Donna G Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Disclaimer alert - as previously noted, I am geographically challenged, especially on the water, so I'll let Champ188 fill in those pertinent details and any other snippets he deems noteworthy. Splashed at 8:00 a.m. and put it on the trailer at 5:30 p.m. Long day and not our easiest ever. Certainly not the numbers we had on Thursday. No wind the first part of the day and ducked in a slip at Big M twice to avoid short showers. Hey, I'm on vacation. Don't have to tough out the rain. Best I recall WT ranged 49.1-52.7. First fish came at 9:15 a.m. Finally got a little something going when the wind showed up. Ended up with 20, mostly spots, no brownies. Five keepers for around 15lbs anchored by this beauty. Got my heart pumping on 6lb line. Sheesh. Had to run around the back of the boat like crazy Iaconelli feeding line. Mix of baits and mix of water - spinnerbait, Ned, swimbait, crankbait...maybe one on a FB jig. Beat the wood again and didn't seem to help a lot. Good looking stuff, too. I was sure hoping to capitalize on the bright skies this morning and run that swimbait through tree tops for a big chomp, but the fish had different ideas. Hope this girl shows up next Saturday for the OA derby. cheesemaster, Royal Blue, Patlock and 26 others 29 Donna Gilzow Bella Vista, Arkansas The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. --John Buchan, 1915
Donna G Posted February 28, 2017 Author Posted February 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, SplitG2 said: Great fish Donna! Congrats! Forgot to mention that Champ gave me the bait I caught this fish on. It was late in the day and the last bass I caught, too. He's always working to help me catch them. One thing he doesn't get to do is take over when I have a wild one like this. I think he wanted to, though.. hehehe Champ188, Daryk Campbell Sr, magicwormman and 1 other 4 Donna Gilzow Bella Vista, Arkansas The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. --John Buchan, 1915
176champion Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Holy cow you caught Fred my pet bass i had down there, i had him trained and he could do tricks, i would put my landing net in the water and he would get in it for me so i could pet him. Thanks for the report. Great Fish. magicwormman, Champ188, vernon and 1 other 4 I know everything about nothing and know nothing about everything! Bruce Philips
Donna G Posted February 28, 2017 Author Posted February 28, 2017 Just now, 176champion said: Holy cow you caught Fred my pet bass i had down there, i had him trained and he could do tricks, i would put my landing net in the water and he would get in it for me so i could pet him. Thanks for the report. Great Fish. Oh, I'm sure it wasn't your pet bass. Her name was Freda. magicwormman 1 Donna Gilzow Bella Vista, Arkansas The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. --John Buchan, 1915
m&m Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Donna, nice fish. Great way to end the day. 17 lbs won the BFL last Saturday so you guys were not far off the leader. Mike magicwormman, Champ188 and Donna G 3
magicwormman Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Donna G said: Disclaimer alert - as previously noted, I am geographically challenged, especially on the water, so I'll let Champ188 fill in those pertinent details and any other snippets he deems noteworthy. Splashed at 8:00 a.m. and put it on the trailer at 5:30 p.m. Long day and not our easiest ever. Certainly not the numbers we had on Thursday. No wind the first part of the day and ducked in a slip at Big M twice to avoid short showers. Hey, I'm on vacation. Don't have to tough out the rain. Best I recall WT ranged 49.1-52.7. First fish came at 9:15 a.m. Finally got a little something going when the wind showed up. Ended up with 20, mostly spots, no brownies. Five keepers for around 15lbs anchored by this beauty. Got my heart pumping on 6lb line. Sheesh. Had to run around the back of the boat like crazy Iaconelli feeding line. Mix of baits and mix of water - spinnerbait, Ned, swimbait, crankbait...maybe one on a FB jig. Beat the wood again and didn't seem to help a lot. Good looking stuff, too. I was sure hoping to capitalize on the bright skies this morning and run that swimbait through tree tops for a big chomp, but the fish had different ideas. Hope this girl shows up next Saturday for the OA derby. Very nice fish! I love when a plan comes together. You just raised the bar for us all. I hear after that fish, you and Champ are 6 to 5 favorites to win the derby. Champ188 and Donna G 2
Johnsfolly Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Great bass Donna! Crongrats! Looks like a Ned rig in its mouth. Can't quite make out the color, green pumpkin maybe? Glad to hear that Champ let's you reel in your own fish. Good luck in the tournament. Champ188 and Donna G 2
Quillback Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Beautiful bass Donna, congrats! Champ188 and Donna G 2
cheesemaster Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 What a whopper!!! Nice report too. Champ188 and Donna G 2
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