My cousin (holding the fish) caught this 12 pounder in one of my daddy's ponds last weekend. It's about 2 acres. Guess where my two boys and I were today? We didn't have his luck though. In fact, we got skunked. We'll snag a good one soon. My oldest, Parker, said "Well daddy, it's like you said, if we caught one every time we cast a lure, it would be called catching instead of fishing." I couldn't help but smile. I just enjoyed sitting on the dam with them.
Anyway, here's the fish my cousin caught.
Phillip, That's a once in a lifetime catch there.
We've caught a lot in the 5-9 lb range on the home place, and there has been the occasional snapped fishing line, but I think this is the largest one yet to make it on the bank.
Five pound range has been about right here. You'd have to spend a month of Sundays out on Lake Fork with Bill Dance to land that lunker. Too Cool.
That possibly could be a state record!
> My cousin (holding the fish) caught this 12 pounder in one of my daddy's ponds last weekend. It's about 2 acres. Guess where my two boys and I were today? We didn't have his luck though. In fact, we got skunked. We'll snag a good one soon. My oldest, Parker, said "Well daddy, it's like you said, if we caught one every time we cast a lure, it would be called catching instead of fishing." I couldn't help but smile. I just enjoyed sitting on the dam with them.
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> Anyway, here's the fish my cousin caught.
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That's nothing
TDD merely steps to pondside and begins to whistle a tune similar to that of the pied piper of Hamlin. They all swim to shore and he picks up whichever ones he desires.
Sounds fun, the fish is a very nice one, however I would have snapped some pics, weighed him, and let grandpa go back into the pond.
Nahhhh
The World Record was caught in Georgia - a little over 23 pounds if my memory serves me correctly. My wife doesn't like deer heads on the wall and REFUSES to let me put a fish on the wall, but if I catch one over 10 lbs. I'll have to find a place to put it - my current best is 8 lbs.
Andy
I'm with Boundary...that big boy could of kept the pond stock forever.
Probably more like grandma...
I'm no ichthyologist, but "grandpa" looks about ready to spawn.
edit . . yeah like Jeff said.
> Probably more like grandma...
true
Nice!!!!
I'm heading out for some this weekend!
:coffee:
Looks like cousin was so excited, he wet hisself!
🙂 Just kiddin ya cause we jealous!
N
