Second Biggest Fish

Caught this 7 pound 8 oz bass at my buddy's private lake. This thing gave me a ride when I caught him. It was the last day of our 3 day trip about 4:00 in the afternoon and I decided to tie on the Chartreuse Sexy Shad KVD 1.5 Square Bill by StrikeKing. Caught 3 right before I caught her, all just over a pound. I knew I had a good bait on because they were jammin that front treble every time. Kept working my way down the weed line and bam! When I set the hook I swear it was just like I had gotten stuck on a log, but I knew I hadn't because I felt the hit. She took off like a bat out of hell and I just held on for the ride. Landed her in the boat thanks to my new St Croix and Optimus XT Pinnacle reel (This was only my 3rd time using this rod and reel and first time caught my biggest fish weighing 8 or 9).