Look at this beast This lady caught. Lake Guntersville Al.

[41mag]

it's a large mouth freshwater bass. A big one!

Gotta be one of the biggest ! I have never seen them that large

 

[kbriar]

Now that looks like Gunter. The fish is probably 11 12sh. Full of roe. Not quite the trout fed beast the other was. There are fish of that caliber here in Ga. The old golden shiner filled black water swamps of the Se part of the state. My absolute favorite place to fish. Jurassic

Oh, you bring back memories of fishing a black water, lilly padded, cypress kneed SE Ga mill pond. First, throw out a handful of uncooked Quaker oats to chum the shiners.
Bait a tiny hook with a bb sized ball of raw biscuit dough. Catch a few 7 to 9 inch golden shiners. Hook said shiner just behind the dorsal fin with a 5/0 weedless. Put 4" weighted bobber 3' above bait. With a stout bait casting rig throw over a log, next to a cypress stump or in the lilly pads. Wait. Wait more. Try a Devil's Horse or Johnson Silver Minnow with pork rind eel. Hear the bobber pop, see the line peel off the reel. Rear back on it. Wrastle that hawg over the log, through the pads and past the gators. That's how I put two ten pounders on the wall, and more importantly enjoyed the beauty of a Georgia mill pond through the seasons.

 

[alexs2006]

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Holy ****!

 

[kbriar]

Oh, you bring back memories of fishing a black water, lilly padded, cypress kneed SE Ga mill pond. First, throw out a handful of uncooked Quaker oats to chum the shiners.
Bait a tiny hook with a bb sized ball of raw biscuit dough. Catch a few 7 to 9 inch golden shiners. Hook said shiner just behind the dorsal fin with a 5/0 weedless. Put 4" weighted bobber 3' above bait. With a stout bait casting rig throw over a log, next to a cypress stump or in the lilly pads. Wait. Wait more. Try a Devil's Horse or Johnson Silver Minnow with pork rind eel. Hear the bobber pop, see the line peel off the reel. Rear back on it. Wrastle that hawg over the log, through the pads and past the gators. That's how I put two ten pounders on the wall, and more importantly enjoyed the beauty of a Georgia mill pond through the seasons.

And the company of very good fishing buddies. Damn, I could sold that to Outdoor Life!

 

[CardsFan]

Oh, you bring back memories of fishing a black water, lilly padded, cypress kneed SE Ga mill pond. First, throw out a handful of uncooked Quaker oats to chum the shiners.
Bait a tiny hook with a bb sized ball of raw biscuit dough. Catch a few 7 to 9 inch golden shiners. Hook said shiner just behind the dorsal fin with a 5/0 weedless. Put 4" weighted bobber 3' above bait. With a stout bait casting rig throw over a log, next to a cypress stump or in the lilly pads. Wait. Wait more. Try a Devil's Horse or Johnson Silver Minnow with pork rind eel. Hear the bobber pop, see the line peel off the reel. Rear back on it. Wrastle that hawg over the log, through the pads and past the gators. That's how I put two ten pounders on the wall, and more importantly enjoyed the beauty of a Georgia mill pond through the seasons.

Excellent memories!

Different experience fishing in Kentucky for Largemouth, but the rush is similar to as you posted.

Late afternoon, all the way through to after dark. Casting an Arbogast Hula Popper, or a Rapala floating minnow, or an Arbogast Jitterbug near or after full dark.

There's nothing quite like hearing that gulp, and the line tightening, as you set the hook. What a rush!

I still can't decide what is better. Watching that pop on the surface, or feeling that tug in pitch black night, and feeling that pull on the rod.

Great memeories!

 

[basstracker89]

Great stories

 

[sniper22]

Ya'll stop. Let's all just admire the lady errr I mean the Bass.

What bass....

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Big Bass. Now…Why is she wearing long sleeves,etc..? Odd for July..

It was caught in March 2011.
11 lbs

This Week’s Big Bass on Lake Guntersville…an 11-Pounder!!

As owner of Reeds Guide Service, "Guntersville Lake's Oldest Professional "Bass Fishing Only" Guide Service" I have seen some very big bass come into my boat over the past 40 plus years. I have guided on Alabama's largest, man-made impoundment, "Alabama's Big Bass Factory" -- and the best bass...

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[wolfmanrogers]

It looks like you found a sidekick!

 

[colts]

Oh, you bring back memories of fishing a black water, lilly padded, cypress kneed SE Ga mill pond. First, throw out a handful of uncooked Quaker oats to chum the shiners.
Bait a tiny hook with a bb sized ball of raw biscuit dough. Catch a few 7 to 9 inch golden shiners. Hook said shiner just behind the dorsal fin with a 5/0 weedless. Put 4" weighted bobber 3' above bait. With a stout bait casting rig throw over a log, next to a cypress stump or in the lilly pads. Wait. Wait more. Try a Devil's Horse or Johnson Silver Minnow with pork rind eel. Hear the bobber pop, see the line peel off the reel. Rear back on it. Wrastle that hawg over the log, through the pads and past the gators. That's how I put two ten pounders on the wall, and more importantly enjoyed the beauty of a Georgia mill pond through the seasons.

Oh, you bring back memories of fishing a black water, lilly padded, cypress kneed SE Ga mill pond. First, throw out a handful of uncooked Quaker oats to chum the shiners.
Bait a tiny hook with a bb sized ball of raw biscuit dough. Catch a few 7 to 9 inch golden shiners. Hook said shiner just behind the dorsal fin with a 5/0 weedless. Put 4" weighted bobber 3' above bait. With a stout bait casting rig throw over a log, next to a cypress stump or in the lilly pads. Wait. Wait more. Try a Devil's Horse or Johnson Silver Minnow with pork rind eel. Hear the bobber pop, see the line peel off the reel. Rear back on it. Wrastle that hawg over the log, through the pads and past the gators. That's how I put two ten pounders on the wall, and more importantly enjoyed the beauty of a Georgia mill pond through the seasons.

I was trying to be a little vague lol
Fish in the teens are still tough, even with a ten inch shiner. Sounds like you agree with me. Perrys record was real.