I only caught four fish. Of those, only 2 were really noteworthy...but those 2 are the kind that make me lose sleep the night before a fishing trip! I caught 1 striper, 2 largemouth, and a gasper. The striper fell for a large gizzard shad. The lmb and the goo hit a jig/craw combo. The striper was 40" long and 22" girth. The larger lmb was 22" long. All fish were released to fight another day.

Very nice work. I can't wait to head back out there.

Wtg Lusca... Those are some great fish!

Nice Fish!

Awesome, was that below Whitney dam?

Very nice fish

damn that one is HUGE!

NICE fish, that made the trip worth while!

very nice! I fish there often myself, actually farther downstream. but im very familiar with both places the pictures were taken, i live down hwy 22 just 3 miles from there

Awesome fish!

Sweet! Great day on the water.

That's too cool. I love that striper.

Thanks fella's. I feel real fortunate to have been lucky enough to catch them. Even better knowing they're still there to get even bigger! Txwhitacre, affirmative.

Here's another pic of the striper. It ain't easy getting the pics by myself with my iphone. I wasn't quite centered in the frame and cut out part of it's tail.

SUPER CATCH!
CONGRATS LUSCA!!!

Very nice...congrats!

Nice striper, Jamie. Congrats...

Cr@p! Should have kept scrolling down...nice LMB too... LOL. Two monsters in one trip...gotta love the Brazos. The ultimate Lone Star honey hole!

cant stop staring. did she suck that shad down very deep?
tell us about the fight!

No, it didn't swallow it. I didn't let it run long at all before coming tight. It was hooked just inside the upper jaw. In fact, it popped right out when I got ready to release it. I likely would've lost it had it got slack during the fight. It gave a good account of itself. Ran up and down the pool several times pulling drag at will. I didn't get too wound up until I saw the size of the wake it made when it finally got near the surface. Then I knew I had a big one and I was just hoping everything held on. It surprised me as I worked it in close by violently shaking it's head. It would really thump several times in quick succession, then make a short dash in it's last few tries at freedom. I'm still in awe of the quality of fish the Brazos supports. It's truly an amazing fishery. Almost as thrilling as hooking, fighting, and landing such a fish is watching them swim off to hopefully get bigger and thrill the next angler!

..got a little jealousy creeping in here!!


Congrats!!

Jamie...can I post the pics on LSC?