Super User Dwight Hottle Posted November 14, 2019 Super User Posted November 14, 2019 Made it to Lake Bacarrac with four friends Robert Perez, Noah Arroyo & Justin Bell as part of Wayne Campbell's Swimbait Universe group. 21 guys in the group so we had a full house at the lodge for 5 days of fishing & fun. The trip offered an incentive to the guy who caught the biggest bass with a free trip next year with Wayne's group. Just a little icing on the cake for this group of dedicated fisherman. As the fishing reports came in at lunch time & dinner time a common theme surfaced. It was either feast or famine for almost all boats. Tough fishing by Lake Bacarrac standards. Big fish for the first day was in the 9's. By the 2nd day there were double digits on the board. Daily fish numbers for the boats went form less than 10 up to 40-50 count. New PB's were rolling in for some but it remained tough for others. I got a new topwater PB on day two with a 9lber on a small popper. That morning we had a fantastic topwater bite that lasted for 2.5 hours because of overcast conditions. Noah had a new PB of 8-12 the third day & boy was he excited. On day four the big fish bar was raised by a 11-5 in the morning. That same morning I had a big fish on that had me perplexed by its weight & strength as it pulled drag during an extended fight. This fish really kicked my a--. When it finally got netted it was a 3-4 pounder. Everyone was perplexed until we noticed two bent out hook points on the front treble. The small fish was hooked on the rear treble. We surmised that the big fish got off right at the boat before the small fish hit the net. I was emotionally devastated. What a letdown. On the plus side that morning my SK lipless crankbait was on fire. I had a unique bait by sound & color that was a one of a kind bait. I was getting three fish to my boatmates one all morning long. We had 30+ bass between 4-7lbs that morning with as many as 5 straight in 5 casts. The bass were hitting shad trapped at the surface over 40-60 fow. It was a slugfest. After lunch on the fourth day I continued to fish that lipless crankbait for the rest of the day. It was working but not as successfully as the morning. I casted parallel to an island in 20 fow when my bait just stopped. It first felt like a snag but the head shakes gave it away. She jumped completely out of the water & Robert yelled at me PB. I was so busy trying to keep the rod tip down so she couldn't jump I never saw her. She finally came boatside them dived under the boat towards the opposite side. I worked her back & Hernando scooped her in the net. She weighed 11lb-7 3/4oz on the Salter Brecknell and measured out at 27" by 19.5" a new PB for me. I just beat the other 11lber for the lead in the contest. With only a day to go I had a good chance of winning the free trip. It lasted throughout the final day until the last hour when I got beat by a beautiful 12-4. Noah had a 2nd new PB on the last day with a 9-8 on a spook style topwater bait. Best baits for the week were 1 ounce jigs in black/blue tipped with black/blue 7" senkos, 2oz bacca burritos swimbaits, numerous topwater baits but mostly poppers & spook style walkers & lipless crankbaits. There was a DD caught on a whopper plopper. Collective big fish for the group included 7 bass over 10lbs. 2 bass over 11lbs & one very sweet 12-4. Lots of reports of dumped fish which would have added to the double digit count. By the end of the week just about everyone knew the rest of the members of the group as new friends & acquaintances. Everyone seemed to have a great time. Hawgtech owner Robert Perez brought some spare handles & parts to service anyones emergency needs & saved the day for a few. 22 Quote
22RangerZ520R Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Nice write up, thanks! Looks like it was a successful trip. I need to get down there....! 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted November 14, 2019 Global Moderator Posted November 14, 2019 Awesome!!! 1 Quote
Super User NorcalBassin Posted November 15, 2019 Super User Posted November 15, 2019 What an amazing trip and congrats on the new PB! 1 Quote
Will Wetline Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 Great report and pics. Thanks! 1 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted November 15, 2019 Global Moderator Posted November 15, 2019 Excellent write up. What an amazing trip! 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted November 15, 2019 Super User Posted November 15, 2019 Congratulations on a very memorable trip and PB LMB. Tom 1 Quote
Super User senile1 Posted November 15, 2019 Super User Posted November 15, 2019 Nice work, Dwight. What a bunch of porkers! Excellent write-up as well. 1 Quote
shimmy Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 Awesome Dwight! What an awesome trip. Absolute giants! 1 Quote
Smokinal Posted November 16, 2019 Posted November 16, 2019 Great trip man! Who's the guy that looks like Adam Sandler?? 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted November 16, 2019 Author Super User Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Smokinal said: Great trip man! Who's the guy that looks like Adam Sandler?? That's Robert Perez one of the founders of Hawgtech. That picture is an unusual facial expression for him. Quote
Super User Chris at Tech Posted November 17, 2019 Super User Posted November 17, 2019 I’m just punishing myself every time I open one of these threads? 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted November 17, 2019 Author Super User Posted November 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chris at Tech said: I’m just punishing myself every time I open one of these threads? Masochist eh? Quote
Super User Chris at Tech Posted November 17, 2019 Super User Posted November 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said: Masochist eh? Something like that... Quote
Super User South FLA Posted November 17, 2019 Super User Posted November 17, 2019 20 hours ago, Smokinal said: Great trip man! Who's the guy that looks like Adam Sandler?? Yeah, that's me. I get that alot about Adam Sandler, lol! 1 Quote
Super User South FLA Posted November 17, 2019 Super User Posted November 17, 2019 Here is a great sunset pic over Presa Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (Lake Baccarac) and the Sierra Madre mountain range that surrounds it. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to land any monsters, however witnessing Dwight's PB catch will forever be etched in my mind, The place is magical and I hope to get back soon! 1 1 Quote
Smokinal Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 7 hours ago, South FLA said: Yeah, that's me. I get that alot about Adam Sandler, lol! That place is on my bucket list!! I've gotta find a way to get there! 1 Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted November 21, 2019 Super User Posted November 21, 2019 Love the details. Congrats on a great experience. And a PB to boot. 1 Quote
BassNJake Posted November 21, 2019 Posted November 21, 2019 Thank you for sharing!! Love a great story with pictures to boot, looks like you had a blast!! 1 Quote
Lucky Craft Man Posted December 15, 2019 Posted December 15, 2019 Holy Bass Slugfest!! What Giants you all Caught!! Dwight, any thoughts of a replica for that pig? 1 Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted December 15, 2019 BassResource.com Administrator Posted December 15, 2019 Great write up, great pictures, awesome catches! Pretty cool to see several BR members go out and slay 'em like that! There's some pretty talented sticks right there! 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted December 16, 2019 Author Super User Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 10:52 PM, Lucky Craft Man said: Holy Bass Slugfest!! What Giants you all Caught!! Dwight, any thoughts of a replica for that pig? Waiting on a teenager for a replica. Might be a real long wait. LOL Quote
Super User Oregon Native Posted December 23, 2019 Super User Posted December 23, 2019 Just WOW.....WOW Good for you all 1 Quote
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