, 10:26 PM

hahaha, nice ot see oyu posting pics of bass again micheal!! nice one too!! and the reel........LMBO!!!! wish i had seen that on video. hahahaha!!

lilmule · 03-20-13, 08:00 AM

I did that in a T last year over on old hickory,had reel loose and fish on,yes weighed it in.

3dkicker · 03-20-13, 05:01 PM

Had the chance but didn't get out today and now I'm regretting it. Nice catch!!!

bassinbob · 03-20-13, 08:11 PM

Great first bass. I don't think it's going to get nice here till some time in April.

03-19-13, 10:03 PM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Congrats on the nice bass! I sure wish you had caught all of that on video to post on Youtube! haha Sounds like the whole experience was rather commical. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

03-19-13, 10:26 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahaha, nice ot see oyu posting pics of bass again micheal!! nice one too!! and the reel........LMBO!!!! wish i had seen that on video. hahahaha!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-20-13, 05:01 PM	#6
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Had the chance but didn't get out today and now I'm regretting it. Nice catch!!! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-20-13, 08:11 PM	#7
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Great first bass. I don't think it's going to get nice here till some time in April. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-19-13, 08:55 PM	#1
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	First bass of the year. Managed to catch one bass during our first outing to one of the small local lakes we fish....At least it was a decent sized fish...lol....He slammed a hollow plastic swimbait I had on a scrounger jighead. To make things challenging, for some reason when I set the hook the reel popped loose from the rod.....it was the craziest thing I've had happen in awhile, but I managed to hang onto both the reel and the rod and get the fish landed while running the trolling motor in gale force winds....lol....it was quite a sight, but I didn't get skunked and my bass was bigger then one my partner caught so all ended well....hehehe.....Sure enjoyed being on the water.....even while fighting the wind.....Oh, by the way....I didn't even think about sunscreen, and I got cooked, so don't forget to cover up. Attached Thumbnails __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

03-19-13, 10:13 PM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Great job of getting #1 under your belt...always a good feeling!

03-20-13, 08:00 AM	#5
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	I did that in a T last year over on old hickory,had reel loose and fish on,yes weighed it in.

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