Big-O Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 My longtime friend Jerry Evans fished with me for a little while yesterday morning on O.H. Ivie after his 15yr hiatus from the water and he caught a SLOB on the 10" Thumper Worm... It was rigged with a Moaner Stick'r Hook and a 1/2 oz tungsten weight. He's on "Cloud Nine" and I'm kind of HAPPY too He and I fished together as kids and made many trips to Fla waters back in the day. He's had some health problems in the recent past so isn't able to stand to fish, but can't see as he needs to with these results! That big gal towed the back of the boat around in open water for a while till she was tired and I reached down to lip her for him. He said "Big O, all I can remember is when you were bringing her up, she just kept on coming and got longer and longer" He dang sure had plenty of energy to stand up and hold her for a nice photo I found a nice one as well that bit a Siebert Outdoors "Big O" Football jig n Lobster That particular lake is extremely low (about 38 ft) and the fishing is off quite a bit with the lake turning over a week ago. Hopefully, it'll get better if it get's a little water. COME ON RAIN Hope yall are getting in on some Fall fishin TOO!!! Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
bassgrabber1 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Nice pig!!!!! I have been catching some nice ones here in CA. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 16, 2011 Super User Posted October 16, 2011 WOW! Great pics, too! :D Quote
Super User Chris at Tech Posted October 16, 2011 Super User Posted October 16, 2011 Got room for another friend? Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted October 16, 2011 Super User Posted October 16, 2011 Fantastic. You got to love it when a buddy gets a big girl. Lake looks pretty flat compared to Eire right now. Quote
Shane Procell Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Those are incredible! Nothing like fishing with friends. Quote
Big-O Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 Thanks Y'all and Chris, I've always got room for friends but wish you were all able to roll at the drop of a hat My visit to Ivie was MAINLY about running the entire lake to mark the visual structure that was now out of the water, since the lake down near 40 ft. Electonics are terrific today but none of the maps show everything I'm looking for or in the detail that it really is! I think the high end imaging is only as good as the amout of intense bottom coverage you can aquire, along with the understanding or interpretation an individual can muster. Covering the water in low times and eyeing the structure is well worth the effort, and where I feel I get the most value... SO I DO MY TIME Believe it or not, I don't have the latest electronics on my rig I think I'm either too cheap or... I feel I would spend even more time looking than I already do or... I'm too dense to figure'em out (this one is the most likely) All to say, just because I went to review lake structure doesn't mean I couldn't take a friend and a rod or two Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Super User senile1 Posted October 17, 2011 Super User Posted October 17, 2011 Nice fish, Big-O. And congratulations to your friend! What a nice one to catch after 15 years off the water. I'll bet his heart was thumping! Quote
Super User NorcalBassin Posted October 18, 2011 Super User Posted October 18, 2011 Talk about coming back to fishing with a vengeance. Awesome job. Nice little prize to go along with the mapping success. Quote
Big-O Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Talk about coming back to fishing with a vengeance. Awesome job. Nice little prize to go along with the mapping success. Yeh bless his heart, all he's been able to do for a long time is hear about my adventures... Now he has one of his own to JAW about Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
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