cland today.... Oh my garsh....big ole brownfish and idiots...

[redneckshadrap]

"What's the difference between mounting a 5 lb'er vs. a 7+ lb'er."

Git-R-Done!

Hang in ther Carol!

[Lowerider]

Ryan

We've all been in your shoes - I know I have. I can tell you this, when you get out of school - then get married - then have kids fishing usually slows way down (at least it did for me). When fishing slows down your chances of catching that "trophy" in turn slows down. I dream about 50 lb stripers and have had a spot on my wall reserved for a number of years. When I was your age I was an every weekend hunter and caught some nice ones but never hit that magic number (for me it was 50 pounds). Now I get to trophy hunt fewer times than I can count on my hand in a year. The rest of the time I get to look at photo albums of the nice fish I threw back and you know what I say? "****, I should have mounted that fish."

Nice catch.

Scott

[ryan_ekubass]

well guys this has become quite the debate...... but at least i didnt catch and release it into the grease... i preserved the legacy of that fish and will have some good stories to tell about it....

[BarkelyPup]

Ryan,
How dare you keep a fish that you went out and legally caught and spent all that money on finding. You should be ashamed of your self for abiding by the law and keeping that legal that is bigger than a lot of folks catch in a life time. The nerve of some people. The bottom line is it is a GREAT FISH. Congrats to you. I bet that thing will look great on your wall. I had a guy in a Triton 2 years ago come within about 8 feet of me on Yatesville running wide open. The guy did have better reflexes than President Bush because I hurled a full can of Mt. Dew at him that my partner had just handed me. He did rock me up on the bank. as I was about 6 foot from it. I'm glad now I didn't hit him but I was standing waving trying to get him to slow down and he just came right on like he owned the lake. It happens all the time though. That was actually the third time somthing stupid like that happend to me on the lake. Other two involved Jet Skis, Muskie lures, My mad uncle and rocks. But that's a whole nother thread in itself. Congrats again on that nice smally.

bP

[Chubminnow]

[QUOTE=redneckshadrap;349647]"What's the difference between mounting a 5 lb'er vs. a 7+ lb'er."

Heck if I know...a hundred dollars maybe? Sorry man...couldn't resist!

[mhall]

This comment echoes my thoughts on this also. By the way, I do have a couple on the wall myself. The one in my avitar is a 8lb 2oz.

Phoenix, I envy you bigtime. NOW that boys is a pig, a smallmouth over 8lb blows away anybodies stories of smallmouth on this site, period. I would love to see that mount in person sometime, what an absolute fish of a lifetime.

[HunterShewmaker]

Eat that sucker.:d

[TimE]

well guys this has become quite the debate...... but at least i didnt catch and release it into the grease... i preserved the legacy of that fish and will have some good stories to tell about it....

It almost sounds that you are throwing off on people who eat fish?? I hope i misunderstood.

You caught it do what you wish with it.

[phoenix]

Phoenix, I envy you bigtime. NOW that boys is a pig, a smallmouth over 8lb blows away anybodies stories of smallmouth on this site, period. I would love to see that mount in person sometime, what an absolute fish of a lifetime.

I have displayed it several times at the Barren Bassmasters Swap Meet. If you can make it down for that I'll try to bring it this year.

[HunterShewmaker]

I'm not throwing off on people who eat fish. I really mean it. It that sucker.

[HunterShewmaker]

Sorry TimE. I thought you were directing your post at me. I see that you were responding to ryan_ekubass. There is noting wrong with eating a few fish that you catch. Actually bass are a member of the sunfish family. And we know how tasty sunfish are. I do not make it a habit to eat bass, but every once in a while I'll keep one to eat.

[ryan_ekubass]

It almost sounds that you are throwing off on people who eat fish?? I hope i misunderstood.

You caught it do what you wish with it.

why lord no it dont make one bit of difference to me if u keep and eat your fish.... i have been know to have a mess of fish myself but i wouldnt clean and eat a big bass..... if i get into a bunch of ky's i have been know to keep them and clean them..... but i would never keep and eat a big brownfish or even a big green fish.... i didnt mean for anyone to take that the wrong way... i meant to say what i did but i didnt mean it to come out the way it did....