My first meanmouth and A-rig fish.

bluebasser86 · 02-21-12, 11:46 AM

My wife and I went to Table Rock with Sunday and Monday and spent some time on the water. I threw that silly rig all over the place because they're supposed to be catching lots of fish and some big ones out there on it right now. Well I must not have been doing it right because I only caught one fish on it the whole time but it was my first meanmouth and my first A-rig fish. I was pretty sure it was a meanmouth because it still had a stripe down the side like a spot but it was brown like a smallie but a local fishing closeby confirmed it for me. Sorry about the dark picture, I lightened it up the best I could with my limited computer skills.

Didn't get to fish much Sunday, 20mph+ winds and 16' aluminum don't mix well on a big lake.

2012 bass count-152

WaffleJaw · 02-21-12, 12:03 PM

Nice catch!......Silly rig is a good name for the A-rig...Im still trying to figure out how Im gonna store and carry mine with me,haha

joedog · 02-21-12, 12:20 PM

Nice fish blue.
A couple of firsts always makes for a great afternoon!
Can't wait to see a two on, on your second and a 3 on, on your third outing.

bluebasser86 · 02-21-12, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WaffleJaw

Nice catch!......Silly rig is a good name for the A-rig...Im still trying to figure out how Im gonna store and carry mine with me,haha

One of the local guides down there calls the A-rig "The Mess" I like that name cause it is a mess to throw that thing!

hooks2bset · 02-21-12, 01:42 PM

I have yet too throw one but will soon more then likely. I have never caught a mean mouth either or atleast that I know of.... nice fish.

WTL · 02-21-12, 05:33 PM

I threw one at a very clear florida spring lake and caught nothing. Perhaps clearer water isnt as good for the rig. I did ok throwing little chatterbaits and xraps, just nothing on the alabama rig.

lilmule · 02-21-12, 06:08 PM

Its a schooler bait ment to used when they are chasing fish,if you dont visually see them chasing not a top bait to use.Its not a search bait,but one uses it when you find them grouped.
Use it like you would a 200 bandit and you will get disappointing results.

keithdog · 02-21-12, 07:33 PM

Thats a beautiful smallie. Congrats. I bet the next thing in A Rigs is a colapsable version that can be stored much like an unbrella.

WTL · 02-21-12, 07:35 PM

Yeah lilmule, I think at least you need concentrations of fish to compete for the school that the rig represents. As long as I dont get rained out, I intend to try it this week on the shoal bars where I caught all those spots, including some doubles, last autumn.

Bassboss · 02-21-12, 07:38 PM

Cool fish! Once and a life time thing right there!

bamabassman · 02-21-12, 08:51 PM

nice man. i WAS gonna go this weekend. but they're talking aobut freezing temps sat morning with a high of MAYBE 53.............67 and 70 next 2 days........geeezzzzzzz......

may get "sick" tomorrow.

bluebasser86 · 02-21-12, 08:54 PM

Table Rock is a very clear lake so I know it will work in clear water. Some of the guys catching fish on them are fishing them were there is no baitfish around. I think it just looks like such an easy meal to some fo the fish can't pass on it. Table Rock has a pretty good population of meanmouths (smallmouth-spotted bass hybrids) They are an awesome looking fish with some of the best features that each of the parent fish has to offer.

jig fisherman · 02-21-12, 09:15 PM

There is an A-rig made for clearer water. The donkey thrasher

WTL · 02-21-12, 09:52 PM

Yeh well when i said clear i meant like a house you can see through. Table rock is more like a paper bag from the greasy spoon, you know, translucent.

3dkicker · 02-23-12, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by WaffleJaw

Nice catch!......Silly rig is a good name for the A-rig...Im still trying to figure out how Im gonna store and carry mine with me,haha

I've seen clear plastic tubes being sold to hold the rig. Depending on what wire is used you may get by with paper towel roll.....might be too small. Maybe use cut out soda or water bottle.

bassinbob · 02-23-12, 04:51 PM

Hey jig fisher that donkey rig looks pretty good. You gonna try one in Pa?

I might get one and try it out on some private ponds I fish.

Breed · 02-23-12, 05:05 PM

Well I have become a firm believer in the A-rig for monster largemouths in that over the last 4 weekends my partner and I have caught (5) double digits (10.0, 11.2, 12.0, 12.7, and 13.4). My largest fish before this rig was 7 lbs. All measured, weighed, pictured, and released alive and kicking.

