kingmotorboat Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 After catching one around 3lbs and my personal best of 4lbs today. I realized now what everyone is talking about on here with the bigger fish having a very light feel on the bite. Kinda crazy but I get the physics of it. I'm very new to soft plastics. I mainly just fished spinnerbaits and rat l traps my whole life. Until today I had such little confidence in my soft plastics game so today was a incredible learning experience for me to be able to get that feel for soft plastics. Also want to thank everyone on here for their help 3 Quote
Mccallister25 Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 Sounds good! Any pics of the new PB? Plastics are where its at dude. Do yourself a favor and try jigs.. Talk about fun. Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 21, 2015 Author Posted March 21, 2015 I do have pics but I'm on my phone so can't really post them. It amazed me though. I use yo Zurich 12# not really sure fluoro would have made a difference on feel. It wasn't a thump he'll it wasn't even a tick just kind of a vibration in the line and my line was slowly swimming sideways. It was such a great feeling to horse her out of the hydrilla Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted March 21, 2015 Super User Posted March 21, 2015 Congrats on the PB! Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Congrats on the PB! Thank you it was a stress thought she got rapped up in the hydrilla. Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Longville lake. Just north of lake Charles Louisiana Quote
Super User Sam Posted March 22, 2015 Super User Posted March 22, 2015 Read up on finesse fishing and have some fun with plastics. Congrats on your great catches. May they continue into this year and get heavier and heavier. Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Read up on finesse fishing and have some fun with plastics. Congrats on your great catches. May they continue into this year and get heavier and heavier. Thank ya man Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted March 22, 2015 Super User Posted March 22, 2015 That's great news! Congrats on a great fish! Line watching is a critical factor in fishing soft plastics.. Sounds like you saw that on your trip. Best wishes on future fishing adventures 1 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted March 22, 2015 Super User Posted March 22, 2015 Thank you it was a stress thought she got rapped up in the hydrilla. I know the feeling, Today I had a big one run into some grass and get wrapped up so I had to go dig him out, he weighed alittle over four so im very glad he didn't get off... Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 That's great news! Congrats on a great fish! Line watching is a critical factor in fishing soft plastics.. Sounds like you saw that on your trip. Best wishes on future fishing adventures I did and I felt like things in my soft plastic game are finally coming together. Feels really good 1 Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 I know the feeling, Today I had a big one run into some grass and get wrapped up so I had to go dig him out, he weighed alittle over four so im very glad he didn't get off... Aw man I got her to the top she flipped went back down 10 feet from the boat. While time my dad who was at the front was yelling did you lose her I said shut up and let me get her in lol. Heat of the moment excitement and stress lol 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 22, 2015 Global Moderator Posted March 22, 2015 Congrats on the new PB! Sometimes those big fish will bite very light, but sometimes it's a very hard thump when they inhale a bait because that big mouth moves the bait so far and fast when they pick it up. Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 22, 2015 Super User Posted March 22, 2015 Now when we hit Bienvineu & Lacassine you better be on your game! Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted March 22, 2015 Super User Posted March 22, 2015 For anyone who is just starting to fish soft plastics, there is one important lesson to learn. Learn to recognize what IS NOT a bite. On everything else, set the hook! 4 Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Now when we hit Bienvineu & Lacassine you better be on your game! Hey man I'm working on it hahaha. Why you think I'm sharpening my skills. Matter of fact I'm about to attempt to work some cuts from little burns Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 congrats on the PB, and the bigger ones definitely bite lighter on baits such as plastics. my PB came on a drop shot with a night crawler while catfishing one night, rod wasnt even in my hands, I had four rods out watching them, one in a rod holder, three leaning on the back of a bench on the dock. i saw my rod tip just barely move a couple times then nothing, then it happened again, then nothing. i figured current yanking it a bit or small white perch nibbling at it. then it happened again, i mean the tip was barely moving when it did. i said to myself if it happens again im grabbing the rod and setting the hook. was glad i did, did not expect the rod to bow up like it did when i swung the rod. the bass jumped most of the way in, got it up the front of the dock and swam off to the side taking a little drag then jumped right behind the boat, my line went over the center cap on the prop of the boat, luckily not completely over the prop though. the fish was hanging there with its head out of water, i stuck the rod out and freed the line and quickly netted it Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 congrats on the PB, and the bigger ones definitely bite lighter on baits such as plastics. my PB came on a drop shot with a night crawler while catfishing one night, rod wasnt even in my hands, I had four rods out watching them, one in a rod holder, three leaning on the back of a bench on the dock. i saw my rod tip just barely move a couple times then nothing, then it happened again, then nothing. i figured current yanking it a bit or small white perch nibbling at it. then it happened again, i mean the tip was barely moving when it did. i said to myself if it happens again im grabbing the rod and setting the hook. was glad i did, did not expect the rod to bow up like it did when i swung the rod. the bass jumped most of the way in, got it up the front of the dock and swam off to the side taking a little drag then jumped right behind the boat, my line went over the center cap on the prop of the boat, luckily not completely over the prop though. the fish was hanging there with its head out of water, i stuck the rod out and freed the line and quickly netted it That's crazy. My pb till yesterday was a 2. Just blew my mind how light of a bite it was when I reeled I expected a 2 when she swirled the top. I was in awe Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted March 22, 2015 Super User Posted March 22, 2015 Congrats on the new PB! Quote
RanndomUndead Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Youre lucky, my PB went from 3.5 to 12...I know theres a bigger one out there somewhere, but it may be 40 years before i find him and obtain a new PB haha Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Sounds good! Any pics of the new PB? Plastics are where its at dude. Do yourself a favor and try jigs.. Talk about fun. I'm thinking about ordering some siebert jigs this week to get to working on jigs. I love bottom contacts. Takes a lot of patience and work. But man I love the fun in it Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.