Gator Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 But that's what I was fishin for!!! Went out to my "honey hole" pond this evening to kill some time, throw a crappie jig. First cast, WHAM!!!! reel it in, 5.5lb BASS!!!! Unbeleivable part, I caught it on a 1/16oz White/Red headed,red hook jig with a white curly tail on it, 4lb test STREN, and a 5' light action rod, Mitchell light action reel. Fish was barely hooked, how I managed to land it I'll never know. [image][/image] [image][/image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Not a bad bass there! Wheres them big Crappie you caught last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lobsterman Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Nice one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... yep--with a 2# slug of lead in that gut in MIGHT go 5 1/2 pounds congrats on the bass Jason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterDWL Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... nice bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MonsterBuckMatt Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Great bass Jason, congrats man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyrod64 Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Nice fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... No, it's not a crappie but almost as good, huh??? That's cool. I bet he put up a nice fight on that light tackle!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Great fish! It maked me want to get out this weekend. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyt_hunter Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... thats a nice fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... yeah we go to crystal lake in wisconsin for some big crappie and bluegills and we always go light, micro lights, 1.5 lb test ice line just to make it fun, 1/16 jigs and waxies and minnows and fish the stumps and bout every 10 fish you cath a bass on the light tackle ranging anywhere from .5lbs to 6lbs our biggest but man that is fun hooking into them bass with light tackle, shows real skill when you catch em nice fish there man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birddog Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... [ QUOTE ] yep--with a 2# slug of lead in that gut in MIGHT go 5 1/2 pounds [/ QUOTE ] Everyone catches a 3# bass: Until they put it on the scale: Nice fish, however.......I would guess the estimate is that...an estimate: Great fish! But a bass over 5#'s is a monster in these parts: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... nice catch there Jason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] yep--with a 2# slug of lead in that gut in MIGHT go 5 1/2 pounds [/ QUOTE ] Everyone catches a 3# bass: Until they put it on the scale: Nice fish, however.......I would guess the estimate is that...an estimate: Great fish! But a bass over 5#'s is a monster in these parts: [/ QUOTE ] Sorry you feel that I have construed the weight of this fish, but according to the POSTAL scales it was weighed on, it did indeed hit the 5 and a half pound mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lovinbowhuntin247365 Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... thats an awesome fish!! i want my lake to thaw!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Nice fish. They do like to eat smaller bait when the water is cold. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birddog Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... Jason: My appolgies: I actually tried to go and edit my post, because I didn't mean to sound like a jerk, and that post indeed came off as being a jerk: I was too late to edit, so my posting this is my appology: Around here, a 5# bass is crazy, huge! And looking at the pics I thought it didn't look as large as 5#'s...but fish are different everywhere! A 5lb bass is a great catch! Here are a couple of pics I got this past year: This bass was 20" and weighed (on the digital scale) at 3.7 This one was 3.14 pounds, just under 20": This was my best for the day: At 3.15 pounds, and 21 inches And my buddy got the big bass of the day this 5.8 pounder was just over 21-1/2 inches long: A MONSTER around here: All of these fish were caught on slip bobbers or spinner baits while fishing from shore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... No problem birddog.......To be honest, had I not put that fish on scales, I wouldn't have thought it weighed that much...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... When theyre hungry.... Theyre hungry! Ive caught many on a tailed jig with a large lead-head. Bounce it off the bottom and they tear it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: This ain\'t no crappie.......... nice bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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