Your not kiddin'. Those dark clearwater bass are great. Especially with the red flairing gills............
Endless, thats a nice fish. Also, as for the hula popper, at least you didn't get hooked. I had a floatin' minnow come back at me bearin' three size eight gammys. Stuck one in my middle finger......... Anyways, great fish. Did it do some acrobatics????
actually the bass stayed low. i guess it was trying to get near the branches or something but it never had the chance lol. when i set the hook. it was set and had no choice to but come in. i set the hook in the back of his mouth on the top mouth mouth plate.