06-18-09, 03:44 PM | #1 |
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Jig Virgin No Longer and More!
After nearly five seasons of fishing and never having been able to catch my first bass of any kind on a jig. Yep! I am so glad that I got that monkey off of my back. I caught a smallie and felt the take. Even though this was my first bass caught on a jig, I have always pictured and envisioned this moment. Instinct took over and I set the hook and brought the bass home.
It was a fair smallie, maybe 1.5 lbs, but it was a first. I was pretty stoked and did a couple of fist pumps and placed it back into the water before I realized I forgot to take a picture. Doh!!!!! Oh well. I felt a few more nibbles a couple of other times but was unsuccessful at sealing the deal. Then I switched it up to the drop shot technique, one that I am fairly comfortable with and moved to another spot. I casted it out and bam! I knew it was a good one. After a nice battle with a few runs, the smallie was still quite feisty when I brought it to shore. I am calling it my personal best because I have never cared to hold such a statistic, until now. So two bass in about an hour’s time, with a handful of misses isn’t too shabby. Conditions: Approaching Low Pressure, Cloudy and some rain. Setups (trunk rods): Shimano Compre Spinning Rod, Rapala 6Sxi, 6# Cajun FC line, Local Plastic Worm Shimano Clarus Casting Rod, Curado 101D, 10# Sufix Siege, 3/16 oz gammy football jig and Sweet Beaver. I also used one of Gman’s jigs but just couldn’t convert from nibble to hookset.
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06-18-09, 03:48 PM | #2 |
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Very nice wtg, it looks like a tad over two to me, nice to get a jig fish, gives you tons of confidence.
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06-18-09, 03:49 PM | #3 |
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Hey man, congrats on the first jig fish. And the dropshot fish is a real nice smallie!
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Congrats, man. Add another confidence bait to your arsenal. God help the bass in your neck of the woods.
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06-18-09, 04:45 PM | #5 |
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Wo! Great smallmouth! I caught a nice bass on a jig a little wile ago, about 5lbs!
Great bass man!
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06-18-09, 05:46 PM | #6 |
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nice Alex congrats on the jig fish.
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^5 buddy. Now that you've broke the ice you'll be suprised at how much easier getting bass off jigs will be.
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06-19-09, 03:05 AM | #8 |
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Gatta build that confidence! the more confidence you have in a variety of baits the better fisherman you will become IMO.
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06-19-09, 11:04 PM | #9 |
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I think I felt the same way when I caught my first jig fish.....its a confidence booster for sure.....congrats.
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06-19-09, 11:48 PM | #10 |
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I KNOW I did! I threw a jig for years and never got a hit. Now it is a confidence bait. Congrats on #1, IB-may there be many more.
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06-20-09, 05:22 PM | #11 |
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me too, even though i didn't actually land the bass. got him almost to the deck and he jumped off. BEAUTIFUL FISH MAN. thanks.
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Congrats man! One day that jig will become your favorite tool! At least for me anyway!!! Good job and nice Smallie!
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