Amazing Windy Day In Pa! 21.12Lbs Of Bass And A New Pb!

[Sun Fish]

Got out on the water with my friend this afternoon at 1:30pm on our local electric only lake.  The water was choppy and the wind was starting to pick up, we were facing 10-15mph steady winds with long periods of gusting 25+.  From the boat launch I started making my way to a spot I marked the previous day.  I arrive at the spot and prepare to drop anchor when my friend yells fish on!   We get a glimpse of the fish and it's a pig so I quickly try to wrap the anchor robe up and dove for the net.  We land his fish which goes 4.12lb on a double Colorado blade spinner.  After we release the fish I realize my poor wrapped anchor line got loose in the gusting winds and off went 50ft of rope and the anchor to the bottom of the lake.  I rushed to the bow to keep us from blowing into the shore line and get the boat back in position while in the process smacking my spinnerbait off the trolling motor head on a cast sending that also to the bottom of the lake.  We could no longer comfortably fish this spot without the anchor being so close to shore in the rough water so I moved onto another waypoint.  I was getting pretty annoyed I was basically unintentionally unloading the contents of my boat into the lake when my friend yells, fish on!   I go for the net again and we scoop up a 3.57lb lagie.  I was really happy for my friend but my day was looking grim when I feel something grab my spinner.  I sling my little 1.54lb friend into the boat and start to feel a little better.  Now at least the skunk along with my anchor, rope and bait are off the boat.

​Hours go by battling the wind and we get not another bite so we start trying different presentations.  We decide to head back to where he landed the first fish of the day with spinner baits in hand and within a few casts I hear my friend yells, fish on!  We get her in the boat and she goes 3.37lbs.  I was happy for my friend as this is his best day bass fishing ever but with him sitting on 11.06lbs of bass, myself on 1.54lbs and a pickerel I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in my performance.  I toss my spinner out and felt a bite but missed the hook set.  Another cast into the same spot and it feels like I snagged a tree stump, a few second pass and I realize this stump is moving!  She went 6.04lbs and a new personal best for me  After a weight, photo and release within a few casts I hook into a 2.57lb bringing my total to 10.15lbs. Now my trolling motor batteries are on there last leg, it's dark out and we have to head back to the ramp or we'll soon be blown up against a rocky shoreline with no motor power.  We both called it quits with permanent smiles glued to our faces, what a great day on the water it was

Pictures are in catch order.














 

[AK-Jax86]

What a day congrats on all the fish and a new pb

[hookset on 3]

Ya smoked 'em, man! That pb is sweet. Nice call on the spinnerbaits with colorado blades.

[Darren.]

Awesome day! Well done, and a PB to boot!

[00 mod]

Congrats on the great day and the PB!!!

Jeff

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Some nice fish there...congrats!

[tomustang]

I'll telling you, I bet this has to do with all those smaller trout they stocked this year, darn things are small as 6" as opposed to 10-12" regular last year. Way to to go on the benchmarks!

[jhoffman]

Im in your area right now visiting family... Wilkes Barre. I need to bring my boat up here sometime, sooooo much water.

[Paul Roberts]

Awesome day. Congrats!

[Sun Fish]

Im in your area right now visiting family... Wilkes Barre. I need to bring my boat up here sometime, sooooo much water.

It's a nice area for some bassin although I tend to only fish a couple lakes around here and make trips to North Jersey waters when I can.  Almost all the water around here is electric only.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Very cool!!!!! Congrats