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Originally Posted by Grampa Greg
Has anyone here landed a 49 lb bass before landing their first 50+?
Has anyone here landed a 49 lb bass and not landed a 50 yet?
Boat fish don't count.... and 49 is the number.
If yes, how did it make you feel?....... and please shoot me a PM.
If no, how do you think you would feel? Mixed feelings? Disappointed at all? Would it even cross your mind that your eel was (perhaps unfortunately) "the appetizer and not dessert"  ?
Really think about this. Where would your mind go? ...even if just for a second.
GG |
Yes.... the night before i landed my 61( in 1986) I landed a 49-14... weighed in at surfland the next morning... when I landed it.. my fishing partner wanted me to take it in imediatly( it was still day light)...my comment was..if it's "50" now..it will be 50 in the morning( i was comercially fishing back then and wanted a pay day more than the PRECIEVED glory)) was I dissapointed... a little.. but I knew nothing then compared to what I know now...It took dozens of "40's" to get over the hump....but i never felt cheated...this is my 42nd year fishing striped bass on my own( I'm not even counting my pre teen years with my Dad)... to this day... any fish that pulls drag ( even if I'm fly fishing) raises my heart rate...When I took the 61.. friends and others around the docks said my passion would wane... well it hasn't... I dont sell anymore but still fish 3-4 nights a week... the last time my head hit the pillow before 2 AM was last Friday night... during the week I'm up at six to work a 9 hour day... it's all about the love of fishing... and what i might catch on any given tide.
Putting your rediculous comment about boat fish aside...when a fish gets that big... they are all of the same year class... some have just fed a little better or had a better gene pool... the # 50 isn't as big a deal as being able to consistantly be into fish...of any size... knowing the habits and "how to" of catching striped bass is what makes or breaks a fisherman...I know ( or knew) many fisherman that were a hell of alot better than I am at this game that never even came close..
Congratulations on an exceptional catch...now step away from the computer and go find her over weight sister!