Had a BLAST today!

keithdog · 04-24-10, 08:11 PM

Due to seriously bad weather EVERY weekend but one since ice out I've only been able to get out once. Today, my first day of vacation was my second. I wasn't planning on going today since we were supposed to get hit with strong thunderstorms all day. Lucky for me they shifted apart and I was able to get out. Conditions were ideal. Very overcast all day, winds around 15 mph, air temp in the low 60's, water temp guessing around 55 degrees. Actually I had gone out hoping to hang up with a few pike, but after 4 hours of no pike I switched gears to bass. Am I happy I did.

It took me about 45 minutes to find the pattern. Every bass I caught was in water less than 8 foot deep holding up in either cabage or lilly pads. The pads are just starting to break water which made fishing them easy. Using a 5/0 weighted 1/8oz. swimbait hook and a 4 inch soft hollow belly swimbait worked a couple feet below the surface did the trick. They were smashing that bait today! One nearly swallowed the lure completely. I was casting with a Garcia Revo SX paired up with a Cabelas XML 7'0" MH rod. The reel was spooled with 40 pound Power Pro braid. In 2 1/2 hours I landed about a dozen like the one pictured here. Between 2 and 3 pounds. I lost a few more and spooked a monster that I came too close to before he spooked and bolted through the pads. Wish I'd had a shot at that big boy!

bcklash · 04-24-10, 08:54 PM

That sounds like you had a lot of fun Keithdog. I can hear your smile.

MallenManson · 04-24-10, 09:29 PM

Way to go Keith!
Pads are in the same stage around here. I was thrilled to see em up today (here and there).

MIbasser · 04-24-10, 09:32 PM

Sounds like a great day Keith! Nice job.

nofearengineer · 04-24-10, 09:41 PM

Sounds like an amazing day of fishing, Keith. Congratulations, and hopefully a lot more to come this year!

bamabassman · 04-24-10, 10:54 PM

DANGIT! THAT IS AWESUM MAN! Keep it up keith.

BassinNC · 04-24-10, 11:05 PM

sweet stuff there bud. Glad ya got out.

Jim80 · 04-25-10, 08:18 AM

nice Keith glad ya had a blast

Bassboss · 04-25-10, 08:33 AM

Wow! Sounds like a great day man! Wish I would got some good conditions yesterday!

Cavs1123 · 04-25-10, 09:04 AM

Wow Kieth wish I had that kinda day here! On thursday I got 4 and yesterday i got 2 all between 10-12". BTW Bender, 5 of the 6 were on your 4 inch black stickbaits Thanks dude!

BigBassin144 · 04-26-10, 08:44 AM

Man, looks like you had an awesome day! Congrats on the fish.

I'm surprised to hear the lily pads are coming up already. Although I haven't been out so I have nothing to compare, lol. And you're definitely right about the bad weather every weekend.

BB

MallenManson · 04-27-10, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Man, looks like you had an awesome day! Congrats on the fish.

I'm surprised to hear the lily pads are coming up already. Although I haven't been out so I have nothing to compare, lol. And you're definitely right about the bad weather every weekend.

BB

They've been popping up around here as well, BigB. I was surprised, since the week before, they were nowhere to be found.

04-24-10, 08:11 PM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Had a BLAST today! Due to seriously bad weather EVERY weekend but one since ice out I've only been able to get out once. Today, my first day of vacation was my second. I wasn't planning on going today since we were supposed to get hit with strong thunderstorms all day. Lucky for me they shifted apart and I was able to get out. Conditions were ideal. Very overcast all day, winds around 15 mph, air temp in the low 60's, water temp guessing around 55 degrees. Actually I had gone out hoping to hang up with a few pike, but after 4 hours of no pike I switched gears to bass. Am I happy I did. It took me about 45 minutes to find the pattern. Every bass I caught was in water less than 8 foot deep holding up in either cabage or lilly pads. The pads are just starting to break water which made fishing them easy. Using a 5/0 weighted 1/8oz. swimbait hook and a 4 inch soft hollow belly swimbait worked a couple feet below the surface did the trick. They were smashing that bait today! One nearly swallowed the lure completely. I was casting with a Garcia Revo SX paired up with a Cabelas XML 7'0" MH rod. The reel was spooled with 40 pound Power Pro braid. In 2 1/2 hours I landed about a dozen like the one pictured here. Between 2 and 3 pounds. I lost a few more and spooked a monster that I came too close to before he spooked and bolted through the pads. Wish I'd had a shot at that big boy! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by keithdog; 04-24-10 at 10:03 PM.

04-24-10, 08:54 PM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	That sounds like you had a lot of fun Keithdog. I can hear your smile. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

04-24-10, 09:29 PM	#3
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to go Keith! Pads are in the same stage around here. I was thrilled to see em up today (here and there). __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

04-24-10, 09:41 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Sounds like an amazing day of fishing, Keith. Congratulations, and hopefully a lot more to come this year! __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

04-24-10, 10:54 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	DANGIT! THAT IS AWESUM MAN! Keep it up keith. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-24-10, 09:32 PM	#4
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Sounds like a great day Keith! Nice job.

04-24-10, 11:05 PM	#7
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	sweet stuff there bud. Glad ya got out. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

04-25-10, 08:18 AM	#8
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	nice Keith glad ya had a blast __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-25-10, 08:33 AM	#9
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow! Sounds like a great day man! Wish I would got some good conditions yesterday! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

04-25-10, 09:04 AM	#10
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Wow Kieth wish I had that kinda day here! On thursday I got 4 and yesterday i got 2 all between 10-12". BTW Bender, 5 of the 6 were on your 4 inch black stickbaits Thanks dude! __________________ Tom

04-26-10, 08:44 AM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Man, looks like you had an awesome day! Congrats on the fish. I'm surprised to hear the lily pads are coming up already. Although I haven't been out so I have nothing to compare, lol. And you're definitely right about the bad weather every weekend. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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