More Than Little

[Squirmin Wormin]

i was fishing a pond and didn't catch any bass i was out after till the last cast, i was using a top water popper, so any way i throw it out there and start to work the lure like i normally would, it sat there and a bass had hit it, now i'm thinking this is but an average size bass by the way it hit my lure, start to reel him in and seemed to be average and then started to burn off some drag, cause at first there's not much to fight but an average size bass , get him closer and he's bigger then i thought , it was 17 1/2 inch instead of the normal 15s i'm used to catching , by the way it hit and fought didn't seem like it, was like an average size bass,till midway point then poured it on. got more than i bargained for . ever happened to you ?

that bass hit like a 12in, most the bass i caught hit pretty good and it usually fits their size . but the 17 just took it like a small fish but was anything but small in its size

[SirSnookalot]

Not all fish of the same size of any species are always going to strike then fight exactly the same.

[geo g]

It is very true that not all bass the same size hit the same. I have had 8 pound bass barely hit the bait, and 2lbs. hammer it. Once you set the hook you get a true indication of what you have.

Down here in South Florida the vegetation is so thick you need to use heavy line, and tight drag to get there head up, and out of the junk quickly. A loose drag when fishing the jungle, and the fish will bury themselves, and wrap around all the junk. This is particularly important if fishing from the bank. You must get their head up quickly and keep it up.

[Raul]

I hate to admit it but my most fun fishing trips is when I go to coverless lakes, there fish can really express themselves, most of the times I have to reel them in as fast as I can because they either bury in the vegetation or wrap around limbs and branches. 1 all the way up to 4 pounders usually put a very nice fight.