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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Band on May 12, 2015, 07:54:29 AM

Title: Glad I went bass fishing yesterday
Post by: Band on May 12, 2015, 07:54:29 AM: A buddy asked me to show him the bass fishing ropes yesterday so I played along and it paid off. Caught my biggest to date. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: stevemiller on May 12, 2015, 08:04:33 AM: Very nice Bass Band,Very nice.How long and what did it weigh?
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Post by: Band on May 12, 2015, 08:09:15 AM: 23", 6.8 lbs. Had it eaten a second bluegill it may have made 7 lbs. :chuckle:
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Post by: stevemiller on May 12, 2015, 08:17:34 AM: very nice. :tup:
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Post by: Pete112288 on May 12, 2015, 08:29:28 AM: Awesome fish. I'm still working on breaking the 6 1/2 pound mark. Every year I hit it hard I seem to get 1 that hits 5 1/2 -6 but have yet to break 6 1/2. That was my uncle's (my fishing mentor/idol) personal best was 6 1/2.
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Post by: Band on May 12, 2015, 08:46:15 AM: Quote from: Pete112288 on May 12, 2015, 08:29:28 AM
Awesome fish. I'm still working on breaking the 6 1/2 pound mark. Every year I hit it hard I seem to get 1 that hits 5 1/2 -6 but have yet to break 6 1/2. That was my uncle's (my fishing mentor/idol) personal best was 6 1/2.
If I lived in your neck of the woods I'd look at a certain large lake about 30 miles to the north. I've only fished it once but it holds lots of big largemouths, as you may already know. ;)
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Post by: Pete112288 on May 12, 2015, 10:11:29 AM: Haha, yes I do know it. 3/4 of my notable catches have come from there. Most of the rest have come from random un-named little ponds and sloughs around here.
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Post by: bassquatch on May 23, 2015, 03:37:44 PM: Quote from: Pete112288 on May 12, 2015, 08:29:28 AM
Awesome fish. I'm still working on breaking the 6 1/2 pound mark. Every year I hit it hard I seem to get 1 that hits 5 1/2 -6 but have yet to break 6 1/2. That was my uncle's (my fishing mentor/idol) personal best was 6 1/2.

Nice job!!! :tup:

Jigs (Year round but especially March, April and November/December)
Buzzbaits (June through October)
Frogs (April through October)
Lipless crankbaits (Late March, April and October/November)

These have all produced 7+ and 8+lb largemouth for me over the years :tup:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on May 23, 2015, 04:45:24 PM: Chunky bass :tup: Congrats
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 23, 2015, 04:48:42 PM: Nice ... :tup: :tup:
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Post by: Gobble Doc on May 23, 2015, 05:23:04 PM: Nice.
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Post by: willapawapiti on May 23, 2015, 06:33:34 PM: Wow :yike: That just about triples the size of my biggest bass ever! I am impressed.
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 24, 2015, 06:52:05 AM: Real nice bass! Lots of fish and chips right there! :tup:
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Post by: Maverick on May 24, 2015, 10:12:45 AM: Great fish! My best is 7 and a half pounds. Still waiting for a 10 pounder to hang on the wall
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on May 25, 2015, 09:15:43 PM: My best smallmouth was 6 1/2 out of Lake Meridian, best Largemouth 7 1/2 out of Angle Lake.
Used to fish all of those lakes when I lived in SeaTac.
Been years since I fished for bass,