Randall Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Fished today at Varner looking for the BIG bite. Front was getting ready to come through and water was 58 deg. Perfect for throwing a big swimbait for a monster. I started off throwing the swimbait with no takers. I had to get the day going so I switched to a lipless crankbait and caught some three and four pounders then I threw a worm for a while and caught some one and two pounders. OK now I am warmed up from catching some baby fish. The fish seem to be getting more active so I go to a proven big bass spot that has produced a few ten and eleven pound fish for me over the past few months. I start casting the swim bait and see a flash just under it but it misses it. I make three more casts with the swimbait trying different retrieves to try to trigger a better strike from the fish. On the third cast I burn it and stop it and the fish takes the bait as the swimbait stops in front of the fish. I wish I could tell you the fight was a good one but the fish jumped one time and I skipped it all the way to the boat on heavy braid as it never got a chance to get back into the water once I saw I had both sets of big trebles in the mouth of the fish. It was still fun though since I saw the fish take the bait after missing it on my first cast. Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Wow! Very impressive. I'd be thrilled to catch half that fish! Quote
Randall Posted November 7, 2006 Author Posted November 7, 2006 I call Doghouse and tell him the fish are biting so he shows up in his boat right after they shut down and get lockjaw. I stop throwing the swimbait and pick up the lipless crankbait again and fish for a while with no strikes. Doghouse has been throwing a DT-16 out behind me where I had lost a couple of good fish on a spoon but he decides he wants to catch a fish so he pulls out his favorite lipless crankbait and fishes down a bank and I follow behind him in my boat throwing the same type of bait. Its been a while since I had a strike so I am getting ready to leave the spot or go back to a worm when my bait comes to a complete stop. I yell to Doghouse for help but he is too far away to bring a net over. The fish tried to jump but never got its head up. It did however spray me with water a couple of times with its paddle size tail as it came to the surface. I got it to the net and scooped it up and almost lost it since half of the fish was still outside the net. It had what looked to be an 10 to 12 inch worm passing out its rear. I guess someone must have lost it and is telling everybody how big it was and nobody believes them. ;D Doghouse came over and photographed the fish on the scale and it weighed 12.0. Maybe Doghouse can post the photo of the fish on the scale. Quote
Randall Posted November 7, 2006 Author Posted November 7, 2006 Here is one more photo of the 12.0 Quote
Randall Posted November 7, 2006 Author Posted November 7, 2006 I almost forgot. If you look at the 10lber pic you can see where it missed the bait on the first cast. It has two marks on its side that match up exactly to the hooks on the swimbait. Looks like I almost snagged it. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 holy crap! nice work man! that's one good day. Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 SWEET! Nothing like 2 DD's huh! Quote
justtrying Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 bro, you're "living a dream" in the fishing world! CONGRATULATIONS HOWEVER, keep in mind, that I, like the rest of the posters, wish you congratulations, we are, inside, so envious til we can't stand it! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ronnie Quote
CyBasser Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 GREAT FISH RANDALL!!!!!! 8-) You prove me right - I just started getting swimbaits for some big babies! What swimbait did you use? Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Beautiful fish, great catchin' Randall!! (Any video?) Quote
Fish Chris Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Those are some pigs ! Good job. Makes me want to sneak in a bass trip one of these days soon..... Like a warm day between fronts, on the off tide week for Sturgies..... Now you got me thinking :-) Continued success to you ! Peace, Fish Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOG'S GALORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Super User senile1 Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 My hat's off to you, Randall. Most of us, except for those in southern states and California, would be glad to catch one double-digit bass in a lifetime. Quote
Lightninrod Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 GOODGAWDAMIGHTY!!! What a BASSER you are Randall! 8-) We are not worthy! Dan Quote
Randall Posted November 7, 2006 Author Posted November 7, 2006 GREAT FISH RANDALL!!!!!! 8-) You prove me right - I just started getting swimbaits for some big babies! What swimbait did you use? It's a six inch ABT/Strike King swimbait. I cant remember which this one was but ABT makes both baits. ABT calls it the Titan and SK calls it the King Kong. Its the most affordable hard swimbait I could find that still had a good action. I am still saving up for a couple Triple Trouts and maybe one or two more hard swimbaits. After throwing some soft swimbaits for a few years I am really starting to like the hard swimbaits better than the soft ones. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 Looking for the big bite? Hmm...I guess you found it. Congratulations! Great fish, fantastic pics. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 I keep hearing Varner this and Varner that....dude, I WANT A SHOT!!!!!! Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 GREAT FISH, BTW ;D Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted November 7, 2006 Super User Posted November 7, 2006 ok, just Mapquested from my apartment to the Newton Recreation Commission building. This is the closest guess I could find next to Varner. Supposedly, this is the estimated trip.... Total Est. Time: 10 hours, 52 minutes Total Est. Distance: 699.53 miles I will sit back and wait for the PM invites to roll in!!!!!!! ;D Quote
Fisherman Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Absolute pigs; way to go! I need to catch one of those... Quote
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