A Tale of Two Posts

[BrianMDTX]

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times (apologies to Mr. Dickens).  
 

On March 3rd, I started a thread about lizard baits. This morning, I posted in the Biggest Bag thread to remind me when the Smallest Bag thread started. Oh, did I jinx myself! 🤣

 

I went to the big pond that’s normally overgrown with grass. I figured this early it would be manageable, and it was. Started with topwater, then a jig, an A-Jay Special and a Texas rig with a Rage Craw. Got one tap on the jig and that was it. But hey! I just bought a pack of lizard baits yesterday! Let’s give them a try! 
 

I was going to Texas rig it, but I had just tied on a new circle octopus hook on my wacky rig rig, so I decided to hook the bait in the head. And that did it! I caught 5 bass in less than 30 minutes. And I bet the total bag weighed 1.2 lbs! 
 

 

This guy would have been proud! Needless to say, I was a little disappointed. So I packed up and left around 11:00. I decided to end the day at my normal pond. Launched the boat and followed the same routine (minus topwater) and the results were the same. So I figured let’s try the lizard again. Wow. Two ponds and this bait caught them all. No giants, but the four I caught weren’t bad and the last and biggest was almost 3 lbs. 

 

So, lesson learned. No more jinx posts! 🤣

 

[Swamp Girl]

I only tried lizards (blue) once, but they were a good numbers bait for me.

[BrianMDTX]

  On 3/23/2025 at 2:55 AM, Swamp Girl said:

I only tried lizards (blue) once, but they were a good numbers bait for me.

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I’ll add this: every bass was caught on the same lizard bait. And it’s still fishable. That’s either an anomaly or they last a long time. I was impressed. 

[Swamp Girl]

  On 3/23/2025 at 11:56 AM, BrianMDTX said:

I’ll add this: every bass was caught on the same lizard bait. And it’s still fishable. That’s either an anomaly or they last a long time. I was impressed. 

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You are making the Bait Monkey cry!

 

[pdxfisher]

I used to fish lizards along on a Carolina rig when I lived in NC and PA. I have never tried them out here. Too rocky most spots to fish a Carolina rig.