Sooo today was another day for a personal best for largemouth. I started out the morning great! This small lake I have found recently holds tons and tons of big bass.. started off using buzzbaits around 6:30 am .. first fish blows up!! Boom  4 pound 8 oz fish.. about 20 minutes later another!! This one topping 5 pounds .. I'm getting excited now. I keep fishing about an hour it's near 7:30, I caught a few more in he 2-3 pound range. I'm pretty happy as i float around in my canoe. The sun is coming up soon so I get one last top water and then switch to a senko.. well things couldn't be any better until..... I went to stand up in my canoe and for the first time ever... I slipt and lost balance and whoop there I go. In he water, phone ruined. Rods and tackle box etc fell over , everything was just soaked, luckily I was only in about 2-3 ft of water as I was casting into a deep hole from shore. So now I'm ticked.. took me a hour or so to get everything , got my rods first before they had chance to get really wet. Don't wanna ruin them.. well after that bad luck i decided screw it I'm not going to stop now so I changed clothes and fished on.. I had this feeling though, gut insinct. I throw out my senko.. about 3 seconds into the fall I feel the smallest "tick" so I set the hook and boy she set it back. Drag just starts peeling off ! I was so happy. About 5 minutes later and a huge tail walk across water.  I pulll out a. 5 pound 15 oz beauty! 21.6 inches long fat as ever.. my old PB was 5 14, still haven't hit that true 6 pound mark but I know she is in  lake... somewhere. Sorry I don't have any pics as my phone won't turn on now after being wet today at least we have this story ! Till next time, tight lines

Good story, and even when you do get over that 6 pound wall, you will never forget today's adventure! 

Congrats!

Congratulations!

Thanks @Bankbeater @Darren. @RPreeb An yeah I won't ever forget that.. not gonna try and go overboard anymore ha

Congrats on the new PB and sorry to hear about the phone. That's the definition of bitter sweet! I kayak fish sometimes and the smartest investment I ever made (be sides already owning an inflatable PDF) was buying a water proof phone case. Even though I'm super careful not to "field test" it, I never launch with out using it. Don't ask me how I know it "works"...

Congrats on the PB and try the old "put your wet phone in a container of rice" trick. It might work.....hopefully.

11 minutes ago, Gundog said:

Congrats on the PB and try the old "put your wet phone in a container of rice" trick. It might work.....hopefully.

Yeah it's been sittin in there for a good 6 hours now.. hoping maybe by tomorrow morning it might dry out. And @RB 77 thanks man! Yeah I just got a new phone tonight and purchased a lifeproof waterproof case..! Idk why I never did before 

May your adventures continue....this one will last a long time.  Congrats

congrats on the new P.B.!! I think we have all had one of those days at some time in our lifes. nice to see the good nature you gave to it, WHAT A STORY FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY LATER IN LIFE. what we wont do to catch a fish !! great story!!