For a change, there were no building thunderheads this Sunday, so we headed out to the lake.

Lois was fishing a Deps Deathadder Grub and broke the ice with a bass just under 4 lbs.

About an hour later, my Gambler Big EZ got walloped hard! I had to drag the little lady through

the pads with spinning gear, fortunately she didn’t wrap up in the stalks. She went 9-lb 10-oz.

Roger

Beautiful fish and great pics too. Congrats to you!

Congrats!!

What a beast! Congrats on a great Florida catch!

Excellent fish Roger. Make sure you tell Lois congrats on those great pictures!

WTG Rolo!!! That's a Big Fla. MAMA right there and keep'em ROLLIN' Spinning gear and hung up in the pads too... WOW!

Big O

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Thanks everyone for your kind words.

Mrs. Matstone, I'm hoping you get a chance to post another "monster" Pocono Pickerel.

A chain pickerel you posted last year was among the largest I've seen!

You make a good point Dwight. Lois generally catches more bass than me, so I get more time behind the camera.

She ain't bad for a part-time photog

Steve, I'd just like to mention that in 2011, the Rage Lobster has been our best producer.

I realize that I'm hijacking my own post here, but I doubt that anyone minds

Roger

What a beauty Roger!

The fish, not you.

Great pic.!

Stupid question but how do you like the Big Easy.

Reasonably priced bait and great colors.

What a beast!!!

Florida hawging at its best, gotta love the Big EZ!

What a beauty Roger!

The fish, not you.

Great pic.!

Stupid question but how do you like the Big Easy.

Reasonably priced bait and great colors.

No question is stupid...just some of the answers :D

Swimbaits are usually categorized as 'Hard' or 'Soft", but I like to think of them as 'Weedless' or 'Non-Weedless.

Living in central Florida, hard swimbaits with exposed hooks are pretty much out of the question.

During 2009 and 2010, our most productive weedless swimbait was the "Berkley Hollow-Belly".

This year I began pitching the "Berkley Split-Belly Swimbait", and like it even more than the Hollow-Belly.

Among the solid swimbaits, my favorite is the "Gambler Big EZ". Compared to the skinny dipper a close competitor,

the Big EZ has a noticeably larger Tail Lobe. In our tannin-stained lakes, the more vibration and throb the better.

The Big EZ also has a significantly larger profile than the Skinny Dipper, like comparing the rage Lobster to the rage Craw.

IMO the color selection of the Big EZ is unremarkable, but I don't place that much importance on color..

Incidentally, the Big EZ used Sunday is called "Not So Sexy" (blue upperside / white underside).

Roger

Wow, some dandies right there.