First fish in the livewell

[FishnPicker]

I've caught a few now, but had not stunk up the livewell yet. Went out yesterday and caught some schooling pretty hard, wanted to get a picture of this one but they were still busting shad so I threw him in the livewell just so I could keep fishing. He wasn't big, maybe 15" or so, but a football. But he should have been 20" long, poor crooked back fish.



I also decided on a name for the Stroker- Shine. Couple of reasons. For one, nothing shines like a Stroker. FLW is on Lake Wylie this weekend, they were setting up the weigh in trailer yesterday when I was coming off the lake. The two men and a lady setting up were staring at the boat as I pulled it out of the ramp and stopped to tie it down. They commented that they had never seen one, asked about it and apologized for staring but it was a good looking boat. Then I showed them the hand held which read 92.2 today ( a little windy out),

they dropped their jaws on that one. Like I said, nothing shines like a Stroker.

But the main reason I decided to name it Shine is to pay homage to Chub and also my Dad, both of them having a past associated with moonshine liquor, or 'Shine' as it usually referred to. I think it just fits.

My second choice for a name was 'Lickity Split', but Lauren recalled that I had used that saying in a innuendo before so she wasn't too crazy about that one.

[NixaMan]

The name Shine sounds befitting such a fine looking Stroker. The again Lickity Split sounded good also.

That Bass looks a little crooked like something had happen to it at one time or another.

[2100greenmonster]

are Stroker livewells so small they cramp up a 15" fish

[Largemouthlou]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 2100greenmonster &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> are Stroker livewells so small they cramp up a 15" fish </td></tr></table>

No, that was from the g forces on acceleration to top end had him pinned to the back of the livewell in a bad position!!

[FishnPicker]

Noland, they build the livewell small enough so that the fish can't get a running start and jump back into the lake like I've seen happen several times out of a Gambler.

[2100greenmonster]

I hear ya. In three years haven't had that happen yet. Knock on wood. But a 26 in red fish fits in there nicely

[FishnPicker]

The last time I saw a fish jump clear of a Gambler was at Kenwood a few years ago, Ed Taylor Jr. was getting the fish out for the weigh in and had about a 4 lber get away. I know it cost him the win, and if I remember correctly it put him one place out of the $$.

[blair]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by FishnPicker &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> The last time I saw a fish jump clear of a Gambler was at Kenwood a few years ago, Ed Taylor Jr. was getting the fish out for the weigh in and had about a 4 lber get away. I know it cost him the win, and if I remember correctly it put him one place out of the $$.</td></tr></table>

[Gamblurr man]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by FishnPicker &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> Noland, they build the livewell small enough so that the fish can't get a running start and jump back into the lake like I've seen happen several times out of a Gambler. </td></tr></table>
Its So Sad But So VERY TRUE