What's a water dog?

Larval stage of a tiger salamander.

Nice fish Bucky.

Well my eyes tell me that both pictures have:
1. Fin Gap
2. Deformity
3. Dot on gill plate


I'm not trying to cause a stir, this is just what I see, that and a man holding a couple great fish!

JR

Love these threads lol

I can also point out the lateral line is a lot darker on one then the other. I guess they took a black maker to it to confuse people. I don't think you would have posted this if you weren't trying to stir the pot. I know from watching this forum pictures can be deceiving, so I just don't take much stock in your post to insult a couple old men. I was not in the boat with them and they were texting me pictures as they were catching them and they caught then at different times.

I guess at the end of the day if they weren't exactly right on weight or length or anything else, I am just going to congratulate to good men and leave it at that. I guess you can do what ever you feel then need to do.

Phoenix, I'm not insulting anyone, just making an observation and backing it up. I apologize if your feeling are hurt. But you are wrong, and here are 3 more points that prove it.
4. Split at the beginning of the anal fin
5. Brown mark
6. 3rd spot on the lateral line looks like a 4


Again, these are some great fish, and a great accomplishment, those are the kind of days we all dream about, not to mention in the same week. Congrats the the Gentleman who caught them, and much props to the guide that put him on them!
JR

If you talked to him that's good enough for me. I don't know either of you guys and I don't have any reason to doubt what you say is true. I was just curious, that's all. Thx for posting the pics btw. Great fish.

You cannot even see the lateral line on the other fish so to say the spot on the 3, 4,or 10 are the same is just BS. I guess if Either Bucky or Boudreaux want to get on here and address your insults when you cannot pull up other picture and show lateral line then they can. I could care less about your insults of a couple old men. I am not going to address your BS any more good luck on your stuff. I hope you take care of your business as much as everyone else's, especially a couple of older GENTLEMEN.

Y'ALL MANY THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND COMMENTS. MANY HAVE ASKED IF I WOULD SHARE A LITTLE INFO. HERE ARE A FEW THOUGHTS. WHAT A WEEK I HAD FISHING OUT OF LAKE FORK'S OAK RIDGE MARINA WITH MY GUIDE GERALD BOUDREAUX. THIS WEEK ON THE FIRST DAY I HAD THREE BITES ALL DAY BUT YIELDING AN 11 POUND GIANT AND THE SECOND FISH WAS A 10.8 LB. BASS HAWG ALL WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THEN THE NEXT DAY I CAUGHT 2 FISH AVERAGE SIZE BUT TODAY BEFORE THE BIG STORM I HAD AN EARLY BITE AND LO AND BEHOLD I LANDED A 10 LB. BEAUTY. THAT WAS THREE FISH IN 3 DAYS THAT WERE ALL 10-11 POUNDS. THANK THE LORD !! INCIDENTALLY I HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE IN HAVING FOR MANY YEARS GERALD BOUDREAUX ~ " CUZ " ~ WHO IS A TERRIFIC GUIDE, PAL AND A DECENT GOOD PERSON. THERE ARE MANY A GREAT GUIDE ON FORK AND BOUDREAUX IS ONE OF THE TOPS. I CAN SAY THAT CUZ ALLOWS ME TO HAVE FIRST CAST MANY TIMES WHEN HE PULLS INTO AN AREA WHERE HE KNOWS THE LUNKER'S FREQUENT. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE CAUGHT MANY OF BIG FISH WITH CUZ B/C THAT IS WHAT WE EXCLUSIVELY FISH FOR. THAT METHOD TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE AND PAYING YOUR DUES. I HAVE BEEN SKUNKED TOO MANY TIMES TO SHARE WITH OUT REMEMBERING THE EXTREME DISGUST I HAVE ENDURED AFTER A LONG DAY WITH ZERO ~ TO LITTLE RESULTS. BUT THAT IS THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY IF YOU EXPECT TO CATCH A DOUBLE DIGIT FISH OF A LIFETIME. THE BASIC TECHNIQUES BOUDREAUX RECOMMENDS ARE JIG ~ SHAKY HEAD ~ SPLIT SHOT ~ CAROLINA ALL WITH PLASTIC TRAILERS. DEPENDING ON TIME OF YEAR WE FISH SHALLOW ( SPAWN ) OR DEEP ( MOST ALWAYS ) AND CUZ WILL SAY YOU " YOU CAN'T FISH TOO SLOW " THE SAVING GRACE IS HE HAS MANY A GREAT STORY TO SHARE AND OH YEA EVERY SO OFTEN YOU GET " LUCKY " AND CATCH A BEAUTY. FOR A GREAT TRIP GIVE BOUDREAUX A HOLLER 225 573 0513 ~~

Congratulations!!! Dedication and perseverance paid off for you. I can tell you that I'm positive I would never be able to fish all day for one or two bites. I just don't have the confidence to believe that those one or two bites could be that double digit. Maybe one day, when I have more time to fish, I will change my mind.