One of the hottest days of my life, seriously! I think it was 105 out that day and it was around 11am. Humidity was at or near 100%. I was the very start of the rainy season in Sinaloa Mexico. We were fishing the world famous Lake Baccarac for our first time ever. I believe it was our 3rd day there. We were tired and worn out, but wouldn't stop! We fished as much as we could and it paid off!
We were deep cranking 20+ foot cranks over underwater humps in 35-50 FOW. The specific target were the tree tops that were 15-25 foot tall. The bass were suspending in them and the best way to catch them was to burn a deep crank through the top and elicit a strike. It was a Bomber BDF8 in Dance's citrus shad that did the trick for me. we were casting as far as we possibly could, and it was the first tree I hit. She hit like a freight train and headed straight for the top. She jumped twice on the way in, despite my best efforts. Once in the net, I thought she was 12. Just a big fat, thick all the way to the tail girl!
I think about that catch all the time, and even though I have come close 4 other times, I still haven't topped that July 19th, 2012 girl!
Jeff
