Lightninrod Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Went to my former boss's pond and tried a few new baits and an old topwater bait I haven't used in a long time. Had heavy cloud cover following some heavy rain the last few days(thank God) with a slight breeze and temps in the lower 80s. It rained a little while I was there too. Got two bites, both on the Tank topwater, one a 1 lber and then the 5 lber from the corner of the dam in shallow water. The 5 lber came off some stickups and sucked the popper in. Click on the pics for better resolution: 5 lbs, 12 ozs--25" Belly shot Another side shot Dan Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted July 4, 2007 Super User Posted July 4, 2007 Nice fish lightning. And talking about De ja vue.... About 7pm (same day as yours) I caught one about 1 lb on a R.trap. I tied on a Rapala topwater, Gold with blk top and caught one 6lbs. I swear it was identicle to yours. I'm trying to post it but I forgot how to transfer pictures..... Quote
Super User T-rig Posted July 4, 2007 Super User Posted July 4, 2007 Nice big head like allways Dan! Nothing beats topwater strikes! Is that a Gary Yamamoto Sugoi popper? Quote
Lightninrod Posted July 4, 2007 Author Posted July 4, 2007 Thanks guys. T-rig: No, it's a Tiemco Bass Mania TANK 50 popper. I do have a couple of Sugois too. BB: After downloading your pic onto your album in photobucket.com or another site, you can just copy and paste it here. Dan Quote
bassholebuster14 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 nice fish i love catching anything on topwater BTW your rod looks awsome Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Fish that size on top is what it's all about,....Whoooosh Cool lure, I think I would switch out the hooks for something a little bigger but those seemed to have worked just fine Quote
ejtaylor822 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Nice fish, Dan. You know how to find 'em. I enjoy the top waters as well. Would like them better if I ever pulled out a 5 lbr. Bet that was fun. Quote
Pond Hopper Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 NOthing like catching big bass on topwater baits 8-) Hopefully I get out to a few ponds this weekend to give it a shot. Nice fish and the tackle...sigh...makes me want to break out the wallet. Corey Quote
Lightninrod Posted July 4, 2007 Author Posted July 4, 2007 Thanks again y'all. Corey, life is short...... LBH: I did substitute a Mustad Triple Grip hook for the front hook but the same size. Dan Quote
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