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Submitted By: regina
Date Submitted: 2010-06-02 06:52:00
The Big Fish Story: Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 8 PM, I caught a fish of a lifetime. I have fished Valentine Lake in Gardner, La for many of years, but never a story teller like this one.
That Thursday, my friend, Lisa Alexander and I took one of our many kayak fishing trips to Valentine Lake. We started fishing around 5:30 PM that evening. There were at least three people including a man fishing from the pier not too far from us. Lisa and I fish the southwest end of the lake because of the grassy shallow areas which I call a bass haven. Around 7:45 PM, I was watching the top of the water for any movement and noticed a very big swirl on the opposite side of the Lake. I continued to watch and noticed that the swirl happened again in the same location. I decided to give it a few cast before going in for the afternoon.
I was fishing with a weightless worm, Mag II plum. I casted out several times and on the four cast, she took it immediately. When she took it, it was like I caught something other than a fish. I started yelling at Lisa to come and help me. I didn’t have time to think, I could barely hold the rod and reel in my hands with all the jerking of my kayak. When I got it closer to the kayak I noticed the eye ball of fish underneath the thick grass that she had went through. I reached down into the water to grab her mouth and I felt a little frightened. Suddenly, I realized what I had caught. I pulled this monster fish into the kayak without actually flipping it, unbelievable! I held on to her with a death grip until my friend Lisa pulled up beside me. She couldn’t believe her eyes and I was so much in shock that I could say anything.
After figuring out a plan to get her in, Lisa tied our kayaks together and made it to the pier where a gentleman helped us put her into my large storage bin of my kayak. It took us at least half and hour to get our kayaks loaded up and head back to Lisa’s house.
I called my Dad, and both of my brother-in-laws, they didn’t believe anything that I was telling them so I gave up on the phone calls. We got back to the house where I placed her immediately into an ice chest of water. She was barely alive. Lisa took her old meat scales and calibrated a bucket and found her to weigh 16.25lbs at that time. We called Lisa’s dad, which was a retired wildlife and fishery employee and gave us some names and numbers. We then called our good friend, T.W. Thompson, the commissioner in Alexandria, La. I immediately took the fish to the Mayor’s house. Approximately ten people were present and making phone calls to try and find certification. It was close to 10:30 PM by that time she was weighed at Kroger’s in Alexandria, La, weighing her at 15.88 LBS.
I wake up each morning with a grin on my face and realize that I love my louisiana paradise.
Regina Womack
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Where'd you catch it: LA | USA
Category:
Bass
| Species: largemouth
How big was that lunker: 27 Inches | 15 lbs. 87 oz.
That Hawg was bite'n on: Plastic
What string were you runnin: Fluorocarbon
What reel were you crankin: Baitcast
Caught it on:
Comment By:coop1507
WOW!!GREAT FISH 5 FOR YOU!!!!!!! |
Comment By:jhines316
I'm from la myself. I love to see people catching trophy fish like that from here. Props to you for gettin' in that kayak. Congrats....I guess it's safe to say that it's on your wall somewhere? |
Comment By:sasquatch
I read about this a few days after it happened. I live in Monroe. Only about an hour North of you. All I can say is amazing catch. Sure sounds like you've found yourself the perfect little fishing hole to hold a monster like that. |
Comment By:bassonator
what a BASS!!!!!! |
Comment By:Brewster
Amazing Bass!! I've seen others that people claim to be 15-20 lbs. and probably aren't even half that, but this is different. Great job. |
Comment By:jrm9369
thats a monster!!!!!!! great fish!!!!! ill get my chance for something like that one day. |
Comment By:berkleyboy
That is HUGE. 5 bobbers for you!!!!! :) |
Comment By:nickcoss
WOW !!!!! That is some Bass. You earned 5 from me. |
Comment By:somefishinfool
Excellent Story! Must have been a kick in the pants catching that monster out of a kayak! Good job! Nice Fish! 5 Bobbers for sure! Check out my big bluegill! Thanks for the votes & comments. Take Care,Tight Lines & FISH ON! |
Comment By:Riverrat57
Regina, that truly is a monster bass. Here's five from Louie. |
Comment By:jepalmer2
what a monster.congrats. |
Comment By:redneck1956
wow that is one big fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow! 5 bob's for you@!!!!! |
Comment By:donniepen
Hey girl,that is a good fish.congrad.give you 5 bobbers.Id like to be your Taxidermist.Let me know if you need one. |
Comment By:Walleye90
That is one of the biggest bass I've ever seen! Here's five for sure. |
Comment By:pinchtwo
Good God in Heaven, that's a monster. 5 for sure. |
Comment By:basswomen
hey girl u go!!!! thats a great catch.5/bobbers for u!!! u keep on catching those size.please take a look at my bass,brim.thanks.:) |
Comment By:rando56
My Lord Regina, that is a huge bass. I gave you 5 but that fish is a 5 plus.Way to go.If you get a chance check out my Grandson's catch from last Saturday.Once again, congratulation's on the catch of a lifetime. |
Comment By:ryan hanks
what an awesome fish...i bet it was bonkers in a kayak to...good job! |
Comment By:nellerefinnej
Very Impressive! Great job |
Comment By:koolwater
WOW!! what a hawg, congrats. I'm sure glad I uploaded my bass photo right next to this monster to really make mine really look puny :) Here's 5 for that awesome bass. |
Comment By:IVI_MILLER_IVI
WOW WHAT A HOG!!! 5 for you for sure. |
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