My buddy hit me up to fish after work tonight. Local reservoir that can only be fished from shore and it gets hit HARD. I was fishing from probably the most popular spot too. Felt some weight and saw the line move. Set the hook and started reeling. Realized when it was just my handle turning and not the spool it was a good fish. Then the whoosh noises definitely let me know it was a good one. Made a small jump close to shore and then I landed her. My buddy said that's probably a 5lbr. I told him it's over 6 for sure. I never usually fish wacky but I'm sure glad I did. My Pb thus far is 6.5. That was until tonight.

Congrats on the new PB.

Nice fish. Well done.

Congrats on the PB!

Jeff

Thanks everyone.

Awesome fish! Man, I have that same scale and it never reads 7-5, what's up?

Awesome fish. Over 7lb in MD....Wow!!

Good fish, congrats!

Great catch. Congrats.

Props just for having a SCALE!!!!!!

Nice fishy too!!

NICE! Darn good fish.

Props just for having a SCALE!!!!!!

Nice fishy too!!

I always try to carry a scale because sometimes you just never know. Without it I wouldn't of known I have a new Pb now.

Great fish!!!

Yeah, I was gonna say - before I saw your scale pic - that your fish was well over 6 pounds, pushing 7 give or take. I'm glad I was close!

 

Big congrats!

I always try to carry a scale because sometimes you just never know. Without it I wouldn't of known I have a new Pb now.

 

And it is time to change your "My PB:" description to "Between 7-8 lbs"!

Wow! That's a chunk of a fish! Nice job!!

Yeah, I was gonna say - before I saw your scale pic - that your fish was well over 6 pounds, pushing 7 give or take. I'm glad I was close!

Big congrats!

I was thinking about 7 before I got it weighed. Also hoping because my goal after the 6 was to hit 7. I also haven't caught nearly as many in the 4-5 range this year so it made up for it. I'm just happy I had the scale so I wasn't purely guessing on weight.

Thanks everyone once again. None of my friends understand the feeling of excitement you get from something like this.

That's a hog man!

Very nice. Great job!

Sweet Bass ~ Congrats.

 

PB's are always a Blast !

 

A-Jay

Nice fish RippinLips!!!  WTG!! That is a pretty fish for sure. It's an exciting moment when you catch a PB. Congratulations!!   

Nice fish! Congratulations on the new PB.

Nice fish! Congrats.

NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But, but, wacky rigs only catch dinks 

 

Awesome fish man and props for getting her from a pressured lake and from the bank