So, naturally, I wanted to get out and do some fishing this morning. You only get one 50th birthday, after all. I went to my favorite small lake and it started off slow. I was about 1/3 of the way around the lake and finally got a pounder under some overhanging trees with the black/blue jig and craw. About 20 minutes later I skipped the jig way under some trees. The cast was a thing of beauty, not my usual noisy entry. I started to retrieve and the bass yanked the jig back. I set the hook and the bass immediately got as entangled as it could. I had to go get it, guerilla style. I attached a pic of the jungle I had to go get it from. I could see the bass was right at the surface, pinned against limbs. I disengaged the spool and let out a little line as I paddled into the brush. I grabbed the bass and pushed back out with the paddle. I had to cut the line because there was no way I was getting that jig through all those limbs. I weighed it. 7.2 lbs. I took pics and released it. It took me 10 minutes to get my jig retied because the eye on this Seibert jig is tiny! The fish had wrecked my 20# mono leader. And my hands were unsteady.

 

I paddled on around for about 30 minutes and caught another nice fish on a Chug Bug. 5.4 lbs. And this fish didn't suck the bait in like most big bass do with towaters. It annihilated my Bug with a huge splash. It was a better fight than the 7 pounder because it was on a treble lure (looser drag) and out in the open. I ended up with another 2 pounder on the frog and several 1 pounders on a finesse C rig with a small lizard and spinnerbait, 7 fish total. It was a great morning. 

 

Happy Birthday to Me!

 

Congrats! That’s a nice way to ring in your 50th! Let’s make that REAL nice! 

Well that's just about the best way to celebrate a birthday ~

Congrats

btw - we we born on the same day - 11 years apart

A-Jay

Happy B-Day, youngin' ?

 

Sounds like a good day all around.

 

 

Very Happy Birthday

Nice!!  I’d be happy with that for my bday for sure.

Happy Birthday to both you and @A-Jay!

Happy Birthday!!

Thats the way to do it. 
 

And Happy Birthday to you @A-Jay as well
 

 

 

Mike

@the reel ess,

Happy 50th birthday to you.

 

@A-Jay,

Happy 39th birthday to you (50 - 11 = 39).  For some reason I thought you were older.

 

 

Happy birthday is right! I went this morning and caught 5...biggest was around 3lbs and I was happy. Would gladly trade for your stringer!

That’s a birthday to remember for sure. Nice fish!

Happy bday to you too A-Jay. 

Happy birthday both, nice way to celebrate birthday for sure.

Happy Birthday

53 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Well that's just about the best way to celebrate a birthday ~

Congrats

btw - we we born on the same day - 11 years apart

A-Jay

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

Well that's just about the best way to celebrate a birthday ~

Congrats

btw - we we born on the same day - 11 years apart

A-Jay

Happy Birthday my man!

Happy Hatch-Day, and congratulations on a great outing!

2 hours ago, the reel ess said:

You only get one 50th birthday, after all.

If you live to be a hundred , would that be two ?

Heck of a birthday present. 

2 hours ago, BASS302 said:

@A-Jay,

Happy 39th birthday to you (50 - 11 = 39).  For some reason I thought you were older.

Happy 61st B-Day @A-Jay - just remember, I'm only a few months behind you.

Happy birthday @the reel ess and heck of a celebratory morning loading the boat!

Happy birthday and congrats!

52 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Happy 61st B-Day @A-Jay - just remember, I'm only a few months behind you.

Thanks ~

Do you think you'll ever catch me ?

A-Jay

 

3 hours ago, BASS302 said:

@the reel ess,

Happy 50th birthday to you.

 

@A-Jay,

Happy 39th birthday to you (50 - 11 = 39).  For some reason I thought you were older.

 

 

I am - 61 -

But I don't feel like 61 is traditionally suppose to feel.

There's not much old and decrepit going on here 

This was two days ago . . . 

A-Jay

8 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I am - 61 -

But I don't feel like 61 is traditionally suppose to feel.

There's not much old and decrepit going on here 

This was two days ago . . . 

 

What was it you always said?  Stay lean!

Just now, gimruis said:

 

What was it you always said?  Stay lean!

Yes Sir - Working to Stay Lean - 

But not today - 

I'm drinking a cold beer as I type this (first one in a year)

and I just order a huge PIZZA ! 

A-Jay