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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="trophy bass photos pg2"><U><B>To Trophy Bass Photos </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="trophy bass photos pg2"><U><B>pg 2</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="photo pg opener"><U><B>To Photos page opener</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.trophybassonly.com"><U><B>Back to Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#C0DCC0" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="5323ada3.jpg"> <div>                                                              </div> <div>                                          </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="551" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="61"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="40" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="61" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT><B>Trophy Bass Photos </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>pg.1</B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                      </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="568" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 355 WIDTH="136"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="355" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="136" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="432"><div>  <IMG SRC="12cfb5d0.jpg" border=0 width="251" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 100 WIDTH="136"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="136" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="432"><div>     <B>  This is my first "10 plus". She would not hit a live crawdad,</B></div> <div> <B>but I was able to finesse her on a live nightcrawler. I had to crank down my drag to keep her from getting to the submerged trees which you can see behind me. She then broke my rod, but I managed to land her anyway. After this fish, I was totally hooked </B></div> <div> <B>on the trophy bass thing.       </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>                        </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="522" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 282 WIDTH="128"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="282" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="128" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div>                                         <IMG SRC="12d48060.jpg" border=0 width="328" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="128"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="115" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="128" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div>       <B> This is my buddy Dee Cowgill with a "10". Are you sure it was exactly ten pounds Dee? I like to rib Dee about this one.....after all, how many of you have heard stories about the proverbial "ten lb. bass" ? However, Dee weighed this fish on a digital scale and had a witness, and it just happened to weigh ten pounds exactly. Not a bad fish, for the smallest one on my site!  Ha! Ha!  Sorry Dee.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  </div> <div>                                  </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="523" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 262 WIDTH="126"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="262" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="126" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="12e55000.jpg" border=0 width="341" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 148 WIDTH="126"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="148" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="126" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="386"><div> <B>      This is perhaps my most outstanding catch. I believe this was  my youngest "ten plus". Her eyes were not bugged out at all, (a characteristic of age---not size) and her fins were thin and sharp. This is the classic trout eater. Of all the big bass that I have caught  and released, this fish probably has the most potential to get huge. By the way, she fought very spastically, typical of a younger fish, and cleared the water by at least three ft. on the first jump! She hit a live dad in about 15 ft of water.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="500" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 270 WIDTH="124"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="270" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="124" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="12f41080.jpg" border=0 width="321" height="264" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="124"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="49" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="124" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="365"><div>      <B> Here's Dee with another Clear Lk. pig. Dee primarily uses  soft plastics, and catches nearly all of his big ones at night. </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>                                         </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="476" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 358 WIDTH="123"><div>  <A NAME="gils_15_5"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="130f4600.jpg" border=0 width="244" height="352" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 147 WIDTH="123"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="147" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="123" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="342"><div> <B>          This is Gil, of Gil's Guide Service</B></div> <div> <B>(ph# 209-274-6996) with a Lk. Amador monster! Gil lives on Lk. Amador and can show you the techniques he uses, to catch trophies like this. By the way, I saw this fish alive in the big aquarium at the Lk. Amador marina, shortly before it was released, and you really had to see it in person to get a true idea of its massiveness.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="top 10"><U><B>Back to Top 10</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                          </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="513" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 255 WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="255" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="1315cf90.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 147 WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="147" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="380"><div>      <B> This is Mike Sutherland with a San Pablo Res. hog. Mike is one of the few guys I have met, who consistently catches trophy bass in the daytime, on artificial lures. Mike obviously has the touch. Although I still don't believe that artificials, during daylight hours, in most situations, will give an angler the maximum odds at landing a trophy, its hard to argue with success!   Good job Mike.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="485" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 349 WIDTH="119"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="349" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="119" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="132fd540.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="119"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="82" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="119" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="355"><div>      <B>Contrary to what an angler might think, although this is my</B> <B>shortest, thickest "ten plus", it was also my strongest fighter. She made three runs back to back, and at one point had over 100 ft. of line off of my reel !</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="420" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 379 WIDTH="123"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="379" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="123" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div>                                         <IMG SRC="133ed670.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="359" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                    </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 114 WIDTH="123"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="114" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="123" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div>          <B>Dee with another hog! Caught at night, in the rain, in February. Kind of hard to hold those pigs up for photos when your hands are numb from cold, huh Dee? But as you can see, it was well worth the trip.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="492" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 259 WIDTH="120"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="259" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="120" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="13452fd0.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 114 WIDTH="120"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="114" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="120" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="361"><div> <B>      Heres Gil with another Amador trophy. By the way, Gil's  boat and canopy are right beside the lake, and as with all of Gil's bass, this fish was released after photos and weighing. Gil's Guide Service ph# 209-481-8645</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="412" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 366 WIDTH="118"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="366" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="118" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="135f0680.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="118"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="66" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="118" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="283"><div>           <B>Mike with another San Pablo hog! Hey Mike,  what's up with the polaroid? Isn't that what Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long? </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>( polaroid photo that is )</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>         </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="601" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 557 WIDTH="595"><bR> <div>  <A NAME="______________________qualifications"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                      </FONT><B>Qualifications for posting of </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Trophy Bass</B></FONT><B> photos</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT><B>1) All fish "</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>MUST BE RELEASED</B></FONT><B>" after photos and weighing.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  No kitchen, garage, etc., photos will be considered.</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>2) All fish </B></FONT><B>must be </B><B>at least "10 pounds"</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> and weighed on a reliable scale.</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>All fish must also "appear" to be at least ten pounds in the picture submitted.</B>  </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>3) </B><B>All fish </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>must be caught in a legal and sporting manner</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>in accordance</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  with all state Fish and Game regulations, as well as individual lake rules.</B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>    Note: Everyone knows how pictures of fish can vary greatly and can be quite decieving.  Of course we have all seen pictures of a 5 lb fish, which looked 10 lbs, and even more often, pictures of 10 lb fish, which looked 5 lbs.  My point is, if you want to show off your trophy catch, do so with a good picture.  If you don't have a good picture, then maybe it would be best </B> <B>to stick to the "big fish stories".  But keep in mind, that especially when it comes to trophy hunting, a good picture is much better than a thousand words!</B></div> <div>   <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>    Remember that the #1 problem with fish pics, is that people tend to stand way to far away from the camera.  I'm not interested in what kind of shoes you were wearing, or what the birds in the trees were doing.  LETS SEE THAT FISH !  For more on fish photos, please see article, ("</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fish photagraphy"><U><B>Fish Photography</B></U></A></FONT><B>")</B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B> Good luck  in the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>"Catch and Release" </B></FONT><B>of a</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> "Trophy Bass"</B></FONT><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                                                         </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Fish Chris</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:webmaster@trophybassonly.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:webmaster@trophybassonly.com"><U><B>      </B></U></A><A HREF="mailto:webmaster@trophybassonly.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:webmaster@trophybassonly.com"><U><B>Send Your Trophy Pics</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="544" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="538"><div> <B>    PS.  If you don't have access to a scanner, you may send your photos to me and I will scan, save, and post them for you. Just contact me, for my mailing adress.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>