so as some of from my other topics i am just starting bass fishing and have only caught two that were pretty small... i mean 13" tops and maybe.... 1.5lbs?? not sure.. anyways as some of you know i also just got my birst baitcast reel.. i only threw a few practice casts in the yard then went straight to the lake.. i just couldnt wait! haha..

anyways went out today and it was cold and raining for most of the day but man was it ever a good day.. it started out something like this... (see pic)

anyways that was the first fish.. and there were around 6-8 around the same size.. a few were a little bigger some a little smaller.

anyways when i got that one another came out after it and it was even bigger but im sure they were guarding their nest or babies becaues there were alot of little fryes or whatever there so i tried to get it back into the water asap and didnt get any measurements.. does anyone have an educated guess as to the weight?

Congratulations man! Keep putting in those hours and they'll keep getting bigger!

That is a very healthy looking summertime LMB.  I'd guess(which I suck at) 4-4.5lbs.

ya its quite hard to tell by pictures.. i wish i weighed it but when i saw all the little ones swimming around i was in a rush to let it get back home to guard the nest.. ive noticed in pictires people holding the fish WAY infront of them to make it look bigger haha.. here i was holding it probably 12-15" infront of me.

is that the shakespeare rod you recently bought? seems to be working well for you if it is

you betcha it is, my new bps extreme too..

you know ive heard and read "it doesnt matter what rod, reel, line, or lure, if you have confidence in it, it will work"

well let me tell you ive fished that lake on days that were hot, cool, and once where it had light rain for a short period of time and only caught two bass under 2 lbs, probably 1.5. lbs was the biggest and yesteray i went out on a cold rainy day with only short periods of sun here and there.

i was thinking that fishing would be really bad because of the weather but i went out soo confident in my new setup i guess you could say i went out cocky as a peacock and wow!!

that pic wasnt the biggest of the day only the first.. there were quite a few more like that later on.. (not 43 throughout the day like some but good for me) anyways what a good day of fishing.

i think now im going to have to be one of those superstitious fisherman now believe that confidence in your gear goes a long way.

Great job bud. That's a beautiful fish. Really nice marking on it.

I'd say a healthy 4lbs

you betcha it is, my new bps extreme too..

you know ive heard and read "it doesnt matter what rod, reel, line, or lure, if you have confidence in it, it will work"

well let me tell you ive fished that lake on days that were hot, cool, and once where it had light rain for a short period of time and only caught two bass under 2 lbs, probably 1.5. lbs was the biggest and yesteray i went out on a cold rainy day with only short periods of sun here and there.

i was thinking that fishing would be really bad because of the weather but i went out soo confident in my new setup i guess you could say i went out cocky as a peacock and wow!!

that pic wasnt the biggest of the day only the first.. there were quite a few more like that later on.. (not 43 throughout the day like some but good for me) anyways what a good day of fishing.

i think now im going to have to be one of those superstitious fisherman now believe that confidence in your gear goes a long way.

i tend to agree that it doesnt really matter what equipment youre using, but its more how you use it. you can catch just as big and as many a fish using a coke bottle set up as you can a $500 rod and reel set up. i was getting skunked on a pond last night and it was getting close to dark, i was about to pack up and go home but then talked myself into throwing out a kinami/yamamoto flash red shad again and WHAM! first cast i throw out, let it sit about 30 seconds a couple of jiggles using the rod and a nice 2lber grabbed it, i set the hook and brung her in. it was the confidence that i could catch atleast one bass before leaving that kept me there, and the confidence i have in red shad colored plastics. i had thrown that the first half hour i was there and couldnt even get a hit on it, but i just knew that it would still work and produce me a fish.

nice bass man.....

my guess that im just throwin out of left field would be about 4 lbs.

I will go with 4lbs as well! Nice colors on that thing!

thanks guys. i bought this $4 dvd the other day and it is titled "bass 1-2 punch" with dave mercer. on this dvd he fishes "the slop" with a mouse and if one hits it but the hook doesnt set or whatever he throws in a worm right after and bang.. works almost all of the time. i tried that yesterday, if i saw one that wasnt really going for the spinnerbait i would immediatedly toss a skitterpop and work my magic with it... it worked d**n good, i hooked a monster and gave the rod to my little brother to bring in and that fished jumped high out of the water about 3 times then he lost it right at the boat. (i didnt set the hook too good and he was not quite brave enough  to grab it. i would have but we were in a canoe so i didnt want to jump up to him) anyways ya the 1-2 punch worked good.