SLow Day turns to new PB!!!

jcw1503 · 08-10-09, 02:25 PM

Went out to the lake saturday and it looked like a great fishing day. It was not too hot and it was calm. We get there at 7:30, a little late, but we get there and put in at our little local lake.

We stop at a cove right out to try to catch crappie and we usually catch 50 in a matter of minutes. But we had no bites. We couldn't even see any. So we hit a under water island for crappie and bass. We usuall get bites like crazy but there was no bites. After 2 hours we had two bream that we caught fishing for crappie. We decided to hit this bank that has a grass bed running beside it with a drop off after that. We got about half way down it and there was not bites.

It got cloudy so I threw out a spinnerbait and then on the first cast a 2 pounders killed it. I thought I figured out a pattern with the grass. I continue casting over, into, and near the grass but no bites. I then decided to work the drop off. I threw the 1/4 ounce spinnerbait along the drop off and let it fall all the way to the bottom. It let it sit for about 3 minutes and then I started to reel it. On the second reel I felt a "tick-tick" and I set the hook. It felt like I set a hook in a log like I have done before. THe rod bent over and there was no movement but then it slowly started to move side ways and then the line shot off. I had a medium-heavy rod, 30 pound braid, and a 7.1/1 reel with no drag and it was stripping my line. I finally get it to the top of the water to see it and it was no log. MY buddy netted it and I was pumped. Almost 8 pounds. 7 pounds 10 ouonces. We only had three bites all day, but it was worth it.

MississippiBoy · 08-10-09, 02:41 PM

Man, that is a pig. Nice looking fish. Good thing you were using the heavy gear and not 4 lbs line and a crappie jig. Nice, man, very nice.

RonB · 08-10-09, 03:15 PM

Beautiful fish!!

nofearengineer · 08-10-09, 03:27 PM

Man...that fish is THICK!! A lot of big bass are all belly, but not that guy. He looks like a 1-1/2 lb. bass that stepped into the "Honey, I blew up the kids" ray. Purdy fish.

Bassboss · 08-10-09, 03:45 PM

Dang!! That's a heck of a bass man!

Big 'ol belly on the sucker right der!

Bubba_Bruiser · 08-10-09, 03:51 PM

Pig fo sho JC. A fish like that is worth a day on the water & will make you feel good about not sitting on the couch.

MallenManson · 08-10-09, 04:10 PM

Way to go jc! Very nice bass!

Jim80 · 08-10-09, 04:49 PM

nice fish man that's def a pig

jim

cassidyta · 08-10-09, 05:30 PM

Very nice fish...Congrats on a beast

crankybait · 08-10-09, 08:00 PM

congrats! thats a pig of a fish

brushhog · 08-10-09, 09:16 PM

Whoooo Wheee!

jcw1503 · 08-11-09, 01:34 PM

thanks..It was an amazing feeling. My adrenaline was pumping so much.

aikenyounggun · 08-11-09, 02:28 PM

dude, great fish, that fish is REALLY chunky

bamabassman · 08-11-09, 06:17 PM

oh my lawd what a fish! i miss catching fish. hahaha. instead of throwing baits, i'll be throwing paint for a few days or a week or two.

bcklash · 08-11-09, 06:47 PM

That's a toad!

woody · 08-11-09, 07:47 PM

Congrats!

I don't blame ya for wanting to hold it with both hands.

~Mark

jcw1503 · 08-12-09, 08:13 AM

yeah...It was very active...I wanted to make sure it didn't get loose and get back into the water before the picture. Then nobody would believe us. Because the lake we were on is not suppose to produce sizes like that.

Bob Smith · 08-12-09, 10:28 AM

Yup! that'll sho nuff turn a bad day into a goodun real fast! WTG

keithdog · 08-13-09, 09:01 PM

Thats a beauty for sure. It's funny, but some of my biggest bass have come on slow days. Maybe it's because it makes you really think it all out and work it extra hard. Nice catch buddy.

WTL · 08-14-09, 12:59 AM

My 2 biggest bass also came on slow days - 3 fish days to be exact. I can remember several cases where single 5 lbers also came on super slow days. Funny how that happens. They also all came more towards the middle or afternnon of the day.

