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![]() It's post spawn here now, and I have been catching a lot of nice bass...2-4 lbs., but today, I had a "heart stopping" moment! ![]() I wasn't paying a lot of attention, just enjoying the beautiful day...I was fishing a weightless 8" green pumpkin worm, I threw it out and was waiting for it to "fall"....I didn't have to set the hook! My heart skipped a beat when the pole almost bent double....I was using a light rod with a Quantum spinning reel, 6 lb. mono! I finally regained my senses, and re-set the hook (I don't think I needed to though) ![]() The fish jumped, and I had another heart beat skip...it was a BIG fish! I had not checked my drag before I started fishing, and thought, crap, I better loosen it some and see what I have here. I finally got the drag set where I thought I was o.k. with the fish, and the test line. I was holding my pole down close to the water to try and keep her from jumping again and tossing the hook....that worked great, but what I had forgot, was that there was a thick weed bed close to shore! She went into the weeds, and there was a few seconds of panic on my part...I just knew she was gonna break me off! I loosened the drag a bit, then just held a light pressure against her...she came out of the weeds, and I tightened the dag a bit, and held her above he weed bed! I didn't want her to go back down, so I took a chance and tightened the drag some more, and sort of horsed her over the weeds, and into the trough between the weeds and the bank.....A few seconds later, I was able to get her next to the bank, and hold her there, she settled down, and I was able to hold her against the bank til I could reach down and "lip" her....what a thrill! 9.4 lbs. of beautiful bass! She was the most healthy looking bass I have ever seen....not a really fat belly (she evidently had already got rid of her eggs, and was ready to "feed" again). Her eyes looked bigger than quarters, so jet black, and glistening with "fight", that I almost didn't wait to weigh her before I put her back in her environment....burt I had to "know"! ![]() What a great feeling when I watched her swim off....a great "lady", back where she belongs! P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake! ![]() Life is good! John B |
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"John B" wrote in message
P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake! ![]() Yep, and a month or so ago she was probably a ten plus. Life is good! It is, isn't it. Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com |
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Congratulations John and thanks for sharing.
A day you'll never forget ! Did you get a picture of her ? "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... "John B" wrote in message P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake! ![]() Yep, and a month or so ago she was probably a ten plus. Life is good! It is, isn't it. Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com |
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Turns out, I was probably luckier than I thought at first. I was
congratulating my self for landing that fish on light tackle, and 6 lb. test line. I was checking all my rods today, and it turns out it was 8 lb. test. When I re-spooled the other day, I thought I had put he 6 on the quantum, and 8 on the Garcia....but it was the opposite. Maybe I could have landed her with 6 lb., but I'm glad I made the mistake when I re-spooled! ![]() weeds. John B |
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Great catch and good post. Thanks for sharing. It is a great feeling
letting one go like that. Catching one heavier than the line test is quite a feat, especially with the weeds. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com |
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Congrats John, I also fish a small body of water (7-8 acre pond) and get
quite a shocker every now and then, no weeds in my pond, I stick with 6 lb line on the ultralight baitcaster and spinning reel. "John B" wrote in message ... It's post spawn here now, and I have been catching a lot of nice bass...2-4 lbs., but today, I had a "heart stopping" moment! ![]() I wasn't paying a lot of attention, just enjoying the beautiful day...I was fishing a weightless 8" green pumpkin worm, I threw it out and was waiting for it to "fall"....I didn't have to set the hook! My heart skipped a beat when the pole almost bent double....I was using a light rod with a Quantum spinning reel, 6 lb. mono! I finally regained my senses, and re-set the hook (I don't think I needed to though) ![]() The fish jumped, and I had another heart beat skip...it was a BIG fish! I had not checked my drag before I started fishing, and thought, crap, I better loosen it some and see what I have here. I finally got the drag set where I thought I was o.k. with the fish, and the test line. I was holding my pole down close to the water to try and keep her from jumping again and tossing the hook....that worked great, but what I had forgot, was that there was a thick weed bed close to shore! She went into the weeds, and there was a few seconds of panic on my part...I just knew she was gonna break me off! I loosened the drag a bit, then just held a light pressure against her...she came out of the weeds, and I tightened the dag a bit, and held her above he weed bed! I didn't want her to go back down, so I took a chance and tightened the drag some more, and sort of horsed her over the weeds, and into the trough between the weeds and the bank.....A few seconds later, I was able to get her next to the bank, and hold her there, she settled down, and I was able to hold her against the bank til I could reach down and "lip" her....what a thrill! 9.4 lbs. of beautiful bass! She was the most healthy looking bass I have ever seen....not a really fat belly (she evidently had already got rid of her eggs, and was ready to "feed" again). Her eyes looked bigger than quarters, so jet black, and glistening with "fight", that I almost didn't wait to weigh her before I put her back in her environment....burt I had to "know"! ![]() What a great feeling when I watched her swim off....a great "lady", back where she belongs! P.S. Know I just know there is a 10 + in this little lake! ![]() Life is good! John B |
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![]() That's a great feeling isn't it John. Way to go! Dan ======= Thanks Dan, I catch a lot of bass, but the "big" ones are few and far between....yup, it's a great feeling! ![]() John B |
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![]() Great catch and good post. Thanks for sharing. It is a great feeling letting one go like that. Catching one heavier than the line test is quite a feat, especially with the weeds. Ronnie http://fishing.about.com ====== Thanks Ronnie! Since I don't fish competively, I guess I don't need to land every one of them, so I like to fish the lighter tackle. When I use to fish the gulf in Florida, I always wanted to see how big a fish I could land on light tackle....I guess it carried over to bass fishing! ![]() But I would have hated to lose that one! John B |
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