Had never thought about this until this post came up. Brings back some good memories...

11-7 LM (Florida)
9-4 LM (Florida)
8-8 LM (KY Lake)
8-8 LM (KY Lake)
8-0 LM (Florida)
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45-11 Total

I wish these fish were caught as a result of my fishing skills but unfortunately they were probably more the result of persistence than anything. The two 8.5 pounders were actually the same fish (with very distinctive markings), caught twice within a three-day period on KY Lake. The second time I caught her, she was about 100 yards away from where I caught her the first time. Shows the value of catch and release.

Four of the five were caught with my dad in the boat with me. That's definitely the best memory associated with these fish, since he passed away this last summer.

- Fisher McFly