zooker was right!!!

[stylgeo]

Zooker once told me from a previous thread that when bass have trout as a main source of food, that means really HUGE bass! Well, he was right! And I learned it the hard way.

I just came from a couple of hours fishing at that lake I really like. The tip you guys gave me about slowing down my popper did miracles. On my first cast I caught a 2lb bass and then went on catching another 4 in the next 40 minutes.

Then at one point, I was standing on a big rock and I was slowly retrieving my popper. Then this huge shadow came underneath the popper, which was almost right under from where I was standing. The shadow stayed still about 1 meter below the surface. Then I did the slightest tick on the tip of my rod and a couple of ripples appeared around my popper. That was it, the shadow attacked. It was HUGE!!! Don't ask me for an estimate, I am no good at that, that's why I always carry a small scale with me. All I know is that it was pulling so hard that I couldn't gain an inch from the line it was taking. It practically took most of my line from the reel before it cut it, taking my popper with it!

I was so frustrated I thought of leaving at that instant! Then I thought reasonably and realised that it was the chance I've been waiting for, to try on some new bait. I tied an enormous crankbait I had with me, it was about 7 inches. On the first cast something took it! I thought "this is it, the fish of a lifetime". What was on the end of the line amazed me so much that I started laughing. Hooked on the big crankbait wasn't just one bass, but two small ones, about 1.5lb each. They both attacked the bait at the same time!

Anyway, I am going shopping on monday, buying a 30lb braid just to be on the safe side, and some poppers. They seem to do a decent job!