"Todd Copeland" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Went fishing at the phosphate pits in Lakeland, FL this past Friday. Great
day... 81 degrees, sunshine and the water was quite warm at 75 degrees.
Had
the strangest day though. Was fishing with a crank bait and last fish
caught
was a catfish. I was wondering why the fish was so hard to pull up. But
that
was not the strangest thing. I threw the crank bait up to shore and it
nailed a fallen tree limb. You know the kind... it hit the tree limb with
a
"thud" and did not move. It's a sure bet it's not coming loose. my friend
in
the boat commented that I was snagged good. The next thing I
know.."wap"..... a bass actually came up out of the water and grabbed the
crank bait while it was stuck on the limb! I could not believe it. The
lure
was a couple of inches out of the water.

Pretty cool that you took pictures. I've had this happen and seen it before
happen to my friend Gil. It's happened often enough that there's a couple
spots where I'll deliberately throw over a small limb and bounce the lure
above the water's surface so I can watch a bass jump out of the water and
grab the lure. The weight of the fish causes the limb to bend down and free
the line, it's pretty cool.

It doesn't really surprise me, not when you think about the number of
dragonflys, and other flying insects that a bass eats. Congratulations on
getting the fish.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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