Big day

Racemaster33 · 10-21-09, 08:43 PM

Since I work for myself I can sometimes move my days off around. Seeing what the weather was going to be like today I decided to work a long day on Sunday and take today off to fish.
I went to a lake just south of me that is known to be a very tough bite. Lake Normandy. I didnt hit the water until about 10am. I threw a crank bait most all day (fished till 6pm).
I landed a 3lb Kentucky bass, which if you are from the deep south might not have seen many of these. This one was like a football, short, thick and STRONG! I thought I had caught another 'stump fish' with my crank bait. I honestly thought I was hung, the fish didn't move. I was about to flip my bail open to see if the crank bait would float back off the back side of the stump when I felt him pull. It was a blast on 8lb mono and light rod.
I did get a pic but on my phone. I managed to catch 11 Kentucky bass, 3 largemouth (one being 4 1/2lbs) a huge slab crappie and a catfish just over 5lbs. Yes, all off crank baits. I caught the catfish right after the big Kentucky. I was sure I had a record Kentucky until I felt him start rolling over. My heart sank because I knew it was a catfish. Good fight though. I kept the crappie for dinner and the catfish for my neighbor (he loves them).
Anyway, I talked to several other fisherman on the water today. Not many bass being caught but all the ones reported were big largemouth. I had 4 other people in boats say they caught largemouth over 4lbs, one showed me the fish in his live well that looked about 6lbs.
The water temp was 67* today. I threw what most would consider a spring pattern bait, a yellow/craw Bandit 200 series crank bait.

That was only my third time on that lake, there will be more! Not a bad day on the water.

aikenyounggun · 10-21-09, 09:34 PM

Good job man, welcome to the boards. Hope you keep catchin fish.

Racemaster33 · 10-21-09, 10:13 PM

Sorry guys, looks like I posted this in the wrong place and the forum elf moved it.

skeeter944 · 10-22-09, 01:51 PM

Sounds like a great day man! Them spots sure do fight good, glad you caught em. Welcome to the forums, dont let 'ol zook scare ya away haha

10-21-09, 08:43 PM	#1
Racemaster33 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 33	Big day Since I work for myself I can sometimes move my days off around. Seeing what the weather was going to be like today I decided to work a long day on Sunday and take today off to fish. I went to a lake just south of me that is known to be a very tough bite. Lake Normandy. I didnt hit the water until about 10am. I threw a crank bait most all day (fished till 6pm). I landed a 3lb Kentucky bass, which if you are from the deep south might not have seen many of these. This one was like a football, short, thick and STRONG! I thought I had caught another 'stump fish' with my crank bait. I honestly thought I was hung, the fish didn't move. I was about to flip my bail open to see if the crank bait would float back off the back side of the stump when I felt him pull. It was a blast on 8lb mono and light rod. I did get a pic but on my phone. I managed to catch 11 Kentucky bass, 3 largemouth (one being 4 1/2lbs) a huge slab crappie and a catfish just over 5lbs. Yes, all off crank baits. I caught the catfish right after the big Kentucky. I was sure I had a record Kentucky until I felt him start rolling over. My heart sank because I knew it was a catfish. Good fight though. I kept the crappie for dinner and the catfish for my neighbor (he loves them). Anyway, I talked to several other fisherman on the water today. Not many bass being caught but all the ones reported were big largemouth. I had 4 other people in boats say they caught largemouth over 4lbs, one showed me the fish in his live well that looked about 6lbs. The water temp was 67* today. I threw what most would consider a spring pattern bait, a yellow/craw Bandit 200 series crank bait. That was only my third time on that lake, there will be more! Not a bad day on the water.

10-21-09, 09:34 PM	#2
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Good job man, welcome to the boards. Hope you keep catchin fish. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

10-21-09, 10:13 PM	#3
Racemaster33 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 33	Oops Sorry guys, looks like I posted this in the wrong place and the forum elf moved it.

10-22-09, 01:51 PM	#4
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	Sounds like a great day man! Them spots sure do fight good, glad you caught em. Welcome to the forums, dont let 'ol zook scare ya away haha

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