I believe you, no need for a photo ID  

A 7-3/4-lb bass from North Carolina is nothing short of astounding! 

 

Roger

HUGE congrats on such a wonderful fish! Sure you didn't get a picture, but it was an experience that you will carry with you forever. 

Good job young man! Well done.

No Pics??  No Proof!!!! J/K

Congrats!!!

That's awesome, congrats!!

Congrats Senko! I'm happy for you. I could feel your excitement in your post.

Congrats! The way things are going you will be catching another pb soon haha just keep on wearing that heels shirt!

Today, I was at the pond. Caught a couple of little fish, but couldn't get anything together. I tied on a Yum Money Craw with a 1/4 oz. bullet weight and started dragging it over logs on the bottom. Felt a weight, and set the hook. Thought I had a turtle or a carp on at first, but when it jumped for the first time, it was so big I thought I had an 8 or 9 pound bass on. It headed straight for some logs to my right side, so I charged into the water and fought it away from there. Pulled it up to the bank, picked it up, and the hook fell out. It weighed 7 3/4 pounds on the scale, and was 24 1/2 inches long, with an incredibly fat stomach.

 

Now, you're asking, why are there no pictures? For one, I made quite possibly the stupidest mistake of my life and didn't bring my phone. I usually take a trackphone fishing with me. The photos won't even upload to the internet, but at least I could show people. So I took a vine and tethered the bass to a log in the water. I didn't want to kill it (I would much rather have it swim away then get pics and die). I attatched the vine in such a way that the bass was upright in the water, made sure it was breathing, and headed down the road on my bike to home, 2 minutes away. I'm sure the cars passing wondered why this wild-eyed teenager was racing down the road at such a desparate pace! Ran into my house, got my brother and mom and a camera, and we drove back to the pond. THE BASS WAS GONE. Very disappointing.

 

But I caught the bass!!!!! My previous PB was 4 1/3 pounds. People might not believe me, but at least I landed it.

 I'm still shaking.

thats awesome congrats on landing a pig!

Way to go!

Congrats man!

Nice job!

Congrats man that's a beast....oh yeah and GO HEELS!!!

Wow great fish!!!

Forget the picture. The amount of times I've caught a nice fish and then not gotten pic are uncountable. You have an unforgettable memory and a smackin pr. That's what counts.

Tight lines bro!

I missed getting a picture of my PB smallmouth. It weighed 4.8 lbs. I held it in the water because it took a little while to unhook and it shook free before I got a picture. Still wish I had a picture of that one.

I'm 44 and you've killed my PB already! I'm wondering if you would have had a picture even if you had your phone with you. You said you went into the water.... wouldn't your phone have been in your pocket? In my experience, wet phones don't work so well. 

 

Forget the picture, it's the memory and if anyone questions you, they're just jealous! Hmmm, maybe I should question you because I'm sure jealous! 

I'm 44 and you've killed my PB already! I'm wondering if you would have had a picture even if you had your phone with you. You said you went into the water.... wouldn't your phone have been in your pocket? In my experience, wet phones don't work so well. 

 

Forget the picture, it's the memory and if anyone questions you, they're just jealous! Hmmm, maybe I should question you because I'm sure jealous! 

 

The water in that pond where I was fishing is no deeper than 3, maybe four feet where I was. A little farther out it may get to 5. I only have access (it's a private cemetery pond and I can't disrupt funerals) to the shallow area.