Tin Boat Bragging /Proper Big Fish Handling Thread

[slonezp]

Wow!

[slonezp]

First catch of 2016. Last Sunday. Water temps were 42*. Started out bass fishing but, after 2 hours with no bites and about all my shoulder could take, decided to switch things up a bit. Biggest one was just under 13" and I think the biggest I've caught out of this lake. Fried some up for Good Friday. Nothing better than cold water beer batter crappie and a cold beer to wash it down with

[gatorglenn]

As the old saying goes, That there is some good eaten son.

[Big Bass Man]

Damn thats a nice looking fish.

Thanks bud!! Put up a great fight & was released to get Bigger.

She filled up the whole live well!! I have had limits, that I have to find in there. She couldn't even roll over upright until it was level full of water. 28" in length!!

[krr6581]

Went fishing Wednesday on Lake Eufaula in Alabama. Overall it was a very tough day. 1 Bass, 1 Channel Cat and one 4 ft gator. The gator was lying next to a cypress tree and hit a frog I was fishing through the lilly pads. Didn't see the gator but he apparently thought the frog was good enough to eat. I finally was able to shake the frog out of his mouth and got it back. I was about to cut my line when the hooks of my frog came out. The bass wasn't anything special just two pounds but, the channel cat hit a rattle trap that I was burning across a sandy flat and I thought I had caught Moby then I got him close to the boat. I just knew I had finally caught a 10 pound bass and finally had got past the 8 lb mark of which I have caught several. Talk about excited and then I saw him... Instant Disappointment! It was a fun fight though and really made for an exciting moment or two.

[krr6581]

By the way it weighed a little more than 15lbs.

[gatorglenn]

That's really good. More interesting though would've been if you had got that gator in the boat LOL.

[krr6581]

It would have been interesting for sure.

[slonezp]

[gatorglenn]

when we eating,lol

[bassassin]

Caught 60 smallies yesterday off my PT 190. New record for me on my favorite river. Jerk bait massacre and a few bed fish which I wasn't targeting. I absolutely love the draft of this boat - I can get anywhere I need to in skinny water (not the pattern yesterday) but it's nice. My front deck smells like SMALLMOUTH today!! Got to air it out but I 'll take that any day.

[gatorglenn]

My front deck smells like SMALLMOUTH today!! Got to air it out but I 'll take that any day.

Nothing better.

[slonezp]

Nothing better.

Got to be better than catfish or pike slime

[gatorglenn]

Got to be better than catfish or pike slime

Amen brother.

[slonezp]

Boated my first legitimate hawg of the year. Spawned out beauty measured 19.5 on the bump board.

[gatorglenn]

Nice Paul, it's just good to see your enjoying yourself. After what you've been through lately with your boat and your shoulder. Hope you have a great rest of the season.

[slonezp]

Nice Paul, it's just good to see your enjoying yourself. After what you've been through lately with your boat and your shoulder. Hope you have a great rest of the season.

Thanks. That means a lot

[basscatcher89]

Damn that's a sweet fish. Where did that one come from?

[slonezp]

Damn that's a sweet fish. Where did that one come from?

Fox Chain

[krr6581]

Nice Bass Paul.