Thanks everybody. It was so much fun, on topwater especially.
I grew up bass fishing with my dad but never did much reading about it until very recently. I feel bad because now I'm seeing tips on how to handle bass, and I never knew it was so dangerous to set them on the ground. I didn't know the slime was like an immune system. It's not something I usually do, I was just so excited to get a scale pic.
Hope she's alright