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Nice Vinny!

You’re close to giving JIMBO a run for his money.

camobass wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 5:45 pm You’re close to giving JIMBO a run for his money.

JIMBO… self proclaimed, was the best big bass fisherman to ever fish Lake Murray. Although all the times he said he was there fishing and I was there fishing the same day, sadly I never met him. Never knew anyone else that met him and I know a lot of people that fished Lake Murray back then. Nobody at the concession stand ever saw all these big bass or heard anything about all the huge bass be was catching…..but why would he lie?
I always remember him saying “he was slaying it at Murray!”
I guess he also didn’t wanna make us jealous cause we never even saw one picture of all these big fish. Maybe he had a film camera and ran out of film, taking pictures of all the huge bass? Or his cell phone camera lens was too small to fit the huge bass he would catch in the picture frame?
Anyway, I am not even close to that legend that kept us entertained on the old Sdfish. Thanks for keeping me grounded @camobass .
Ah JIMBO….The Man…The Myth

Awesome fish! Congratulations!

Moose wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 6:30 pm Awesome fish! Congratulations!

Thanks Moose
I have been pretty lucky, as I have picked up a few nice bass in the month of August.
Tight lines

VinnyBass wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 6:22 pm

KillinTime wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:27 pm Nice Bucket Mouth! Looks bigger than 7 in the pics. WTG!!

Well pics can make a bass look bigger but being honest about the weight of the bass is what I feel is most important. I just rather be honest about the weight of a bass no matter what the pic looks like, then to BS that a bass is bigger than it is.
Heck, a few years ago I caught a 9 1/2lb bass. at Sutherland and the pic looked like it went 11, but I posted the correctweight even though I wanted it to be a double digit. I guess I am just weird about things like that or the way I was brought up. I know there may be a few guys out there(especially on the old site) that might stretch the truth on the weight of a bass and even hold the bass closer to the camera trying to make it look bigger and actually saying it was bigger than it was......but that is something that I have no control over.
Sorry to ramble on so much.
Anyway…Tight lines to ya.

There's an old saying "You can fool everybody, but yourself". You will always know the truth and that you lied.

By the way, that's a nice Sutherland fish. What did you get that on on?

KillinTime wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 5:54 pm

VinnyBass wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 6:22 pm

KillinTime wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:27 pm Nice Bucket Mouth! Looks bigger than 7 in the pics. WTG!!

Well pics can make a bass look bigger but being honest about the weight of the bass is what I feel is most important. I just rather be honest about the weight of a bass no matter what the pic looks like, then to BS that a bass is bigger than it is.
Heck, a few years ago I caught a 9 1/2lb bass. at Sutherland and the pic looked like it went 11, but I posted the correctweight even though I wanted it to be a double digit. I guess I am just weird about things like that or the way I was brought up. I know there may be a few guys out there(especially on the old site) that might stretch the truth on the weight of a bass and even hold the bass closer to the camera trying to make it look bigger and actually saying it was bigger than it was......but that is something that I have no control over.
Sorry to ramble on so much.
Anyway…Tight lines to ya.

There's an old saying "You can fool everybody, but yourself". You will always know the truth and that you lied.

By the way, that's a nice Sutherland fish. What did you get that on on?

9.50 Lb post-spawn bass
Caught in approximately 14' of water
Googan Krackin' Craw with/weighed weedless head just like the one in this pic

Yep

What depth were you finding the fish hitting your plastics?

jjc wrote: Mon Aug 25, 2025 1:32 pm What depth were you finding the fish hitting your plastics?

I used to just fish shallow water mostly flippin the tulles and working the edges until they lowered the water too much a
few years ago at Murray. I have been fishing deeper water since then usually trying to find shad schools when working
reaction baits or out in the middle of the lake fishing for busting bass. Oh yeah...the answer you wanted......As far as
working worms, craw and creature baits, I have been fishing in about 20 feet of water. If you find grass,(not the kind
you smoke) you will find bass.