Evening outings on Toho (west)

[Fishing Cowgirl]

Hubby and I have been hitting the lake after work whenever the weather permits and had a great time the other evening. We leave from Whaley's landing and cruise west of North Steer fishing the grass areas. We were both throwing super flukes weightless watermelon seed watermelon red. I was catching some 1 to 3 lbers fairly consistently and was loving the BPS carbon light rod with split handle. Hubby was doing well too.

I was watching him get ready to set the hook on one, while I was safely at the back of the boat. (it only takes getting whacked in the back of the head with a one ounce weight to keep my distance) Hubby looks like a pointer ready to flush a bird just before he sets the hook.  He sets the hook and this object goes flying past, I think I blinked because I couldn't get a good look at it. It went to the other side still on the line while we were looking at each other saying..what was it?? He pulls it up as it is trying to swim frantically away and I swear it was the smallest bass ever.. maybe 4 ounces! (He wouldn't let me get the camera). That bass had half the fluke crammed into it's mouth. I told hubby we had just taught that little bass a lesson in eating and flying.

But just a bit later I saw a swirl at some sticks out in the open water and pretty pleased him into trolling near there. My cast fell short and his was just right, landing a 7 lber that was screaming drag on his reel. I cast again and just missed the hookset and he threw again this time catching a 6 lber from the same spot. I took photos but have to get them developed since it was a disposable type camera. I'll post them ASAP.

Later just before we had to head back, I was reeling in another 3 lber, Hubby was watching me while still reeling his line in, which was behind him and a bass snatches his bait right at the boat. Which startled us both and it was a good 2 lber.

I still haven't caught a LMB over 3lbs, but still working on it. I've caught huge Mudfish, biggest 6 lbs, but still looking forward to a new Personal best.

Tightlines!!

[brushhoggin]

can't wait to see the pics. good times 8-).

         last week i set the hook frog fishing, which requires a pretty judicious hook set cause you never know how big the fish is. Well i missed the fish but i ended up reeling in the bottom lip of some poor, super tiny bass. :'( i felt bad.

[Fishing Cowgirl]

Dropped off the camera and should have some photos tomorrow. I found this one from an earlier trip with a bass nearly twin sized to the smaller big bass. We caught it at about the same spot

Sorry I had to keep re-sizing it to fit.

[Fishing Cowgirl]

Here are the photos.

Y'all have a great weekend!

[Fishing Cowgirl]

This one looked like a submarine pushing water till he got her out of the hydrilla