A large plastic coffee container works well for storing the rig.

Breed

MississippiBoy · 02-23-12, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by WTL

Yeh well when i said clear i meant like a house you can see through. Table rock is more like a paper bag from the greasy spoon, you know, translucent.

Beautiful....

bamabassman · 02-23-12, 07:41 PM

classic............... hahaha!!!

02-21-12, 11:46 AM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	My first meanmouth and A-rig fish. My wife and I went to Table Rock with Sunday and Monday and spent some time on the water. I threw that silly rig all over the place because they're supposed to be catching lots of fish and some big ones out there on it right now. Well I must not have been doing it right because I only caught one fish on it the whole time but it was my first meanmouth and my first A-rig fish. I was pretty sure it was a meanmouth because it still had a stripe down the side like a spot but it was brown like a smallie but a local fishing closeby confirmed it for me. Sorry about the dark picture, I lightened it up the best I could with my limited computer skills. Didn't get to fish much Sunday, 20mph+ winds and 16' aluminum don't mix well on a big lake. 2012 bass count-152

02-21-12, 12:03 PM	#2
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Nice catch!......Silly rig is a good name for the A-rig...Im still trying to figure out how Im gonna store and carry mine with me,haha __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

02-21-12, 12:20 PM	#3
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Nice fish blue. A couple of firsts always makes for a great afternoon! Can't wait to see a two on, on your second and a 3 on, on your third outing. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

02-21-12, 05:33 PM	#6
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I threw one at a very clear florida spring lake and caught nothing. Perhaps clearer water isnt as good for the rig. I did ok throwing little chatterbaits and xraps, just nothing on the alabama rig. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-21-12, 07:33 PM	#8
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a beautiful smallie. Congrats. I bet the next thing in A Rigs is a colapsable version that can be stored much like an unbrella. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

02-21-12, 01:42 PM	#5
hooks2bset BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dexter, KS Posts: 51	I have yet too throw one but will soon more then likely. I have never caught a mean mouth either or atleast that I know of.... nice fish.

02-21-12, 06:08 PM	#7
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Its a schooler bait ment to used when they are chasing fish,if you dont visually see them chasing not a top bait to use.Its not a search bait,but one uses it when you find them grouped. Use it like you would a 200 bandit and you will get disappointing results.

02-21-12, 07:35 PM	#9
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Yeah lilmule, I think at least you need concentrations of fish to compete for the school that the rig represents. As long as I dont get rained out, I intend to try it this week on the shoal bars where I caught all those spots, including some doubles, last autumn. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-21-12, 07:38 PM	#10
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Cool fish! Once and a life time thing right there! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-21-12, 08:51 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	nice man. i WAS gonna go this weekend. but they're talking aobut freezing temps sat morning with a high of MAYBE 53.............67 and 70 next 2 days........geeezzzzzzz...... may get "sick" tomorrow. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-21-12, 08:54 PM	#12
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Table Rock is a very clear lake so I know it will work in clear water. Some of the guys catching fish on them are fishing them were there is no baitfish around. I think it just looks like such an easy meal to some fo the fish can't pass on it. Table Rock has a pretty good population of meanmouths (smallmouth-spotted bass hybrids) They are an awesome looking fish with some of the best features that each of the parent fish has to offer.

02-21-12, 09:15 PM	#13
jig fisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: south eastern PA Posts: 290	There is an A-rig made for clearer water. The donkey thrasher

02-21-12, 09:52 PM	#14
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Yeh well when i said clear i meant like a house you can see through. Table rock is more like a paper bag from the greasy spoon, you know, translucent. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-23-12, 04:51 PM	#16
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Hey jig fisher that donkey rig looks pretty good. You gonna try one in Pa? I might get one and try it out on some private ponds I fish. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

02-23-12, 05:05 PM	#17
Breed BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1	Well I have become a firm believer in the A-rig for monster largemouths in that over the last 4 weekends my partner and I have caught (5) double digits (10.0, 11.2, 12.0, 12.7, and 13.4). My largest fish before this rig was 7 lbs. All measured, weighed, pictured, and released alive and kicking. A large plastic coffee container works well for storing the rig. Breed

02-23-12, 07:41 PM	#19
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	classic............... hahaha!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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