Florida Bass Club September Tournament

[JellyMan]

No go again for me. I decided I needed to study. Exams on Monday and Tuesday. 

 

Golly.

[JaxBasser]

Hey DEEPdish have you fished the Industrial Park lately? If so which ponds have been producing? I'm thinking about heading out there this afternoon

Also has anyone ever fished the pond beside the Gander Mountain, the one covered in pads. I want to go out there to buy a new rod and I was wondering if it would be worth it to bring some gear and fish there.

[AK-Jax86]

Hey DEEPdish have you fished the Industrial Park lately? If so which ponds have been producing? I'm thinking about heading out there this afternoon

Also has anyone ever fished the pond beside the Gander Mountain, the one covered in pads. I want to go out there to buy a new rod and I was wondering if it would be worth it to bring some gear and fish there.

Nah I haven't been there in a while. I've only been there few times and fished te same two spots I don't know how to direct you to them though. I have a video on my phone of a huge fish that I lost got she got wrapped around a tree in the water. The game is on so I'm not fishing today

Which gander are you talking about I fished the one that's south by the outlets

[BassinLou]

Funny I was going to be fishing with a sense of urgency that's why I wanted to go to Industrial Park with czar yesterday morning but decided to go to gate instead to save gas lol.

Yea she felt upper 8 scale read 6.10 tho. One of the heaviest fish I've felt but according to the scale it's not lol. But that 21" I posted the other day was nowhere near as fat and weighed 6 so that's weird, that one was solid though no belly. So I think I need to check me scale by using a weight it's a berkley digital scale that I've had for years since I was a teen.

When I had her in my hands I'm like yea my new PB. My motto is scale don't lie though

 

Although that fish is beautiful, to say upper 8, is suspect. I would rely on what the scale told you. 6.10 looks more like it. I was shown a pic of 8lb fish yesterday and just the girth and length made the fish you were showing look significantly smaller. Never the less AK, that fish was beautiful. Heck, I wish I would have caught it.

[AK-Jax86]

Although that fish is beautiful, to say upper 8, is suspect. I would rely on what the scale told you. 6.10 looks more like it. I was shown a pic of 8lb fish yesterday and just the girth and length made the fish you were showing look significantly smaller. Never the less AK, that fish was beautiful. Heck, I wish I would have caught it.

 

yea she felt heavy I weighed a 20lb weight scale read 19lbs 9oz so I'm saying its accurate, I doubt the weight is exactly 20lbs

[AK-Jax86]

also that 7lb 24" fish I caught few months back was nowhere near the girth of this fish the 24" is long that's why can't go by pictures need the eye test. Felt heavier than any fish I held. So to say this one was only 6oz less than that no way. If that weight is actually 20lbs on the dot that would make the fish 7.1lbs

[BassinLou]

Thank goodness for scales, I have been there and done that. I have caught a few 6 - 6.5lbs bass and I could have sworn that they were my PB and that  they were at least 8-9lbs LOL. Put them on the scale and you get a totally different number than what you thought. The good news is that the scale you have had for several years is not to far off.

[AK-Jax86]

hopefully the fish are on tomorrow morning. This weather has been perfect not hot and it has been overcast. Only problem is the water has been really choppy. I don't like frogging when the water is rough like that.

[BassinLou]

AK, my scale I know is not accurate. I have caught some fish this year alone that have come close to my PB, and because of the scale discrepancy I could not make it official. Soon enough however, fingers crossed, I will be pulling the trigger on a Chatillon scale. Rest assured with one of those the weight will be spot on.

[AK-Jax86]

AK, my scale I know is not accurate. I have caught some fish this year alone that have come close to my PB, and because of the scale discrepancy I could not make it official. Soon enough however, fingers crossed, I will be pulling the trigger on a Chatillon scale. Rest assured with one of those the weight will be spot on.

I don't need an expensive ultra accurate scale the digi I got is fine and accurate enough

I've seen the ones they use on TV I imagine that is the one or type you are talking about.

[BassinLou]

Idk if they have commercials for these scales. I do have to admit they are pricey. But for me, when weight is concerned, its a personal goal of mine to hit the DD mark and to miss that goal because of equipment error, would suck. The beauty of fishing is that only we (the individual) determines what is worth buying or not.

[CountBassula]

Still sick like a dog. d**n!

 

Lou, please have the winner PM me their email address as well as shipping address

 

M.

[BassinLou]

Still sick like a dog. d**n!

 

Lou, please have the winner PM me their email address as well as shipping address

 

M.

 

Will do. Feel better man.

[BassinLou]

Caught this 17" at a new spot today. I was using a booya frog to catch this one. This one puts me at 82.5" with 5 fish

 

[AK-Jax86]

Nice fish Lou I went out cuz the eagles game wasn't even a game we got BLOWNNNNN OUT! Looked like a basketball score

I was out for little under 2 hours and caught 6. 2 that were 19", 1 18", the rest were under that. I was using my frog in bullfrog never really had success with that color

[BassinLou]

Guys check out this pig my brother-in-law caught today with me at this new spot he took me to. I wish I would have caught this one, because that one would have definitely helped my numbers. I am so happy for him, he has been having a challenging time sticking fish using the frog. By the looks of it he is getting the hang of it.

