BassERT, Nickajack, Crappie and Bass with many pics, 10-6-10, Labman

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I'm sure everyone gets a great memory of a fishing trip once in a while.<br />Today was my turn for that!<br /> emoApplause <br /><br />We got in the water shortly after 7:30AM at Shellmound and headed through the light fog to 'ol number 1.<br />Caught a couple of nice fat feisty slabs right away and I thought it was gonna be a good day for the crappie.<br /><br />After a while and different lure selections, LM got on board with the crappie.<br />We were just waiting for the bass to start blasting forage and sure enough they started up.<br />I was too slow to get right on them, but I found 1 straggler on my silver buddy.<br />Sure was a slow start emoScratch <br /><br />Then dragfish showed up and made us get off his hole, so we headed for number 2.<br />I really was just showing LM the lay of the lake as we, the Marion County Trolls, fish it.<br />The wind laid down and the sun came out and we tried for crappie first, but then we noticed the bass tearing 'em up.<br />There were guys on shore running from place to place to catch up with the frenzied action.<br />One was using a Fluke and I couldn't tell what the others were throwing. emoScratch <br /><br /><br />After watching the guy pulling fish after fish, I picked up a sexy switchback and got on my first fish there.<br />My rod was solid and the fish was heavy and I had to play it in.<br />4lber.<br />LM said no so we weighed it and it was a fattie.<br />Throw again and another biggie hits it and now LM is helping net another.<br />Here we go!!!<br /><br />Then I get hit and "set the hook" (insert Iaconelli pic here with toothy grimace)<br />Broke off!! Best lure of the day and I had been retying like a good boy. Well I told LM to please keep an eye open for it to surface haha!<br />Well indeed in about two minutes I was tying it back on and the bass were in trouble again emoDance <br /><br />Caught about 25+ fish all much larger than those caught around us and LM jumps in strong after we thought the main frenzy was over!<br />He is dropping a spoon and catching his monsters on every drop!!<br />I joined in and the spoon technique became the new pattern.<br /><br />We were just too wise for them today as we tag teamed beautiful bass to the boat and I started feeling my arm getting sore. I finally broke a hook on releasing a very nice flathead, but we still were catching them as we took turns netting each others fine fish.<br /> emoThumbsup emoThumbsup <br />I even got a double hook up and we had to take that pic emoLaugh <br />Those two were the smallest bass caught emoSleepy <br />We could have had 2 limits worth about 24-25 lbs each!<br /><br />I think we had 100+ lbs of bass right there.<br />We had others as well as a greenback shad(skippy?) that was about 17 inches some Alabama smallmouth and that slimer.<br />I would say we had 15 crappie or so running an average of 12 inches and so fat they looked pregnant!<br />Tha bass were so wide they looked gorged and the fights were some of the best I have had in so long!<br />Sometimes all you could do with them was just hold on.<br /><br />What a blessed day!!!<br />Thanks for coming along on my boat Norman.<br />It was a privilege for me to return a favor and fishing with a master class angler made my day one of the best I have had at the Nick in a long long time!! emoCool