Watched her eat the bait and watch her swim away when I took the hook out. Wieghed right at 9lbs. and was 26-27" long.What a fight , barely got her thru the tree that was sunk in the water right off the bank. Caught 9 others between a 1lb and 3lbs. today .There biting good. All fished released of course. Btw just a small pond. Dan