Hot Day At The Lake

[weedwalker]

NO !!! The fish weren't biting. And my arms are sunburnt to a crisp.

I only had one good bite. I was throwing a 1/4 oz black/blue jig & pig on a heavy spinning rod. It was just a slight tick but I set the hook. It felt solid for a split second, then the reel broke off in my hand. The fish took off and jerked my reel up to the 1st line guide. I could tell it was a decent fish then. My son was in the boat with me. I told him to hold the rod while I tried to reel it in with the broken reel. It took about 10 minutes and after getting my hand scrathed all to hell from the broken edge, we finally managed to get it in the boat. It was 5 lbs 2 oz. Not my biggest bass but the biggest I've caught out of that lake. It's definatly one I'll remember.

[Bopeye]

Very nice Ed!! 

When you texted me that picture today I was driving with my dad and couldn't say much. Sorry brother.

I can honestly say I have never caught a bass that big. A few three pounders, but that's about it. Sounds like a very fun day. Hope your arms get to feeling better. 

[pitw]

I enjoyed the story a bunch .  Great fish by a tried and true method .

[shaddragger]

  A pig on the jig-n-pig!! WTG WW!

[iahntr]

Nice one Ed !!
That one will be one you'll remember for sure.  

[FinsnFur]

Snapped the reel off.   WTF?

Now that's clearly a female and loaded with eggs.  So if you guys are just now getting those.........

Rick223 and I were on the river most of the afternoon ourselves. He caught one fish and I had one hit.....all afternoon.
Definitely poor fishing.

That is a hawg though nice fish and it sounds like you earned it.

[weedwalker]

Now that's clearly a female and loaded with eggs.

Yeah Jim, I kinda figured they were already done spawning here. The water was 81*. But her tail was still worn and bloody from nesting.
Just a couple minutes before I hooked her, a bass about her size came zooming right past the boat in hot pursuit of a 6" shad. I wondered if it was the same fish.
That's the only one we caught all day too.

[FinsnFur]

  I just dont get it. I've never seen it so unsynchronized and so wide spread.

[Tikaani]

Nice fish Ed, hot day on the lake is better than the best day at work.  
John

[possumal]

Way to go Big Ed.  Better quit buying that cheap WalMart equipment though. 

[alscalls]

Nice one ED!   Glad your getting some time off.

[cb223]

That is a nice one. Way to go!!!

[Jimmie in Ky]

Nice one Ed. Been a long time since I have been fishing much less caught one like that. 

I am not too surprised that spawning was delayed some. With all the rains we have had messing with the water levels it could have messed things up a good deal. Most of the flooding did happen just before they should have hit the banks down here. Although the blue gill catfish and shad spawns seem to have been right on time. Jimmie

[KySongDog]

Just saw this thread.  Nice fish, you 'ol coyote magnet!   

[HaMeR]

Nice bass Ed!! And a heckuva job landing it!!