Great first day on the water

[GoCougs14]

Finally decided it was time to get out, only one lake (40 acres) around me didnt ice up this year. Planned on catching my first jerkbait bass, but the water was very dirty, almost muddy. Probably 1ft of visibility and about 45° water.

Main plan of attack was targeting the shoreline on a steep rock bank (see photos below), which had rocks for about 3ft past the waterline and transitioned into a real soft sandy bottom. Stretched about 100 yards.

Well the day started off pretty bad, the wind was really starting to pick up and I was in a plastic two man boat which just got blown all over the place. About an hour in I was casting a Black and Blue bladed jig as close as I could to the shore, slowly trolling up the bank.  I finally get a real soft bite a few feet off of shore where the rocks stop, and didnt set the hook very well, and sure enough as soon as I was reaching down to grab the bass(probably 3lbs or so), he does one final swing and snaps me right off. Man was I bummed.

 

I switched to another bladed jig, more of a well...I dont know what to call the color, but it looked like it was made for dirty water. The wind finally stopped and I landed this guy. Didnt have a scale but hes definitely the biggest bass Ive ever caught in my short time!

On the other end of the lake theres were about 10 or so isolated brushpiles half sticking out of the water. Pitched a jig around every single on of them, and nothing.....

Worked back up the rock bank pitching a jig, eager to catch my first jig fish, but not very confident in actually catching one. Sure enough, I felt a little mushy pull and my line swimmed off! It was a great feeling 

 

Just a great day. New pb, first jig fish, Im happy.

 

[roadwarrior]

 

 

                                         Congratulations!

                                                                                    

[Darren.]

Excellent! Some great fish there!

[fishinfiend]

nice one!

 

I love that swim jig color.

[gardnerjigman]

Not that I have any experience *cough cough* but that sure does look like a C&C Custom bladed jig! Congrats on the fish!

[Bluebasser86]

That bait looks pretty familiar ? sort of like this one but with a black blade instead of orange.

Glad they're working for you and you were right, that's a great muddy water color.

[Dwight Hottle]

Great start to the year. Congrats. 

[fisherrw]

Good day!! Congrats!

[Janderson45]

Nice work!  I caught my first jig fish only 2 years ago, awesome feeling. Your fish was better though.. 

[GoCougs14]

6 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

That bait looks pretty familiar ? sort of like this one but with a black blade instead of orange.

Glad they're working for you and you were right, that's a great muddy water color.

Theyre working great. I was using a black and blue one before that and it was what snapped off on the first fish. Totally my fault, I shouldve retied after getting snagged on rocks.

[Bankbeater]

Congrats on the good catching!