March 18th Big Bass

[Joenothum]

After the weekend I had fishing down in the Tucker area, I couldn't help myself and loaded up and put in on the upper end after work.  Not two or three casts in, I caught this fish.  When his head first came up, I honestly thought it was a 10.  The head was the right proportions.  I quickly netted it and put it in the well and called a buddy to meet me at the ramp with a scale.  When he got there and I pulled the fish out and looked it over. It was actually kind of a bummer (ok not really catching big fish is awesome).  The fish was a male; pointed knobby lower jaw, very very skinny.  But despite that, the fish measured 24" long and weighted just shy of 6 1/2#.  Got a couple pics and turned it back!  Great fish but I could only imagine if it was a pre-spawn female I would think it would have been in the 8 pound range!  

[jbooth24]

Very nice fish. I caught my pb last year that was almost 6# on top water. With in a month them big females will be up shallow 

[JohnP]

Good fish non the less.

[Fish24/7]

could drive a Mack Truck into that mouth holy cow!