11 Lber caught today

gamblerjewell · 04-01-09, 12:51 AM

I caught a 11# LMB on lake murray in southern Oklahoma today. I donated it to Bass Pro Shops in Dallas they are going to take it to springfeild and put it in a isolation for 30 days and then send it to the Oklahoma City Store after that they seem to really take good care of her and theyh are making me a Replica of it.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-01-09, 01:31 AM

great fish man, i am looking foward to seeing her at the springfield store.

bcklash · 04-01-09, 07:58 AM

Nice fish gambler

Bassboss · 04-01-09, 08:07 AM

Wow! That's pretty sweet man! That's a friggin' pig..... new pb?

jcw1503 · 04-01-09, 08:17 AM

WOw nice fish...are they doing the replica for free...Someone told me they would if you donated it to them....So are they?

VinnyH · 04-01-09, 09:36 AM

Any details you can divulge like bait used, conditions, exact spot (just kidding), etc.

Best Always,
Vinny

Culln5 · 04-01-09, 10:39 AM

Nice pig! Was she done spawning?

mlsjs2 · 04-01-09, 11:38 AM

Wow great fish...incredible...

aikenyounggun · 04-01-09, 02:08 PM

man that is a huge fish.... i hope one day i will have a fish in basspro .....

that is a sweet boat too..... one of the guys in my club has a gambler with a 300 (no joke) on the back

66KingFisher · 04-01-09, 02:20 PM

WOW.....nice fish.....i've fished Oklahoma waters most of my life and always wondered if they had any biguns in these waters?.....Guess you just answered that question...hehehe...congrats dude, thats quite an accomplishment.

MallenManson · 04-01-09, 06:38 PM

Great fish! That might actually pull my boat across the water!

Jim80 · 04-01-09, 07:20 PM

nice fish man and it's cool that they are gonna keep it at a bps , I would make trips there just to show the fish off .

Jim

MrPhotographer06 · 04-01-09, 08:15 PM

hmm.. i woulda donated mine to the BPS if they woulda done the free replica..

haha although its not a record.. its still a 10 lb bass

congrats on your 11er!

Love of the Sport · 04-01-09, 08:25 PM

I don't know the exact wieght they start to give the replicas away but it doesn't have to be a record, they just trade replicas for bigger fish.

bamabassman · 04-01-09, 09:11 PM

dang it,dangit,dangit................ VERY nice bass pal. hate cha, lmao.

bingham · 04-01-09, 09:29 PM

incredible!!! i wouldnt mind gettin my handle on one of them!!!

pacmanrocks · 04-02-09, 02:10 PM

I don't understand why people want to take a fish like that to Bass Pro Shops (especially if it came out of a pond). I might respect the idea from a big public lake, but if you catch it from a smaller pond/water system then it can cause problems with the fishery. The fish won't be happy living in a 15 foot tank and being fed goldfish. A fish like that needs more room. It'll be very stressed in a tank with a bunch of other fish that close to it and no room to swim. My guess is that people do it for attention and to get that free mount.

jcw1503 · 04-02-09, 02:24 PM

ok i thinkg you got it reversed....It would be better coming from a small pond then from a big lake....

The Bateman · 04-02-09, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacmanrocks

I don't understand why people want to take a fish like that to Bass Pro Shops .

Most people will never see a live bass that size. And it may be near the end of it's life anyway, so why not let tens of thousands of people enjoy it for a little while?

bingham · 04-02-09, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacmanrocks

It'll be very stressed in a tank with a bunch of other fish that close to it and no room to swim.

And also if you werent sure from the time you catch a fish until a great amount of time after you release it a fish is in alot of stress. merely hooking and missing a fish puts it under stress. I think what youve stated is also backwards because just like they said, why not let the fish live to be enjoyed instead of it never being caught again? i would hate to let an 11 lber go and come back the next day to see it floating. think how long the fish wouldve been out of water just to get all of the pics you wanted, and/or needed to get a replica. i know i would rather donate it and be able to brag and have a replica than mounting the actual fish, i would get alot more out of it that way.
http://www.massbass.com/conservation...%20sec%205.htm

04-01-09, 12:51 AM	#1
gamblerjewell BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Healdton, OK Posts: 2	11 Lber caught today I caught a 11# LMB on lake murray in southern Oklahoma today. I donated it to Bass Pro Shops in Dallas they are going to take it to springfeild and put it in a isolation for 30 days and then send it to the Oklahoma City Store after that they seem to really take good care of her and theyh are making me a Replica of it. Attached Thumbnails

04-01-09, 01:31 AM	#2
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	great fish man, i am looking foward to seeing her at the springfield store. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-01-09, 07:58 AM	#3
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Nice fish gambler __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

04-01-09, 08:07 AM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow! That's pretty sweet man! That's a friggin' pig..... new pb? __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

04-01-09, 08:17 AM	#5
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	WOw nice fish...are they doing the replica for free...Someone told me they would if you donated it to them....So are they? __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

04-01-09, 09:36 AM	#6
VinnyH BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 30	Congratulations! Any details you can divulge like bait used, conditions, exact spot (just kidding), etc. Best Always, Vinny __________________ I fish the NYC Reservoirs targeting mainly bass. I volunteer with the DEP to help educate people about Kensico Reservoir, my local lake.

04-01-09, 10:39 AM	#7
Culln5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 139	Nice pig! Was she done spawning? __________________ George - GEO Industries

04-01-09, 11:38 AM	#8
mlsjs2 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 18	Wow great fish...incredible...

04-01-09, 02:08 PM	#9
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	man that is a huge fish.... i hope one day i will have a fish in basspro ..... that is a sweet boat too..... one of the guys in my club has a gambler with a 300 (no joke) on the back __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

04-01-09, 02:20 PM	#10
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	WOW.....nice fish.....i've fished Oklahoma waters most of my life and always wondered if they had any biguns in these waters?.....Guess you just answered that question...hehehe...congrats dude, thats quite an accomplishment.

04-01-09, 06:38 PM	#11
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Great fish! That might actually pull my boat across the water! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

04-01-09, 07:20 PM	#12
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	nice fish man and it's cool that they are gonna keep it at a bps , I would make trips there just to show the fish off . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-01-09, 08:15 PM	#13
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	hmm.. i woulda donated mine to the BPS if they woulda done the free replica.. haha although its not a record.. its still a 10 lb bass congrats on your 11er! __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

04-01-09, 08:25 PM	#14
Love of the Sport BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 236	I don't know the exact wieght they start to give the replicas away but it doesn't have to be a record, they just trade replicas for bigger fish.

04-01-09, 09:11 PM	#15
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	dang it,dangit,dangit................ VERY nice bass pal. hate cha, lmao. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-01-09, 09:29 PM	#16
bingham BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cottondale, AL Posts: 323	incredible!!! i wouldnt mind gettin my handle on one of them!!! __________________ EAT, SLEEP, FISH

04-02-09, 02:10 PM	#17
pacmanrocks BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 50	I don't understand why people want to take a fish like that to Bass Pro Shops (especially if it came out of a pond). I might respect the idea from a big public lake, but if you catch it from a smaller pond/water system then it can cause problems with the fishery. The fish won't be happy living in a 15 foot tank and being fed goldfish. A fish like that needs more room. It'll be very stressed in a tank with a bunch of other fish that close to it and no room to swim. My guess is that people do it for attention and to get that free mount.

04-02-09, 02:24 PM	#18
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	ok i thinkg you got it reversed....It would be better coming from a small pond then from a big lake.... __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

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