Dead River Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 12 lber from Georgia So this is how it happened. I figured the water temp would have risen in this location due to its size and depth. Figured I might see a bed. Afterall I worked a fish there the year prior for almost 2.5 hrs. The domino never fell unfortunately. So I located this bed with about a 3 lb buck and two large females.I for one.prefer to.leave the male on the bed and antagonize him.enough to make the female(s) come in for.crowd control. I've seen multiple females on a bed before but never two this large defending it. They obviously both laid in it which is common.so I realize one is slightly larger than the other and target.it primarily. After.what felt like.at least 100 casts she finally clobbered the black and.red.glitter 6"'zoom lizard. The tug of war was amazing, rod.doubled over and she thrashed a couple.of.times. far too heavy to.pull up the bank so.when I lipped her and pulled.her out.of.the waternit.blew my.mind.how.large.she was. Moreover how.much larger than.I had anticipated her to be. Adrenaline has been kicking for.several.mins and im elated. I go to pull my cell phone out and ita not.in.my pocket. I left it on.the charger.in the car.accidentally trying to.make.sure.I had enough.juice in the even that I made.any long.walks. instead of.laying.the fish in.the grass to.be tarred and.feathered by grass clippings.and pine.straw and.ultimately.destroy its slimecoat I walked 50-60 yards to the car and got.my phone. I was exhausted. I.had already weighed the fish on.a boga and it pulled the scale.down to 12. Got.some by standers to.take.some photos. Dunked the fish and.held.her.by hand with the intentions of.taking a release.video and.some.more.selfies. I had a fish gripper via the boga but a mixture of.excitement and.the accumulation.of.several nights of.3'hours sleep.did.not.behoove me. The fish shook my barehand and made a break.for.it. I went.in the water up to my knees and had two.hands on her belly like she was a pig I was chasing in a barnyard.she shook again. And I.had an existential moment.and asked.myself what am I doing knee.deep.in a pond with my dress pants and shoes chasing a bass I already have.4'photos of. Subsequently I caught the smaller remaining female. She weighed 10.25 lbs on first pulldown of the boga.not as long and not as big of a head but an absolute boss. An "over" a fish that has outgrown.its frame in.all senses.the photos I got of her are abysmal. Taken from too far away. But when you are relying.on.bystanders for.memory pieces it.happens. unfortunately, I.didnt measure.the.fish.but in talking to.the.biologist over the location.its probably best that I.didnt put the fish.on.the ground. Now ppl are picking.me.apart because.I.didnt.longarm.the fish. Definitely one.of.the highlights of.my endeavours. 5 Quote
Dead River Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 The photos where you can see my shoes are the best reference. These are my 9th and 10th double digit bass respectively. The photos do not do them justice. Both were rotundly fat from head to tail. 2 Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted March 20, 2015 Super User Posted March 20, 2015 Wow! What a great day you must have had! Congrats! 1 Quote
Dead River Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 I am 6' 1" 230 lbs. I wear a size 11 shoe which avg for a male. I mention this because unfortunately I did not get measurements. But I did weigh both fish on my brand new boga grip. Quote
Dypsis Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Nice fish! Can't wait to one day catch a DD bass myself. Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted March 20, 2015 Super User Posted March 20, 2015 Great job! You must have had a blast. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 20, 2015 Super User Posted March 20, 2015 Two Great Bass ~ Congrats A-Jay Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted March 20, 2015 Super User Posted March 20, 2015 Nice! That's a heck of a day of fishing! Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted March 20, 2015 Super User Posted March 20, 2015 That's awesome! Congrats on the big catches. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted March 20, 2015 Super User Posted March 20, 2015 Man that must have been sweet, Congrats! Quote
RanndomUndead Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Nice fish! Can't wait to one day catch a DD bass myself. If you really want one, roll a 1/8th oz 6" shakey head...Perfect rig for the lazy badass patrolling under the water Quote
Robeng Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Nice Toads! Congrats from the north country. Quote
aceman387 Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Great job !! Any chance you can drive to Illinois and release them. 2 Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted March 21, 2015 Super User Posted March 21, 2015 That's awesome! I'm not sure if my 2014 season totaled 25 pounds of bass !?!?!?!?!?! Quote
Mccallister25 Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 Holy crap. Those eyes!! And I'm still anxious to hit 7 lbs!!! Quote
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