Bass newb Posted September 30, 2015 Posted September 30, 2015 Found this cove Monday had three fish blow up on my frog but all were small dinks and missed the frog completely. Today I went back on a mission. Like normal, I didn't get a single hit until 6:15pm. That is quite the trend around here for me. Anyway, I saw rustling under a tree in a spot opening in the weeds, I threw a worm for a minute, then a frog, two casts, maybe three, and boom! He hit it hard I waited a second, then sunk 'em in deep. A quick reel later I pulled a 14.5" 1.3lb fish to the Bote. I fished 30 more minutes and nothing, so I left the cove and on my way out to the main river I saw a weedy corner that I thought looked perfect for a big bass. I cast to it once and whoosh burble burble as I was half way back on my retrieve. Wait, set, frog comes flying by my head. He didn't get it! d**n! I had my worm rod ready but I was gonna throw the frog again instead. One cast, two casts, three casts, the line was 30 feet from me and whoosh slam! I waited a second pulled the hookset hard, I used both hands so when I took my left hand over to reel I couldn't find the handle I was frantically looking for it so I didn't give this big guy any slack to get off by... When I found it I reeled as fast as I could and held the rod back to keep him coming my way. It was a long reel and this guy was doing acrobatics for me! I could tell right away that he was a 2-3 pounder . Finally got him netted and pulled a weight at 2lb 12.5oz. Almost 3lb! That beat my prior by 6 oz! 18.5" long. Poor picture, but I'm in the habit of releasing them right away, but this pb needed a remembrance picture...it was such a fun catch, my most exciting to date, except for that one 2+ pounder that threw the hook when he got to my board deck! I'm amazed that he didn't escape. This was the first of ten or 12 frogged bass that was a spotted bass not a largemouth. 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted September 30, 2015 Super User Posted September 30, 2015 Cool PB. Congrats. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 30, 2015 Global Moderator Posted September 30, 2015 That 3lb mark is a tough one to reach for spots. Never caught one on a frog but with the way they blast a spook I'm sure it was an explosion! Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted September 30, 2015 Super User Posted September 30, 2015 Nice one! Good job! Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted September 30, 2015 Super User Posted September 30, 2015 Congrats on the PB. It's always a blast to catch a bass on a frog and the fact that it was a PB just makes it that much sweeter! Quote
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