Got a Buzz!

leroy · 05-24-07, 10:06 AM

Had a friend invite me to go fish a private lake yesterday afternoon. The conditions were optimal for topwater fishing so I tried several different things:
Tried a Pop-R first working it pretty slowly. Got 1 little dink off of this after fishing it about 30 minutes and figures I would try something else.
Digging through the box I found a Chartreuse and White buzz bait, It has prolly been about 4-5 years since I threw a buzzbait. WOW! I was getting a bite almost everycast, but being that it has been so long since I fished a buzzbait I missed a lot of hook sets. I caught about 20 fish in about a 2 hour period and had one of the best fishing action in quite a while!

hackattack · 05-24-07, 11:32 PM

nice! anything big?

OUTLAW · 05-25-07, 01:23 AM

Thats what its all about, I need to try aBuzzbait ,I love the topwater bite.but never used them ,thats my next trick. This site has opened my options& sparked my interest. Leroy How fast Do you rip it threw the water or just fast enough to keep it on top?

Super Fluke · 05-25-07, 02:50 AM

Sounds fun, how big was the biggest fish you caught.

FlyRod · 05-25-07, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leroy

...but being that it has been so long since I fished a buzzbait I missed a lot of hook sets...

Two words: Trailer Hook.
Learn to rig one properly, check it's alignment between casts, and hook-up ratio will improve...with bass, that is. With women? Well, you're on your own there, bucko!

FR

DEbass'n · 05-25-07, 11:24 AM

LMAO at FlyRod. I fish my buzzbaits just fast enough to stay above water right now. Once it gets warmer around here, I will try fishing it faster.

leroy · 05-25-07, 02:53 PM

All my hits was just pulling it through the water just enough to keep it bubbling ontop. Biggest I caught was about 3 1/2 lbs, I had one on the line that was actually pulling my drag out a good bit. He never surfaced and when I got him closer to the shore he wrapped around a submerged stump and my bait came out. I really think he would have been my record bass, there has been several 12-13lbers pulled out of that particular lake.

On the trailer hook thing, do I still need to use one if I am not using a trailer?

leroy · 05-25-07, 02:54 PM

Oh and Flyrod I already landed me a great wife. And shes 9 months pregnant and gonna spawn any day now!!!

MississippiBoy · 05-25-07, 03:22 PM

Congratulations on the baby, leroy. Take him/her fishin' as soon as he/she can walk, if not before!

Southern_Angler_#1 · 05-28-07, 10:24 PM

Congrates on the baby best of luck to you with that. I fished a buzzbait today and had great luck missin more than I caught also but my big one weighed about 4 and a half I missed about a 6 but reckon I will get her next time.

Rosemeyer · 05-29-07, 02:11 PM

on the trailer hook question.....it is not called a trailer hook because you put a trailer on it, it trails the primary hook, so to answer your question yes you can use it without a trailer.....

FlyRod · 05-30-07, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leroy

Oh and Flyrod I already landed me a great wife. And shes 9 months pregnant and gonna spawn any day now!!!

Congratulations, Leroy, to you both.
Guard the nest well.

FR

05-25-07, 01:23 AM	#3
OUTLAW BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Back in the woods of Benton , P.A. Posts: 210	Thats what its all about, I need to try aBuzzbait ,I love the topwater bite.but never used them ,thats my next trick. This site has opened my options& sparked my interest. Leroy How fast Do you rip it threw the water or just fast enough to keep it on top? __________________ Willy,Waylon & Me , Yeah

05-25-07, 02:50 AM	#4
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Sounds fun, how big was the biggest fish you caught. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

05-25-07, 11:24 AM	#6
DEbass'n BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Laurel, DE Posts: 156	LMAO at FlyRod. I fish my buzzbaits just fast enough to stay above water right now. Once it gets warmer around here, I will try fishing it faster. __________________ A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work, unless fishing is your work!!!

05-28-07, 10:24 PM	#10
Southern_Angler_#1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wesson, Mississippi Posts: 39	Congrates on the baby best of luck to you with that. I fished a buzzbait today and had great luck missin more than I caught also but my big one weighed about 4 and a half I missed about a 6 but reckon I will get her next time. __________________ For all have fallen short of the glory of God.

05-24-07, 10:06 AM	#1
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	Got a Buzz! Had a friend invite me to go fish a private lake yesterday afternoon. The conditions were optimal for topwater fishing so I tried several different things: Tried a Pop-R first working it pretty slowly. Got 1 little dink off of this after fishing it about 30 minutes and figures I would try something else. Digging through the box I found a Chartreuse and White buzz bait, It has prolly been about 4-5 years since I threw a buzzbait. WOW! I was getting a bite almost everycast, but being that it has been so long since I fished a buzzbait I missed a lot of hook sets. I caught about 20 fish in about a 2 hour period and had one of the best fishing action in quite a while!

05-24-07, 11:32 PM	#2
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	nice! anything big?

05-25-07, 02:53 PM	#7
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	All my hits was just pulling it through the water just enough to keep it bubbling ontop. Biggest I caught was about 3 1/2 lbs, I had one on the line that was actually pulling my drag out a good bit. He never surfaced and when I got him closer to the shore he wrapped around a submerged stump and my bait came out. I really think he would have been my record bass, there has been several 12-13lbers pulled out of that particular lake. On the trailer hook thing, do I still need to use one if I am not using a trailer?

05-25-07, 02:54 PM	#8
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	Oh and Flyrod I already landed me a great wife. And shes 9 months pregnant and gonna spawn any day now!!!

05-25-07, 03:22 PM	#9
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Congratulations on the baby, leroy. Take him/her fishin' as soon as he/she can walk, if not before!

05-29-07, 02:11 PM	#11
Rosemeyer BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Manchester, IN Posts: 22	on the trailer hook question.....it is not called a trailer hook because you put a trailer on it, it trails the primary hook, so to answer your question yes you can use it without a trailer.....

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