Went to my former boss's pond and walked the bank from 12PM to 2:45PM today. Caught several 1-2 lbers on a spinnerbait, Swimming Senko, and a GY lizard. Had a big(?) one on for a couple of seconds when she grabbed a drop-shotted Javallon bait off of the dam.
At the upper, shallow end, a 4-6(?) lber snatched the 1/2 oz chartruese/white spinnerbait(KVD Tournament Series by Strike King) right at the bank. When I went to weigh her, I discovered my 9v scale battery must have been dead as the scale wouldn't turn on. I measured her at 23" but did not tape her girth.
Now I'm back at the dam with no bites from the little dock that is there(where I'd gotten the Javallon bite earlier) so I walked down to the western corner and threw the spinnerbait again. She sucked it in and I got her to the bank and she was a biggun; 23" long by 17"(maybe 16" as I may not have pulled the tape tight enough?) in girth. The fish-weight calculator I used showed 9.6 lbs at 17" and 9.03 lbs at 16".
Look at the pics and tell me what y'all think the second, heavier one weighed. And, FWIW, I've never given much credit to red hooks but that KVD bait comes with them so maybe I need to change my thinking. And, both Bass were hooked by the included trailer hook.
Smaller Bass:
Heavier Bass:
IF the calculator is correct, that's a new PB for me but I'm willing to agree that it may be 'off'.
Dan
