New to the board/ 8lb 2oz Smallie

[phoenix]

Hey everyone i'm new to this board, been readin it for a while now,finally figured out how to navigate around a little here. I also got my best smallie posted to the picture board, will welcome any comments or questions.

[chunknwind]

Larry, welcome to the board. That smallmouth is a bute. I'm headin down to Dale next weekend and I hope to get one just like it on the fly. Cliff

[stratosjoe]

Welcome Phoenix, That is an absolutly fine looking fish! Would you care to share some details as to when ,how and on what?:-) elnut will be slobbering when he see's that girl....again welcome Joe G

[elnutsmalljaws]

Funny you mention seeing that fish Joe, for I have seen that fish. It was February 2005 and Chunknwind was with me as I fought one at least that size on the FNF. She was my "Fish of a Lifetime" and I can still tell you everything about the fight. I know the EXACT spot that I cast to hook her and make a cast at this spot every time I go to Dale. I even have the jig that has a hook about as straight as a string that the big girl left me as a gift.

Speaking of Chunknwind, he will be getting his brand new 2007 Triton ride next friday and off to Dale we will go to break her in plus catch that elusive 12 pounder. I am excited and it is not even my boat.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Dandy of a fish Phoenix.

[biggw]

Wow nice brown fish there ((WTG))) MAN :) Maybe one of these days i will get one of them girls lol

[biggw]

Gl to you guys next weekend at Dale get a biggun--And wtg go on that new boat Chunknwind enjoy it........:)

[Danny]

Does that nickname have a story behind it? Such as your 8lber, perhaps you had given up fishing, sold everything, then just like the phoenix rising from the ashes, you took fishing back up, and on your first trip, you landed that beauty?

Welcome to the board, hope to hear errrrrr.... read some great fishing stories.

Tight lines and God Bless

Danny

[fishalltime]

i've seen that smallmouth before! what's going on larry,this is jeff up here in garrard co. and "that is a nice one".did you do any good at dale this time?

[chunknwind]

Thanks Biggw, if I knew how hard it would be to wait for this thing to be built I probably would have just bought an 06 and been done with it. Hopefully, Elnuts and I can get on a few fish and break her in right.:-)

[Chubminnow]

Welcome to fishin.com Phoenix and darn good lookin' fish! This board tends to be habit forming after awhile, it is for me anyway. The first thing I do Monday - Friday when I get to work is check out this site...Lots of good guys here, lots of good information...and sometimes lots of good clean/weird humor (correct fishgurl?)

[phoenix]

>Does that nickname have a story behind it? Such as your
>8lber, perhaps you had given up fishing, sold everything, then
>just like the phoenix rising from the ashes, you took fishing
>back up, and on your first trip, you landed that beauty?
>
>Welcome to the board, hope to hear errrrrr.... read some great
>fishing stories.
>
>Tight lines and God Bless
>
>Danny

Hey Danny;
Thanks for the reply, no there's nothing that exotic going on here, phoenix is just the name of my HB, and i thought it would be a good nick.