Pond Hopper Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Well the last 3 times I have been out have produced on dink, and tonight I finally got that off my back. Then I saw the weather this afternoon, barometer at 30.15 and steady, winds out of the north...where to go. So I head to one of my honey holes hoping to fish the dam and get a good bite with the wind blowing right into the dam. I have a spinnerbait and a buzzbait rod handy and I start out with the spinnerbait. Lots of floating weed patches made it a little tough, but 2nd bite, wham! Set the hook and feel some good weight behind it. The fish makes a run and I go to stop her, but I am using a BPS reel with a weak drag not my Revo, crap. So I paly her out and I see the spinnerbait is not hooked well when she gets close, she goes to make another head shake and I drop the rod tip down and opposite way she is going. She stayed under and I landed her shortly after. She was 3-12 on the scale and a very healthy fish. The pic didnt turn out the best because the view finder is broken and I am not use to the timer on this camera. This one represents her ok. I caught 2 more fish the rest of the night, one dink and another fish that was very fat and maybe 2.5 lbs. The night ended with my snapping my buzzbait off in mid cast because of a backlash and overpowering casts into the wind. The wind did not help my cause all night but I was glad to finally land a decent fish after all the rain late last week. Corey Quote
Super User David P Posted August 30, 2007 Super User Posted August 30, 2007 Congrats man, after 2-3 outings and not one decent fish, I get discouraged, so I know the feeling man, makes catching a decent fish feels 100 times better! Quote
Super User Jimzee Posted August 30, 2007 Super User Posted August 30, 2007 Nice fish man, very respectable. Quote
Guest avid Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 keep a bait in the water. sooner or later something comes along and eats it. the trick is gettin em to do it sooner that later. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.............Vince Lombardi Quote
Super User T-rig Posted August 30, 2007 Super User Posted August 30, 2007 Nice fish! Did you notice that fish is missing part of it's gill plate? Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted August 30, 2007 Super User Posted August 30, 2007 Nice fish, nice pic. Congratulations! 8-) Quote
Pond Hopper Posted August 30, 2007 Author Posted August 30, 2007 Nice fish! Did you notice that fish is missing part of it's gill plate? Not until someone else pointed that out and other than a genetic defect all I could think was a big snapping turtle? Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted August 30, 2007 Super User Posted August 30, 2007 Nice bass you got there. Quote
Pond Hopper Posted August 31, 2007 Author Posted August 31, 2007 Got a decent one tonight, she acted huge as she was splashing in the weeds which are newly flooded. Sorry the quality is terrible but I am just getting used to a camera with a timer and the LCD screen being broke. About 18 inches and 2.5 lbs. Quote
Lightninrod Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Some fine Bass PH!!! I noticed that gill plate but thought it was the camera angle. Way to play her! Dan Quote
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