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PaulReilly
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RE:Topwater

Post by PaulReilly » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:59 am

racfish wrote:Thanks to Basstrodamoss I got me some great gear.I went out saturday for a lil trial in Seward Park Shoreline.I had toon problems but only after I hooked and caught a bass on a top water plug with a propeller.WOW do they hit it.I did release it unharmed and I have to admit to you guys it was a great feeling to catch and release it.Funny I never thought of it that way.Im so used to eating my catches.Someone at the lil launch asked if I caught and I said yes but released it and he was like all good.So I guess I might have been wrong about the C&R thing.I didnt get a camera so no pic except the one in my head which is totally cool.After the hook up I had disaster strike but oh well.

Congrats Bro! Your in the club!

Nothing like watching them hit the topwaters! I've loved it since I have been a little boy.

CNR is the only way to go! I just respect the bass to much to kill them for a little meat. They don't taste all that great, and it just makes me wish I let them go... some nice perch or RBT, thats another story! You gotta get a camera - it makes the CNR so much better, taking a quick snap of the fish, then releasing them.. its always fun showing the pics to your friends and on the boards. I've got alot of 'photos' of fish in my head I wish I could show to other people!
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RE:Topwater

Post by racfish » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:42 pm

I wouldve kept fishing but I fell off the darned toon.I got soaked.It was hot so it was ok for a bit.I didnt realize what horrible shape I was in.Next time I'll stretch before fishing.Limber up some joints.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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RE:Topwater

Post by BassinBomber » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:30 pm

Hey racfish,..you know I have a Digital Camera for pretty cheap,..decent one 2,..I'm really close 2 you so let me know,..I don't go fishing w/o my camera! Good job on the CNR,.way 2 go! Oh and who knows Paul,..you might just teach me a few things 2,..LOL!

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RE:Topwater

Post by delyakguy » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:29 am

Congrats again Racfish. Glad to see you felt good after releasing your catch. Sometimes people think your crazy for throwing them back, but they just dont understand c&r. Last 3lb SM I caught was in front of some guy and his family, when he saw me take my hook out and put it back he thought I dropped it! I tried to explain c&r to him, but he said he only fishes when camping to throw something on the grill. I told him to eat a bologna sandwich, its better for the fish!!
Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. ~Ernest Hemingway

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