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http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbt...k_R#Post8327834

Congrats Gary,,,,,,,,,,,,Awesome fish...

Yea,who was the net boy ?

That boy is going to need a new boat, he's gonna have bass and crappie fisherman following him around now!

Congrats Gary, heck of a fish!

WTG Gary. Awesome job. Got those bass boys crying.

Wow!!Good job Pops!!!

Attaboy Gary! Blake Bass Blake, that's how you catch one of them. Might as well come back to the crappie side.

Trash fish. But if you're gonna catch a trash fish....might as well be a 15 pounder! Congrats Gary. You got those bass guys buzzin.

Nice little fish Gary. Hope you stay CAT crappie tour and don't wonder off to the Bassmasters tour.

More importantly, how's the crappie fishing?

That's great. Reading the remarks on the Bass forum. Most of those guys don't know that Gary successfully fished bass tournaments and paid his dues on the water. Gary is no slouch angler. Bass or Crappie.

I think the Trade-Swap-Classifieds will be filled with anglers selling their bass fishing tackle tomorrow.

Maybe C.A.T. should post their logo with the words, "counseling for reformed bass anglers at the next C.A.T. meeting".

Jeff

All way's take pic's...nice Hawg Gary!!!!!

Hey Jack! That's one big hog. Nice job.

CW

He was fishing with John Holland out of John's boat. Paul never catches anything over 2.9lb

RB

I must say we had a remarkable day today on lake fork... We were there to crappie fish as that is what we do, but our day ended with a much different outcome than we had expected! After boating a mess of crappie we were just about to move to another spot when the beast decided she wanted Gary's rocky top jig! We had just caught a catfish so when I saw his rod double over and start pulling drag, I thought for sure that it was a big catfish! After hoping on the trolling motor and watching her pull drag for a good ten minute fight she started to come up! I got a glimpse of the beast and told Gary.. That ain't no catfish brother, and shortly after that she surfaced! Gary lipped her and we put her on my Berkeley scales to find she weighed 15.01 lbs! She was a beauty with good dark color and no scars or marks on her at all! We dropped her in the livewell and hauled tail to oak ridge where she was weighed on certified scales at 15.02 lbs! I can't say enough kind words about the oak ridge staff and owners, they contacted TPWD and the share lunker program and within 3 hours that big girl was on her way to the Texas freshwater fisheries center in Athens, Texas! Gary checked to just loan the fish to tpwd for the hatch and she will then be returned and released into lake fork to swim again! What a great day on the lake... And yes we did catch some crappie! The crappie are starting to show up around the dam area, all fish were caught on jigs in 28-32 ft of water!!

Good Fishin

John

Wow, a once in a lifetime catch!!!! Great work, had to be a heck of a boat ride following that big girl around.
Also, crappie in 30' of water on Fork? I gotta git out there!