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Super big Barrett bass for sure.

Original report the fish was neither measured nor weighed so not sure where the "tipped the scale at 11.96lbs" came from.

Not trying to take away the large and beautiful catch but.......a double digit bass from Barrett is super rare and - I would put this fish ...

Well, you probably already guessed.... as it is no surprise that I fished Lake Murray this morning. It is just so close to my house and
heck...why not! Started pretty slow as I searched all over for balls of shad in deeper water in between tossing topwater baits towards
some breakers but no hook ...

I’ll take 9 bass on a San Diego lake any day. Nice angling.

Mcfish wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:04 am A "McFish special" is smaller than that...proved it at D.K. last week...

That’s because of the “special saliva coating” you put on those roboworms when you bite the heads off. It sure seems to be a great fish attractant for catching small fish and the big fish that you catch.

Is Barrett still Northern bass only? 12lbs is really large for those! The body shape seems more like an 8 or maybe 9. They sometimes seem to grow once out of the water...😁


It is said that when Morena has spilled in the past (long ago past now), that fish, (including stocked trout) went over the ...

Just hard to tell with distance away from the body and angle of pic, those two factors alone can make a small fish look big and a big fish look giant. If you notice, a lot of bill Murphy’s and other’s giants were photographed from ground or low level looking up. Gives a huge perspective of a fish ...

First of all...Great catch Theo!
I agree with camobass about how a camera plays a big role on making a small fish look big and a big fish look huge. The angles and distance away from the body a fish is and closer the camera is makes a lot of fish look a lot bigger than they are. Not trying to take ...

You know how to make a bass bigger? You lose it. Adds weight instantly!

Surferjohn wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 6:44 am You know how to make a bass bigger? You lose it. Adds weight instantly!

Every bass I lose weighs at least 5lbs

My biggest at Barrett 8 3/4 was 25".

Got up early 5:30 arrived at 6:00 and I walked down to the shore by the submerged fence, I had been eyeing that spot when I’ve gone to check out where I might try I wasn’t sure if it was all that deep but it was a fairly short distance from where I parked.
I fished for 2+1/2 hrs without a bite and ...

Decent topwater bite early this morning at the Murr. It was overcast for the first hour and they were busting everywhere! I managed 7 early then the sun burned off the fog and everything basically stopped. Caught 4 more out deeper after the sun then moved toward shore.

I am a bit disappointed ...

The fat one bit a Mattlure hard wake gill at first light.

Bet there was a lot of good natured smack talk out there.

Haven’t been to my “home lake” in awhile cause the evening shore bite has been really slow lately. Decided to venture out Monday since it was the full moon to see if maybe they were chewing.

It was a balmy 99 when I got to the lake at 4pm. Wind helped it a bit but the sun was just brutal.

As for ...

Mcfish wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:26 am He's afraid he'll be sleeping with the fishes....

Funny thing is, tube is way more stable than a kayak is for me. Also way less “tippy” feeling even if you have good secondary stability in a yak. I feel like I’m fishing out of a giant inflatable pool chair lol

Thanks for the update! I'm ready to start hitting other lakes again and just trying to decide where to go this weekend. Info is good. Cheers!

Thanks for the report. That moon was defiantly a bright one on Monday!

Bet there was a lot of good natured smack talk out there.

Some good teasing was definitely going on! I think Vinny put in a couple more hours than he planned..trying to tie up the score! I think the heat was starting to make us a little wacky! I always learn some things when fishing with the ...

I had a decent morning yesterday at the Murr with all 6 fish coming courtesy of small 1/8 oz. Z-Man chatterbaits.