Super User fourbizz Posted April 9, 2007 Super User Posted April 9, 2007 I'm having so much freaking fun lately! At least one big fish a week for the last month! Not a double digit, but a good one! I spent about 2 hours on this fish before I got her to eat a swimbait! 8lbs-8ozs I then found, no joke, the BIGGEST fish I have ever seen. She was real spooky and I spent 5 hours trying to get her to go, she wouldn't. 14+lbs I decided to pursue her the next day, so I slept in my truck. 6ft8inches +regular cab pickup = sore body! Got up the next morning and went to where she was and she was nowhere to be found. I checked back throughout the day and she never came back. :'( I found some other big fish (7-10) but couldn't get any to go. So I set up on this fish and caught her within about half an hour. 5lbs-9ozs That was it for my trip and I had a TON of fun again! Quote
Gotta Love It Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 Great fish 4bizz! You know where the 14+ lives! It is only a matter of time before you stick her!!! Quote
Bassassasin12 Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 that 8 1/2 is realllly fat. probably had a few trout bars in her. Go nail that 14+ !!!!! Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted April 10, 2007 Super User Posted April 10, 2007 Holy smokes. Nice fish man! Quote
Super User T-rig Posted April 10, 2007 Super User Posted April 10, 2007 You are catching some very nice fish! Congrats! I'm moving!!! ;D ;D Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 jez man do those fish ever stop biting??? I think he never stops hunting would be a better way to put it. Perseverance,.... .....Keep stickin' 'em Biz!!! I'm planning a trip to Cali sometime this fall (sept-early oct) Gilroy area, up for a meet? (and maybe a swimbait lesson for redline and myself?) Quote
Blue Eyed Fisher Chick Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Nice Fish, Hope to see a pic of you with that 14lber!! Good Luck!! Quote
Lightninrod Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 The "14" will be 'history' soon young man! 8-) Dan Quote
Supermat Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Way to go buddy, you're right, that 8 was a fatty! Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted April 10, 2007 Super User Posted April 10, 2007 WOW, fourbiz does it again. And I've only been out three times this year for bass. Keep "em coming, big guy. Cheers, GK Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted April 10, 2007 Author Super User Posted April 10, 2007 Thanks everyone! Let me tell you a little story... So on saturday I was fishing with two of my buddies, Justin and Adam. Justin is the one I have been fishing with recently that has been doing pretty decent too. Adam I have known since I was ten, but he hasn't been fishing much lately. His PB was 4-14. First thing Saturday morning I found my 8-8 and spent a couple hours catching her. My buddies were just fishing around in the general area. After I landed her we all got back in the boat and went looking for more fish. I found plenty but couldn't get em. Justin finally spotted a 7 or 8 that seemed pretty ready to go. We dropped him off to fish for her while adam and I just fished down the banks blind casting. Adam had just got a new GLX/Chronarch combo (lucky!) from his girlfirend and was using it. He hooks up and says "this one feels a little better" in a bored tone. She comes up and headshakes and she WAS a good one! Into the net went his new PB at 6-2!! Stoked for him! We went back to Justin who was completely ticked off at his fish and was ready to leave her. He hops back in the boat all grumpy and I continued looking for big fish. As we are driving along I see a 5-6 pounder that is pretty locked onto the bed. I said to Justin that he could have that one and "she" would probably go fairly easy. It was pretty windy and a little overcast so "she" was kinda hard to see, but doable. When I got back to where "she" was, "she" was not alone..."She" was a he, and he had an 11 or 12 with him!!! I was peeved because I had just told him that he could have the fish I found and now that fish had basically doubled in size!!! > I let him fish for her for a couple of hours. The water was really choppy so all you could really see was a dark shape (and a big one at that!!!!) He finally gave up and I asked if he was sure, he said yes, so I told him that she was now my fish. I fished for about an hour, she would take off for a few minutes, then come back. Then there was a gap in the clouds and the wind stopped. When she came back into view in the clear calm water, I almost $^!t myself... She scared me...literally, scared me. I have no doubt that she was over 14 and was potentially 16 or so!!! But alas, she was much craftier than I. If a bait flew overhead, she would bail. If the "v" from the line went over her head, she would bail. If the bait moved, she would bail. If I stood up, she would bail. But over 5 hours I got plenty of good looks at the fish of my life. within 5 or 6 feet at one point. I HONESTLY believe that she was 12 or 13 inches from belly to back! And was so freaking wide in the shoulders I couldn't believe it. Scary big...I'm still thinking about it half of the day! Like a @#$%^&* russian sub cruisin around out there! One day...one day... Quote
Gotta Love It Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 I guess you didn't sleep in the truck this time to nail that fish? ;D Great story! Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted April 10, 2007 Author Super User Posted April 10, 2007 Sorry for the confusion, I was just telling the long version of what happened regarding the big fish in my first post. She WAS the one i slept in my cab for! Quote
Gotta Love It Posted April 11, 2007 Posted April 11, 2007 Sorry for the confusion, I was just telling the long version of what happened regarding the big fish in my first post. She WAS the one i slept in my cab for! Sorry... I may have been a little confused! ;D The story was still great and soooooo were the fish!!! Thank you for sharing your experience!!! Quote
Guest avid Posted April 11, 2007 Posted April 11, 2007 what swimbait was gettin em for you that day biz? Quote
Super User Jimzee Posted April 11, 2007 Super User Posted April 11, 2007 Nice going 4Biz. Keep the pics coming for us east coasters so we can dream too. ;D Quote
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