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Yelim & Fish813 set up this day to find and pursue new fishin holes
in Polk County.................
Wind was up, water in high 60's depth ranged from 6 ft to 12 on
various passes. Entire day spent long-linin, infact ole trolling mtr
logged 12.75 miles...........
caught 17 fish, kept 11, and weighed top
7 for mock tournament: 9 lbs, 15.5 oz.
Biggest came in at 17 1/4 inches,
2 lbs, 8.5 oz & little sister 16 1/2 inches
2 lbs. 2.5 oz
I got one word for those fish....damn!
When i hooked that big one, it seemed like he was 1/2 mi from boat, closer he got the
more nervous i got...........that micro was almost bent in two and line was singing
big time, and i still had to net him - in a Gheenoe its pretty tight quarters all around.
Same thing when Ron hooked his big one......he was pretty much on his own, as I
couldn't get to him, run boat and keep lines separated..........
What a wonderful day.
It's real nice to see big fish like that in Florida. :)
YEA BABY!!!!!!!
I LOVE YOU GUYS.............................................. .............when we going fishing? :) lol
Wow, that's a beautiful vision brought to life! A 16" is great, but a 17" is off-the-chain, congrads guys! Don't expect ya'll to reveal the honeyhole, but would I be warm if I said between lake alfred & winter haven, looks like the lay-of the-land. Just awesome Pics!
Nice! Surprised ya took a Gheenoe with all the wind lately.
Oh my.................had to see them again.........................oh my.....................how the heck im I going to be able to sleep now?
one day...................... one day :)
me too!Quote:
Originally Posted by crapslabstu
Took the Gheenoe as didn't know what kind of ramp if any, we were going to find...
Easier to work with it than with the Procraft 180D.
Wind was a real bummer as far as workin the water correctly....first out in am
got 1 lb 7 in the cat-tails, boy or boy blood was really pumping. 3 hrs later still
only had the one fish. Next went after the stump fields.........several jigs later,
couple break offs and ole "G" hung up on downed trees just under water, we gave that idea up. Wind still in hammer mode, now we started long lining starting at
6 ft levels -7 ft level - 8-9 ft level, finally into the 11 - 12 level, slowed speed
way down from 1.5 - 1.7 down to 1.1.... and their they were.......and when they
hit, holly cow, like a sledge - and bigger ones wouldn't come up and lay over.
Most of time thought either it was a bass or big blue-gill. What a rush when you
down into that big mouth comming at you..............and hoping he won't spit or
pull hook out.........Attachment 81084Attachment 81085
Great looking fish guys ! ! !
Not to bad for this ol Florida cracker to catch his biggest Speck ever along with host fishin813 catching his biggest ever on same day in a river:dono they had never been on before. What a thrill. And to beat all I bet there are bigger ones in there. Fishin813 runnin the boat and me ridin he mention about me runnin the boat and I reply "why would I want to do that" I can see two old men trying to change places in that flat bottom canoe. I asked 813 if he thought we should put them back for breeding stock. He retorted by asking me " are you:yikes nuts! I didn't ask again.
On a serious note we both have and wear PFD"s that inflate when they get wet. These are no combersome and after a little fishing you forget you even have it on. Wish all of you would consider getting and wearing one. You could save your family a lot of pain. Off my box.
Thanks folks for looking and maybe we can do it again real soon
Congratulations on the big fish Yelim. The big ones are RARE fo sure. I've caught very few in that range over the years and never weighed them so I can't claim to have caught any that big. I've caught my limit more times than I can count, but it's catching the slabasouras that get you pulse rate up. Thanks for sharing.
Now that's crappie you dream of. Good job, thanks for the nice report.
Chuck
Really nice fish and x2 to the inflatable life vests. i got mine the other day and will not be in my boat without it on.
Yelim, you have the right idea about releasing the big girls for breeding reasons. I'm quite impressed that you thought about it because if I'm honest, it would have been awfully hard for me to let her go.
Nice catch guys!!!
