Well, since no one helped, I figured it out on my own and here are the results.

Congrats on figuring it out!  That to me is one of the most rewarding parts of fishin!  BTW, nice fish!

What do you mean no one helped? What was your initial question?

Nice fish! Congrats!

Noone helped??  On BassResource?  

Somthing to keep in mind is that once you remove the male , if you have a livewell or somthing to contain the fish in that won't hurt it, put him in there, the female will move onto the nest next if there is one active on that bed.

Catch 'em up!

Sorry no one helped .

It looks to me like you didn't need any.

Where did you post the question and when?  Nice fish!

March 26th on this board, Subject "On the Nest"

Sorry...  I would have helped but I have limited experience fishing during the spawn (sight fishing).  The lake I fish is shallow, has a muck bottom, and the visibility is about 6 inches.  Like I said before, you figured it out on your own and that can be very rewarding!  Coming here and seeking advice is great but sometimes spending time on the water is the best education you can get!  

nice work