OBX-BASS Posted May 27, 2007 Posted May 27, 2007 Well today(5-26-07) i decided to fish several ponds.....i decided to go to a friends private pond this afternoon that i have fished for the past 4 years....its a pond i like to fish alot since its only a 5 min ATV ride through the woods....anyways the first year i fished there the place was like heaven....we caught at least over a dozen largemouth over 4 and 5 pounds a month, with none over 6 which is fine with me cus 4-5 pounders are still big fish...well ever since then we havnt caught a fish over 3 pounds!!! it was starting to tick me off untill this year....last weekend my brother caught a very nice 8 pounder.....well this weekend i was looking to capitalize on him and catch up....we catch small 8-12" bass by the dozen in there.....i fished with a spinner bait one time around the pond and then a crawdad and lizard the second time with no bigguns'....so the third time i tied on a shallow diving orange and black crank bait...i went right to some submerged tree that are about 4-8 feet under water.....the first cast in there something nailed it and i knew it was big b/c he was ripping some drag....well he end up wrapping me around a tree....at this point i was ticked....although i could still feel the fish pulling....so i took a chance and trust my 20 pound line and pulled like crazy and got him untangled....he made 2 more very good runs and i got him to the boat....i was just absolutely flipping out when i got him in the boat....it was a beautiful 7 pounder, a new personal record!!!...i was very thankful to since there was only one hook of the three on the treble hook in his lip....i have never been happier in my life....snapped a few pictures and put him back for another day....thought about mounting him but i always said its gotta be at least 8 for me to do that....and i got plenty of years left to do that!!!....but what a way to start out the spring and summer with a 8 and a 7 pounder!!! im looking forward to fishing there this summer.....good luck to everyone on you next outing!!! heres the pic!!! Quote
WhiteMike1018 Posted May 27, 2007 Posted May 27, 2007 Way to go OX-BASS, catchin the bigguns in private ponds is hella fun. At least now you know they are in there, and the best thing of all...you can catch them again because you decided not to mount. ;D I fish private ponds like this also...the problem is..I think there are so many bass in there I havent caught any over 2 pounds...but one year my dad caught and 8 lber 8-) I havent seen a fish bigger than 2 lbs since than...maybe I will get them this summer. Well good luck this year and keep em commin son. Quote
Super User T-rig Posted May 27, 2007 Super User Posted May 27, 2007 Very nice fish! Glad you released it! Quote
Guest avid Posted May 27, 2007 Posted May 27, 2007 Sounds like a nice life ya got there. ATV'in through the woods to get to a private pond to catch lunker bass. How much fun can one kid have?? Quote
basspro48 Posted May 28, 2007 Posted May 28, 2007 Nice fish there dub, wish we coulda caught some like that yesterday but it was still good to get out there. Hopefully next time we come up we can fish the river, and maybe search for that 7lber again Quote
Lightninrod Posted May 28, 2007 Posted May 28, 2007 WTG Dub!!! Well written and interesting story to go with that healthy 7 lber! Dan Quote
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