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 New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
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01/27/13 03:45 PM
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Richard Meadors
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Went to EM not expecting much but wound up getting a new PB.  Not enough wind to drift so I decided to use the TM to slow troll, about .6 mph. Went through one area and got a 14# and 8#. I was in the deep water off the dam, everything was caught in 35-40 FOW. Pretty slow for the next hour or so, so I headed north from the dam. Had four lines out and had hits on all lines at the same time! Did I mention I was fishing solo? Made for an exciting, and tiring, thirty minutes, but got them all in the boat. Had a couple more 8#, a 7# and a 2# (???? Don't know how he got in there). After another hour, I decided to reverse and go back again. Had a hit on one line and started trying to reel it in. I thought I had hooked the bottom of the lake! The reel started giving me problems, sounded like gears grinding, and I couldn't retrieve the line. I would pull about a foot and the fish would take it back? The fish was about 40 yards out so I started pulling with the rod and reeling as much as I could. I fnally got the fish close to the boat but still 40 feet down. I gave up on the reel, threw down the rod and started hand lining him in. I got him to the surface and got the net over him, but had to rest a bit - my arms were like rubber! I pulled him into the boat and as soon as soon I set the net down, the hook came out. All of the pulling and the fish running had worked the hook loose. Being alone, I couldn't very well take a picture but wanted one, so I ran across the lake to another boat just off Baptist Point. Two guys fihsing there kindly took time to get a couple of pictures and weigh the fish because my scales only went to 25#. I neglected to get their names but I appreciate their help. The fish weighed about 38#, a new personal best for me. After taking pictuers and weighing, I put him back in the water so someone else can catch him. Forgot to mention - all fish caught on buffalo.
Last edited by Richard Meadors; 01/27/13 03:49 PM.
 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former-Albert Einstein
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 03:48 PM
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young cat
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Thats an awsome fish man congrats on the new pb
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 03:48 PM
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Chaders
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 04:02 PM
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Kenny "the bad penny"
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WTG !!! Congrats ! 
PB 58 lbs.  Vapor Works---2408 E.Trinity Mills in Carrollton 972 416-6300 - Quality E-Cigs,E-Liquids,Accessories
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 04:08 PM
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ChuckP
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That fish is a beast. Congrats on your new PB! 
American by birth, Texan by the grace of God  /  36 1/2 lb blue cat- - - - -1995 Baymaster
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 04:34 PM
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serj5150
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Nice!! Congratulations!!!
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 05:09 PM
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Sounds like a great day of fishing! It can get pretty crazy fishing multiple poles alone. 
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 05:21 PM
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Congrats! Nice catch, and good story.
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 05:29 PM
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Nice Fish and Congratulations on the PB!
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 07:27 PM
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mjmetro0719
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That's a great looking fish, sounds like a great day
Mike
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 07:32 PM
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Nice fish. Congrats on the pb.
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 07:46 PM
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Re: New Personal Best - on Eagle Mountain
[Re: Richard Meadors]
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01/27/13 08:49 PM
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that is a story that deserves to be in field and stream magazine!
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