"lunker lake".........and the 9.4lb'er, good times!! 2024
mrlitetackle reply :
i went out to the old secret "lunker lake" this morning for some quality fishing on my day off. It was a little slow all day really, my pal and i hit the water at about 7:30am. We only managed to catch about 6 fish or so between the two of us, but this one i caught saved the trip for sure!!
it was about 8:30 when she hit, and it was hard! She started pulling drag and my heart started pounding. At first i figured the fish to be near 7 lbs while fighting it........
but when it got closer, i knew i had a true lunker on the line.....
she hit the scale @ 9.4 lbs.
..........my day off is now complete. 
roadwarrior reply :
That's a beauty!
8-)
-HAWK- reply :
Great fish man! You have been slaying them lately at this secret lake.
Dock Master reply :
Dude, you have got to take me there sometime!!!!!!!!
Great fish!!!!!!!!!!!!
Use ONLY Stren reply :
You got to tell me where that place is or at least the zip code so I can try to find it. ;D ;D ;D ;D
bocabasser reply :
nice fish bro.
senile1 reply :
Nice hawg!
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
Good one dude!
ilovefooffur reply :
Nice fish. I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.
Mottfia reply :
QuoteNice fish. I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.
Now thats funny
But for real great fish!
Mottfia
Quitlimpin reply :
Lunker Lake strikes again. Let's see Guntersville, Fork, Amistad, Lunker. Yup, looks about right.
mrlitetackle reply :
thanx to all!!!
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QuotePosted by: joshuaryan Posted on: Today at 6:03pmNice fish. I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.
nice one... ;D
we all know that we want them to look as large as possible though
thats how we do it!
and....
QuotePosted by: chuck aluck Posted on: Today at 8:02pmLunker Lake strikes again. Let's see Guntersville, Fork, Amistad, Lunker. Yup, looks about right.
.... i feel very fortunate to have such an amazing fishery as this one to myself (and one good fishing pal). Im very lucky to have stumbled upon it, and fished it long enough to see its true potential.
Big Mike in Fl reply :
I expect to one day fish that lake with you, even if I have to be blindfolded when you take me to it...
bilgerat reply :
Nice fat toad ! Did you get her on 'lite tackle' ?
fourbizz reply :
QuoteNice fish. I bet it would look even bigger if you put it a little closer to the camera.
So what you are saying is, he should hold it a little closer to his body, so that there is more Sasquatch in the frame? :-/
;D Nice fish dude
Redlinerobert reply :
Very nice fish.
Mrs. Matstone reply :
Beautiful fish. Congrats to you. ;D
BassDeaton01 reply :
Nice fish!!
Ellesar reply :
I love the dark color of that fish! She's got a good tan!
bassman31783 reply :
Awesome fish.
I agree, I really like the dark coloring.
Do you think that the lake is a little over populated? Seems like a lot of the toads you catch from "Lunker Lake" have huge heads, nice length, but not the girth you would expect from a bass with such a big head. Ever thought about keeping a couple of the small ones from time to time to give the big girls a little less competition? Of course it could just be the classic summer time "skinny" bass. Just wondering.
DINK WHISPERER reply :
Man, you have got to stop posting the same fish you caught two months ago over and over again, LOL!!!!!!!
Just Kidding man, GREAT FISH! Keep on representing the EFF ELL!!!!
chobeegators reply :
nice fish man.
mrlitetackle reply :
thanx again to everyone.
and bilgerat, yes......
i took her on my BPS microlite rod (md lite power) 6'6"
QuotePosted by: bassman31783 Posted on: Today at 6:34pmAwesome fish. Smiley
I agree, I really like the dark coloring.
Do you think that the lake is a little over populated? Seems like a lot of the toads you catch from "Lunker Lake" have huge heads, nice length, but not the girth you would expect from a bass with such a big head. Ever thought about keeping a couple of the small ones from time to time to give the big girls a little less competition? Of course it could just be the classic summer time "skinny" bass. Just wondering.
i have noticed that as well, and Mattlures had suggested the same thing in the past. Its possible that the fishery is overpopulated, but i have caught some that are proportional as well....... albeit, not nearly as many though. so i do feel that this may be the situation.
although, being postspawn.... this may play a factor as well.
but im no expert, i just love to catch them
i am willing to bet that with the size of her head, she would have gone well over 10 and possibly into the 11's during the spawn.
QuotePosted by: Dink whisperer Posted on: Today at 7:53pmMan, you have got to stop posting the same fish you caught two months ago over and over again, LOL!!!!!!!
Just Kidding man, GREAT FISH! Keep on representing the EFF ELL!!!!
good one man!!
their all different, i promise.
im just confused on one thing,
whats EFF ELL? (maybe i should know this, but alas ..... im lost)
... and like i said before, next time im at my fathers house in wachula... ill let you know, hopefully we can work it out and do some fishin'.......
(i promise im much more equipped, and respectfull than your "deadbeat" partner ;D ;D ;D)
... it'll be good times.
