[jad2t]

Nice looking fish!

Please tell me you ate those. I really hope you did since they were on mud and grass for a photo op. I swear I'm not trying to start a catch and release vs catch and grease war, I'm saying this to help you just in case you are a catch and release guy. If you are, you want the fish to live and laying them on those surfaces removes slime from their body. That slime protects them against disease. Us kayak guys will dip the hawg trough in water before laying a fish on it to get a picture for that very reason. I eat plenty of fish, bass included, but if I catch one that I intend to set free I take extra caution in handling it.

Again, nice fish though, unless you have really small feet. Then those bass are just average size haha. They can be tough to catch in the conditions you fished, well done.