jig swallowing bass

bluebasser86 · 04-16-12, 11:00 PM

Well the plans to go to Miami State Lake got changed a little bit. I met up with Sam at Lake Wabunsee after being shown some pictures of some really nice largemouth and smallmouth and being all but guaranteed some quality fish. The lake did not disappoint. I got there about an hour before he did and got to work quickly, catching a solid 18+ inch keeper on one of my homemade jigs, which turned out to be the bait of choice for almost all of the bigger fish I caught.

Sam got there and I was basically on a guided trip for the day only I was running the trolling motor. Mostly caught largemouth but did get a few smaller smallmouth mixed in too. We for sure had 12-15 that would have been close to being keepers (18") and in the 3 pound range and they where munching jigs.

Despite the numbers of quality fish the big fish eluded us, until about 15 minutes before I had to leave. I got a light bite and my hands set the hook before my brain truly registered the bite. Although all the fish fought hard and I'd be mistaken several times thinking I'd hooked a big fish that turned out to be "just another 3 pounder" this fish had strength and weight. After a pretty good little tussle, Sam got the net under her. Board was too short for a measurement but she was very thick and 5lbs 10ozs and almost swallowed my homemade 3/8oz Texas craw jig.

I ended the day with 27 fish to put me at 727 bass on the year

aikenyounggun · 04-16-12, 11:37 PM

Great job and good pics. You know you got what they want when they are munchin the jig that bad. The dog seems only slightly impressed with your almost 6 lber. Must be a pretty tough partner to want a bigger fish than that, haha.

WatterBoy · 04-17-12, 12:58 PM

More sweet fish, Blue...very nice. You are just a bass catchin' machine! My MN bass count remains at 0, and my IA bass count stands at 5.

keithdog · 04-17-12, 06:47 PM

Really love the photos and what a great dog! He looks very serious as far as bass are concerned!!! haha I make my own spinnerbaits but am thinking about starting to assemble my own jigs. I love being able to customize exactly what I want. Congrats on the great year.

04-16-12, 11:00 PM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	jig swallowing bass Well the plans to go to Miami State Lake got changed a little bit. I met up with Sam at Lake Wabunsee after being shown some pictures of some really nice largemouth and smallmouth and being all but guaranteed some quality fish. The lake did not disappoint. I got there about an hour before he did and got to work quickly, catching a solid 18+ inch keeper on one of my homemade jigs, which turned out to be the bait of choice for almost all of the bigger fish I caught. Sam got there and I was basically on a guided trip for the day only I was running the trolling motor. Mostly caught largemouth but did get a few smaller smallmouth mixed in too. We for sure had 12-15 that would have been close to being keepers (18") and in the 3 pound range and they where munching jigs. Despite the numbers of quality fish the big fish eluded us, until about 15 minutes before I had to leave. I got a light bite and my hands set the hook before my brain truly registered the bite. Although all the fish fought hard and I'd be mistaken several times thinking I'd hooked a big fish that turned out to be "just another 3 pounder" this fish had strength and weight. After a pretty good little tussle, Sam got the net under her. Board was too short for a measurement but she was very thick and 5lbs 10ozs and almost swallowed my homemade 3/8oz Texas craw jig. I ended the day with 27 fish to put me at 727 bass on the year Last edited by bluebasser86; 04-17-12 at 08:28 AM.

04-16-12, 11:37 PM	#2
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Great job and good pics. You know you got what they want when they are munchin the jig that bad. The dog seems only slightly impressed with your almost 6 lber. Must be a pretty tough partner to want a bigger fish than that, haha. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

04-17-12, 06:47 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Really love the photos and what a great dog! He looks very serious as far as bass are concerned!!! haha I make my own spinnerbaits but am thinking about starting to assemble my own jigs. I love being able to customize exactly what I want. Congrats on the great year. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

04-17-12, 12:58 PM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	More sweet fish, Blue...very nice. You are just a bass catchin' machine! My MN bass count remains at 0, and my IA bass count stands at 5.

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