Big Rideau, August 2006

Monster bass, hit a red pop-r in 12 inches of water, under a tree. Felt small at first, the fish was coming towards me but then it woke up and took drag like it owned me. I first thought pike and then I saw ... the monster...
The scale tells the story ...
Later, a soldier in the bass army took revenge on my finger with a perfectly timed head shake... reaching for exact same pop-r...