Tokyo Tony Posted November 7, 2009 Posted November 7, 2009 I decided to go fishing with my brother to the little pond we dubbed Huge Pond, where we've caught many good fish over the last couple of years. I knew we'd at least catch a few fish, with a good shot at catching a 5 pounder. My brother didn't think we were gonna catch anything. A valid assumption considering the surface temp was 52, and the water muddy after some recent rain. Nonetheless, I've done well on this pond in identical conditions, so I was still optimistic. We started off throwing spinnerbaits in the shallow areas to see if there were any fish still there, but there weren't so we went deeper to the only dropoff in the pond. It goes from 8-10 feet, and the dropoff goes across the whole pond. I found it, dropped a marker buoy, anchored, and got to it. After 20 minutes of casting a black/blue chatterbait and a black/blue jig without any luck, we moved onward towards shore. My brother hooked up with a 2 lber on a chatterbait, first fish of the day. Nice. I cast in the same direction and hooked up on a chatterbait too. Small fish, but nice to feel the tug. My brother got snagged on something, which was a surprise, because we know the pond very well and didn't know there was anything to get snagged on in this spot. It turned out to be submerged wood, and I'm so glad we found it. I put down the chatterbait, picked up my jig rod, and started working the wood. Couple casts, nothing. Then, I felt the wood, lifted the jig up over the first branch, let it fall to the bottom. Lifted it over the second branch, let it fall to the bottom. However, it only fell about a foot until the line stopped, so I checked the weight, and sure enough, it was a nice bass who sucked in the jig before it could hit the bottom. I set the hook, and after a few head shakes and dives, she was in the boat :-) I wonder how long she was stalking my jig before finally committing. I wonder if she saw it working through her home a couple times before she finally got ticked off. This was probably my third or fourth cast to the same spot. Who knows? We caught a few more small ones in that area then moved on. We fished all around the pond in different spots without any bites. Finally we decided to go back to that one piece of cover just to give it another shot. I'm glad we did. My brother caught this fish on the chatterbait, which he worked slowly just above that wood. Another nice fish :-) What a way to end the day, we said, and I told him to pull the anchor so we could leave. He said he was gonna smoke a celebratory cigarette, so to make a couple more casts. I'm glad I did. Same piece of wood, third fish over 5 pounds, this time on a jig as well. I can't believe that such a small piece of cover had three fish of that size on it. Amazing :-) I don't know if this has ever happened to us, but we each caught a 5+ on our very last cast of the day. Great way to finish, and a day I'll probably remember forever. Nine fish in all over about 3 hours, with three over 5 pounds in November in CT. Can't beat it. Thanks for reading. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted November 7, 2009 Super User Posted November 7, 2009 Wow ,you guys had one heck of a day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Dalton Tam Posted November 7, 2009 Posted November 7, 2009 Sounds like one heck of a trip! Those are some nice fish! Quote
fishizzle Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 atta boy nice day great pics too. Must be a new camera made for bass pics Quote
Super User Dan: Posted November 8, 2009 Super User Posted November 8, 2009 nice! I would never think a single piece of wood would have three nice fish on it. Quote
Steven Ladner Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 Great fish, pictures, and story. Thanks for sharing TT. Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted November 8, 2009 Author Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks guys I just hope the pond doesn't freeze over anytime soon... Quote
90x Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 awesome outing! still looking for my "one last cast" to finally pay off. Quote
Mrs. Matstone Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Awesome. Congrats to you both on the very successful outing. ;D Quote
gems Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 can we go there next weekend? i wanna catch an 8-pounder. nice pics, must be an awesome camera you got there. Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 can we go there next weekend? i wanna catch an 8-pounder. nice pics, must be an awesome camera you got there. Yes, let's go Sunday. And yes, the camera is amazing, as you know. Thank you Quote
NewAngler Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 What's with all the camera references? :question Seems like you've had a hell of a mont, Tony. Nice pics. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted November 9, 2009 Super User Posted November 9, 2009 Tony, can you describe the spot further? Depth, nearby structure, relation to shoreline, ... Not at all surprised that the big girls are grouped up at this time. Hope you lined that spot up well! Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted November 10, 2009 Author Posted November 10, 2009 NewAngler - the camera references are because the camera used to take those pics was a gift from gems - an early Christmas present because we're going on a scenic vacation at the end of this month, so we got each other our gifts before then so we could use them no the trip. Paul - this wood is in 9-10 feet of water, about 30 yards off of the nearest shoreline. I'm having trouble uploading a google maps picture so I'll just describe it. There's a small island right next to the shore, more of a peninsula actually, and the point drops off gradually into the center of the pond. To the right of it, facing shore, is a creek-type of formation, although it's not actually a creek. The "creek" is about 20 yards wide. This wood is just outside of the "creek", just right of the island/peninsula. It's a mucky bottom year-round, although weeds grow about 10 yards closer to shore during the summer. Like I said, we were very surpised there was anything there to get hung up on. It was just a fluke find. I'm considering setting up more wood there this winter when it's frozen over. Need to check the legality of that first of course. Yes, I lined the spot up well :-) We caught the three big ones right off of the wood, and there were a few smaller fish we caught around the wood. We fished almost the entire pond, but all 9 fish were caught within a 30 yard radius of the wood. Quote
is300n8 Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Wow that looks like one hell of a place to fish.. hopefully ill stumble across it one of these days.. lol Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted November 11, 2009 Super User Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks Chaki. Quote
paul. Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 sweet! you're on fire dude. stay on 'em. Quote
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