THE CHICK GAVE UP ANOTHER BIG ONE FOR ME TODAY. STARTED OUT THIS MORNING FISHING A FEW FLATS WITH NOT MUCH RESULTS. WORKED MY WAY UP INTO WOLFTEVER THINGS WERE WAY TOO MUDDY IN THERE FOR ME TODAY. CAME BACK OUT FISHED ANOTHER FLAT AND CAUGHT ONE 10" SMALL MOUTH ON A T-RIG. THEN I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO GO FIND A FEW POINTS TO FISH. BY THEN IT WAS ABOUT 1:00 AND I DECIDED TO STAY ON THESE SHALLOW POINTS UNTIL ABOUT 2:00 AND JUST GO HOME. CAME TO MY LAST POINT THAT I WAS GOING TO FISH FOR THE DAY, FISHED THERE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN <br />"BA-BAM", I GOT HOOKED UP ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD FISH AND THINKING THIS COULD BE AN 8LB FISH BY THE WAY IT WAS PULLING LINE. AFTER FIGHTING THE FISH AND GETTING IT CLOSER TO THE BOAT I QUICKLY GRABBED THE NET BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS DEFINETLY A NETTER. DIPPED DOWN THINKING "MAN THIS LOOKS LIKE A 10LB FISH" ONCE I GOT IT IN THE BOAT AND LAYING ON THE CARPET I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS A MONSTER. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR A MINUTE IN DISBELIEF I QUICKLY TURNED ON THE LIVE WELL PUMPS AND LOOKED FOR MY SCALES. SCALES WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND SO I REMEMBERED KATHY RALSTON WENT BY A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SO I WENT LOOKING FOR HER. GOT TO HER AND ASKED IF SHE HAD SOME SCALES AND SHE REPLIED YES, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO WEIGH SHE SAID. I SAID I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD ONE BUT IM NOT REAL SURE JUST HOW BIG IT IS. SHE PULLED UP BESIDE ME AND GAVE ME THE SCALES. I PULLED THE FISH OUT OF THE LIVE WELL TO WEIGH IT AND SHE SEEN IT AND SAID HOLY ####!, THEN I PUT THE FISH ON THE SCALE AND IT WEIGHED 12lbs AND 6oz. MY PERSONEL BEST BY 3lb and 6oz. THANKS TO KATHY FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT HELP IN HELPING ME WEIGH THE FISH AND TAKING LOADS OF PICS FOR ME. AFTER GOING BACK THE DOCK AT CHESTER FROST FOR MORE PICS AND THE TWRA GETTING A FEW PICS ALSO WE TOOK IT BACK OUT TO WHERE IT WAS CAUGHT AND RELEASED IT TO BE CAUGHT ANOTHER DAY. IT'S A DAY I'LL NEVER FORGET, A ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING.<br />PICS WILL BE ADDED SOON.