Name:	hounddog -	Reply
Subject:	18 inch spot
Date:	10/19/2015 8:19:13 AM

 Caught one at sunset yesterday with a plastic worm that was a fat 18 incher . I let it go back .I would like to hear from anyone that looks at his forum who has caught one that measured longer . I don't care so much about weight ; just length . It could be a running log from this time on where we just check in when any of us gets one 18 or longer . I suspect there are lot of people that fish the lake and look at the forum who don't post anything so ya'll could play along too . 

  It has been said that harvesting smaller fish and releasing bigger ones can help increase average size in the long run . With that in mind , I plan to only keep fish to eat in a slot of 12 to 16 inches . Bigger fish will be released to get even bigger . Anybody else can do as they please as far as I am concerned but I fish so much and catch so many that I have to release a lot of them anyway . I generally keep no more than I can eat fresh without freezing . They stay fresher in the lake than they do in deep freeze and I feel like I can get enough for a meal anytime I want anyway .

  So how about it? We can call it the 18 incher club . I have one of those metal bass pro shop rulers on my boat . 

  Stripers are a different matter .  Maybe the 3 foot club would be more appropriate .

Name:	Spot Remover -	Reply
Subject:	18 inch spot
Date:	10/20/2015 6:42:55 AM

Hate to bring this up, but I caught my biggest spot a week ago. Mind you, it took 58 years to do so.

The fish was 21.5" long with a girth of 15 inches. If John wants to send me his cell phone or you, houndog, 

I'll send a picture of the fish I really shouldn't have kept. (With this wind the last 5 days, it may hve to be 

my winter stash.) Had 4 fish 3.5 to 4 and the hoss. The last 5 years, I have been the king of the 3/4 lb. club.

Name:	hounddog -	Reply
Subject:	18 inch spot
Date:	10/20/2015 7:22:06 AM (updated 10/20/2015 7:24:09 AM)

That is good news . I am glad to hear of a 21.5 inch spot . All hail the king .LOL. Thanks for posting 

There are now 2 members of the Lake Martin fishing forum 18 incher club . 

Name:	Spot Remover -	Reply
Subject:	18 inch spot
Date:	10/20/2015 1:15:33 PM

We are definitely talking fish, here, right?

Name:	hounddog -	Reply
Subject:	18 inch spot
Date:	10/20/2015 3:20:57 PM

Dude , you really would be the king !

Name:	alahusker -	Reply
Subject:	18 inch spot
Date:	10/20/2015 7:18:35 PM

Sounds like a plan, sign me up...