But my 2 best smallmouth did come on days with some numbers- although the last one was a dink fest till the big one showed up.

08-10-09, 02:25 PM	#1
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	SLow Day turns to new PB!!! Went out to the lake saturday and it looked like a great fishing day. It was not too hot and it was calm. We get there at 7:30, a little late, but we get there and put in at our little local lake. We stop at a cove right out to try to catch crappie and we usually catch 50 in a matter of minutes. But we had no bites. We couldn't even see any. So we hit a under water island for crappie and bass. We usuall get bites like crazy but there was no bites. After 2 hours we had two bream that we caught fishing for crappie. We decided to hit this bank that has a grass bed running beside it with a drop off after that. We got about half way down it and there was not bites. It got cloudy so I threw out a spinnerbait and then on the first cast a 2 pounders killed it. I thought I figured out a pattern with the grass. I continue casting over, into, and near the grass but no bites. I then decided to work the drop off. I threw the 1/4 ounce spinnerbait along the drop off and let it fall all the way to the bottom. It let it sit for about 3 minutes and then I started to reel it. On the second reel I felt a "tick-tick" and I set the hook. It felt like I set a hook in a log like I have done before. THe rod bent over and there was no movement but then it slowly started to move side ways and then the line shot off. I had a medium-heavy rod, 30 pound braid, and a 7.1/1 reel with no drag and it was stripping my line. I finally get it to the top of the water to see it and it was no log. MY buddy netted it and I was pumped. Almost 8 pounds. 7 pounds 10 ouonces. We only had three bites all day, but it was worth it. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

08-10-09, 02:41 PM	#2
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Man, that is a pig. Nice looking fish. Good thing you were using the heavy gear and not 4 lbs line and a crappie jig. Nice, man, very nice. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

08-10-09, 03:27 PM	#4
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Man...that fish is THICK!! A lot of big bass are all belly, but not that guy. He looks like a 1-1/2 lb. bass that stepped into the "Honey, I blew up the kids" ray. Purdy fish. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-10-09, 03:45 PM	#5
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Dang!! That's a heck of a bass man! Big 'ol belly on the sucker right der! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

08-10-09, 03:51 PM	#6
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Pig fo sho JC. A fish like that is worth a day on the water & will make you feel good about not sitting on the couch. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

08-10-09, 03:15 PM	#3
RonB BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 68	Beautiful fish!!

08-10-09, 04:10 PM	#7
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to go jc! Very nice bass! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

08-10-09, 04:49 PM	#8
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	nice fish man that's def a pig jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

08-10-09, 05:30 PM	#9
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Very nice fish...Congrats on a beast __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

08-10-09, 08:00 PM	#10
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	congrats! thats a pig of a fish __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

08-10-09, 09:16 PM	#11
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Whoooo Wheee! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

08-11-09, 01:34 PM	#12
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	thanks..It was an amazing feeling. My adrenaline was pumping so much. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

08-11-09, 02:28 PM	#13
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	dude, great fish, that fish is REALLY chunky __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

08-11-09, 06:17 PM	#14
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	oh my lawd what a fish! i miss catching fish. hahaha. instead of throwing baits, i'll be throwing paint for a few days or a week or two. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-11-09, 06:47 PM	#15
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	That's a toad! __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

08-11-09, 07:47 PM	#16
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Congrats! I don't blame ya for wanting to hold it with both hands. ~Mark

08-12-09, 08:13 AM	#17
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	yeah...It was very active...I wanted to make sure it didn't get loose and get back into the water before the picture. Then nobody would believe us. Because the lake we were on is not suppose to produce sizes like that. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

08-12-09, 10:28 AM	#18
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Yup! that'll sho nuff turn a bad day into a goodun real fast! WTG __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

08-13-09, 09:01 PM	#19
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a beauty for sure. It's funny, but some of my biggest bass have come on slow days. Maybe it's because it makes you really think it all out and work it extra hard. Nice catch buddy.

08-14-09, 12:59 AM	#20
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	My 2 biggest bass also came on slow days - 3 fish days to be exact. I can remember several cases where single 5 lbers also came on super slow days. Funny how that happens. They also all came more towards the middle or afternnon of the day. But my 2 best smallmouth did come on days with some numbers- although the last one was a dink fest till the big one showed up. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

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