Phoenix you have accomplished my number one goal in bass fishing which is to catch a brown bass over 8lb. If you don't mind how about sharing the story with me and the guys about how it happened. Time of year, bait you caught it off of, the fight, you know all the good details. Heck you could even start off with a, It was a dark and stormy night if you want to just to juice it up a bit. No kidding, awesome fish and most bass fisherman will live a lifetime and never catch a smallmouth over 8lb., so way to go, you da man. For me I'm still trying and will till I die, and I'll never give up.