bassman31783 Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 On 4/1 my dad & I decided to take a trip out to fork & see what we could catch. My best bud caught decided to meet us out there & make things a little interesting by making it a little bragging tourney between he & I. Biggest 5 from 8am - 2pm. As to be expected at this time of the year on Lake Fork it was quite crowded but I was pleasantly surprised that my normal spots weren't bumper to bumper. All in all the day went good. I was able to pull out a win & caught a few decent fish in the process. I focused on some deeper beds and caught all my nicer fish on a 6" watermelon red flake brush hog. I also caught a few on a drop shot rigged with a 6" Roboworm straight tail Aarons Magic, and an Academy jointed sunfish swimbait. Saw a few giants late in the day but wasn't able to convince them that they should eat my offering. They weren't locked onto any particular bed, just cruising & very easily spooked by anything not natural. Here is a pic of the two nicer bass that I caught. Caught the male first then on the very next cast caught the female. They weighed 4 & 7 respectively. Pics taken & then quickly released back to their bed. 1 Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted April 3, 2013 Super User Posted April 3, 2013 Those are some nice healthy looking fish congrats Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted April 3, 2013 Super User Posted April 3, 2013 Sounds like an April fools joke on your buddy. WTG. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 3, 2013 Super User Posted April 3, 2013 Congrats on a couple of early season Fatties ~ Looks like it was a fairly decent day weather wise as well . . . A-Jay Quote
bassman31783 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Posted April 3, 2013 Congrats on a couple of early season Fatties ~ Looks like it was a fairly decent day weather wise as well . . . A-Jay It was a beautiful day. Upper 70's with a slight breeze. The only downside is that since it felt so wonderful I totally forgot about sunscreen. OOPS. I've got quite the fashionable farmers tan/burn going on right now. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 3, 2013 Super User Posted April 3, 2013 It was a beautiful day. Upper 70's with a slight breeze. The only downside is that since it felt so wonderful I totally forgot about sunscreen. OOPS. I've got quite the fashionable farmers tan/burn going on right now. Been there - first day on Erie last year, I fried my face off - had to bob and weave the rest of the week. A-Jay Quote
Super User senile1 Posted April 4, 2013 Super User Posted April 4, 2013 It sounds like you had a productive trip. Those are some nice fish. Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted April 4, 2013 Super User Posted April 4, 2013 On 4/1 my dad & I decided to take a trip out to fork & see what we could catch. My best bud caught decided to meet us out there & make things a little interesting by making it a little bragging tourney between he & I. Biggest 5 from 8am - 2pm. As to be expected at this time of the year on Lake Fork it was quite crowded but I was pleasantly surprised that my normal spots weren't bumper to bumper. All in all the day went good. I was able to pull out a win & caught a few decent fish in the process. I focused on some deeper beds and caught all my nicer fish on a 6" watermelon red flake brush hog. I also caught a few on a drop shot rigged with a 6" Roboworm straight tail Aarons Magic, and an Academy jointed sunfish swimbait. Saw a few giants late in the day but wasn't able to convince them that they should eat my offering. They weren't locked onto any particular bed, just cruising & very easily spooked by anything not natural. Here is a pic of the two nicer bass that I caught. Caught the male first then on the very next cast caught the female. They weighed 4 & 7 respectively. Pics taken & then quickly released back to their bed. SOooo, you kept an illegal fish while you fished for another one so you can take a picture of both? No praises from here for that. Quote
bassman31783 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 SOooo, you kept an illegal fish while you fished for another one so you can take a picture of both? No praises from here for that. Kept isn't exactly the right word. When I caught the male my dad was unhooking the fish to weigh it and measure it. While he was doing that I picked up his rod and casted back to the female while she was still there. Before he threw the male back I boated the female. Since we had both bass on the boat at the same time I decided to get a pic of both of them at once and then promptly let them go. But i appreciate you acting like a child, calling me out on a public forum as opposed to just sending me a PM that went a little more like this. "Hey bud, nice fish. I noticed you were on lake fork which has a slot limit and it's actually illegal to keep a fish in the live well that is not within the legal length limit". "I'm telling you this because being a fellow fisherman I just want you to be informed" At which point I could have informed you that the male was never placed in the live well and what took place was actually completely legal. It's no different then a guide unhooking a fish for you so you can continue to fish. Thank you for your concern but as for you acting like a child trying to publicly tattle on someone else. "No praises from here for that" Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted April 4, 2013 Super User Posted April 4, 2013 Thanks for the explaination. IF you would have included in your post why you were in possession of both fish you caught, I would not have commented at all. I am very familiar with Lake Fork and its slot limit. What you represented in you picture and your post warrants a spanking. Quote
bassman31783 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 Thanks for the explaination. IF you would have included in your post why you were in possession of both fish you caught, I would not have commented at all. I am very familiar with Lake Fork and its slot limit. What you represented in you picture and your post warrants a spanking. I didn't include that in the first post due to the fact that I wasn't expecting anybody to be policing the forums with the intent of handing out verbal spankings. Ha. I DO, honestly, appreciate your concern for our fishing laws. But without a doubt there is more mature way of dealing with an issue rather then trying to publically scold or belittle someone. Once again I DO appreciate your love for fishing and your desire to see it's laws upheld as I desire that as well. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 4, 2013 Super User Posted April 4, 2013 Every so often we have these - oh, let's call them small gaps in communication. The difference between this site and others is how they are approached and handled by the members. So the question has been asked and answered. A-Jay Quote
bassman31783 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 BTW, nice fish. Thanks. I also want to apologize for the way I handled you calling me out. I certainly didn't need to get so defensive knowing that what I did wasn't illegal despite the fact that it could look that way to a person who is familiar with Forks fishing regulations. I will take your posting considerations to heart if this ever happens again on Fork. 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 5, 2013 Super User Posted April 5, 2013 Congrats on those two nice looking bass. Quote
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