First try at a new lake.

[bluebasser86]

Decided to try a new lake today. Couple hours away but not a bad drive, never had to touch gravel. Started slow with one small one on a KVD squarebill. Couldn't buy a fish on a jig like I thought I could. Got to the first laydown and flipped a YUM wolly bully into it and caught another little chunky 14 incher. Flipped a couple really good looking trees and nothing. Got to thinking the water was pretty murky for color I was fishing so I switched to a black and blue Havoc Pitboss. First tree got a tick and stuck a good one. She was hung in the tree for a minute but I leaned on her pretty hard and she popped loose and the fight was on. She wallowed around on the top a little before I got ahold of her. 4.40lbs from the big nasty cedar tree behind me.

Hit a couple other brushpiles and caught another 3lber. Flipped to a laydown and when I lifted I felt nothing. Cranked like crazy and caught up with the fish and hit her hard. Almost exactly a pound smaller than the first one, 3.39 on the same bait.

Caught a few more small ones flipping trees before I ran out of good bank and putted across. Tons of willows with bass fry everywhere on the other side. I stuck another one in the 4lb range that wrapped up in the tree and came off. We got into the back of a cove and I saw a couple big fish in a willow tree. I could tell one was a carp, the other looked too green to be a carp. Pitched my bait and it caught a leaf and landed right on top of the fish. It was obvious that it was a bass that shot off and I thought I ruined my chance when she spun around, tipped down and inhaled my bait. She shot out of the water as high as I've ever seen a fish that size go and gave me a heck of a fight. 4.80lbs on an Okechobee craw Pitboss (ran out of black and blue).

I caught another 3 pounder off the same tree I caught the 3lber earlier in the morning on a black and blue Rage craw. I had to fish the first couple brushpiles from the morning before we left, since I had the right bait now. The first one was a huge dead cedar, nasty real estate for a big fish to be. Pitch, shake, shake, thump! Slammed the rod back and she didn't budge. Seesawed back and forth on the limb, saw a big white side flash then she was gone. Don't want to guess a weight but without a doubt bigger than anything else I caught. Made a couple more pitches to that tree before I spun around and flipped into the smaller cedar behind me. Pitched in and lifted into weight. Crossed her eyes and the same thing happened. Tug of war, flash, gone. Another one that was bigger than the rest. Disappointing but still good to see that the monsters are there since it was the first time on the lake.

[ZHerman330]

Awesome fish Blue!! Always a great feeling to go to a new lake and just flat out whack em.

[bamabassman]

unreal blue!!! oyu are well on your way to becoming another KVD man. congrats pal.

[Bassboss]

Good read! Sounds like ya found a solid pattern for yer first day on that lake!

Nice fish too!

[IbeFISHIN]

Great fish blue! Wish my first day on the lake i just moved to was like that! haha congrats

[WatterBoy]

I always enjoy reading your stories, blue. Great details, great pics...love it! Congrats on the fish and thanks for sharing! I know it won't be long and we'll be reading about you landing those hawgs that got away this time...

[keysd13]

what lake if you don't mind me asking?

[bluebasser86]

Originally Posted by keysd13

what lake if you don't mind me asking?

Lake Paho, supposed to be the best lake in the state for fish over 4lbs. I'd never heard of it before so that really got my interest. It's worth the 2 hour drive for sure.

[aikenyounggun]

There are some nice fish! You always have great stories, dont know how you remember them all. Can't wait to see your bass count come the end of the year.