Flyrod done good!

Rebbasser · 03-28-07, 11:44 PM

We hit, as Flyrod says, beautiful Canyon Lake this morning armed to the gills with tackle ready to do battle. We had a 10-20 mph SE wind but managed to find some fishable water. The lake, after two good, heavy rains, is bank full(WooHoo!) and surprisingly clear. We managed 24 fish, all on soft plastics. All of my fish came on a baby bass/pearl laminate Yum Dinger, a Christmas tree Tiki Stick, and I foul hooked one on a junebug 3X Zero rigged weightless, C-rigged and wacky. Flyrod got his on Texas rigs, T-rigged soft jerkbaits, and drop shots.

Speaking of dropshots, as the title states, Flyrod done good. He was fishing a drop shot along a steep bank in about 20-25 feet of water and got a hit. He set the hook, the rod bent double and he said something about good fish. Then, he tells me to "get my *** down here!" (when we are battling wind we alternate who runs the TM so neither of us get too beat up, and yes, Flyrod is the only person I fish with that I trust completely to run my boat and he was on the TM

) Anyway, I looked into the water-we had about 4 foot visibility-and yep, it was a good fish:

I jumped down into the well and lipped her when Flyrod got her close. My scale was not working for some reason-probably needs a new battery-but we estimated it between 6-6.5 lbs. With the exception of a-well, he was driving a speed boat pulling a tuber-you can figure it out-it was a great day on the water with a good friend!

K-Driz · 03-29-07, 12:07 AM

Good job! That is one strange looking bass. Wonder what made that big hump under the rear dorsal fin???? It's head is gigantic too! Cool bass!

JB · 03-29-07, 08:01 AM

Nice Toad, well done!

bassintxlady · 03-29-07, 10:08 AM

nice fish.....glad to hear that the lake level has come back up.....whooohooo indeed......way to go fellas.......

mack · 03-29-07, 01:38 PM

nice fish...

texasbasser · 03-29-07, 07:42 PM

nice fish, she looks spawned out?

jooleyen · 03-29-07, 08:04 PM

I was going to say? That is the strangest bass I've ever seen.

zooker · 03-29-07, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K-Driz

Wonder what made that big hump under the rear dorsal fin????

thats where fly swatter bit it..

nice fish fly swatter. need to get one BIGGER as you are NOT in oklahoma now, but in TEXAS..

zooker

DEbass'n · 03-30-07, 11:12 AM

Nice fish i can't wait to get a chance to go

FlyRod · 03-30-07, 02:05 PM

Another bassing partner offered the theory that she was simply too old to spawn. Wellllll, I'd be more inclined to think she might have some other issue that prevented her from becoming gravid. Mebbe some ailment...is a lesbian...had a headache that day...whatever.
I guess it's possible she's already been there/done that for the year but her overall appearance argues against it. Y'see, there are NO signs of fin wear and tear, no stretch marks (

)...nothing. Heck, even her boobs were perky.
She fought energetically enough, especially on a St.Croix AC69MLXF rod, but, although fairly rapidly released, did remain afloat until Reb wiggled her a bit.
We both kept an eye out to see if she resurfaced...happily she didn't.
Well, that fish is a happy memory...now for the next one.

FR

03-28-07, 11:44 PM	#1
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Flyrod done good! We hit, as Flyrod says, beautiful Canyon Lake this morning armed to the gills with tackle ready to do battle. We had a 10-20 mph SE wind but managed to find some fishable water. The lake, after two good, heavy rains, is bank full(WooHoo!) and surprisingly clear. We managed 24 fish, all on soft plastics. All of my fish came on a baby bass/pearl laminate Yum Dinger, a Christmas tree Tiki Stick, and I foul hooked one on a junebug 3X Zero rigged weightless, C-rigged and wacky. Flyrod got his on Texas rigs, T-rigged soft jerkbaits, and drop shots. Speaking of dropshots, as the title states, Flyrod done good. He was fishing a drop shot along a steep bank in about 20-25 feet of water and got a hit. He set the hook, the rod bent double and he said something about good fish. Then, he tells me to "get my *** down here!" (when we are battling wind we alternate who runs the TM so neither of us get too beat up, and yes, Flyrod is the only person I fish with that I trust completely to run my boat and he was on the TM ) Anyway, I looked into the water-we had about 4 foot visibility-and yep, it was a good fish: I jumped down into the well and lipped her when Flyrod got her close. My scale was not working for some reason-probably needs a new battery-but we estimated it between 6-6.5 lbs. With the exception of a-well, he was driving a speed boat pulling a tuber-you can figure it out-it was a great day on the water with a good friend! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-29-07, 10:08 AM	#4
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	nice fish.....glad to hear that the lake level has come back up.....whooohooo indeed......way to go fellas....... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

03-30-07, 11:12 AM	#9
DEbass'n BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Laurel, DE Posts: 156	Nice fish i can't wait to get a chance to go __________________ A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work, unless fishing is your work!!!

03-30-07, 02:05 PM	#10
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Another bassing partner offered the theory that she was simply too old to spawn. Wellllll, I'd be more inclined to think she might have some other issue that prevented her from becoming gravid. Mebbe some ailment...is a lesbian...had a headache that day...whatever. I guess it's possible she's already been there/done that for the year but her overall appearance argues against it. Y'see, there are NO signs of fin wear and tear, no stretch marks ()...nothing. Heck, even her boobs were perky. She fought energetically enough, especially on a St.Croix AC69MLXF rod, but, although fairly rapidly released, did remain afloat until Reb wiggled her a bit. We both kept an eye out to see if she resurfaced...happily she didn't. Well, that fish is a happy memory...now for the next one. FR

03-29-07, 12:07 AM	#2
K-Driz BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Murray or Smithfield, KY Posts: 209	Good job! That is one strange looking bass. Wonder what made that big hump under the rear dorsal fin???? It's head is gigantic too! Cool bass!

03-29-07, 08:01 AM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Nice Toad, well done!

03-29-07, 01:38 PM	#5
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	nice fish...

03-29-07, 07:42 PM	#6
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	nice fish, she looks spawned out?

03-29-07, 08:04 PM	#7
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I was going to say? That is the strangest bass I've ever seen.

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