Super User Darth-Baiter Posted August 7, 2022 Super User Posted August 7, 2022 Lots of action. no let me start at the beginning. I woke up at 2:15am to meet my friend at 4:30. We idled his bassboat out into the dark. My first boat trip of 2022. It was exciting…but super windy. My dreams of a frog hot-bite was dashed. I threw a spinnerbait and he thru a chatter. Nothing. I switch to a Berkeley Choppo, he goes with a buzz. He gets one. Hmmmm I figured I should get on the board so I toss out a weighted Texas rig SENKO. Nope, current was too powerful so I had to stop and bump up to a 3/8 weight. BOOM! Fish after fish. 2-4 lbs. it was so fast it was just a quick gentle unhook, fix worm and catch another. I switch to a ribbon tail and bass got slightly larger. We didn’t even take pics. Then magic happens. I figure it’s a good time to try a crank bait. I was using advance techniques and casting it out to the shore and retrieving it into thick grass. I would yank to clear the hooks and as it exited on my side a bass would slam it. It was magical. He was getting hit on the chatter. As the tide came up, so did the sun. We switch to a punch rig. I sent in a cast and chased out a huge crawfish. I was skittering across the water. We watched hoping it would get eaten. Nope, bit it was cartoonishly bright red. We both dug thru his boat looking for red creatures. I got my first, second and third punch bites. Once I figured out what a strike felt like and how to let the bait sit, the bass cooperated. amd when we packed for home I handed back the loaner frog rod and he said, “nah you take it with you - I have three”. I have a starter frog rod! Leaves me time ti get a better skipping and pitching setup. what a day. Nappy time! There is no telling how many fish we caught. It was d**n luxurious on a bass boat. 10 Quote
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