Accidental Bassing

[crayon7]

Well I would be in a better mood about this bass if i were actually fishing for bass last night. It was a wierd night the lake was scary quiet and calm. No breeze not too many mosquitos but the drunkards skinny dippin down the lake of us were plentiful. Well we went camping at our favorite spot and set up camp and got the rod holder sin the grounnd fire going and havin fun. Night was dead and silent and calm. No bites no runs. (Fishing for mudslugs AKA catfish) So I get tired of waiting for something big so I set up a lightweight with a tiny hook and a bobber and hook on to a nice size perch.

So we filet it out and bait up and by now its about 2am so we decide to hit the hay. Im campin in a chair cause i had the light rod out in the water like a tard to see if I could hook onto a 50lb catfish :

when i get a little bite. Needless to say it was a baby catfish maybe a fish taco so not worth keeping. I decide to go lay in the dirt when i relize that one of my othr rods has been on the run for a bit. I think i crashed out and it was now around 330am. Well I notice my reel is half empty so im crappin myself thinkin its the mother of all fishes. Well a few minutes pass of realing and finally I feel something the resembles a fish. So I get it on shore and to my amazement sits a bass. I was shocked. It actually hit on a slab of cut bait. I didnt know they did that at all or if they do do that.

I felt really bad though cause its mouth was pretty messed up from runnin for so long im guessing. So I grabbed to cam took a few shots that really werent worth nada and tried to release it. it was only out of the water about a minute at tops. I held it till it got strength then let it swim off but a few seconds later it was floating in the lake. :'( I dont know if it was stress or what but it died shortly after me going for a swim to go retrieve it cause i didnt want the thing to go out like that. So here are some pics I took when I got it home.

God Bless

[fourbizz]

Thats a bummer, but kudos to you for not letting it go to waste. sometimes these things happen.

[Dan:]

Don't feel bad, you didn't mean to do it and given the fact that you were using cut bait, there isn't really anything you could have changed, who would have known a bass would get hooked. Not your fault, don't worry about it.

[Merrick]

     Wow that took some dedication to go out and swim for it. sorry that it had to die, i always feel bad when that kinda stuff happens too.

[crayon7]

Thanks guys you guys rock

[David P]

It's a bummer, but at least you did the right thing and didn't let it go to waste. You did a good thing.

[New 2 Bass]

;D It wouldn't have gone to waste.  The crawfish would have had their revenge in the end.  ;D

[edbassmaster]

Your accidental bass is bigger than my purpose bass...thats not fair

[bassdocktor]

I'm with Ed on this one.

[crayon7]

Yea but my purpose bass was bigger than that one. As for as the crawfish having revenge thats letting it go to waste. So all in all time for some baked bass with garlic sauce and pasta   Thats only the second bass ive caught in my life and both were good size hogs as you guys put it.