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Old 06-04-11, 07:55 PM   #1
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Default 17" Weighing Two Pounds Even

I caught this one with my new 7'2" Shimano Crucial ML Fast, Drop Shot Rod. It's matched with a new Plueger Supreme 9235XT Spinning Reel, spooled with 8lb Seaguar Invizx. I caught it with wacky rigged senko.

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Old 06-04-11, 08:27 PM   #2
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Nice fish Woody!
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Old 06-04-11, 09:05 PM   #3
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Nice haul Woody. She looks a little thin from the bedding.
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Old 06-04-11, 10:04 PM   #4
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Nice Fish and sounds like a great set up to catch her
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Old 06-04-11, 10:05 PM   #5
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Nice catch Woody! Those Crucials are sweet rods.
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Old 06-04-11, 10:54 PM   #6
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Nice one Mark! How do you like that Crucial ML? I love my 7'2" M

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Old 06-04-11, 10:56 PM   #7
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Guessing your scales are off a 15 in kentucky lake fish weighs that,an ohio river 16 in largemouth weighs 2 1/8-2 1/4.Nice fish .
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Old 06-04-11, 11:49 PM   #8
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Nice fish bud! I haven't been able to by a bite here no matter what I throw for the past week! Glad you're catchin some!
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Old 06-05-11, 04:24 AM   #9
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It's a nice fish and it could weigh 2lbs, I caught one in a tourny on Truman lake in Missouri that was 18" and only weight 2 1/2lbs. Fish had a big head but was paper thin. Can't tell how thick side to side that fish is but it does have the shrunk in belly of a spawned out fish. Give her a month and she'll be back where she should be!
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Old 06-06-11, 07:33 PM   #10
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Thanks guys!

You are probably right. I need to upgrade from my spring scales to digital. The following day I landed an 18" largemouth, and my spring scales only showed 2 -1/2 pounds. I'll post pics of the 18"er later when I get the time.

I landed that 18 inch'er with my ML Crucial and I was impressed at how well it kept that fish "in check" so to speak. At no time at all, did I feel that this rod was under powered. The Crucial's Fast Tip had plenty of strength to keep the fish from getting away. I really like this rod and would highly recommend it.


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Old 06-07-11, 07:47 PM   #11
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Here's a few pics of the 18"er I was telling you about. My Rapala spring scale showed its weight at 2.5lbs.


Here's a pic of the same bass.



Crucial rod and Pflueger Supreme XT 9235 and same 18" fish.



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Old 06-07-11, 10:12 PM   #12
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way to go mark!!! now go get some more man. i need to see pics to clear out this heat haze we got down here, lol.
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Nice Fish!!!
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Old 06-08-11, 11:14 PM   #14
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Nice pics, Woody! The bass tend to be pretty chunky on the lake I fish, but I have found this as a general rule of thumb here: 14" = 2lbs, 17" = 3 to 3.5 lbs, 20" = 5lbs. I use a Berkley lip grip scale and have found it to be quite accurate, although I must admit this one from Rapala has caught my eye recently.
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