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Shelby's first deer @ age 13]]> photo Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:30:46 -0600 http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/fish6.jpg.html http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/fish6.jpg.html
This is the grandpa fish showing measurements]]> photo Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:32:52 -0600 http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/fish5.jpg.html http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/fish5.jpg.html
I've been fishing in the Pond out back all summer long. As everyone well knows, we have had a dry hot summer and it has taken it's toll on many lakes, streams, rivers and ponds. All summer long I have been out back chasing down largemouth bass. I've seen some really big ones, but as the summer went on they sought deeper waters. This pond is a natural spring pond with it's deepest point at about 15-20 ft. I've been catching 12-14 inch largemouth bass all summer long on spinners, rubber worm rigs, and topwater baits, but no really big fish to speak of.

It was on the afternoon of August 12 that I finally landed the Grandpa Largemouth Bass that I've seen only on occassions. I was boucing a pumpkinseed tub bait with a 1/16 ounce sinker hook in the deep end of the pond when I hooked up with Grandpa. I have enclosed the picture of my mom holding the fish that I landed. The fish measured in at 21" and weighing 10-12 lbs. I didn't have an official scale to weigh the fish but had many friends, neighbors and relatives judge the weight. I've also enclosed a photo of the measured fish.

Many have told me that fish this large are very rare for Michigan waters, considering the harsh winters and abreviated growing seasons. This fish is more indicative of a Florida Hog. Please enjoy and thanks for listening to my fish story…

John

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My first deer. Drummond Island doe.]]> photo Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:29:59 -0600 http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/rico.jpg.html http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/rico.jpg.html
Rico the almost 9 lb fish. Rico weighed in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 23 inches long, which would be the biggest bass listed on the DNR sight for catch and release master anglers for 2007]]> photo Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:22:56 -0600 http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/octpike.jpg.html http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/octpike.jpg.html
40lb pike caught by Carolyn Benko of
Fenton, Michigan]]> photo Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:14:23 -0600 http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/jeremybuck.JPG.html http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/jeremybuck.JPG.html
I got my first buck this year. He was a decent 8 point that was shot at about 130 yards in the base of the neck with a Marlin 30-30, that my grandfather gave to me, on 9-22-07. This buck is primarily special because it was my last youth hunt and it was shot on my grandfathers land.]]> photo Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:12:59 -0600 http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/9point.jpg.html http://www.michigan-outdoors.com/trophy/v/9point.jpg.html
On 10-17-07 @7:00 this 9 point walked under my tree stand. it was green scored at 135 by a local taxidermist, has a 20 3/4 outside spread. It was taken in Ionia county by Rob Bevington with a Mathews outback bow, Rage 2 blade broad head]]> photo Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:11:49 -0600