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I caught this one out of my lake yesterday 10/20/2010. He was a little thin but healthy. John 
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Very nice....what was the bait?
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I was using a spinner with a yellow skirt.
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Nice. How big is your lake? I see you have a real boat there.
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"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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The lake is 20 acres.
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Good catch. Probably an old fish.
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We also caught some nice crappie, these are a couple of them. John  
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Very nice bass!Thats a really big lake, big enough to grow big bass. Can you post some pictures of your lake?
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That first crappie is a hoss and the second one is good too!
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Real crappie!
Just kidding! Those are huge crappie, and congrats on such a nice sized lake.
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Nice fish. That LMB doesn't look particularly skinny to me, perhaps it is just the angle.
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Yeah, that LMB looks good to me, but those crappies are huge.
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Thanks for the comments. The bass wasn't real skinny, it just didn't have a gut on it like most of my bass. I guess when you are that big, it takes quite a bit to get a gut. I didn't measure the length, I wanted to get him back in the lake before he stressed too much. It was really nice to see a fish that large.
I have really enjoyed this site, so many knowledgeable and nice people.
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Nice looking place and fish John... What are the forage species in your lake?
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I have shad, blue gill and GSF. There is also crawfish.
Thanks John
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Which shad species? Threadfin, gizzard or both?
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I think I only have threadfin shad.
I also have some carp. There were some grass carp stocked about 12 years ago, but I have not gotten close enough to see if these are common or grass. I think there are some that are too small to be that old of grass carp.
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hang_loose, not sure what your comment means????
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KingRace78, he meant no offense. He was teasing you a bit since you signed all your posts "John" is all.
We tend to joke around often here as I'm sure you'll see. Again, welcome to the forum.
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I'm not quite sure what hang loose meant, but I am certain it's all good.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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