kenmitch

I'm going to add to my goals rather that edit my last post. Target the DD's that roam the waters of my local lake. The largest I've witnessed being caught was a 10.69lb'r. I know the exact area she was caught. There was a 13lb'r caught very close to the same area. There's some pretty good structure all around the general area and I feel that the big girls may haunt it. Shallow, deep, rock piles, trees , flooded timber, deep water access, giant rocks, it's all there. The downside is the lake level was raised some 25ft or so in the last year. I'm still thinking that it may take a while for the fish to adjust to their new surrounding, environment. Maybe thru this season they may stay closer to their normal haunts and venture out into the newly flooded areas. Whenever I get back onto the water I'll be heading towards the above and be throwing big baits a lot more often than in the past.

Wouldn't a world record bass be old, tired and nearing death already? I'd imagine under the stress she wouldn't survive such a journey. Depending on where in the country such a bass is caught she might not even survive to the closest BPS. Most likely it would also be illegal to transport the fish alive. I'd imagine a person would be able to cover the fines involved in the end anyways. It's possible being a world record class fish that the state may make an exception to the rule and wave the penalties and allow the transportation of the fish. I'm still leaning towards it would be really difficult to keep her alive long enough to strike a deal for the live fish. It would be kind of sad to see her die only for the reason of ones greed. I'm thinking the world record bass would have more value closer to the location in which it was caught. I don't know about you guys but if the world record was caught in Texas, Georgia, Florida, or some other state I wouldn't really drop whatever I was doing and head that way. Someday I want to make the trek up to Northern California and fish the *** Spotted Bass, but I'll go with the intent to just fish the waters they haunt. The odds of catching a world record bass are pretty slim in the 1st place. A person probably has a greater chance of getting struck by lightning a couple of times and surviving. I guess there's always the genetics angle that could come into play. If she survived the trek and was put into a well maintained holding pond under the right circumstances maybe you could get a spawn or two or three out of her. I guess you'd need some super sized male bass to increase the odds of generating some super sized offerings. Grow the offspring to a couple of pounds and then sell them off as pairs of potential world record class bass. I'm sure somebody like Johnny Morris would have the resources for this. The real downside would be that the lake in which it was caught would be beat to death by every bass angler within 100's if not 1000's of miles. The most interesting scenario would be to put a tracking device on her and release her back into her natural environment and study her habits and the places she haunts. I guess once a pattern is figured out you could place some underwater cameras in those areas and live stream her in her natural habitat. It would probably be of more benefit to the study if one was to also track some other bass in different weight classes to get a clearer picture of what it takes to be the big girl in the waters. Having said all that....I kayak fish so I'd most likely be arsed out unless one of the bass boaters hears me screaming at the top of my lungs like Mike Iaconelli and comes over to investigate. I guess my saving grace would be it really was a big one. If nobodies around then I'm not sure what would happen. I guess I could just keep her in my net and hope she doesn't jump out while I pedal away and she swims. Most likely I won't have to worry about that anyways, but the has crossed my mind. I'd imagine it would be quite a feat to land such a monster fish in a kayak. What would be protocol if one was to catch a world record? I figure the 1st step would be yelling and screaming, possibly a heart attack, and a whole lot of holly mollies. Gets a little vague after that if one survives the heart attack part. I know the fish has to be weighed on dry land. Length and girth measurement, scale sample? What's after that?

Kayak fisherman so got to maximize my storage space. I had to wait a while before getting these as they usually go for retail. Just had to wait for stock and coupon codes from ACK. Dang things are pricey at full retail. 15-20% off coupon codes softened the blow but they sure do make it convenient. I also have one of these in the front cuby hole. I picked it up on sale at BPS. It holds a lot of stuff but the storage boxes were moved to the behind and under the seat storage.

I shook off the bait monkey so far....Only bought 3 reels, 1 rod, couple spools of line, and some treble hooks. Got to look thru my lures before facing the bait monkey's tempting offerings.

If I caught a 23lb'r that had the tail of a 2lb trout or other fish sticking out of its throat count as the record?

Probably any fees are a way out. A person could probably scrape up the $100k or more from endorsements from vendors, rod, reel, line, lure, vessel manufacturers if they played their cards right anyways.

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Just wondering if anybody else has seen the $100k bounty offering. https://fishstanley.com/100000-00-bass-bounty/ Looking at the rules I think pretty much every lake in California that has the potential for a world record LMB isn't eligible. Guess it's more or less a sales gimmick.

