Feb 28th, 2011 Do you believe in Magic??? I went to Disneyworld for a national sales meeting with customers. Yesterday before customers arrived at Disney I pre-scouted some spots in a lake at the Caribbean Beach resort. I caught 14 bass in about 3 hours on a Lake Fork Hyperworm, 4 of which were caught in a row on some shallow flats near boat docks. I wanted to let the area cool off so we could come back the next day with customers and knock em down. My customer from the Egg Farm Toby, who's more of a friend than customer, flew in the next day. After we were done with work stuff i took him to the flat where i was catching Bass the day before. We were drinkin beer and havin a good time, mainly making fun of Toby's pink koozi that said "Real women drink beer." After 4 smaller Bass his rod doubles. He didn't say a word as he fought the fish which is an anglers indication that a big fish is on. Normally when you hook a fish you say "there's one" or "fish on", but Toby said nothing. He fought the Bass for over 5 minutes like a pro. The fish came up to the surface and we saw the mouth as it tried to jump. We all about shit ourselves when we finally got a glimpse at the size of this monster. I immediately threw myself down on the dock scraping my elbow and lipped this behemoth. Not like a normal thumbing of a bass, but grabbed the bottom lip by all 4 fingers. As I pulled the fish out of the water it kept coming, and coming and coming out of the water. Pandemonium ensued. 12.1lb 26 inch Largemouth
To put it in perspective, the state record in Ohio is 13.2lbs and that's stood since 1972. Toby's fish was 12.1. A once in a lifetime experience. We called over anyone who was within shouting distance of my profanity to see the fish. We snapped a few pictures and I'm proud to say the fish was released unharmed to be caught again next year. Like the pro he is, Toby calming went back to fishing while I sat on the dock unable to think clearly because of what i had just experienced. The fish will be appearing in an upcoming edition of Bassmaster Magazine's Lunker of the Month Club which displays all 10lb+ Bass submitted to the national publication. Enough said. The fish was world class and was a truly remarkable experience that all parties involved will remember for year to come. Congrats Toby, you truly are THE MAN
To put it in perspective, the state record in Ohio is 13.2lbs and that's stood since 1972. Toby's fish was 12.1. A once in a lifetime experience. We called over anyone who was within shouting distance of my profanity to see the fish. We snapped a few pictures and I'm proud to say the fish was released unharmed to be caught again next year. Like the pro he is, Toby calming went back to fishing while I sat on the dock unable to think clearly because of what i had just experienced. The fish will be appearing in an upcoming edition of Bassmaster Magazine's Lunker of the Month Club which displays all 10lb+ Bass submitted to the national publication. Enough said. The fish was world class and was a truly remarkable experience that all parties involved will remember for year to come. Congrats Toby, you truly are THE MAN
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