i went out to the old secret "lunker lake" this morning for some quality fishing on my day off.  It was a little slow all day really, my pal and i hit the water at about 7:30am.  We only managed to catch about 6 fish or so between the two of us, but this one i caught saved the trip for sure!!

it was about 8:30 when she hit, and it was hard!  She started pulling drag and my heart started pounding.  At first i figured the fish to be near 7 lbs while fighting it........

but when it got closer, i knew i had a true lunker on the line.....

she hit the scale @ 9.4 lbs.

..........my day off is now complete.

That's a beauty!

8-)

Great fish man! You have been slaying them lately at this secret lake.

    Dude, you have got to take me there sometime!!!!!!!!

    Great fish!!!!!!!!!!!!

You got to tell me where that place is or at least the zip code so I can try to find it. ;D ;D ;D ;D

nice fish bro.

Nice hawg!

Good one dude!

Nice fish.  I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.  

Nice fish. I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.

Now thats funny

But for real great fish!

Mottfia

Lunker Lake strikes again.  Let's see Guntersville, Fork, Amistad, Lunker.  Yup, looks about right.

thanx to all!!!

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Posted by: joshuaryan      Posted on: Today at 6:03pm

Nice fish.  I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.

nice one... ;D

we all know that we want them to look as large as possible though

thats how we do it!

and....

Posted by: chuck aluck      Posted on: Today at 8:02pm

Lunker Lake strikes again.  Let's see Guntersville, Fork, Amistad, Lunker.  Yup, looks about right.

.... i feel very fortunate to have such an amazing fishery as this one to myself (and one good fishing pal).  Im very lucky to have stumbled upon it, and fished it long enough to see its true potential.  

I expect to one day fish that lake with you, even if I have to be blindfolded when you take me to it...

Nice fat toad ! Did you get her on 'lite tackle' ?

Nice fish. I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.

So what you are saying is, he should hold it a little closer to his body, so that there is more Sasquatch in the frame? :-/

;D Nice fish dude

Very nice fish.  

Beautiful fish. Congrats to you.  ;D

Nice fish!!

I love the dark color of that fish! She's got a good tan!

Awesome fish.

I agree, I really like the dark coloring.

Do you think that the lake is a little over populated? Seems like a lot of the toads you catch from "Lunker Lake" have huge heads, nice length, but not the girth you would expect from a bass with such a big head. Ever thought about keeping a couple of the small ones from time to time to give the big girls a little less competition? Of course it could just be the classic summer time "skinny" bass. Just wondering.

Man, you have got to stop posting the same fish you caught two months ago over and over again, LOL!!!!!!!

Just Kidding man, GREAT FISH! Keep on representing the EFF ELL!!!!

nice fish man.

thanx again to everyone.

and bilgerat, yes......

i took her on my BPS microlite rod (md lite power) 6'6"

Posted by: bassman31783      Posted on: Today at 6:34pm

Awesome fish. Smiley

I agree, I really like the dark coloring.

Do you think that the lake is a little over populated? Seems like a lot of the toads you catch from "Lunker Lake" have huge heads, nice length, but not the girth you would expect from a bass with such a big head. Ever thought about keeping a couple of the small ones from time to time to give the big girls a little less competition? Of course it could just be the classic summer time "skinny" bass. Just wondering.

i have noticed that as well, and Mattlures had suggested the same thing in the past. Its possible that the fishery is overpopulated, but i have caught some that are proportional as well....... albeit, not nearly as many though. so i do feel that this may be the situation.

although, being postspawn.... this may play a factor as well.

but im no expert, i just love to catch them

i am willing to bet that with the size of her head, she would have gone well over 10 and possibly into the 11's during the spawn.

Posted by: Dink whisperer      Posted on: Today at 7:53pm

Man, you have got to stop posting the same fish you caught two months ago over and over again, LOL!!!!!!!

Just Kidding man, GREAT FISH! Keep on representing the EFF ELL!!!!

good one man!!

their all different, i promise.

im just confused on one thing,

whats EFF ELL? (maybe i should know this, but alas ..... im lost)

... and like i said before, next time im at my fathers house in wachula... ill let you know, hopefully we can work it out and do some fishin'.......

(i promise im much more equipped, and respectfull than your "deadbeat" partner ;D ;D ;D)

... it'll be good times.

EFF ELL = "F" "L" = Florida

its ok, i missed it at first too.

Posted by: Big Mike in Fl      Posted on: Today at 8:53pm

EFF ELL = "F" "L" = Florida

its ok, i missed it at first too.

thanx big mike..... i was totally confused man!!!

and,,, by the way..... i know your down the road a few in palm bay, but possibly blindfolded, and if you made the trip...... i might take you to lunker lake, as you wish.

either way im down to do some fishin if your in town.... or if im in your area, as we talked about many months ago.