on the merrimac flats;)

got eels?:)

:)

Bravo!!! Bravo!!! Bravo!!!

:cheers:

NICE FISH:btu:

Congrats Mr. FF. You deserve it.:btu:

nice fish...congrats

Nice:):):):):)

Great fish. Congrats!

nice fish =you worked for it =& if it was on the rod next to it ==even better :claps: :claps:

congrats man, nice fish

damn, mike, congratulation.

:claps: great fish

that is a real beauty....congrats

Nice job... I love light tackle and big bass at night on flats... been slow this spring down here for that, but it is the best...

:claps:

That's a cow. Great catch.

Congrats--

Nice fish Mike.

ok,
pitch black darkness,
all you hear is KASPLOOSH ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz"ERRRRR, someone start the boat!!!" ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZ ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"i'm almost empty hear" ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzZZZZZ ZZZZZ"better get after him, quickly" ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zz.


finally got him in.
this bass was in no more than two feet of water.
my buddy jon has the biggest landing net you ever seen in your life, i mean you could fit a 250# man in there no sweat.
i used to allways give him crap about carrying this mondo net on a 16 foot boat,,,,,,,,not anymore:)

we tried with all our hearts to revive her,,:(
but she was spent.

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ever seen a man gently heaving a fish of a lifetime,back in the water?:angel:

:( we tried and tried and tried, but we were not 100% sure she would make it, so we kept her.
the battle against 17# test took it's toll.
what a night :D

Nice Fish and good job.......Moose

I applaud you for trying to re-vive her. you are a true sportsman.

I hope you end up with many, many excellent meals when you can re-live the moment.

Nice job all around, Mike.

thats is a true test of wits landing a 40lber on light tackle

nice job buddy:happy: :happy: :happy: :D

Schweet!!! Nice fish Mike. I am glad you got her, if you were with me I only got a few keepers last night but not like that!

Holy COW!!!!

:smash:

:jump: :claps: :claps:

Excellant! :btu:
Now THAT'S a trophy.

Sweet fish, it's nice that you guys wanted to release her.

:claps:
:kewl:

Great fish!!:happy:

:claps: :claps: nice fish good for You My Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She's a beauty....way ta do it :btu:

ya it is. Right On !

Mike,
Does Jon know that you're pimping him and his fish all over the internet? :D

NICE