My first teen got off about four seconds into the fight yesterday. Slammed a large topwater bait, and I went into shock when I saw the beautiful white basketball size belly attached to the head on this thing as she went partial airborne to inhale it (she was too big to go completely airbore, but boy she tried).

On the positive side, since I was in shock from first seeing it, I did not go into shock from losing her. She was in the middle of a batch of trees and all I did was reel in the 65# braid, that was buttoned down, as fast as I could, before she sounded in the 5' of water and wrapped me up down there.

I had just changed out the front hook, as a tug of war with a tree took one prong off, but she must have been hooked on the back one. THE ONE I had barbless still, from a trip to a lake that is catch and release only, and that requires that all lures be barbless.

Live and learn.

ON a more positive note, I NOW KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES.

Believers, please pray for me as I go back for her on Thursday. I've yet to get a 10, but I don't mind skipping that category and go right to a teener.

Hang in there Otay !

get'er...

Hey, you gotta catch a ten first, there won't be any cutting in line!! Lol I'm jk, good luck with her!

Good story otay. You will get her someday. Do the switch up on her. Have a big Fluke ready with a small pinch weight on the nose. Follow up all those blow ups with the Fluke.

Racked my brain on what to follow up with, but as she had the hook in her for a few seconds I don't think she would have bit anything again for awhile, but I did try a couple of things anyways (came back an hour later and tried two different baits too, was just too soon after her fight initial fight with me I guess).

She should be ready for her picture tomorrow though, I'll try at first light and then throughout the day, I'm so excited about it!

how big was she??????

Guessing about 13 lbs by the sight of her. I'd like to find out exactly ASAP. I tell you, you about have a heart attack when you see one that big on the end of your line, unless you catch these regularly!

Well, she would not take any of the offerings I threw at her, been back twice now. Maybe she moved to a tree nearby. Then again, some guy got a 13+ at a night tourney three nights ago, maybe she's swimming back the three miles back to home now! The pic of her did not show the giant belly mine had, maybe mine was more like a 15 or 16!

BUT, I did manage to land a new PB while in the same area, you can't beat that.

Here she is, so close to my first DD, I can taste it.

Don't fish have scales

Beautiful fish Otay. I wish I could get out there and fish with you. I have wanted to fish those lakes for so long now, it's going to happen one of these days.

Great pic!

Good fish. I just found out we have a 'Share Lunker' program here in Texas. BIG hook though - you have to catch a 13 pound or larger fish to be in the 'club'! 13 POUNDS!! My Lord, I've yet to catch anything even close to 10lbs!
You will get there my friend......go get your 'teen catch'....
Man, I sure would like to be a member, all kinds of things the State of Texas does for you....AND they furnish you with an exact replica of your catch!! But, how many have ever caught a 13 pound or larger bass?
Good grief, well, LOL, won't have to worry about that one!!

According to the book, How, When and Where to catch bass by John Fox, a bass has a memory of 7 sec. LOL.