3 decent bass today

[The Rooster]

Went fishing at Yatesville lake in Kentucky today, actually the spillway below the lake's dam. Down there the bass only have to be 12 inches long to be keepers, but we scored some keepers that would have been even if they were in the lake (15" plus). I got one that was 16 inches and one that was 15 1/2 inches. Only 1/2 inch difference in the fish but the weights between them were dramatically different. The 16 inch fish was a lot beefier than the shorter one was. You be the judge, the pics are below. The first one is the larger 16 inch bass. I didn't weigh it (no scales) but I'm guessing 2 1/2 pounds?? The second one is 15 1/2 inches but it felt a lot lighter weight and even looks it to me. Dad also got a 16 inch bass but I messed up the resolution on the cell phone camera so his pic was smaller than mine but you can still see it. But the pics are pretty good for a cell phone I think.

This first fish fell prey to a Bandit crankbait, 1/4 oz. square billed shallow diver.  The second one I really caught first but I got it on a Rapala X-Rap #8 size, olive colored pattern.  I also got one more bass on the crankbait but it was only about 10 - 11 inches or so, so no pics of it.  

[Muddy]

Looks like a nice day: Good to see ya around here again 8-)

[The Rooster]

It was a very nice day.  My brother was also there but his day was not quite as nice.  He was using one of my rods with a crankbait on it, thought he had it snagged and went to pulling on it with a tap, tap, tap motion to free the bait............and up comes this HUGE bass that would have dwarfed mine and throws the bait at him.  He was sick!!!!!!  Then he proceeds to repeatedly cast to the spot where he lost it and finally he loses the crankbait to a real snag.  It was the only one I had in that size and color (it was my lure) so then he gets dad's cause he has an identical one (my brother had none of his own), and he finally lost that one too.  At that point he gave up, discouraged.

He thought he might get that fish back cause earlier I had done the same thing with the larger fish above.  I hooked it but it got off.  A few casts later he hit it again and that time I nailed him.  I could tell it was the same fish cause it came from the same area and also had the mark in his lip where the lure had stuck him the first time and he had came off.  Worked for me but not my brother.  Tough luck but normally it's me missing fish while he nails them.

[luckyfisher]

nice catch man. its always fun when your fishing.

[joshuaryan]

Nice fish.  I'd say it's a decent day.  

[mrlitetackle]

looks good to me man!!!!!!

i got skunked today >