redemption at scarlet oak 9-17

[johnnyc08]

get on the water at sunrise and started tossing rats, this is my 9th week in a row of going there and after getting skunked last week i wanted to make up for it...and did i...best count out of the 9 weeks with 5 crappie (best ones pic attached) 2 rock bass, 1 largemouth and a MONSTER pickeral (also attached below) for a total of 9. i got the pick out of the water and up the shore a bit and he snapped the line, bounced off the roots and landed in the water where you see him in the pic, he lay motionless (cept for breathing) so i snapped a pic real fast (since he wasnt moving), pulled him out and got the lure out and gently got him back in the water where he took off like a bat outta hell after only maybe 2 seconds. didnt want to keep him out any longer than that to weigh or measure him because of the fall so one can only guess...but the lure in his mouth is 3" long so you can guess the size based on that...awesome day and definitely a day i didnt want to leave the water but alas, i had to