You don't have to tell us exactly what lake or river but at least narrow it down some, Polk county is a heck of a peice of property.
I haven't seen fish that big since they closed Lake Parrish.
Ah yes Parrish, what a power plant impoundment...........big big big fish came out
of there...........8,000 acres...........only could fish it once or twice a month........
9-1-1 really hurt the fishermen that went there............no way to fish it since.....
by anyone from outside world.............shame..................
Going to take these girls and have them mounted - got couple appointments this pm
to look a couple of guys work.....
I still get a little shaky when thinking about hooking those fish yesterday..........
Yelim was heck of good partner - big team player,with wind conditions, boat rockng
in white caps - having to keep her runnin and reel same time, Ron pullling rods out of
way, getting net ready but can only reach so far because of everything else in boat,
Not only did we both get one, but what size they were, on micro-lite with #4
test line.
I'm still pumped up!! ! !!! ! !! !!!
Exceptional quality, especially on "unchartered" waters. Definitely a trip you can't "polk" holes in, lol!
u2S
Now them are really nice fish!!
Harold, I know this guy would be a ride for ya, but make sure and go look at his showroom. He is the best I have seen.
Florida Taxidermy Mounted Fish by Rick Hardy Marine Artist and Fish Taxidermist of Lake Helen Florida, fishtaxidermist.com
Quote:
Originally Posted by Luther
It was not in Fort Meade
Thank you SYG for wearing it. You know first hand the sorrow and pain not having it on can cause. And it only takes an instant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Southern Young Gun
Guys, I'm here to tell ya, i was probably one of the last to finally give into the seatbelt
thing (probably $150.00 fine was one reason and commin onto accident on I-95 about
yr ago, car flipped, all were thrown out..(not a pretty site when your one of first on
scene)
The situation the past couple weeks brought to light another thing - i have carried
my self-pfd for probably 5 yrs and maybe had it on 1 -2 times because of tournament or
game warden in area........I now where it any time i step into that boat whether riding, stopped, setting up for fishing, it never comes off...Please, all take the time
to get a good pfd and than take it out of bag, box, case and show it off and as a
memory to Nate, it will save your life. Twice in past 2 yrs have been tossed from
boat during turnament with wakes from other sightseerers getting to close. Both times i had a partner on board who handle things and helped get me back on board.
Don't push your luck.....................
"This is not soap box preaching, i don't want to write another memorial to someone
i got to know and like real well.
Huntinslabs,
thanks for advice on checking out Taxidermist web sites........
will look into these..............
Have appointment sat am to meet man locally ...presently ladies are in big zip lock
bags in freezer
The epics on his website do not do justice to his work. He has a bunch of crazy stuff on his website he creates. But look at some of his clients, museums, smithsonians, sea world etc. Etc. Take a ride over and see his stuff in person. It is very good.
Don't know it i have that deep enough pockets.
Its like racin, "speed costs, how much to you want to spend"
I don't know his fish pricing, but he was in the same cost range when I had my turkey mounted.
thanks for update............will look into further.
nice
IF I ever catch a big crappie...I would place her over my fireplace and mantle...just to piss my wife off a little.
I can understand that............................ i will have these two mounted...........
just don't know where i am going to put them when done................
Wait till you see pictures of today's return adventure to the honey hole
wgts - for total fish, wgts for 76 fish as in tournament and wgt of biggest fish.
we were fishing with 5 other boats in lake most of day, including 3 of local boys.......
not braggin but we "smoked'em"
I have had 2 bass done that both got thrashed in a divorce. If i mounted a fish again i would probably get it done like a jumping fish in acrylic water for a centerpiece on the coffee table.
Wow!!! Harold you guys had a great day--one im sure youll remember always
now almost a year and still the man hasn't finished them yet.......
we had a few words yesterday over the delay and now have promises to ready
for viewing and final finish in about a week..........
%$&*@#$% hope they will look good.
Was a shame to take those beauties out of the lake. They are so close to the 3lb mark.
Reel nice fish