25" length 18"girth =~9+lbs of florida bass

[carlcmc]

Went to Orlando for a convention this past week. Took a guided fishing trip on the stick marsh/farm 13.

It rained and thundered the day ahead of time as well as that day. Unfortunately my camera acted up and I didn't get a picture of any bass after the first couple.

We caught a few slow dragging a a carolina rig in the am. Then in the afternoon we scouted open water for bass busting shad and the shad skipping across the surface. Caught at least 50 + bass in that area. Used exclusively rat-l-traps with blue chrome finish.

Lots of bass in the 3-4 lb range. Natalie caught one 6 1/2 lber. And the highlight of the trip was when my rod bent over and felt like i was leading a bull underwater. No horsing around a fish this size. Measured 25" by 18" which is 9lbs+. Beautiful hog of a fish with a bucket mouth that would swallow the 2lb bass I catch around here. This is my personal best. Biggest fish caught by myself prior to this was a 3 - 3 1/2 lber from around here. Dissappointed that my camera stopped working. But the memory and time with Natalie out on the water was great.

Below see 2 pics that I did manage. Natalie and Myself with bass caught on a carolina rig with senko immitation. These bass absolutely hammered these and were hooked down deep in the throught is why they bled a bit. All were lively when released.

[LEECH21]

Congrats on the big fish, too bad the camera thing didn't work out