paul. Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 we've all heard it a thousand times. the old story of "one more cast" producing a lunker. well, this is actually a story of "two more casts". i went for a little while this afternoon to one of my favorite holes. didn't plan on spending very long unless the fish were biting 'cause i had some other things to do. spent a few minutes catching a few gills for bait first. then i set up in one of my favorite spots and went for almost an hour without so much as a sniff. "last cast", i thought as i chunked a small gill out on a suicide mission. i was just about to reel in when line starts peeling of my little spinning reel. didn't take long after the hookset to see it was only a small fish, about 1.5 pounds. but experience has taught me that having a fish on and fighting (particulary when using live bait) is a good time to watch closely to see if there are other fish in the area. not only that, but many times it seems that watching one of their comrades eat will sometimes turn on other fish nearby. i cannot tell you how many times while fishing with gills i have gone from skunked to full blown feeding frenzy after the first fish commits, even though it seemed like forever to get the first one. so i took my time and watched the bass' runs and contortions in the semi-clear water. then i saw her! a sure enough good 'un come up and start following my little one. but this lunker was more than just curious, she was hungry! i watched in absolute disbelief as this brute of a bass tried to make lunch out of the 1 1/2 pounder on my line. she viciously attacked and halfway swallowed my little bass head first in in a split second and just took off. i knew there was no way i could catch her like this though and i gave as sharp a tug as i dared with the spinning outfit and 10 lb. test and fortunately got her to spit my poor bass out. after unhooking and releasing the little one, which now sports a nice ring of teeth marks around it, i reached in my bucket quickly and grabbed the biggest gill in there and baited up. chunked it out and in a flash she comes up and annihilates it! i saw the whole thing and it was beyond cool. i dropped the hammer and the fight was on with the drag singing that old sweet song. she was so strong that i barely kept this fish out of a stick up about 25 yards away from where i first hooked her. but i finally wore her out and put her on the scales. 8-3! a real good fish for sure, and a story i'll always remember. it definitely pays to watch closely when you are fighting a fish. you just never know what might happen. hope y'all are catchin' some too. Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted September 12, 2008 Super User Posted September 12, 2008 great story, great fish, great times Quote
MARSH MASTER Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Awesome story and nice fish. I've seen this happen to with bass and other species. Quote
MichiganFisherman Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Cool story, great fish and pic! That must've been fun. Quote
rondef Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Great story and nice hawg as usual Paul. Quote
Super User fishinfiend Posted September 13, 2008 Super User Posted September 13, 2008 Paul, you are the man!!!! Quote
skillet Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 NICE fish and great story. Would liked to have seen something like that myself !!! As Ever, skillet Quote
Simp Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Paul could you give me some advice and details on how you hook the Bluegill to use as bait? My dad and I have been on some big fish at that pond and we have been thinking about trying to use bluegill as bait. The problem is we aren't sure how to go about rigging it all up. BTW sweet fish!! Quote
warmer Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 great fish and great story paul. i upgraded from a 4lber to a 6lber recently when my jig came loose from the first fish and the second one grabbed it when she saw it pop loose. that was fun to watch. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted September 13, 2008 Super User Posted September 13, 2008 Great story. There are a lot of valuable details in that story, pertaining to bass behavior. You know Paul, I hope you save your stories. Collectively, along with your thoughts/analysis (fleshing out some of the details), they would make a very interesting and valuable read on angling for big bass. Something to put together on some winter evenings maybe? Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted September 13, 2008 Super User Posted September 13, 2008 great fish and great story paul. i upgraded from a 4lber to a 6lber recently when my jig came loose from the first fish and the second one grabbed it when she saw it pop loose. that was fun to watch. thats awesome! Quote
Eddie Munster Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Paul could you give me some advice and details on how you hook the Bluegill to use as bait? My dad and I have been on some big fish at that pond and we have been thinking about trying to use bluegill as bait. The problem is we aren't sure how to go about rigging it all up. BTW sweet fish!! X2 Paul. I'm very interested in how to rig this up. BTW nice fish there. Quote
Certified Public Angler Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Great fish. btw how big is that pup in your avatar? Quote
paul. Posted September 14, 2008 Author Posted September 14, 2008 Great fish. btw how big is that pup in your avatar? 13 lbs. 8 oz. Quote
BassinAssassin171 Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 that sounds awesome! there is nothin better than watchin a lunker absolutely destroy your bait Quote
HopelesslyAddicted Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Paul, as always a fantastic fish, a well written story, and a beautiful pic. I am also very curious as to how you rig your bluegills. I do this all the time actually but I am not totally satisfied with my hookup ratio. Currently I use a 2/0 finesse hook through the upper part of their back(near the fins but not through the spine). It works but I can't help but think you have a better way... Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted September 16, 2008 Super User Posted September 16, 2008 Man, great story! 8-) Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Great story, great fish Can't imagine a bass trying to eat my 1.5 lber. Quote
Bassboss Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Nice fish!! How were you using the gill? Was it on a float, or did you just have a hook and a gill? Did you reel slowly or let do it's thing? Quote
Red Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 nice one. i caught a 36 muskie on a 10 inch walleye in the same fashion once. but i managed to get the muskie all the way in, it was actually hooked in the corner of its mouth. good stuff!! Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 good deal... I think the old screen name should reappear after that fish Quote
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