11lbs 7oz

[ssgbeck]

Well it only took 28 yrs and 364 days, but Friday, the day before my birthday, I finally broke into the 10 lb club. My buddy told me Friday morning that the evening before he spent an hour and a half throwing every piece of plastic he had at her while she was on the bed. I told him I would send him a picture of me holding her up by lunch time. Pulled up to pond and found said "bed" that turned out to be about 5 ft by 5 ft and also housing two very nice 8 lb bass. I flipped a 5 inch cherryseed worm with no weight 3 times. Everytime it hit the water, all three fish swam off. went back to the truck, cut off worm hook and tied on a Betts panfish popper (garnett and black with brown and white feathers) and put two split shots up the line about a ft and a half since the bed is in about 3 ft of water. After 4 casts and a 2 minute standoff with the popper 1/4 inch from her lip, hook set, personal best landed. Thats also the closest I have ever seen to a fish completely straightening out a hook. When I got her out of the water, the popper fell right out of lip. Threw her and the rod in the back of the truck and hauled tail back to work. Weighed her in 20 min later at 11lbs 7 oz. Man, I wish I would have known she was there prior to her laying, might have pushed 13. Anyway, I will put her on a plane tomorrow headed for Wildlife Creations @ BPS in Springfield, MO. 6 mo turn around for a scenic pedistal mount. Sweet Birthday Present to myself!

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[BOGSTER]

nice fish.

welcome to the club.

[Turd Ferguson]

Damn nice'un

Welcome to the Sow Society

[Featherduster]

I hate you.

[greencows00]

damn thats a nice one.. one day i will get there

[nitro5x6's]

One heck of a nice Bass!!!!!!!!!!

That fish is a toad. Congrats to you!!

[WNM]

Welcome to the club, man.

You're talking about a flyfishing popper? I bet you never though you'd catch a double digit bass on a bait like that

Looks like she still has eggs in her, but I obviously can't tell as well as you could. The males are usually the ones on the beds after the females have dropped the eggs.

Can you get some length and girth measurements? It would be cool to compare them with other big bass.

[Tater]

Big ol' hairy MF'n congrats to you my man!

P.S. I know not of this club which you speak...my 3 biggest fish were caught the same way, the same day, but the biggest was only 7.5#. 3 fish pushing 20# total. I do have a story about "the one that got away"...is there a club for that

[HUNTINDUCS]

That is a really nice fish. I heard of another fellow catching a 11.3 lber this weekend on a public lake. Congrats on the fish!!

[Winesette24]

Congrats on the fish. Seein that pic I think I sold you a benelli nova a few years back on this sight.

[ssgbeck]

Yeah that was the most expensive shotgun I have ever bought! Trans went out on me on the way home!! LMAO! SCDBT- she may have had a couple left in her but not many. She was still very pink and belly saggin but very thin in the gut. I think she was finishing up and the two eight pounders were males. And Tater, such a club does exist, prior to friday, I was the president! bwahahaha! My prior best was 6lbs 3 oz that needs a full fin rebuild and lip reconstruction thanks to my dog "tank". Its hard to stop a 185 lb dog, that can stand up and put his paws on my shoulders, when he wants a midnight snack! He no longer resides at this address. I gave him to a woman that didnt have kids or any taxidermy work in her house!

[ssgbeck]

yeah it was a bream popper that i put split shots on to hold it under water so it would sit suspended over the bed. If I hadnt wrapped it up and froze it last night for shipping I would give ya some measurements! If you look in one of those pics, i think its still tied on the rod.

[ProvidenceSwamper]

Still can't believe you caught her on that popper Beck.

[WNM]

...SCDBT- she may have had a couple left in her but not many. She was still very pink and belly saggin but very thin in the gut....

Gotcha. Hell of a bass and hell of a technique to catch her Get that popper in on the mount somehow

[firemedic]

Nice, you need to work on the "fish push" for photo op's, not that it looked small or anything.

[Tater]

And Tater, such a club does exist, prior to friday, I was the president! bwahahaha!

....I hate you.

[SCBUCKSLAYER]

damn nice fish

[jwilliams]

That is a really nice fish. I heard of another fellow catching a 11.3 lber this weekend on a public lake. Congrats on the fish!!

The 11.3 lbr was laid out too. It did take big fish this weekend. Monster. Nice fish btw.

[ccleroy]

Hang of a fish........Congrats!!!!

[mohill]

Congrats on the fish!!!

We have the same birthday. So happy late birthday. Hope the mount turns out great for you.