BASS CHAMPS BIG BASS WINNER PASTOR JIM PHILLIPS 12.51 LBS - GRANDEBASS RATTLESNAKE WATERMELON RED

Jim Phillips, the Sr. Pastor of North Greenwood Baptist Church in Greenwood, MS and Mississippi North Central Director of the Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail, fishing a Skeeter Bass Champs Tournament. Only 30 minutes into the tournament day and less than a mile from take off,

Jim landed a 12.51lb "Big Sam Beauty". It was caught fishing a Grande Bass Rattlesnake in watermelon red on a carolina rig out of 6 feet of water.

"I was fishing a high speed Abu Garcia Revo reel spooled with 20 lb Vicious Pro Elite Fluorocarbon on the main line and 12 lb Vicious Fluorocarbon on the leader. The rod was a Kistler 7’ 3" Carbon Steel Rod. It was rigged with a 3/4 oz. Strike King Tungsten weight and a 4/O Gamakatsu Round Bend hook", reported Jim.

thats pretty awesome he got really lucky or either that fish was really hungry it might have been a little bit of both

It's Texas, they catch them all the time like that on Grandebass baits there. Just one of a hundred in the last month. But he is not a bad angler at all. I know who he is. 

Great job, Jim!!  The lord is taking care of you.