This one made the whole day worthwhile!

keithdog · 07-10-10, 04:35 PM

I started out working the shallows with a Rattlin Spook and caught one small pup. It was early morning and the water was almost like glass. The water was very discolored today. I think the DNR might have done a weed kill previously as the water looked like split pea soup with very little vegetation. The frog bite was completely dead and nothing would hit a spinnerbait shallow. Worms were useless. So I figured I should give up that approach and head out to deeper water. Since the water was so discolored I put on a Strike King KVD spinnerbait, 3/8 oz. white with gold blades and the magic skirt. My idea was to work the deeper water by counting down the spinnerbait and retrieveing it slowly to just keep it in contact with the weedtops. The first cast, I bagged this brute. I was using a Garcia Revo S on a BPS Pro Qualifier rod, 6 1/2 foot MH, fast tip, and 17 pound green Trilene Big Game line. My favorite spinnerbait outfit. Even with that outfit I started using the trolling motor to follow the big girl around as she was really pulling like a Texas bull. Finally I got her landed. I'm not sure how big she is. I really need to get a new scale. The picture is nice but deceiving as is often the case when taking a pic of a fish at arms reach. Kinda gets distorted. It was far longer than it looks in the pic. I wish I'd had someone in the boat with me to take the pic with me in it to compare. I am sure it was close to 24 inches long. I held my rod guides up to the fish and then measured that when I got home.
Gotta tell you guys this one last story. I was pitchin a Reaction Beaver and the pitch ended up going over a small twig about 12 inches above the surface. While the Beaver was dangling just above the water, a nice 3 pounder came up out of the water and nailed it! Now that was very cool to see. Overall it was very tough going today. You really had to work it. But the big girl sure made the day!

AUFred · 07-10-10, 04:37 PM

Very nice fish.

nofearengineer · 07-10-10, 05:01 PM

Wow, Keith. Sounds like you had the kind of day I would like to have. That big pig has got to be 7.5 lbs.

rrw4258 · 07-10-10, 05:11 PM

Dang Keith, that fish is a monster for a northern bass! Congrats on the big fish!

Ryan

Rebbasser · 07-10-10, 05:12 PM

Way to go, Keith! Great fish!

MallenManson · 07-10-10, 05:16 PM

Very nice! Looks like you could put your fist in his facehole!

Jim80 · 07-10-10, 05:34 PM

Nice fish Keith

Jim

Cavs1123 · 07-10-10, 07:56 PM

Nice fish Keith!

bamabassman · 07-10-10, 08:12 PM

like i said in my text keith................SSSSSSSONNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

Bob Smith · 07-10-10, 08:23 PM

Awesome fish, Kieth! I'm jealous after spending the whole day working in the yard, getting a call about a pot tournament tonight and no boat to fish out of. I have got to get mine fixed!!

carolina-rig-01 · 07-10-10, 10:04 PM

Nice fish Keith. Beaver baits are among my favorites for flipping and pitching.

skeeter1804 · 07-10-10, 10:43 PM

Nice fish. If Roland Martin was here he'd give you a big OOOOH SON !!!!!!!!!!!!

bassinbob · 07-10-10, 11:04 PM

Very nice fish. If I can drag my butt out of bed early tomorrow morning maybe I might catch something worthwhile.

bcklash · 07-10-10, 11:10 PM

Hey Keith, nice fish.

woody · 07-11-10, 08:44 AM

That there is one beautiful fish!

-Mark

keithdog · 07-11-10, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skeeter1804

Nice fish. If Roland Martin was here he'd give you a big OOOOH SON !!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, Bama beat him to it, lol.

WatterBoy · 07-13-10, 06:14 PM

Holy cow, Keith -- that is one nice HAWG you got there. Way to go!

bigbassfichen · 07-13-10, 11:31 PM

Great Fish Man!

07-10-10, 04:35 PM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	This one made the whole day worthwhile! I started out working the shallows with a Rattlin Spook and caught one small pup. It was early morning and the water was almost like glass. The water was very discolored today. I think the DNR might have done a weed kill previously as the water looked like split pea soup with very little vegetation. The frog bite was completely dead and nothing would hit a spinnerbait shallow. Worms were useless. So I figured I should give up that approach and head out to deeper water. Since the water was so discolored I put on a Strike King KVD spinnerbait, 3/8 oz. white with gold blades and the magic skirt. My idea was to work the deeper water by counting down the spinnerbait and retrieveing it slowly to just keep it in contact with the weedtops. The first cast, I bagged this brute. I was using a Garcia Revo S on a BPS Pro Qualifier rod, 6 1/2 foot MH, fast tip, and 17 pound green Trilene Big Game line. My favorite spinnerbait outfit. Even with that outfit I started using the trolling motor to follow the big girl around as she was really pulling like a Texas bull. Finally I got her landed. I'm not sure how big she is. I really need to get a new scale. The picture is nice but deceiving as is often the case when taking a pic of a fish at arms reach. Kinda gets distorted. It was far longer than it looks in the pic. I wish I'd had someone in the boat with me to take the pic with me in it to compare. I am sure it was close to 24 inches long. I held my rod guides up to the fish and then measured that when I got home. Gotta tell you guys this one last story. I was pitchin a Reaction Beaver and the pitch ended up going over a small twig about 12 inches above the surface. While the Beaver was dangling just above the water, a nice 3 pounder came up out of the water and nailed it! Now that was very cool to see. Overall it was very tough going today. You really had to work it. But the big girl sure made the day! Attached Thumbnails

07-10-10, 05:01 PM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Wow, Keith. Sounds like you had the kind of day I would like to have. That big pig has got to be 7.5 lbs. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-10-10, 05:11 PM	#4
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Dang Keith, that fish is a monster for a northern bass! Congrats on the big fish! Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

07-10-10, 05:12 PM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Way to go, Keith! Great fish! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-10-10, 05:16 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Very nice! Looks like you could put your fist in his facehole! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

07-10-10, 04:37 PM	#2
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 805	Very nice fish.

07-10-10, 05:34 PM	#7
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Nice fish Keith Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

07-10-10, 07:56 PM	#8
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Nice fish Keith! __________________ Tom

07-10-10, 08:12 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	like i said in my text keith................SSSSSSSONNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-10-10, 08:23 PM	#10
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Awesome fish, Kieth! I'm jealous after spending the whole day working in the yard, getting a call about a pot tournament tonight and no boat to fish out of. I have got to get mine fixed!! __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

07-10-10, 10:04 PM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Nice fish Keith. Beaver baits are among my favorites for flipping and pitching. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

07-10-10, 10:43 PM	#12
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	Nice fish. If Roland Martin was here he'd give you a big OOOOH SON !!!!!!!!!!!!

07-10-10, 11:04 PM	#13
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Very nice fish. If I can drag my butt out of bed early tomorrow morning maybe I might catch something worthwhile. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

07-10-10, 11:10 PM	#14
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Hey Keith, nice fish. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

07-11-10, 08:44 AM	#15
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	That there is one beautiful fish! -Mark

07-13-10, 06:14 PM	#17
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Holy cow, Keith -- that is one nice HAWG you got there. Way to go!

07-13-10, 11:31 PM	#18
bigbassfichen BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 11	Great Fish Man!

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