Moleman Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Went out today and stuck an absolute giant. I started out the day by wading in to grab my snagged 250. Drenched completely up to my neck, I continued on hoping for a bite. May I also point out it was pouring rain. I fished halfway around the lake, with no bites and was convinced that was how my day would end. I pulled up to a little point and made a cast, and worked my bait all the way to shore. About a foot of the bank i watch as a nine runs out and smokes my 250. I set the hook but inevitably lost her due to my hook bending out. Pissed,I continued down the bank, still completely soaked may I add. I then decide to make a couple more casts next to the dam. First cast and I hook into something, while i could tell it was a nice one i wasn't sure how big .It was until I saw her come up and wobble around trying to throw my OG 250 that i knew she was a giant. I called for my friend, who jumped in the water and landed her with no problems. I knew it was my Pb for sure but unfortunately I had left my scale at the boat. So i was only able to get measurements. She was 29 inches long with a 19 inch girth. I put it into a couple fish calculators and they went between 13 and 15 pounds. I hope you guys can help me get a fair weight based on the pictures. I must say, having never caught a DD it was nice to catch what I'm almost certain is a teener. Thank for all the support SU. GoblinSlayer, evans_usmc69, SEMassBass and 27 others 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw2121 Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Wow a true beast.Looks a lot bigger than the average 10 I see so I will say that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuranSD Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 GIANT! Congrats on your PB Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolo4sho Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Nice fish man. That's a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R8R Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Nice fish man, fish calculators are not accurate, probably it doesn't account how dense a fish maybe, don't know how to explain it. But I can give you this, 13 lb 4oz fish at 28 3/4" x 20.5". That was my fish I caught year in a half ago. Also I know a guy who caught a 13lb 12oz fish at 27 1/2" x 21 1/4". Look at Working Class Zero instagram lots of measurements in there of fish weight lenght and girth. All in all that is a very big fish definitely at least 11 lbs maybe 12 congrats, great catch on pouring rain. Edited March 25, 2017 by R8R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassing305 Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Congratulations. Hard to give a weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moleman Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Yeah i understand, Ill grab a post of the belly latter. Thanks for the support guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynem Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 That is a beast. One thing that makes it tougher to guess the weight is that you are holding it in the very common "straight arms toward the camera" pose. Thats pretty natural - lots of guys do it and it makes the fish look bigger but its also tough to get an accurate picture of the size when you do that. If you hold the fish closer to your body its a lot easier to judge the true size. All in all its still a BEAST. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedup Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Nice fish, def over 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 There you go! That's a beast, Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campobassmaster Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Nice fish matt, I know you've been hunting for a big one forever now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlant Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Looks like 26# Lakeshark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 That fish looks huge! Nice catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Nice catch, that's a monster. Don't forget the scale next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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