I never met a true fisherman who could pass up a chance at battling a hawg like that. I will say that you showed good self control on holding off a few hours on fishing. I know I would have cracked and been fishing within the first 10 minutes. Nice fish and good going on the 9lber too. Were you able to return her to the nest after you put her on the scale and snapped some pictures. I'm willing to bet she's expecting lots of little ones in the near future. Good luck in that tournament. To bad you couldn't have found those two fish tomorrow. Who knows maybe they'll be right where you left them and ready to go round two.

JerryG