I use a small battery box with a 12 amp hour sealed led acid battery I picked up on Amazon for $27. I have a 7 amp hour also in the box as a backup if needed. I'm running a Lowrance Elite Ti 5 on mine and can run it all day without issue. I can get a couple days out of the charge if I only do 4-5hr days. I spliced quick connects to my charger, batteries, and Lowrance unit. You could probably get a battery, case, quick connects, wiring connectors for around $50 or so. I'd suggest not skimping on the amp hours to save a buck or two. You might find more uses for your battery down the line. Things like led lights if you night fish, charging your phone, or powering some other low powered accessories.

I don't understand it either. When I finally found the right deals on a swimbait rod and reel I went with the Abu C4-5600. When it was delivered I was shocked by how small it really was. I haven't had a chance to get on the water with it yet but I don't see the size of it being a issue. I was playing around with it last night and it seems like it's not going to be an issue as far as the palming it goes. I have big hands but don't really do the palming thing anyways. I just hold my rod in the whats more comfortable too me way depending on which combo I'm using.

Good luck on your quest for the perfect boat. As already mentioned dealer support should be a consideration when making your purchase. Texas is a big state and I'm sure there are many new boat dealers scattered from one end to the other. I guess it's just a matter of how far your willing to drive in the times of need. Maybe at least mention the general area in which you live. I'm sure many Texan bass anglers hang out in the forum.

Are the bodies of water you fish known to have big bass? Not all lakes will produce big bass. It only takes 1 cast to catch that fish of a lifetime so don't give up hope. 5-6lb Spot or SMB could be considered a big one in any state. Not like they grow to the monster size that LMB's can achieve.

Have you thought about using a marine grade Velcro product?

Largest I got was a 5.8lb'r on a Berkley warpig in March. Looked to be post spawn or a large male? My favorite catch of 2018 was the 5.12lb'r I caught on my B-day in March. Very nice looking specimen which has a very distinct dotty like birthmark. Maybe she's got dotty's genes as Lake Perris isn't all that far from Dotty's home. I've heard that LMB were illegally stocked at Lake Perris in the past. Not 100% sure on the lure but it was either a Warpig or a Rat-l-trap. I look forward to possibly catching her again someday. I figure with the distinct birthmark it'll be easy to ID her.

My goals. Make some custom mods for my kayak. Catch a DD bass! Finesse fish....I have the baits and combos but it's just so dang boring too me. Maybe try my luck at some Carp fishing. Sure they're nasty but my local lake has some monsters roaming the waters. Get out on the water and just have fun!

The visual will be embedded in your memory for life. I have one from the late 80's that I can see like it was yesterday. You gave me a flashback!

Nice fish! I'd guess it's around a 5lb'r.

Well it's not like you would have been the 1st guy to catch some DD's on a jetski. ?

They look weird in the water. Kind of a shake your booty bait.

I caught a 5.8lb bass on a warpig this springtime. She literally almost swallowed it. Double hooked just outside the gullet. I think thats what they call it.

Yep. It's one of those you gotta try it too see if you like it things. I know for me at least whenever I switch to a new combo or rod my accuracy is somewhat in the dump for a little while. All rods have their own personalities as I call them. It doesn't really take too long to adjust but those 1st few casts can leave a lot too be desired. I fish from a kayak and mainly used a 6'6" rod and picked up a 7' Carbonlite 2.0 combo when on sale for $120. I kind of cast sidearm style and would dip the tip or lure in the water at times. My accuracy was all over the place and my 1st impression was the rod sucked. I pretty much took it with me and didn't really use it all that much. One outing I decided I'd give the combo a really good workout. I found that I just need to make a little adjustment in my casting and it worked out really good.

Has anybody tried out the new version yet? The older versions of the LFS looked to be popular with good feedback. Looking at the Lews site it looks like they upped the game somewhat. At least it sounds interesting on cyber paper. Not sure when they actually came out as it says new for 2019 so may be why there really isn't any reviews out there yet. https://www.lews.com/casting/speedspool I wound up ordering one in the 5.6.1 gear ratio the other day during the eBay 15% off promo. I was looking at the lower gear ratio offerings and it seemed like the best bang for the buck as most low gear ratio offerings tend to be more towards the retail pricing. $60 seemed like a no brainer too me. All my current reels are higher gear ratio and I like to throw cranks a lot....Literally! My local lake water level is way up! I'm thinking I'll have to throw some deeper diving cranks when the weather is bearable to take the yak back out.

I was surprised by how tiny the reel was when mine was delivered yesterday. Looks like a nice reel for the money. I ordered one on eBay during the 10% promo bucks so in the end it was only $82. Lews has some good bang for the buck it looks like.

Depends on the rods. You didn't provide any information other than length. Not enough data to compute the outcome.

Nothing wrong with Ugly Stiks. Most likely they've caught more fish than any other rod line.