well after dinkfest '07 yesterday, i was determined to try to get a better fish today. went to a little pond and fished for a while basically deadsticking an unweighted tube.

took a while, but i finally - THUMP!!! and the line starts moving off. well, well, season's greetings mrs. bass. here's your present...BAM!!! ;D. hook is set, eyes are crossed, and drag is runnin'.

any bass over 5 pounds is nice, but this one was real cool b/c of its porky lil' proportions. short, fat, and very thick. i was so impressed i had to measure it. at less than 20.75" long, this fish weighed 5-6.

this is the kind of fish that in my opinion has tremendous potential to be a MONSTER one day if it survives, and the kind that is SO important to release. so i whacked it on the head, filleted it, and we're having it for supper. yum, yum.

just kiddin', just kiddin'. of course i released her. i really hope to meet up with this one a few years from now. imagine proportioned like this at 27"! . hope y'all are catchin' some too!

She was a chunky one. Nice catch as always. So I see you have now went from 1/4oz to no weight at all, lol.  ;D Tough to do with a jig though.

Wow, that's a fatty.  

Nice Mogan my friend. It's nice to see someone else who releases the big girls. I don't care how huge it is take a picture and get a photo mount!!

I don't think Bill Dance could do better.

Great catch.

For you guys who want to fish during the winter months, take a lesson from Hawg Caller and be patient.

Very, very patient.

And sooner or later, bam!

Awsome bass! Whats a hawg call sound like? I would love to learn!

You just keep catchin them hogs.

Great fish, great photo.

I can't decide if I would rather look at pictures of br.comers and their bass or the Swedish bikini team.

Ummmmmmmmmmm on second thought............ :-?

Yep, that's a beauty!

8-)

nice job paul! "dink fest" was just a warm-up i see

Wat a little poker.  Nice catch..

 I fish a small farmpond close to my home that prodces many, many fish proportioned simalar to that pig your holding. I also beleive that these are the fish with the most potential for weight gain. Is it something genetic that causes this growth pattern or is it just conditions and/or food supply? I caught a 23-24 inch fish early last spring that probably weighed close to 8. I wish I had pics to show the shape of the fish.

 Great looking fish, congrats!

 

man, that thing is fat. nice job

"this is the kind of fish that in my opinion has tremendous potential to be a MONSTER one day if it survives, and the kind that is SO important to release.  so i whacked it on the head, filleted it, and we're having it for supper.  yum, yum." Hahahaha, Thanks for the laugh  . Nice fish  8-).

I always enjoy reading your posts and the pics....well, what can I say?  You are on them as always.

Teach me.

thanks y'all for the kind words.

Par'ty Fish their Paul.

Happy New Year to ya [ Hawg Brother ].

Craig