Big Mike in Fl reply :
EFF ELL = "F" "L" = Florida
its ok, i missed it at first too.
mrlitetackle reply :
QuotePosted by: Big Mike in Fl Posted on: Today at 8:53pmEFF ELL = "F" "L" = Florida
its ok, i missed it at first too.
thanx big mike..... i was totally confused man!!!
and,,, by the way..... i know your down the road a few in palm bay, but possibly blindfolded, and if you made the trip...... i might take you to lunker lake, as you wish.
either way im down to do some fishin if your in town.... or if im in your area, as we talked about many months ago.
DINK WHISPERER reply :
LOL, Big Mike got it right on! Can't wait till your in my neck of the woods man! LMK
Jeremy D. reply :
Nice Catch!! Thats a toad!!! 
Big Mike in Fl reply :
QuoteQuotePosted by: Big Mike in Fl Posted on: Today at 8:53pmEFF ELL = "F" "L" = Florida
its ok, i missed it at first too.
thanx big mike..... i was totally confused man!!!
and,,, by the way..... i know your down the road a few in palm bay, but possibly blindfolded, and if you made the trip...... i might take you to lunker lake, as you wish.
either way im down to do some fishin if your in town.... or if im in your area, as we talked about many months ago.
I will have to take you up on going out there one day,even if you have to put a burlap bag over my head (that's a leap, as I'm very clostrophobic)... perhaps the next time I head out to BPS in orlando, I go about twice a year...
Mattlures reply :
Your on a role and sticking them good. I do suggest keeping all the fish 2lbs and under. You may not see imediate results but those big fish will get bigger. It is possible that your fish are topping out right around that 9-10lb mark. If you can remove enough little guys your big ones will put on some girth.
Congrats on another nice fish
Fish Chris reply :
Nice fish ! Geeez, how I'd love to stick one like that about right now !
Hey, about holding them out towards the camera; I always say, "I'm not holding them out to try to make them look 'bigger' than they really did in real life"...... "I'm holding them out, to try and make them look "as big" as they did in real life.... which is never easy with a little online, or paper photo".
I bet that one "still looked bigger" in real life, huh ? Then throw in the adrenalin factor, and I'm sure it looked.... uh... about 15 lbs ?
Stay on em',
Fish
RoLo reply :
OOH SON!!
That's not just a big bass, that's a MILESTONE!
The next milestone is 12 pounds, but not to worry,
you will enjoy those 10s & 11s along the way 
Roger
mrlitetackle reply :
Mattlures.......
my pal and i have decided to try that approach, but were gonna go sloooooow with it at first, maybe just 2 or so each week for a few months...... the pond it pretty small, so i dont want to overdo it..... if you have any advice as to how to approach it, im more than willing to listen.
QuoteFish ChrisNice fish ! Geeez, how I'd love to stick one like that about right now !
Hey, about holding them out towards the camera; I always say, "I'm not holding them out to try to make them look 'bigger' than they really did in real life"...... "I'm holding them out, to try and make them look "as big" as they did in real life.... which is never easy with a little online, or paper photo".
I bet that one "still looked bigger" in real life, huh ? Then throw in the adrenalin factor, and I'm sure it looked.... uh... about 15 lbs ? Wink
Stay on em',
Fish
i like your style man, thats good stuff right there!!!
QuotePosted by: RoLo Posted on: Today at 11:51amOOH SON!!
That's not just a big bass, that's a MILESTONE!
The next milestone is 12 pounds, but not to worry,
you will enjoy those 10s & 11s along the way Cheesy
Smiley
Roger
thanx RoLo....
that one makes the 3rd to go 9+ from the fishery.
we've had about 4 or 5 in the 8's...
and numerous between 5 and 7......
never had any 10+ out of there though....
my PB still stands at 10-3, from different waters....
i do believe its just a matter of time and patience before the old "lunker lake" produces something better.......
which is why i normally put all of my time on that water.
Mattlures reply :
If you only take out fish 2lbs and smaller you will be good. Unless the pond is tiny you will not remove all the small bass. Some will still make it past the 2lb mark and grow bigger. You see, once a bass gets around 1lb it is no longer prey to the big bass. It becomes competition. All those little bass are eating up all the small forage that will also grow into big bass food like baby gills and shinners etc. You want your prey to be healthy and have large populations and evything else will follow. Growing big bass is a simple thing. Besides genetics and climate (which you have) they simply need lots of food and little competition. The big ones will get bigger. Dont worry about removing an entire year class of fish because the small ones will not stay small. You will have some from each year that get past YOUR slot limit and make it to join the other big bass. If you want to see imediate results you can also stock your lake with more prey. Adults are better because they can start reproducing right away. Put some tilapia,crawdads,bluegill,shinners, minnows etc in there. Avoid other predators like catfish and crappie. I do not have a degree or anything like that but I have managed a couple private ponds that were extremely sucsesful. However the property eventualy have a huge flood come through and it whiped out the big dam and washed out the ponds. That was depressing. Also this site has some great pond management articles that will echo what I am saying.
mrlitetackle reply :
thank you mattlures.
just what i was looking for.
deermaster reply :
that is a HUGE fish. CONGRATS!
paul. reply :
man you have been on fire. 
awesome catch and congrats big time.
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