All winter I have been reading posts on this website and waiting for an opportunity to get out on the water and put it all to good use. I've always had a solid base of knowledge when it came to fishing as I've been doing it a long time. However, reading posts throughout these forums has really solidified my ability to catch bigger, better fish! Last weekend was my third time out (first two times got skunked, but weather was horrible so I kept my hopes high). Spent about 2 hours on the lake cumulatively and caught a 2.5 and 5.5 lb LMB as well as a 3-3.5 lb SMB (didn't have scale for this fish). Very exciting stuff!

 

Like I said, I've always had the book smarts for fishing and a genuine appreciation for it, however never quite the confidence to get out there and try the variety of techniques that I was able to do last weekend. Very appreciative for all of you who post here - THANKS AGAIN! you guys make people like me better fishermen.

 

Here's a pic of the smallest fish I caught this weekend, it was (regretfully) the only fish I had my phone available to take a picture of. Fish probably looks slightly bigger than it was simply because I had to take the picture myself and my arms are only so long.

 

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Glad you had success! I'd also like to express my gratitude towards everyone for I have also gained a lot of knowledge from these forums. Great stuff!

Congratulations on your success!! There is a lifetime of knowledge on this site so use what you need but don't forget to Pay It Forward! Help those that you can, when you can.  

Not too shabby...nice fish!  Congrats!  And I'd also like to say thank you to everyone on here.  I just started at the end of last summer and I know I have a long way to go but I feel like I've learned so much in the past several months.  Thank You Bass Resource Mods/Members!

Nice looking bass!

Keep up the good work.

 

Think "Bassmaster Classic"!!!!!!!!!

Now that's what I'm talking about! Absolutely outstanding!