Yes, tomorrow came......it was busy......

My Dad was in the hospital last week, then had been at our house for 4 days.....he had to go back to docs........then fightin the with pharmacy(that battle will continue today). Had to take Dad back to TN......yea the house is reclaimed

Plus the excitement of the news of baby Jackson......

We finally made it on the water........I was still lookin for those 2 more bass......

The first hour out......nothing......not even a nibble! It was fun watchin the little coons and the coyote (posted under Everything)......thank goodness for the critters...

My youngest son Justin had just called.....I hung up the phone......the coons were eating pb crackers someone had just tossed to them...... :

When along came #499.......another 3# smallie...

Of course I'm thinkin........one more....just one more.......( me excited????)

about 3 casts later..........#500! I did it!

Yes every single fish has been released........most photo'd, all kissed :-*......and every one caught on plastics.......mostly c-rig'd lizards, t-rig'd kreatures, or wacky rig'd senko's

..........thanks to all those that have helped me expand my knowledge and enjoyment of bass fishing...........what a year it's been........

;D ;D ;D ;D

Woo-hoo!

Congratulations, Deb!

That dark 3 lb smallmouth is a beaut, too.

The smallies get bigger, the closer you get,lol....maybe a record for #500?  Go in style!

awsome pics.  How I love smallie fishing.  

Nice fish!

500 fish in less than a year might qualify you for some kind of record. I remember there was a post a while back about some guy setting a world record for most bass caught in a certain amount of time in the general bass fishing section. I doubt you care about that kind of record just letting you know.

WTG!!!  

Quite a milestone and something to be proud of.  I know I would!!  Congratulations!!!

What a hard core, Bassin' Lady!!!  Awesome record Deb!  So glad you made your goal before the waters ice over.

Dan

Congrats,

  That is a feat that I hope one day I can obtain, not easy by any means and you have set my standard. Thanks for the report and I hope you can make 550-600 by end of the year.

nice smallies /congrats

Awesome Lady  

But you know what records are for?

To be broken  

Congrats on the big 500! 8-)

Congrats on #500

Now go catch some more.