sad day on the mississippi

[marcus]

well i turn 30 this year and iv been bass fishing since i was a toddler and iv caught alot of bass lets say with my biggest only being about 7 pounds. today was different i decided to bass fish the banks on the mississippi in the alton area i hooked up the biggest largemouth iv ever seen had to be 11+ no joke. problem is i lost the fish after about a 1 minute battle fish jumped like 10 times  got caught around a laydown tightened the drag horsed him out problem is i forgot to loosen the drag back up after i got him out of the branches when i got him close i horsed him in 2 hard and pulled the hook....sad sad day biggest bass ever ahhhhhh and i blew it...now how am i gonna sleep tonight....there's big ole' bass in the mighty mississippi holy cow tie up your kreature baits and find some slack water people hes still in there!!!

[Mitch f]

If you know where he was hiding, my guess is you could go right back and get him again soon. Use 25 lb test and Super line Gamakatsu EWG. Horse him in. That's a huge fish

[marcus]

38 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

If you know where he was hiding, my guess is you could go right back and get him again soon 

i wish it was that easy. im gonna try again tomorrow after work its so hard catching bass around there to begin with.....i can never figure a pattern out on the main river channel areas its more like im just out there to practice my casting 

[fishinwrench]

Pull up Google Earth and look for those clearer sloughs and backwater areas with some depth.  Rock or rip-rap with vegetation nearby......oh buddy!  

[marcus]

29 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Pull up Google Earth and look for those clearer sloughs and backwater areas with some depth.  Rock or rip-rap with vegetation nearby......oh buddy!  

i caught more catfish on crankbaits in the alton area and most of the fish that i get in the boat are those peskie asian carps ahhhh bahhh humbaaaahhhhggg and they jumped in the boat on there own slime everywhere ahhhhh im so bummed out i blew it i cant believe i lost him ahhhhh whyyyy

 

[Old plug]

I spent many wonderful hours below Clarksville Dam. I herd it is crowded up therenow days. 

[ollie]

I lived in Alton for a couple of years.  All I ever saw anybody fish for was either catties or carp.  I know a LOT of big catties have been caught by the feed mill next to the river.  Cool you hooked into a big bass!

[snagged in outlet 3]

I put my pond prowler in the Alton slough on the north side of 67 a few years ago.  It looked very fishy but I only fished for about 30 minutes.  I look over and two young gentleman are trying to break into my truck.  I trolled right behind them and asked if they needed help.  They gave me a funny look and then hopped in their car and took off.  I packed it in and left.

Pete

[marcus]

38 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I put my pond prowler in the Alton slough on the north side of 67 a few years ago.  It looked very fishy but I only fished for about 30 minutes.  I look over and two young gentleman are trying to break into my truck.  I trolled right behind them and asked if they needed help.  They gave me a funny look and then hopped in their car and took off.  I packed it in and left.

Pete

thats why i wanna move to lake of the ozarks or table rock you dont hear about that kind of stuff happening out of those areas...pretty sad you gotta worry about your car or truck everywhere you fish around st.charles and st.louis

[snagged in outlet 3]

Yeah I'd like to live closer to the fishing I prefer.  Tablerock would be first choice.