11-04-2015, 08:24 PM | #1 |
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Spotted Monster
Cast...freespool, sink....slow retrieve.....war... The fish immediately tried to saw me off, then proceeded to get hooked to the weeds and barnacles on the dock pillar. I pried her away, made quick lip grab and she was on board. I don't carry a scale so I don't have an official weight. My Dad took a look at my photos and said, "Easily in the low 4's." He is solely a tournament bass fishermen in the FLW and various other tournaments so that's what I am running with. |
11-04-2015, 08:31 PM | #2 |
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Toad! I've got no experience with spotty weights, but length wise that looks like a 18? 20? Super toad in my book. Congrats!
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11-04-2015, 08:43 PM | #3 |
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Stud spottie indeed. What did you fool her with?
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11-04-2015, 08:49 PM | #4 |
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11-05-2015, 02:05 AM | #5 |
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Any other signs of fish life? Almost every time I went during the summer I usually had short cuda follow my swimbait to the yak.
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11-05-2015, 06:06 AM | #6 |
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Nice job on the spottie.
Yep, HH holds some good sized ones. |
11-05-2015, 07:43 AM | #7 |
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Way to hang in there and not give up. Nice spotty
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11-05-2015, 08:42 AM | #8 |
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Nice post and catch!
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11-05-2015, 09:05 AM | #9 |
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When you are used to seeing 8 to 12 inch Spotties year after year, it can really blow your mind when you get one that's 18 inches or better. I caught one in the late 90's that size and haven't seen another like it since!
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11-05-2015, 09:24 AM | #10 |
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I have only hit the 3# mark twice in 8+ years of fishing HH, that is a big dark rock dwelling beast
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11-05-2015, 09:48 AM | #11 |
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Freckled Monster! Nice one! 4lbs for sure!
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11-05-2015, 01:16 PM | #12 |
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Nice fish!
Short bites suck, those things will keep you on your toes with the shotgun hook-set at the ready. Ive had success trap rigging those small hammers with a small treble or single on the tail and fluoro ran through the bait, kinda tedious but not bad if you have them pre made up before the trip. |
11-05-2015, 02:22 PM | #13 |
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Beautiful spottie, WTG!
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11-06-2015, 07:41 AM | #14 |
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That is one nice Spottie!
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11-06-2015, 09:43 AM | #15 |
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Man oh Man!! any tourney fisherman would die for that!!
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11-06-2015, 10:29 AM | #16 |
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NICE SPOTTIE!!!! She is a toad for sure, 18"-20" are close to 4# for sure!!
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11-06-2015, 10:46 AM | #17 |
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Thanks guys, it is definitely a catch that's hard to repeat. I've had a few 3's from huntington harbor so I know there are more toads out there, only took a few years of weeding through dinks.
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11-08-2015, 08:46 PM | #18 |
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That's a pig for sure. The only thing we have to go on is the size of your hand and the mouth and shoulders of the fish. Not knowing how big your hands are and looking at both photos you've posted, I would estimate that fish at 2.5. - 3.25lbs. Not that the weight makes any difference, that's a very nice fish indeed! Congrats!
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