Got a nice one this afternoon

coyote101 · April 30, 2010, 10:46:53 PM

Fished a couple of hours this evening. We caught fourteen fish, including four between 12 and 13 inches. Then about 7:30 this guy took an 8 inch curly tailed worm:

Five and three quarter pounds and a bit over 22 inches.

The red spot is the 24 inch mark on my tape

My biggest bass to date.

My wife caught this 11 1/2 inch red eared sunfish a couple of weeks ago in the same lake:

Pat

pitw · April 30, 2010, 10:51:12 PM

Nice fish Pat

. The measuring G stick is a mite hard to see though behind the FnF sign

. Glad you got out for what you so obviously enjoy.

iahntr · April 30, 2010, 10:51:58 PM

Man that's a Beauty Pat !

Congratulations !!

Looks like a nice place to fish with the canoe.
Thanks for sharin it with us.

markTNhunter · April 30, 2010, 10:58:17 PM

nice fish

Okanagan · May 01, 2010, 01:01:33 AM

That bass is a DANDY! Thanks for the story and great pics.

But the sunfish is huge compared to any I've ever seen, a Boone & Crockett fish!

weedwalker · May 01, 2010, 06:43:54 AM

WTG Pat!!

That's a VERY nice bass.

iahntr · May 01, 2010, 08:24:11 AM

Sunfish wasn't on there when I 1st posted,
that's a Real beauty there too ! Congrats to her also.

FinsnFur · May 01, 2010, 08:34:36 AM

Beautiful
That is a real nice bass, beats my record by an inch! Dangit!!
And that sunfish...I dont think I've seen one that big, wow.

Thanks for sharing them.

pitw · May 01, 2010, 08:46:14 AM

Never seen a Sun fish and it do look nice. So does your wife

. That dot on the Gill is a neat looking thing, kinda/sorta like a hinge

.

JohnP · May 01, 2010, 09:14:41 AM

Nice fish Pat. I don't read to many of these fishing post, makes me kinda jealous as I really enjoy fishing and there is not much of it around where I live. Tell the wife congratulations, that's the biggest red ear I have ever seen.

Hawks Feather · May 01, 2010, 09:19:14 AM

Pat,

Nice pictures and even nicer fish. What is even better is that you get your wife to go out with you. Looks like a nice place to spend a little time.

Jerry

slagmaker · May 01, 2010, 09:27:28 AM

OOOHHH MAN!!

Nice bass and a beautifull red ear
what weight line did you catch him on Pat?

coyote101 · May 01, 2010, 09:50:03 AM

Quote from: JohnP on May 01, 2010, 09:14:41 AM
Tell the wife congratulations, that's the biggest red ear I have ever seen.

Kentucky has a Trophy fish program where the Department will send a certificate for fish over a certain size. Sunfish and bluegill qualify at 10 inches. That red ear made it easily. She also caught a bluegill the same day that was a little over nine inches. Just missed qualifying two fish in one day.

Quote from: Hawks Feather on May 01, 2010, 09:19:14 AM
What is even better is that you get your wife to go out with you.

She loves to fish. I gave her that old canoe for Mother's Day last year and we have spent many hours in it. She's got a bladder about the size of a peanut and can't ride in the car for more than a couple of hours. But somehow she can fish for six or seven hours straight and never complain. And I won't either!

Quote from: slagmaker on May 01, 2010, 09:27:28 AM
what weight line did you catch him on Pat?

I think it is spooled with 14# flourocarbon.

Pat

Frogman · May 02, 2010, 03:04:24 PM

Nice Fish, Pat!!

Jim

golfertrout · May 02, 2010, 04:02:34 PM

nice bass Pat. looks like you had fun

why didnt you call me? i like to fish also

KySongDog · May 02, 2010, 09:21:57 PM

Nice fish, Pat and Mrs. Pat!

Todd Rahm · May 02, 2010, 11:12:39 PM

Better sign up for the next Bass Pro tourney.

alscalls · May 03, 2010, 06:40:12 AM

Congrats to both of ya!