Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 25, 2013 Global Moderator Posted May 25, 2013 The wife and I spent last week on a private lake, Lake Hampton, in South Carolina with a friend that lives there. The lake is awesome and it has Tiger Bass in it. They look just like largemouth but are more aggressive and grow twice as fast. We didn't catch any of the monsters that have come from the lake but more 3 and 4 pounders than a person should be allowed to catch in a week. There isn't a spot on the lake that doesn't look fishy. This is the view from Jack's backyard, I don't know how he ever gets anything done around the house. His customized pontoon with a livewell, down imaging on the front and back, 70lb trolling motor with remote control is what we fished out of. I liked their docks on the lake, they're built into the bank instead of being built out into the lake. Lots of fish where pulled from the dock stalls while we were there. Arrowhead plants lined the banks everywhere along with cattails and various other kinds of vegetation. Lots of bass came shooting out of these weeds to destroy my frog. I caught more frog fish last week than the rest of my life combined no doubt. A few of these bridges cross over the lake. Nicole caught a lot of her fish out from under the bridges. Where do you start when all the banks around you look like this? Nicole caught a 3 pounder that threw up a foot long eel so I put on a Yum Mightee worm and caught this fish my first cast. The last day I got onto them good with a 5" Optimum line through swimbait I got from the Fishmas exchange. Sight fished this one and the next with the swimbait, awesome. Nicole and I with our two biggest the last day. Her was her new PB, which beat her previous PB that she'd caught 2 days prior. She caught it on a 5" black blue flake BPS stick O, wacky rigged, which is what she caught all of her bass on. It weighed 4.58 pounds and was the biggest fish of our trip. Probably would have been almost 5 but it threw up an eel that was probably 14" long while she was fighting her. My biggest was 4.51 pounds and was the very first fish of the trip for me, it ate one of my home made brush jigs under an overhanging tree. Trip was an absolute blast and Jack and his wife are the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. You know it was a good trip when you have bass palm! Quote
Super User Tuckahoe Joe Posted May 25, 2013 Super User Posted May 25, 2013 Some nice looking fish there and that lake is beautiful! Glad you had a good trip...congrats! Quote
Topwaterspook Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 Cool ! Gotta love a trip like that ! It's great that your wife fishes too . Liked the photos too. Quote
Super User deep Posted May 25, 2013 Super User Posted May 25, 2013 Sounds like you had a great time! Congrats. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted May 25, 2013 Super User Posted May 25, 2013 Congrats on your fantastic trip! Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted May 25, 2013 Super User Posted May 25, 2013 Congrats on the great trip & fish. Sounds like your friend has his own piece of pardise right in his back yard. Beautiful setting. Quote
Super User Chris at Tech Posted May 26, 2013 Super User Posted May 26, 2013 Hampton Lakes in Bluffton, SC? I tried to bribe my folks to buy a place in there when they retired to SC. They opted for a place on Hilton Head instead so I have redfish and other saltwater critters to keep me busy Quote
Super User Chris at Tech Posted May 26, 2013 Super User Posted May 26, 2013 And looking at those pics of the backyard, I may have even been in that house if it was one of the model homes. Small world! Quote
EvanT123 Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Wow looks like you had a great time at a beautiful location. You're right it's a wonder how he gets anything done. Congrats Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted May 26, 2013 Super User Posted May 26, 2013 Great pics man looks like an amazing trip Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 26, 2013 Author Global Moderator Posted May 26, 2013 Hampton Lakes in Bluffton, SC? I tried to bribe my folks to buy a place in there when they retired to SC. They opted for a place on Hilton Head instead so I have redfish and other saltwater critters to keep me busy Yep, in Bluffton. It's a beautiful place, really feel like you're going back in time boating through some of those canals and see all the thick trees and wildlife, even saw a couple little gators while we were there. We almost had a chance to go chase cobia for a half day but the guide didn't end up having an opening like he thought he would. I was really hoping to get to fish the salt but didn't want to do it from shore. And looking at those pics of the backyard, I may have even been in that house if it was one of the model homes. Small world! Not sure if it was a model at one time or not? The lot number was a single digit so I'm assuming it was one of the first houses built. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 26, 2013 Author Global Moderator Posted May 26, 2013 A few more scenery pictures from our trip. Quote
jherm87 Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Looks like a great time! Nice catches and congrats for the wife's personal best Quote
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