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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: wtf242]
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04/29/25 05:46 PM
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Lmgreeri
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If i was going to guess the lake I would say Inks or LBJ. that looks like a central texas lake and Jared Pool is a central texas guide. He’s based out of central Texas but they go different lakes certain time of year. yeah for sure. The shoreline looks like central texas though. Rocky with some brush. LBJ has lots of boat docks/houses, but up the lake there's lots of areas that look like that. Inks has no boat docks, and is a state park, and many central texas guides consider it a hidden lake with huge bass. I think it had a sharealunker last year. It could also be Buchanan too. I'm just randomly guessing. I think a lot of the central texas lakes are underrated. If Inkls has no boat docks then what were those floating things I was skipping flukes under this past weekend?  Inks has plenty of boat docks.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: DrahtDog]
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04/29/25 05:46 PM
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Jpurdue
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I guess if you dont want the satisfaction of the hunt, the feeling of accomplishment of finding and catching the fish.
If you just want to be the highest bidder. Be the one who bought the right to set the hook and bring it to the surface. The big fish that someone found for you, showed you where to cast, how to work the bait, etc
You'll note Larry wasn't the one who posted this bragging. Larry chases giant fish because it's an obsession of his. It's not just bass but most sport fish species. He goes to the best places on the globe and fishes with the most knowledgeable folks he can find. Sometimes those are guides, sometimes they are not. He's currently fishing Havasu for giant sunfish with some regular guy he found on Facebook who was posting pictures of giant fish! He also sometimes goes months with terrible luck. Bad trips, bad weather, it doesn't matter how much money you throw at it, the fish still have to bite. Lord knows him and I have been skunked more than once fishing on the best water with the best guides. (I've also caught the biggest musky of my life fishing with him!). Anyway, he's a friend of mine, so I'm defending him here. He's a great guy. Loves to fish. If you love fishing, you'd get along great with him as well. His passion for the sport is contagious.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/29/25 11:32 PM
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Monty Wright
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From Minnows to Marlins was one of my favorites reads. Seems like I read the entire book in one sitting.
Larry seems like someone I would have a margarita with & just listen to the stories.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 01:55 AM
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Happykamper
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I met Larry many moons ago, I think he could have made the Dos XX commercial, good dude !
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Jpurdue]
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04/30/25 02:33 AM
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Ken A.
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I guess if you dont want the satisfaction of the hunt, the feeling of accomplishment of finding and catching the fish.
If you just want to be the highest bidder. Be the one who bought the right to set the hook and bring it to the surface. The big fish that someone found for you, showed you where to cast, how to work the bait, etc
You'll note Larry wasn't the one who posted this bragging. Larry chases giant fish because it's an obsession of his. It's not just bass but most sport fish species. He goes to the best places on the globe and fishes with the most knowledgeable folks he can find. Sometimes those are guides, sometimes they are not. He's currently fishing Havasu for giant sunfish with some regular guy he found on Facebook who was posting pictures of giant fish! He also sometimes goes months with terrible luck. Bad trips, bad weather, it doesn't matter how much money you throw at it, the fish still have to bite. Lord knows him and I have been skunked more than once fishing on the best water with the best guides. (I've also caught the biggest musky of my life fishing with him!). Anyway, he's a friend of mine, so I'm defending him here. He's a great guy. Loves to fish. If you love fishing, you'd get along great with him as well. His passion for the sport is contagious. I started this thread bragging on Larry and it is a public lake. I've only known Larry and the Walker Family for 40 years. Larry is truly one of a kind. He has more passion for fishing than anyone I know and I know a few fishing-crazy folks!
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 09:10 AM
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WAWI
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They get that big eating spots is my guess......
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 10:04 AM
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buda13
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In years past seemed like bed fishing off a giant platform on the front deck was frowned upon around here. The videos I’ve seen are of the clients on the platform working fish that otherwise they’d never see from far enough away to be able to catch. Not a legal catch in a tournament, but perfectly legal, just curious if the general consensus is that the giants caught on a platform off the bed are less of an accomplishment?
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 11:50 AM
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grout-scout
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Work smarter, not harder. As mentioned, it’s not illegal and they were not fishing in a tournament, in my opinion, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being elevated and takes nothing away from his accomplishment.
Flats boats have done it for decades, nobody finds it wrong there.
Again, my opinion.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 12:26 PM
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Fishing off a ten foot ladder is similar to using live sonar while power poled scanning for big bass on beds……you will find fish you wouldn’t see otherwise.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 01:16 PM
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Dr JL
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CONGRATS!!! AWESOME!!! Truly amazing day and love the pics. New bar setting and Thank you for that!
Ok ok ok now lets go fishing!
Last edited by Dr JL; 04/30/25 01:17 PM.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 03:38 PM
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fouzman
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Anyone remember “Ladder Man” on Fork? Lotta folks used to bad mouth the guy. I thought it was pretty smart and put a 3’ step ladder on the deck of my Skeeter during the spawn. It was awesome!
Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: fouzman]
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04/30/25 03:39 PM
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Anyone remember “Ladder Man” on Fork? Lotta folks used to bad mouth the guy. I thought it was pretty smart and put a 3’ step ladder on the deck of my Skeeter during the spawn. It was awesome! I would end in the lake in about 2 minutes
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 03:40 PM
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fouzman
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That’s why mine was only 3’😆
Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 03:42 PM
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Chris B
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A friend of mine had a 4’ platform on his Skeeter bay boat. It was awesome for sight fishing. Never knew it was looked down on.
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Re: 13.22, 14.66, same day
[Re: Ken A.]
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04/30/25 03:43 PM
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WAWI
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I watched a kid stand on top of his engine barefoot working one off the back of boat. He had the boat in spot lock. He worked it for at least an hour. And as we all know spot lock is not exactly steady. I decided I was too old after seeing that.
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