@AlabamaSpothunterAlthough I can’t watch it right now I’m really looking forward to seeing the video later and congratulations on being able to recover the most important part of the video. By the way she is beautiful 👍🏻

Many thanks Eric!    Expect to hear a teenage girl screaming and fumbling around 🤣

5 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

@AlabamaSpothunterAlthough I can’t watch it right now I’m really looking forward to seeing the video later and congratulations on being able to recover the most important part of the video. By the way she is beautiful 👍🏻

 

I agree with Eric. She is such a beautiful bass. Peak health. She has thrived. Alex for the win!!!

 

2 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Many thanks Eric!    Expect to hear a teenage girl screaming and fumbling around 🤣

 

As beautiful as she was in the Sun, she was at peak beauty swimming away. Honestly, she looked bigger and bigger as she left. 

26 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

24 days later I can officially announce a very happy ending to my lost GoPro data saga.

 

Well That's Just Awesome ~ 

Congrats on sticking with it and getting the footage of such a great fish back.

So you're saying you like that blade bait then ?

Good Times

A-Jay

Thanks so much Katie and A-Jay!!!    Seeing her swim away healthy and unharmed was my favorite part as well.    I know if we ever cross paths again, she's likely going to be well north of 10lbs.   I suspect as I type she already is.   

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I know if we ever cross paths again, she's likely going to be well north of 10lbs.   I suspect as I type she already is.   

 

Agreed. Her perfect form, free of scars and wear and tear, tells me that she's a perfect huntress too, meaning she kills cleanly and efficiently and therefore grows quickly.

 

If you catch her again, you'll yell, "YOU AGAIN!"

 

And she'll sigh, "You again? Oh, well, at least you treat me well."

@AlabamaSpothunter Heck of a catch and gopro saga!  Congrats!!  I hope you get to visit with her again soon.

 

scott

@AlabamaSpothunter I just got done watching your video and I started shaking when you held her up. Congratulations for sure my friend. 

Thanks a bunch Scott!!!   

 

I can't tell you how many times I've thrown that red blade bait at the location I caught her at since then 🤣

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

@AlabamaSpothunter I just got done watching your video and I started shaking when you held her up. Congratulations for sure my friend. 

I surely appreciate it Eric!!!    It just never felt like a complete catch until I got to share her with folks like you pal.    Outside of this place very, very few people in my universe "get it", it really is great to have friends to share these moments with 🙂 

Awesome! Glad you got it back ! 

Fantastic news @AlabamaSpothunter! I'm glad you were able to recover it, but you didn't need that to validate yourself here. You are fully validated already! We know you've unlocked the secrets of your lake, and are a high level angler. Congrats on landing her.

17 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Expect to hear a teenage girl screaming

We all sound like that Alex. Anybody says different is lying. 🤣

Incredible! I'm fairly confident I would have fallen in as I'd have lost control of my body functions holding that fish!

Really appreciate the kind words friends!!!

 

@FishTax I was too busy hooking myself to fall in the water, it's definitely still on the table if I ever catch another one like that though 🤣

I hooked myself pretty good yesterday with a lipless, just trying to cast from the bank. That's what I get for trying this crazy cast under a tree that I saw on facebook reels... my lure never even got wet, just stuck in my finger instead. Best hookset this year so far, unfortunately. 

I have zero doubts that the luck is going to change for you NC boys!  

 

Never fails, the longer you go without having a banger day, the bigger and better that banger will be when it comes.

 

You and Pat will have lots to post soon enough, if not the world has ended 😁

1 hour ago, FishTax said:

I hooked myself pretty good yesterday with a lipless, just trying to cast from the bank. That's what I get for trying this crazy cast under a tree that I saw on facebook reels... my lure never even got wet, just stuck in my finger instead. Best hookset this year so far, unfortunately. 

Bow and arrow cast ? 

18 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Bow and arrow cast ? 

yup! how'd you know

6 minutes ago, FishTax said:

yup! how'd you know

Papaw always said hold the very back of the hook when using that one 😂 

36 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Papaw always said hold the very back of the hook when using that one 😂 

You may think so, but how can you know unless you try it. 🤣 I think my intelligence dropped with the air temps this winter. 

Just so y'all know - there are still living bass in NC THANK GOD!!!

 

 

On the provoke at sunset yesterday.

 

Boy that felt nice 🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️

Whew, @Pat Brown! Unfortunately, there are no bass still in Maine. I go down to my dock, cast my popper, twitch it across the ice, and fail to provoke a single strike. 

That a boy Pat!!!!

 

@FishTax  Lol, I'm pretty sure I saw that exact same FB reel of a guy bow N arrow skipping a bait in between two dock floats.  

1 hour ago, Pat Brown said:

Just so y'all know - there are still living bass in NC THANK GOD!!!

 

Yeah, but looks like all the big NC bass died off along with the shad due to the Arctic blast 😆 Same thing here in SC, based on my one bite yesterday…🤗

 

 

Things should start popping next week with a good push of above normal temps forecasted - at least I’m hoping that’s the case.

11 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

Whew, @Pat Brown! Unfortunately, there are no bass still in Maine. I go down to my dock, cast my popper, twitch it across the ice, and fail to provoke a single strike. 

Have you tried changing colours?

 

(sorry… colors) 😝