12.2 Calico Bass

**bight** · Aug-29-2007, 10:03 AM

Matt Magnone of Baja Vinnies Bait & Tackle nailed this whopping 12.2 pound Calico Bass at the Coronado Islands last week. He was throwing a green & black Kicker 25 -Light surface iron with the textured finish. His intentions were not to kill the fish, but as the calico surfaced a deckhand reached over his shoulder and gaffed it. He was very disappointed and wanted to release the calico. He is certainly happy about the catch though and is doing a 3-D mount of his fish which will sit on top of a rock pedestal.

**PHOTOG** · Aug-29-2007, 10:05 AM

WOW!!!!!

thats a god given trohy toad right there! Nice one!

**Sherm** · Aug-29-2007, 10:06 AM

Farking sweet bass there!!!!

**Smudge** · Aug-29-2007, 10:07 AM

Zoiks!! That's a monster. Bummer about the gaff shot, but at least he's goin gto mount it....

**GUERO** · Aug-29-2007, 10:08 AM

holy christ that fat....if he caught it on #20, it's a record................to bad about the retarded fucking deckhand!!!!!!!!!!

What is it about the new crop of dumb ass' they're giving jobs to????? I've had more run in's lately with noob DH's wanting to kill everything that swims.............sorry Rant off!

**Az.monkey** · Aug-29-2007, 10:14 AM

Dayummmmm ! OINK OINK !
Get down with your bad ass self Matt

**MacAttack** · Aug-29-2007, 10:19 AM

Monster! Just too damn bad about being taken out of the gene pool.

Schmuck on the gaff.

**Kurt** · Aug-29-2007, 10:20 AM

That is one big checker!

**SealBeachKid** · Aug-29-2007, 10:51 AM

That is an incredible fish. Congrats to your friend. What a memorable fish that will be.
Enough said about the gaff. bum deal. I love when they look like largemouth.