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07/27/2008
Top Fishing From Shore
Largemouth Bass
Chartreuse
Spinner
Noon
07/28/2008
4
560

Stayed at Steamboat Rock State Park from July 25th - 27th. Fished all 3 days during the afternoon for about 2 or 3 hours mostly on our boat. Carp were like rats in the water here and all over the lake. Splashes about every 5 minutes. Bass fishing was pretty slow at times, but the smallies were hitting pretty well. About 2 fish an hour and most fish averaged between 1 and 2.5 lbs. On the 27th our boat had some problems so we fished from shore on a point near our campsite using purple and silver Booyah Boogiebaits and white and chartreuse spinners. Landed 3 LMB about 3.5 - 4 lbs a pop. I don't eat any bass, but my cousin said they were decent so I kept one of the smaller SMB (picture) for him to fry up. Never got around to cooking it so he tossed it in his freezer for later consumption. Water temp was about 75 and everything we caught was on top.


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BassFanatic
7/28/2008 9:19:00 PM
sounds like a nice trip, that's a nice looking bass
jens
7/28/2008 9:46:00 PM
pinoy? eh howzit! nice fish!
BassinBomber
7/29/2008 7:35:00 AM
Hey Pinoy,..nice fish,..there's a few of us Islanders on the website,..good job!
anakpinoy4
7/29/2008 9:06:00 AM
Eh bra! We gotta rep too!
Hal
7/29/2008 9:52:00 AM
looks like a largemouth to me. typo?
anakpinoy4
7/29/2008 12:01:00 PM
I'm no bass pro or fisheries biologist. I usually can tell what it is with the mouth closed and this one looks like the jaw bone wouldn't extend past the eye suggesting a smallie. Can anyone confirm?
FISHWHENICAN
7/29/2008 8:43:00 PM
lmb for sure
Bassaholic
7/30/2008 12:48:00 PM
Yup LM & not legal only LM 12inch or less or 17inch or more Looks like 15inch I could be wrong.Too bad cause game department has put lot of effort into restoring the LM population at Banks.Not even legal to weight that one in & release it during a tournament last I herd.
anakpinoy4
7/30/2008 12:58:00 PM
Thanks for the clarification bassaholic. This was probably about 13-14", but apparently still not legal. Had I known this was LMB i'da released this one, but I was told smallie when I caught it. This was the only one I kept though if anyones pissed about keeping it.
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