We got on the water at East Lake in Henderson around 10:00 am.  First off. . this property is GORGEOUS!!  The weather was cloudy with a some wind.  Temps in the 50’s. . but only when the sun was out.  At any rate. . We thru everything we had but only caught 6 fish.  We culled one.  But enough about that. . The only thing we could catch anything on was the Dark Sleeper.  My first ten minutes on the water I was just tossing it around trying to figure out where I needed to go.  I tossed up in to the corner by the dam and three casts later thought I was hung up. . luckily I kept the line tight . and then my line started moving. . ever so slowly to the right. . until it wasn’t moving ever so slowly anymore.  My gut told me she was gonna be a big one but my gut is often wrong.  She would come up to the top but all I saw were swirls. . BIG ONES!!  I finally got a peek at her head and that’s when I got the shakes.  After what felt like a lifetime of trying to wear her out, I finally got her close enough to get her in the net. . . . and much to my dismay. . SHE DID NOT FIT!!  Half her back end was hanging out and I couldn’t lift her up!  I said 1000 prayers and tumped her back out.  She mustered up a little more attitude and pulled away!  I finally got her reeled in enough to get her close enough to grab with my right hand.   Of course I didn’t have my scale. . but girlfriend had not missed many meals. . I’m pretty sure her and I are related.   We caught two more that were HEALTHY and that was the end of that.  We finally left when the rain set in around 3:00 pm.  I can’t wait to come back to this lake in the spring.    MANY MANY thanks to the landowners. . this place is a GEM!!