That was my first thought when I received this photo in an email this evening from Tom Acree. In case you've forgotten, he's the fella who just recently boated an 8-2 largemouth from West Neck Creek. He then followed that up on Saturday of the same week with nearly a 14-pound bag of fish to win our Dewey Mullins Tribute Bass Tourney.
Tom had some help today from his longtime partner, Joe McDevitt, in boating this fine looking bunch of bass--all from West Neck Creek. But the real accomplishment in this catch is that all the fish came between 0630 and 0900. And get this: Tom tells me he lost a fish halfway to the boat at 0640 that would have equaled or eclipsed the 8-2 he caught just two weeks ago. Unlike the previous hawg, this one leaped, giving Tom and Joe a good look at all of her beauty. A fish like that replacing the smallest one above would have made for one fantastic total weight. As I see it, though, Tom and Joe still have plenty of bragging rights with just the fish pictured here.
Tom sees today's catch as a reflection of the quality of those fish we've been releasing this year in all of our tourneys. "It has made fishing in the creek (West Neck Creek) awesome!" he said. I, for one, would have trouble arguing with his logic.
With a full moon, Tom plans to fish tomorrow, too--with or without the high water like he and Joe had today. According to Tom, it was at the top of the ramp when he and Joe launched this morning. Hope you stay on your current roll, Tom. Catch a big 'un for me while you're at it.
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