Cool article I came across from 2005-Long-Was this Dotie?

[Keith R]

SAN DIEGO — Size matters.

Or does it?

Apparently not to female bass looking for a mate. Just ask California angler Mike Long.

The 20-pound, 12-ounce big-mama bucketmouth he boated at Lake Dixon the last Friday in April wasn't interested in anything but the smallest male at the tiny reservoir in Northern San Diego County.

"There were about 20 males on this 50-yard flat and she was relating to the area," Long said in describing what would turn out to be the eighth heaviest largemouth bass ever weighed and certified. "There was one area in particular where there was a very small male; I could barely see him, he was so small. But she would go to that area all the time. Basically she wanted to try to spawn with that male later in the evening or something."

“ All I remember was it looked like I'd hooked a lawnmower out there. â€

[tunaman]

VERY cool find, Keith - thanks for sharing! Sounds like it may have been Dottie in earlier days... it would be interesting if Mike could chime in and compare his photos with those from the last sighing.

Roger

[sniper]

This just proves that there is still hope for you yet Mudline. Even the "Smallest" male of the group gets a little action now and then......."DOH"

[Mattlures]

Yes that was the first time "Dottie" was caught and named. It is the same fish. It had the same recognizable black birth mark on its gill rakers.

[Keith R]

Nelson ! May Mudlines stain the side of your boat forever !

[tunaman]

Prolly will if'n I fish near you!!!

Roger

EDIT: May have been the wrong Nelson? Sorry, but we Nelson's stay together!!!