ghost Posted June 2, 2022 Posted June 2, 2022 After all these years fishing, and the last 20 or so years; bass fishing. I've finally caught a double digit largemouth bass! Caught a 10 lb bass past 8pm using a discontinued Bass Pro Shops, The Egg shallow crankbait in crawfish pattern. Used my light baitcast setup with 15lb/4lb Power Pro line. I saw a bass jump out of the water and casted past that spot a couple times. The second time I felt a thump on my line and realized it must be the bass I saw jump out of the water. Since I was using fairly light line, I had my drag loose enough for the bass to run, and did it run! I felt the line coming off the reel and knew it was a good sized bass. It jumped a few times and just kept wishing it won't pop off, and in the early twilight I saw it was big! I didn't horse that bass but played it till it was tired enough to get to shore. I didn't have my scale on me since I was using my light setup and tackle, I've caught smaller bass which is what I was happy to catch. This bass is a game changer. I did catch a 7 to 8 lb bass last week, so I knew this bass was much bigger and I was right. There were this couple I asked to take a pic of me but they said no, cuz they don't like seeing that. You can say I was miffed...stupid tree huggers! Yeah, I was whoopin' and jones'n while I was taking my time reeling that bass in. The bass was so big that I couldn't take a proper selfie and the one pic with just the bass does no justice to how big it really was. I released the bass after I moved it in the water a few times and made sure it was okay. This has been a great year fishing. Caught that 7 to 8 lber last week, caught numerous bass from dinks to 4 lbers, and also my first brown trout a few weeks ago when I was at Michigan. And now a double digit bass! 20 Quote
ironbjorn Posted June 2, 2022 Posted June 2, 2022 Nice catch. But no scale, no weight? You should Google 10lb largemouth. Nice fish regardless. 2 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted June 2, 2022 Super User Posted June 2, 2022 I'd be concerned about health issues caused by the increased gravity in California... 1 4 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted June 2, 2022 Global Moderator Posted June 2, 2022 Great Job!! Congratulations on your PB! Mike 1 Quote
Super User JustJames Posted June 2, 2022 Super User Posted June 2, 2022 Congrats on the big bass. I wonder those who commented have caught any 6-7lb let alone double digit bass themselves. There are those honest believe and those long hand and just plain lie. Some just posted about judging ppl too fast and here we go again. 2 Quote
ironbjorn Posted June 2, 2022 Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Bass_Fishing_SoCal said: Congrats on the big bass. I wonder those who commented have caught any 6-7lb let alone double digit bass themselves. There are those honest believe and those long hand and just plain lie. Some just posted about judging ppl too fast and here we go again. It's judging a fish, not a person. Doesn't look like any DD I've ever seen. Doesn't even look like my 7#. No scale, no weight taken. It's not that deep. Quote
ghost Posted June 2, 2022 Author Posted June 2, 2022 Not here to start an argument, just wanted to share. I did the best with what I had. I've caught 5, 6, 7, 8 lb bass and did land a big bass the previous week. Yes it's hard to justify how big that bass was without a scale or measuring tape. Again, not here to start an argument, I do have a good idea that it was a much bigger bass I've caught than before. Now, if those 2 tree huggers have taken my pic, it would have been better proof. Just not that many people around at a park lake when it gets dark to obliged them to take a Polaroid for me. I'm just glad the 2 pics I did take did not come out blurry, especially the selfie. Anyway, thank you for those who well wished me. And JustJames, I'll be at canyon lake 2 Saturdays from now fishing from my new pontoon boat. 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted June 2, 2022 Global Moderator Posted June 2, 2022 Congrats! 1 Quote
MassBass Posted June 2, 2022 Posted June 2, 2022 Yeah nice fish. I have never caught a double digit largemouth, but without a scale, there are no digits! So I think you can say yah, I caught a ten pounder here, but to claim with certainty that it is a double digit fish without a scale or at least a length/girth is too much. 1 1 Quote
Blue Raider Bob Posted June 3, 2022 Posted June 3, 2022 19 hours ago, GRiver said: Congrats… still waiting in my double digit. Me Too! 2 Quote
softwateronly Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 9:07 PM, jbsoonerfan said: 8lbs 2oz 7lbs 1oz Them some tanks.....Nice fishes!!! You remember if that 8 was under/at 23"? scott Quote
Super User scaleface Posted June 4, 2022 Super User Posted June 4, 2022 The bass in the bottom photo is not the same fish as the one in the top photo . Nice fish . 2 Quote
ghost Posted June 5, 2022 Author Posted June 5, 2022 9 hours ago, scaleface said: The bass in the bottom photo is not the same fish as the one in the top photo . Nice fish . That's correct. The bottom photo is the bass I caught a week before. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 5, 2022 Super User Posted June 5, 2022 11 hours ago, ghost said: That's correct. The bottom photo is the bass I caught a week before. Was the bottom photo the bass you referred too as the 7-8 lber caught the previous week? Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted June 5, 2022 Super User Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said: Was the bottom photo the bass you referred too as the 7-8 lber caught the previous week? Bro, I didn't get the memo either asking that for just this one time around I needed to forget I have a brain. Just smile and clap along. Quote
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