Ndietiker

Would have been nice if they would have turned it back instead of sending it to bass pro...bass pro has multiple 10 pound fish in the tanks I don't see why they need one of the few that we catch from public waters

Couldn't say...went to the rock last and didnt get out last weekend

Fished from 7:30-1:00 this morning. Caught a few on points on a big worm. First bush I flipped produced a nice keeper. Spent another hour flipping with no bites. Caught a few more keepers on the worm. Fish seemed scattered and seen quite a few around 25' or suspended over 30'+. Spent the last few hours catching suspended fish on a dropshot. Probably caught around 20 with a handful of keepers.

Fished from old state park to cedar ridge 7-3. Bite seemed to slow after 9 am. Tried to fish shallow and was only able to catch 3 fish (2 keepers) on flukes and flipping bushes. Caught 20-25 fish targeting points and drops with jig, worm, and crankbait. Most fish came from 7-15'. Was anyone able to catch them flipping bushes this weekend?

The weight loss seen when freezing a fish is caused by the process of dehydration. A higher loss of weight is seen when something freezes slower than quicker. It loses a lot of the water in it when it freezes. If you don't believe me soak a sponge and then freeze it. Compare the weights the frozen sponge will weigh much less. No doubt the scale could have been a little off but not 2 lbs we also packed the fish around in a cooler for a day and a half before it died. Even the biologist that weighed it said it would have been a good deal heavier had it not been frozen.

The reason for the weight difference is because the last record was frozen when it was weighed. I know because I caught it. We caught it on the Friday night of presidents day weekend and couldn't get ahold of anyone at the department until tuesday. Freezing the fish caused it to way a lot less due to te loss of water weight. The fish weighed a few ounces shy of 10lbs when it was caught. Congrats to the new record holder. I agree with most that it's not a real prestigious record. But still neat to be able to say you hold the record. He was even using the same bait that we were.