Fishing Field GuideVerified angler record
Actual fishing record

RPG Stats

Confirmed catches and performance carried forward from the original Fishing Tips record. Estimates remain marked as estimates, including the photo-scaled Falls Lake Dam bass personal record.

Angler progression field scene
Angler progression · structure, skills and achievement
Angler profile

THE STRUCTURE SEEKER

Mobile bank angler · compact spinning gear · tiny artificials · structure-first decisions · experimentation-heavy.

LV. 18 · FINESSE ANGLER

Established field profile

Core skills

Structure Sense
91
Experimentation
94
Pattern Read
86
Fish Finding
82
Lure Control
76
Casting
72
Hookup
68
Snag Avoidance
55

Species + environment

Bluegill
89
Crappie
60
Bass Finding
70
Bass Hookup
50
Open Water
48
Clear Water
66
Stained Water
79

Career stats

Confirmed / logged10+ sessionsActual session total is likely higher.
Confirmed catch count30+ fishAcross the retained outing record.
Best outingAbout 10–15 fishFalls Lake.
Fast quality catch≤7 minutesFrom car to fish.

Personal records

★ Rare PR · photo documentedBluegill · 9–10 inAbout 12 oz · NetApp pond · white curly-tail grub · rocky shoreline.
Crappie PR · photo documentedCrappie · 11 in7 oz · NetApp pond · white curly-tail grub · established personal record.
Species unlock · May 9Channel catfishSandling Beach / Falls Lake · bobber + artificial bait · only fish that day.
🏆 Bass PB · photo-scaled estimateLargemouth bass · ~17 in / ~2.2 lbFalls Lake Dam walking trail · morning around 8 AM · estimated range 16–18 in and 1.8–2.5 lb.

Achievements

◆Structure SenseHard-cover finder
◎Slab HunterLarge bluegill
»SpeedrunQuality fish in ≤7 min
↔Parallel CastRoute mastery
△TinkererExperimentation
◇UnexpectedChannel catfish
Verified photo records

Personal Record Plates

These are separated from the general Catch Gallery. Measurements remain approximate or blank unless documented at the water.

BASS PR · PHOTO VERIFIED

Current big-bass personal record

Water: Falls Lake Dam walking trail · Time: about 8 AM

Stat-sheet estimate: about 17 in and 2.2 lb. Photo-scale range: 16–18 in and 1.8–2.5 lb. This is the current big-bass PR and largest confirmed predatory fish; it was not measured against a ruler or weighed on a scale.

BLUEGILL PR · SAME-DAY SERIES

Large bluegill

Water: NetApp pond · Length: 9–10 in · Weight: about 12 oz

Photo-documented bluegill personal record on a white curly-tail grub along the rocky shoreline.

CRAPPIE PR · MEASURED

NetApp crappie

Water: NetApp pond · Length: 11 in · Weight: 7 oz

Photo-documented personal record caught on the productive white curly-tail grub.

Career timeline

Falls Lake · Multi-fish outingBest retained outing: approximately 10–15 fish. Photos previously reviewed as likely juvenile bluegill or other sunfish.
Rocky shoreline · Bluegill PRApproximately 9–10 inches and about 12 ounces at NetApp pond on a white curly-tail grub.
Parallel bank route · CrappieApproximately 9–11 inches and an estimated 5–9 ounces; caught after about eight minutes of actual fishing.
May 9 · Sandling BeachChannel catfish at Falls Lake on a bobber and artificial bait. The only fish recorded that day.
Falls Lake Dam trail · Big-bass PRMost likely largemouth bass, caught around 8 AM. Logged at about 17 inches and 2.2 pounds from photo scale; estimated—not an official measurement.
Fast-catch achievementA quality fish reached in seven minutes or less from leaving the car.
Original 10-second channel-catfish video from the fishing record.
Video still of channel catfish in shallow water
Channel-catfish video still · early frame.
Video still of channel catfish at the shoreline
Channel-catfish video still · mid clip.
Video still of channel catfish being released
Channel-catfish video still · late frame.
Enlarged personal-record photograph