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Same bass time, same bass channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like 1960s Batman<\/em>, a cartoonish fish story came out of the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at Upper Mississippi River presented by Lowrance. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iowa\u2019s Chris Miller brought a 7-pound, 15-ounce smallmouth to the Day 3 weigh-in. Kapow! It was soon discovered that La Crosse\u2019s Casey Goode caught the same fish in the exact same spot exactly a year to the day earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holy coincidences, Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat is wild,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI was skeptical, but after looking farther into it, it 100% looks like the same fish. That fish migrated through the lock, back to the same exact spot and bit on the same exact day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wisconsin B.A.S.S. Nation president Jeremiah Shaver posted about the odd circumstances after talking to both anglers. Seeing Miller\u2019s catch, he called Goode to ask if he\u2019d seen it. Goode, who had compared photos, told him it was the 7-2 fish he weighed in a tournament last October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe released that fish during an end-of-year event up on pool 7,\u201d Shaver posted. \u201cIt found its way back to pool 8 (about 12 miles) \u2026 it was caught at the exact same location and exact same day, a year apart. Crazy, yet awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although he didn\u2019t know much of Goode\u2019s catch, Miller said the fish going back to the same spot made sense to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI’ve heard of fish migrating back to where they were caught,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ve even heard a fish going back to the same dock post, over weeks of time, 40 miles away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surely other fish have been caught more than once, but most go unnoticed. Goode\u2019s catch had been the largest in the region, until Miller re-caught it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s been some largemouth that have been close, but I don\u2019t think there’s ever been an 8-pounder,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI was talking to the river rats, and they were telling me that it was the biggest fish ever caught out of that river.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nMiller’s smallmouth weighed 7-15, 13 ounces more than when Goode caught it last year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Miller needed it. Standing 13th after two days, the big bass propelled him to the event\u2019s best limit and into the final day. Day 3 started with a long fog delay, which Miller thought would hurt those locking while the sun would benefit him. With a limit, Miller moved to his sand drop and threw a Berkley Slobberknocker and PowerStinger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe ate it about three cranks in,\u201d he said. \u201cShe blasted it right where I thought she would be, but when she jumped I was surprised to see one that big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was like, \u2018What?!\u2019 I didn’t even know they made them that big on the Mississippi River. That\u2019s a giant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A \u201crodeo\u201d ensued as the fish dove under his boat. He was thumbing the spool on his casting rod as the bass dug and wouldn\u2019t give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI felt her bounce off the motor. I’m like \u2018Noooo!\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI finally scoop her in and it was pandemonium after that. In my head it felt like 20 minutes, but I’m sure it was only like maybe two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The average fish to make the Top 10 was 3-4, so Miller was ecstatic with a 6-pound upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe one I culled out looks like something that big one would have ate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With 21-2, Miller, who won February\u2019s St. Croix Open on Sam Rayburn, advanced to Championship Saturday in fourth place. A finish in the top three would double qualify Miller for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic and put Elite pro Cole Sands in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI knew I had a big fan cheering for me in Cole Sands. I was trying for him,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe got nudged out by 4 ounces over four days. Fishing is a game of ounces. It was a really big swing for 4 ounces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a tough pill to swallow, but I can’t be mad about a fourth-place finish in the Nation Championship. My wife says I’m my own worst critic, so I can\u2019t beat myself up and take it for good. We still got a good showing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along with a monster catch and a great story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The big fish was released to be caught again, as were all 3,000 or so fish weighed in by the 249 Nation anglers and 231 co-anglers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe did not lose one fish in the tournament \u2014 100% release rate, which is awesome when you look at the sheer\u00a0number of fish brought in,\u201d B.A.S.S. tournament director Hank Weldon said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is simply amazing,\u201d Shaver said. \u201cIt shows that catch and release does work \u2026 wonder what (that 7-15) could weigh next if it continues to live a few more years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Same bass time? Same bass channel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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