Flatrock Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 Hello folks... Last yr I purchased my first boat after taking some 25 yrs off from fishing. To top that I was trying to learn how to throw a baitcaster... In the past yr there has been a whole lot of firsts and personal best for me, yesterday was not different... I have become fairly efficient with a baitcaster now day and found the Lews to be go to reel. Last yr I ended the yr with a 5 lb channel cat.. not a big deal until you learn I participated in 5 cat tourn and got skunked every time.. Any ways yesterday I fished a new lake and caught 5, again nothing to brag about except I was fighting winds up to 30 mph... the white caps had white caps and I had to hide in the coves and behind rock bluffs. Caught my first crappie, 14" about 2 lbs and my first sm mouth larger than a pound... in fact I caught 2 beautiful sm mouth, one almost 3.5 lbs & 5 lbs making it my personal best bass and SMB.. Oh and I was using a old 2 pc Shimano med light spinning combo with 6# mono with a ned rig... talk about a fight. I have a another Cat tourn to go to Saturday... Will catching a cat during a tourn be another first..? Hahahaha Anyhow, What a difference a yr can make given a chance. 13 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted April 23, 2020 Global Moderator Posted April 23, 2020 Great Job!! Mike 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted April 23, 2020 Global Moderator Posted April 23, 2020 Nice ones! 1 Quote
BassNJake Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 Thats Awesome and thanks for the share!! 1 Quote
Super User Bird Posted April 23, 2020 Super User Posted April 23, 2020 Sounds like your really having fun and enjoying this great hobby. Great Smallmouths also. 1 Quote
Flatrock Posted April 23, 2020 Author Posted April 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Bird said: Sounds like your really having fun and enjoying this great hobby. Great Smallmouths also. You know I have tried many things I have seen or read about on this forum without success. Except for the on thing that Glen Mays suggested on one of his videos and that was the Ned Rig with a light rig. And talk about adrenaline rush... For the life of me I cannot figure out what is so appealing on a 3" stick worm.. Then again I can't attract the attention of anything with a spinner either 1 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted April 26, 2020 Super User Posted April 26, 2020 Nice fish. Enjoy. Smallmouths are the best, BTW. Quote
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