Woohoo! This 9.5 Inch bad boy is a triple first for me:

1st fish on a new rod & reel,
1st BG caught in my new pond, and
1st BG ever caught on a lure (curly-tailed grub on a 1/16th oz jighead)

He is one of 15 BG I put in my SMB-YP-RES pond last year as the first year class of Bonus Male BGs.



"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
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