Spooky Day On The Water Today

[papajoe222]

The weather was very unstable today, but I had to get on the water.  There was a small window between storm bursts and I took advantage of it.  Anyone that knows me knows I'm a Zara Spook nut.  I live for the summer and fall top-water bite, so it came as no surprise to anyone (myself included) what the first bait I tied on was. Today it was a Super Spook Jr and I may as well have left the tackle box in the car as 16 out of the 19 fish I caught came on that bait, including a double on one cast!  The fish ranged from a couple of inches bigger than the bait to a couple of 18inchers. They all came off a submerged weed bed about the size of a football playing field within eyesight of the launch.  I never needed to move the boat and lucky for me because the lightning and rain started up just after the wind changed direction and I was able to get off the water in a hurry.

You gotta love it when your favorite bait hits the jackpot, but then again..............Do you think I shoulda upsized to a bigger Spook????? 

[Bluebasser86]

I like the JR anytime I'm fishing where there's smallies, but usually go with a full size spook if I'm after largemouth, but if it's working I would have stuck with it too. 

[Mccallister25]

Iv often wondered about the bigger size spooks myself. Iv caught fish of all sizes on the super spook jr. And I have a super spook, I believe (with 3 hooks) but have never caught anything on it. I imagine if I did, it'd probably be pretty big.

[papajoe222]

When I'm fishing for numbers, the Jr is my Spook of choice.  When I'm after the biguns, it's the One Knocker or Super. I missed out on big fish honors by 4oz. last Saturday. My 4lb.14oz fish was caught on a one knocker along with a 3-11 and a 3-9 that gave me a second place on a lake that we will fish one more time this season.

[everythingthatswims]

I crushed the <1.5lb largemouth in my kayak today, they were schooling and chasing shad fry, I used the zara puppy (even smaller than the jr) and figured since the forage is so little it is probably the best choice. Started with the original sized spook early in the morning and they were just blowing up under it not getting hooked. I'm guessing they were just all small fish, but they sure are fun when there are 5 of them knocking the bait up in the air trying to eat it first! They will eat right next to my kayak, it doesn't seem to bother them as long as I stay still and quiet.

[Back Country]

Anyone ever fish the Zara Pooch?  Smallest of the bunch, but just as exciting when a hog smacks it.  Typically have to replace the stock hooks with some of better quality, but I've had a few days when the pooch was the Zara of choice.