Thank You!!!

[rob]

So yesterday I started that thread whining about how I can't catch a damn thing. That's pretty much true but today I decided to stop at my usual spots on the way home and got skunked again. I decided to head out to a different lake later on and was fishing for over an hour and a half with no luck. Started raining as soon as I got there, stopped, started again. Was throwing a spinner bait and getting nothing. Switched to a floating rapala (couldn't tell you what exactly, it's been in my tackle box forever) and got nothing either.

I was pretty frustrated so I decided to switch to a chartreuse pumpkin worm that I just bought today. Rigged it up Texas style with a fairly light sinker and decided to head back over to the swimming area where it's less weedy and give it one more shot before heading out. Two or three casts later and I nailed this guy. He jumped twice and the action was awesome. He actually went under the ropes for the kids swimming area and then jumped out of the water and back over...so I had to hand pull him in along the swim ropes in order to get him.

It was an absolute blast, as if you couldn't tell from the smile on my face.

Took me, oh, I don't know, two months, but I finally got one. And he was worth it.

[rob]

Crap...if someone can explain to me how to post pics I will do it. I tried attaching them but it didn't work I guess.

[rob]

Let's try this again

Congrats Rob....Hooked on Fishing!!!!

[rob]

Had to re-size the pics. That thing made my night. As if any of you couldn't tell from the smile on my face.

[Mikeps326]

Nice looking fish. I can not wait for the fall for some slobs that get hungry before the winter sets in. Keep catching them!

[rob]

Thanks guys. That's why I've been trying for months. That thrill of catching them, especially when they're jumping and active like that, ain't nothing like it. Still smiling.

[Rickhem]

That's a really nice fish Rob.

Congrats!!!