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 Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/20/21 01:28 PM
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Slide_R
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I was up at the BPS Missouri tank and the pondmaster was telling a story about Ethel and her other largemouth friend in the aquarium with her. Apparently, the night before they had stocked 25 - 1 pound plus sunfish to add to the exhibit. Ethel and friend appreciated the "feeding" as the next morning there were two of the twenty five left over and one of them was relatively scaleless.
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Slide_R]
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07/20/21 02:03 PM
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wh2004
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I was up at the BPS Missouri tank and the pondmaster was telling a story about Ethel and her other largemouth friend in the aquarium with her. Apparently, the night before they had stocked 25 - 1 pound plus sunfish to add to the exhibit. Ethel and friend appreciated the "feeding" as the next morning there were two of the twenty five left over and one of them was relatively scaleless. So Ethel was a 30lb+ Fish the next morning?
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/20/21 02:17 PM
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Bass's jaws were stronger back then! 
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Allison1]
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07/20/21 05:46 PM
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fivebites
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Ethel never had to compete to survive so its not a very good analogy.
I think the point Ken is making is that bass are probably tougher than we give em credit for. Regardless of "competition " she was obviously able to feed very well. Hellava fish!
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Allison1]
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07/20/21 05:56 PM
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Ethel never had to compete to survive so its not a very good analogy. You know Ken is "OG" and "connected", right?
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/20/21 06:36 PM
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As straight as that fish is in pic, maybe it was already the replica?
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/20/21 07:17 PM
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I still think that Members Only Trilene jacket is sweet!!!! 
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/21/21 01:23 AM
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Off topic but am I correct that the fish was caught on a crappie minnow?
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
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07/21/21 02:08 AM
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/22/21 01:14 PM
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/22/21 01:24 PM
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Ken A.
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Ethel never had to compete to survive so its not a very good analogy. You know Ken is "OG" and "connected", right? Had to look up "OG" in the urban dictionary. I wasn't sure if I needed to be offended or not. 
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/22/21 01:30 PM
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Re: That's Not The Way to Hold a GIANT Bass! - 17.67 Pounds
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/22/21 01:33 PM
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Ken A.
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And just for the record, I still consider Mark Stevenson's fish to be the official State Record.
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