Interesting outing...

First let me explain about my spot that I've been fishing in the last fish outings I have posted. I'm fishing from one dock, and for 10-20ft out from the dock in ALL directions is HEAVY weeds up to the top of the water. This makes it near impossible to bring in solid fish.

Started off normal, 12in bass on a jig, then little taps on the shaky head, catch a few under 10 inches..

Roughly an hour into fishing I'm jerking a screwing around with a grub and BAM I load into something NICE, took out more drag then I'd ever witnessed in my life.

After a good 10 minute fight, a catfish surfaces, and I look to see I foul hooked in the face. I used a net to pull it out and BEND the d**n net bent. The picture was horribly taken as this cat was around 8lbs (Says to catfishers on the same dock I was fishing).  The catfish had a GIGANTIC head when it laid on it's stomach, but these pics make it tough. I tried to put my foot in there to show a comparison but didn't want to put my foot down next to it, so my foot is about a foot and half off the ground making my foot look bigger and the fish look smaller.

20 minutes later  I hooked what looks like a solid 2-3lb bass (it jumped twice) that hangs up in the weeds, and I play the waiting game. After 20minutes I just pull and to my surprise fish off.

Hour after that, I'm getting ready to leave and I'm fooling around with my shaky head again not paying much attention and bam I'm hooked up with what looks like a nice fish over 3lbs. ONCE AGAIN, fish shoots into weeds 10 feet from the dock. I play the waiting game, 30 minutes go by and I'm tired, hungry, and I said screw it.

NOTE: I HAD JUST SPOOLED UP WITH Yo-Zuri ultra Soft #6 (Thank you RW FOR THE ADVICE!!!!). I have lost 6 solid fish over 2lbs and up to 4lbs or so due to getting caught in weeds and breaking off.

I pulled on my line assuming I would break off like usual and go home sad.

NOPE, I pulled him straight through all of the weeds to land a nice looking fish.