They're here: Part Two
 

They're getting bigger. 44 pounds on a Boga at time of catch. Probably 42 or so when it gets officially weighed in shortly.

For those who recognize the spot in the photo, the spot is not the spot it was caught and the photo was taken 12 hours later. Go get 'em! Big bass are out there.

The Ironman with his 44:

Why doesn't Mike ever smile? You'd think with all these big fish he'd be more happy.

-spence

I'll try and remember to yell out "smile!" next time. :hee:

He is sternly and quietly very happy and proud....


Nice bass IMike :claps:

Ok....what kind of plug did he catch it on? Looks like a baby blue Tattoo or herring pattern.

i heard he got it on this :hihi:

thats a helluva fish :humpty:

nice!
he probly doesnt smile cause hes a badass fisherman

He's usually not smiling because he's working so hard to keep that fish in the air while I snap pictures.

Pete was that caught in the daytime? Nice fish.

Very nice fish! congrats.

Tatto junior swimmer in herring...one of my absolute favorites.:hihi:
Nice fish Mike.

nice fish mike,they always look as big as him.it would be hard to smile lifting 44 # with one arm while in the surf.I'am sure he smiled after he got her up on the rocks.

Holy Van Stahl!!!!

Wicked nice bass, congrat's

In the close up shot, it looks more like a beachmaster danny in herring than a Tattoo to me. I thought Tat swimmer in the first shot, but I would say it's a BM danny in the 2nd picture. It doesn't mean that is what he caught it on though... :think:

Tlap...looking at it more i agree, tricky.:nopain:

mike said it was a bm. again- nice fish!

When did they start putting glass eyes on Beachmasters :confused:

the last few runs he has added the eyes.

So many people requested them... I have a few new atom jrs with eyes

I got some beachmasters with glass eyes the winter of '04

:buds: Nice Fish Mike!!!

Mike's #44
 

Nice fish Mike

NICEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I feel like I'm not even worthy of reading this thread...

:humpty: Boing

Good question? Someone should start a thread on that question.;) :chatter:

Nice fish Mike. Maybe hes not smiling cause the minute it took to take that pic he could probably have nailed another one.:musc:
That Herring is one of my favorite colors.

Hmmm,

I know of another 44lb fish caught that same day up the river on live bunker...
Twins?
;)

I know of that fish too ,the guy that caught it told me how he gaffed it in the right side in the belly because he was alone in his boat .That would have made a nice wall mount if not for that.

Just a stone's throw away from where Mike got his, the Toilet Bowl coughed up an almost unhealthy looking 43" bass a few days later as well. Serious girth, a lot like Mike's which was about a pound an inch. It was released back into the suds so no weight, but it was big. It was a good week for big fish for those who were out fishing for them. :kewl:

I know I'll get slammed for this, but isnt it a little funny that this pic and the pic of IM with the 60+ fish were taken the day after the fish was caught, and yet Mike is wearing surf gear, sporting his VS and showing thr plug he caught the fish on? Did he dress up just for the pic? He is obvioulsy a great fisherman but its a little too much marketing for me.

I guess it just depends. If you want to have a good shot of a fish you go to the water or be fortunate enough to have a camera on you at the time it happened.

A big dead fish covered in lawn clippings just isn't as much fun.

But I can certainly see why an after the fact photo session bothers people.

RIJimmy :kewl:

Pete, I like the second pic waaay better, could be just me, but seems way more "unposed"

Nice Pete! Thats more real!

Iron Mike on the front lawn in shorts,showing a trophy of a fish, suits me just fine and is very realistic. I have to admit I like that one better too, makes him more of a person to me. Not saying that the first pic isnt nice too , just my .02

And......if you look closely, he is sort of smiling in the lawn pic. So maybe Mike doesnt like the posed shots either?

even though you use less muscles when smiling maybe his smile muscles are undeveloped ? with out beer !

Nice fish and great pix.
F the smile. I never smile..just happy inside..:rotf3:

I was still asleep from fishing all night and really didn't feel like going down to Ocean drive. It was his idea to go down to the water.

I don't "pose" him...

I am glad someone mentioned that because I had a half page rant that I deleted (because I thought it was too much) here was the drift of it though:
He poses more then a supermodel working on a swimsuit issue. The "dress-up" seems more like a Madison Ave ad to me then trying to capture a fishing memory. With the gear and plug arranged just so. Next time put mike in a Aquaskinz thong for us!:biglaugh:

And I take nothing away from his catch...great fish!!