nice catch for birthday
 

well,
you guys wished for a 34 # on my 34th birthday........pretty damn close

45" 29 #

Now thats a nice b-day present. Congrats!

Awesome. Great picture too. Won't be long and your son will be raring to go. :wavey:

Nice pic Jim! Congrats on the fish.

Jim great job, nice fish

Nice b-day fish, congratulations

NICE...
usual bat time and usual bat place?

The blue striped one is too small, should have been thrown back!!!!!
Just joking, both are real keeeeeeepers!!!!!!!

killa:btu:

good job Jim,nice fish :claps:

oh ha happy birthday too.:btu:

nice one jim! :cheers:

Way to go Jimmy!:kewl:

That photo makes you look like a giant with the house behind you.
"Land of the Giants"
Congratulations

Nice Present.

Nice Jim.....how much does the kid weigh?


Happy Bday again :tooth:

Great shot Jim. :btu:

Looks like ya gonna have a great BD dinner. :hihi:

Happy Birthday. :D

NICE! & HAPPY B-DAY

NICE.. ya got two keepers in that picture Jim :kewl:

Great way to celebrate a birthday.

Congrats and Happy -B-Day:rotf2:
VB

Great fish Jim...looks like young James is tipping the scales around 30 lbs as well!!!

Great pic, great present :claps:

nice pic and fish
your boy looks like a mini version of you.

Nice Fish, Great B'day Present....Curious if you were using Graham Crackers as Bait :hee:

nothing better than a good outing on your b-day....... over the years i've had 3 that stand out as some of my best days ever.

Ah.. that old trick..
live-lining graham crackers... gets em every time :D

a little info on the fish

caught @ 3:00 am

boulder field

no visable bait in the water

caught on an eeeeeeeel

decksweeper hit a couple of other fish around the same time...small school coming through :huh:

Jim... hit a school like that a few nights ago at a UDL with an undisclosed fisherman... same thing, dinks and then bang bang bigger fish then dinks and bluefish...

31 #

he makes runs just like this fish did......fast and hard