I was bass fishing at my favorite fishing hole this afternoon when, what felt like a Mack truck hit my spinnerbait. After a bit of a fight I pulled in a 33 inch rainbow that had to have been about 8lbs. I tried to get a pic but it was just me and he had a lot of fight left I him. On top of that I don't know how I could have held it with 1 hand to get a pic without risking injuring the fish. Any suggestions would be great. I also caught 12 largemouth with 2 over 5lbs. It was a great day.

We never know what's going to bite sometimes. Congrats on a fine trip

That is a monster rainbow! I've caught them on several bass lures but never a spinnerbait, can't say I'm real surprised by it though. Sounds like a great day on the water!

Love spinnerbait fishing.. You can catch anything.. Hence the picture of 40 plus inch 18lb musky..

nice job, what a great day!

check out this article on solo hero shots- http://www.ginkandgasoline.com/fly-fishing-photography/getting-the-hero-shot-when-youre-fishing-solo/

My personal favorite is the underwater camera.

Now on the fish- congrats on an awesome catch. Trout amaze me- you can catch a 6 incher in the same trip as a 24+ incher and they're both tons of fun. 

Im not especially surprised, I was fishing with my dad one time, going down the bank in a boat casting, he takes a cast off the deep side and caught a 5lb salmon on the spinnerbait.  

Do you keep a net with you?  I use a folding net on my kayak to land pickerel and other non-bass fish.  I find they calm down some when in the net...  You should be able to get a picture then.

Nice work, sure is an oddity that a seasoned trout would smash a spinnerbait.

BPS has a fish gripper I always carry with me to handle fish like musky or trout

http://m.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Grip-Master/product/93414/?cmCat=CROSSSELL_PRODUCT