A day I won't soon forget.

[66KingFisher]

Because I hung into the biggest bass I've ever caught, only to watch him shake loose next to the boat while my partner messed around too long with netting it...........I could'a cried, and I could'a tossed him outta the boat, I could'a screamed and jumped outta the boat myself....lol.... but all I did was grit my teeth and think about the monster that just got off. I've caught a few bass in the 6# range, and this guy was alot bigger then any of those....I dunno what she might of weighed, but I'd guess she was at least....Oh who knows!....I couldn't help but think about the recent "I feel stupid" thread about that time...lol.

I know my partner felt bad, and so did I, but unfortunately thats the way it goes sometimes.....It was not all his fault, as I was excited and my adreniline was pumping so I probably didn't keep good tension on the fish while I watched him fumble around with a cigarette and then extending the handle of the dip net.....By that time several seconds had gone by and that hawg musta got a second wind and one last jump outta the water and she was loose....only she just sat there for a couple of seconds....He made one fleeting effort to net her at that point but missed and my trophy was gone.

On a positive note, we did catch several nice bass that we actually did get into the boat....lol.....The lakes water level was really low so alot more stumps were visible....Most of the bass I caught fell within the lakes 13-16" slot limit, with a couple like the one in the picture that went about 17.5"...For some reason I could not get a bite on a crankbait so I went with my ol'standby, and started catchin bass...In fact every bass I caught yesterday came on one of Kory's black/blue jigs with a trimmed down Ragetail Craw trailer....I've found that to be a killer combo on nice size bass.

So all in all we had a good time as always....I might of lost a hawg, but thats more reason to go back and search for her again....Plus i've got something new I can rag my fishin buddy about on occasion....hahahaha....."Remember the time"?.....He's on vacation this next couple of weeks, so hopefully we'll have a few more stories to share before thats over....lol.

If I hold it close to the camera maybe it'll look like the hawg that got away.....Ok, maybe not....lol....And "Yes" I'm still barefoot bassin...lol