thanks guys. It was truly a great day for us. my fish was one of the best five i have ever caught. The other was the biggest he had ever caught. Both were a bit stressed after measuring and weighing, but were successfuly released. Mine had noticably been caught before but the other (the bigger one) was unblemished. Great fish for a small impoundment. There were only two other boats on the entire lake. We are very fortunate to have all of the fishing opportunties that we do in Kentucky.