A milestone and PB

BoyoBoyle · 05-21-10, 01:38 PM

Never fished my local spot in the morning, so I thought I would give it a shot today since I work the afternoon. I was quite impressed...

Got out on the lake about 7:30, started taking the usual loop around the lake, and after about 45 minutes I already hooked into a 3lb 2oz bass and another around 2 1/2 lbs, and a couple others. At that point I was more than happy with how my day was going. Then we neared the end of the long stretch where we usually nail the big ones so me and my buddy started to kick back a little. I was throwing a 5/0 offset gammy T-rigged with a watermelon 10" powerworm all morning wth great results. I threw right on the edge of this group of bushes near the corner of the lake, only about one to two feet deep, and hooked into a fish. At first, it didn't feel like much because it started swimming towards me, but when it got close i got a good look at it and knew it was a big one. Once I saw it, thats when the fight started. It tried going under the boat, surfaced a bunch, did every trick, but finally i got it up to the boat and pulled it in.

Holy Crap!!! I know you guys catch bass like this a lot, but up here in Pennsylvania, its not too common. Measued 21" and weighed in at 5lb 6oz! I was pretty excited to say the least. PB by over a pound!

I took a couple pictures, then let him go. ENJOY!

Here's a 3lb 2oz. bass i caught earlier

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Heres the big one

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WaffleJaw · 05-21-10, 01:54 PM

Wow! awesome fish!!..I love the still water in the first pic...I bet you'll find bigger in there!!
Congrats!!

BoyoBoyle · 05-21-10, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WaffleJaw

Wow! awesome fish!!..I love the still water in the first pic...I bet you'll find bigger in there!!
Congrats!!

Thanks! Oh it was perfect, absolutely no wind early on. I'm amazed at how many more big fish I caught in the morning than in the afternoon when fishing all the same spots. I didn't quite get the same quantity of fish, but quality of fish was very impressive.

Jim80 · 05-21-10, 03:07 PM

Nice fish man congrats

Jim

MIbasser · 05-21-10, 03:21 PM

Great fish man! Now go and catch a bigger one!

Cavs1123 · 05-21-10, 06:06 PM

Thats a toad man! Congratz!

bamabassman · 05-21-10, 06:52 PM

totatly awesum man. those are beautiful fish.

MallenManson · 05-21-10, 08:31 PM

SOME of these guys may catch fish like that alot, but I'm not one of em! VERY nice fish, Boyo!!!!

BassinNC · 05-21-10, 10:00 PM

That's awesome man.
That's is a great fish congrats.

tim4081 · 05-21-10, 10:13 PM

Great job!! Congrats on the PB!!

WatterBoy · 05-21-10, 11:14 PM

Excellent, BB -- congrats!!

BoyoBoyle · 05-22-10, 11:27 AM

thanks guys!

MallenManson · 05-22-10, 06:12 PM

Anytime Boyo. That's a fish to be proud of!

BigBassin144 · 05-23-10, 08:07 AM

Great looking fish Boyo, congrats on the new PB!

BB

MallenManson · 05-23-10, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Great looking fish Boyo, congrats on the new PB!

BB

Yep, that really is a great fish! Fat as heck!

Bassboss · 05-23-10, 05:01 PM

Great fish man!! Looks like you had a killer day! Congrats on the PB too, I gotta get some more 10" Stank worms.

05-21-10, 01:38 PM	#1
BoyoBoyle BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 92	A milestone and PB Never fished my local spot in the morning, so I thought I would give it a shot today since I work the afternoon. I was quite impressed... Got out on the lake about 7:30, started taking the usual loop around the lake, and after about 45 minutes I already hooked into a 3lb 2oz bass and another around 2 1/2 lbs, and a couple others. At that point I was more than happy with how my day was going. Then we neared the end of the long stretch where we usually nail the big ones so me and my buddy started to kick back a little. I was throwing a 5/0 offset gammy T-rigged with a watermelon 10" powerworm all morning wth great results. I threw right on the edge of this group of bushes near the corner of the lake, only about one to two feet deep, and hooked into a fish. At first, it didn't feel like much because it started swimming towards me, but when it got close i got a good look at it and knew it was a big one. Once I saw it, thats when the fight started. It tried going under the boat, surfaced a bunch, did every trick, but finally i got it up to the boat and pulled it in. Holy Crap!!! I know you guys catch bass like this a lot, but up here in Pennsylvania, its not too common. Measued 21" and weighed in at 5lb 6oz! I was pretty excited to say the least. PB by over a pound! I took a couple pictures, then let him go. ENJOY! Here's a 3lb 2oz. bass i caught earlier Heres the big one

05-21-10, 01:54 PM	#2
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Wow! awesome fish!!..I love the still water in the first pic...I bet you'll find bigger in there!! Congrats!! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

05-21-10, 03:07 PM	#4
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Nice fish man congrats Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

05-21-10, 06:06 PM	#6
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Thats a toad man! Congratz! __________________ Tom

05-21-10, 06:52 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	totatly awesum man. those are beautiful fish. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-21-10, 03:21 PM	#5
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Great fish man! Now go and catch a bigger one!

05-21-10, 08:31 PM	#8
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	SOME of these guys may catch fish like that alot, but I'm not one of em! VERY nice fish, Boyo!!!! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

05-21-10, 10:00 PM	#9
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	That's awesome man. That's is a great fish congrats. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

05-21-10, 10:13 PM	#10
tim4081 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring Lake, Michigan Posts: 195	Great job!! Congrats on the PB!!

05-21-10, 11:14 PM	#11
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Excellent, BB -- congrats!!

05-22-10, 11:27 AM	#12
BoyoBoyle BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 92	thanks guys!

05-22-10, 06:12 PM	#13
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Anytime Boyo. That's a fish to be proud of! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

05-23-10, 08:07 AM	#14
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Great looking fish Boyo, congrats on the new PB! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

05-23-10, 05:01 PM	#16
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Great fish man!! Looks like you had a killer day! Congrats on the PB too, I gotta get some more 10" Stank worms. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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