 

[BassinLou]

AK for a second there I thought I read you caught a 6.2, I was saying "ANOTHER ONE" LOL.... then I read it again. Whew!

[BassinLou]

Alright gentleman its that time of the week. Contest Numbers. Note we have one more full day left, it sucks that its a Monday I know.

 

1st place: DeepDish at 103"

2nd place: Tightlines at 101"

3rd place: Dsidle at 85"

4th place: MCS at 83.5"

5th place Jaxbasser at 83"

 

I am at 6th place with 82.5", I have one more day left to cull a 15" to hit top five. It's been tough.

 

You guys know what's on the line, courtesy of Martin, a $50 BPS card.

Good luck Gents.

[BassinLou]

Lastly, and I am done for the night. Are there any objections for me to spearhead the October contest? I really enjoyed doing it, however if there is someone who wants to take a stab at it let us know. Is there anything you guys would like to see differently as far as format for next month? Let's hear it.....

[dsidle61]

Lou I think you did an awesome job with this months tourney and you definitely get my vote for next months tourney.  Quick question, do i have any 16"ers left that i could remove?  Caught a 17" yesterday but wasnt sure if id gotten rid of all my 16s.  I feel like im getting into some much fatter fish, maybe its just the new spot but its on the same pond so i dont know what to think.  Also missed another pig at my new spot again. Its an extremely narrow area so it jumped right in front of me and literally as i was saying to myself thats a monster my frog came flying out.  I worked all weekend so im gonna have the day off tomorrow well see what wins me over, GTA V or some day fishing. 

To jump back to the pole subject.  I know im using some pretty light gear.  The mono line is definitely going, maybe tomorrow actually.  The pole could take some time, like i said ive  used 7' poles before and its just so odd to me.  My casting is way off and i lost a ton of touch using them as well.  I do know i need an update.  I think a jump up to 6 1/2" is probably going to be what i do.  IN your opinion would i really lose that much with a 6 1/2" instead of 7?? 

[BassinLou]

Dsidle, yes, you still have one more 16" to cull, that 17" will increase your length to 86" WTG. Thanks for your vote. As far as the rod thing goes. Although I still recommend a 7, maybe a 61/2 will be the middle ground and lead you to a 7ft down the road.

[AK-Jax86]

Lastly, and I am done for the night. Are there any objections for me to spearhead the October contest? I really enjoyed doing it, however if there is someone who wants to take a stab at it let us know. Is there anything you guys would like to see differently as far as format for next month? Let's hear it.....

This competition took off with you at the helm Lou you are the permanent runner of this unless someone wants to do it before Tuesday.

Only thing we should do and I think you have in some posts is show the total and put the lengths of our 5 fish so we can look to see what we can replace. Also since we are all announcing our participation you should just include everyone's numbers so we can see where we stand unless that's too much then 5 is cool

[AK-Jax86]

Lou I think you did an awesome job with this months tourney and you definitely get my vote for next months tourney.  Quick question, do i have any 16"ers left that i could remove?  Caught a 17" yesterday but wasnt sure if id gotten rid of all my 16s.  I feel like im getting into some much fatter fish, maybe its just the new spot but its on the same pond so i dont know what to think.  Also missed another pig at my new spot again. Its an extremely narrow area so it jumped right in front of me and literally as i was saying to myself thats a monster my frog came flying out.  I worked all weekend so im gonna have the day off tomorrow well see what wins me over, GTA V or some day fishing. 

To jump back to the pole subject.  I know im using some pretty light gear.  The mono line is definitely going, maybe tomorrow actually.  The pole could take some time, like i said ive  used 7' poles before and its just so odd to me.  My casting is way off and i lost a ton of touch using them as well.  I do know i need an update.  I think a jump up to 6 1/2" is probably going to be what i do.  IN your opinion would i really lose that much with a 6 1/2" instead of 7??

I used a 6 1/2 before the 7 and it's not a big difference except that the 7 is stronger. So instead of putting the money into the 6 1/2 id just go wit the 7.

I'm fishing tomorrow so text me if you going out I may go early morning. I've been playing some GTA too going to be doing that and fishing tomorrow that's the plan anyway

[dsidle61]

I used a 6 1/2 before the 7 and it's not a big difference except that the 7 is stronger. So instead of putting the money into the 6 1/2 id just go wit the 7.

I'm fishing tomorrow so text me if you going out I may go early morning. I've been playing some GTA too going to be doing that and fishing tomorrow that's the plan anyway

yeah i wish i could go take a 6 1/2 and a 7 and try them both out and pick lol ill shoot you a text, i wont be out in the morning but both monday and tues ill be out during the day ill let you know.

[dsidle61]

Dsidle, yes, you still have one more 16" to cull, that 17" will increase your length to 86" WTG. Thanks for your vote. As far as the rod thing goes. Although I still recommend a 7, maybe a 61/2 will be the middle ground and lead you to a 7ft down the road.

Sweet ill post it tomorrow....im scraping for inches!