David Moore

It is likely not the same fish but it is probably another one. If fish did not look so identical, it would be much easier to tell. I for one have caught the same fish before. I like to put the initials of my name on my lures with a marker or etching pen for this very reason. I use funky handwriting on purpose. Just a quick initial on the top of a crankbait or any hard bait. I lost a chartreuse crankbait to a decent fish. I decided to call it a day. Later in the week, I went back to the same spot, tied on another one of the same baits in a different color, caught the same bass with the chartreuse lure still in its mouth. The lure had my funky initials on it still. That fish had a rough week. I let her go and got both my cranks back. Will never forget it.

Excellent looking lures. I am sure that will catch some great fish! They look so professional. The green pumpkin stick bait is my old standby and my confidence lure.

The very big bass are a mix of both. They have been around much longer and very few fish get to be very big at all. The big girls have seen every lure out there. They also do not get that huge by accident. For a perspective, they have to avoid being caught and harvested by anglers, avoid being eaten by other fish, live long enough to grow, avoid animals like birds, and a whole lot of different things.