went out his morning with my uncle at about 10 o' clock,the fishing was slow and we only managed to cach 3.I caught a dink on a boogee bait anithe rthat was between2.8 - 2.13 i cant remember exactly.i got her on a texas rigged worm.i was casting to a bush trying to get under it to were the branches first come out of the water.after several casts i finally got it were i wanted it to go.i let it sit for several seconds and felt a distinctive tap on my pole.i then watched were my lure was and saw a fish flash in its place and my line began to tighten.i set the hook and got her on.she was taking as much line off the reel as i was reeling in for a while and made several runs.i set the hook once or twice more to ensure a good hook up and fought her for the better part of 45 seconds to a minute.i dont know is she was bedding but it was really shallow water and im sure she was a female(can anyone help me out here) i dont know if they will bed that close to a bush/tree or not. she was 18 inches long

this next pic is the biggest of the day.my uncle caught it before i caught mine on a texas rigged worm as well and it put up every bit as much of a fight as mine did and was quite a distance from the boat when he got her.she was 3.13, im not sure about length.

Nice Bass y'all and I'm a cigar smoker too but not when I fish .  Set the hook on a Bass one time and the lit end of the cigar touched the line............ :.

Dan

Good deal Red!!

Nice fish, congrats.

thanks guys, anyone know if a fish will bed within a foot or two of a tree/bush etc?