Sooooo...I don't think I caught the fish that shook me off the other night, but I did catch a nice one! My best friend was here for this catch as well and we both agreed that this probably wasn't the fish we saw. It could be, but to me this fish didn't come close to the sheer size I saw when the other one jumped. Even in the case that this is the fish I lost, it's still the second biggest fish I've ever caught at 7 pounds even. 

 

When we got to the pond this morning, I offered to let my best friend and my brother take the canoe out since it doesn't fit three people very well. I walked down to the dock while they were getting the canoe, and caught a nice three pound bass on my second cast, using a Castaic BD gunfish imitation topwater. A three pounder is a nice fish any day for me, and the other guys were super jealous that I had caught one so early. They launched the canoe, and I kept fishing. They weren't twenty feet away from the dock when I fired a long cast to an opposite bank and got slammed. Not only was it a  topwater blowup and on a long cast, I had a spinning rod with 8 pound line. It was an incredibly fun fight. After I landed her, the bite shut off like light switch and the other guys never even had a chance to set the hook. 

 

I realize that I caught her on a small private pond, but I still had a blast doing so even if it wasn't quite as hard as catching a 7 pounder on a lake. 

 

Annndddd I can't get the pictures vertical ?

 

She's a beauty! Nice catch!

Nice Bass ~

Congrats

A-Jay

WTG.  Congrats.

Sweet!

NICE!!!  See what happens when you are kind to others!?

 

Dang! That is a nice one!

Nice catch!!!!!!!     

 

Beautiful big girl, and a bonus getting her on top water! Great account by the way

big girls and top water , it doesn't get any better, CONGRATS!

 

She's a BIG girl, Kyle!

 

Roger

Nice fish! Congrats!