Sputterbug

Good night last night. Got this 4.1 and about six or seven others. The 4.1 was electric! Shot up out of the water twice. Got it on a weightless worm in maybe 3ft of water just a couple feet from shore. All the others happened in about a 30 minute window. All on a spinnerbait. One was 3lbs and the others were 1-2lbs. Most with big bellies. All where pretty close to shore and not too deep

@Banned User 1/2oz Strike king in white. One big hit late was on spinnerbait had him on for a few seconds so probably just didn't get it all. The missed hook set was on a worm. My boat was turning a bit as the fish was moving away with the line. I thought I had reeled up all the slack but didn't and just kinda whiffed🙂

Caught this 4.10 last night. I had been fishing along the shore again with no luck and really no sign of any bass shallow yet. Same with another pond I fish which I got skunked on the night before. Both are relatively smaller ponds that aren't too deep. Finally started chucking my spinnerbait in the middle and got this one. Later on I blew the hookset on a decent one and missed it . Again, as I was leaving started casting off in the middle and a big fish slammed my spinnerbait. Had it for a few seconds then got off. Bummed I wasn't able to get out tonight. Can't wait for them to start hugging the banks on the ponds I go to. Love when they come in before the pads and weeds start showing up.

Last night 4.5 Got it on a weightless worm in about maybe 5ft of water by a fallen tree. Great hook set and fight. Lot of meat on the back, thought it was over 5 til I weighed it. After a couple of skunks last week I'm feeling like it's on again.

Ran into a good one last night. 6.6 lbs on a spinnerbait. Probably about 4ft of water at the edge of some pads. Finally something over 2lbs this spring. Hooked it just as I was leaving. Probably would have been my last cast. Just a beautiful fish.

Got a 6.0 tonight. Haven't been getting out as much and this was the first good one in a while. Threw a plastic worm onto the edge of some pads and pulled it out onto open water, she blasted it. Missed a few others, wish I had got out there earlier. Again, this little bog has delivered. Can't wait to get out here in late fall and spring when the pads thin out/die off.

A few nights ago I got a 4 and a 5.9 on a nearby bog. Caught the big one on a 3:16 lure company NoBull frog. These frogs look great coming through the water. They don't last long though but they do include a bottle of repair glue so maybe get a little more life out of them. I lost a giant on the same pond last week. Had it on briefly, got a good look a it. Next level fish. It was right there, then it wasn't. Just sat in the boat dead quiet for a few minutes. Headed out again tonight

5lb.15oz. Got him on a worm. I hadn't fished this pond(small bog) in a few years, don't think it gets much pressure. Got a few others on a spinnerbait earlier but went with a worm dropped in tight near the shore.

Ended up being a pretty good night tonight. Started off slow. Got a couple near the end, back to back. Four fish in all, Three of them were over 3. All on plastic worms.

Been fishing for bass the same way since I was 12. One rod with a spinnerbait, one with a plastic worm. Sometimes switch to a frog/ topwater when the weeds come in. It's worked well enough on the smaller ponds I fish that I just haven't bothered changing it up. So many other great lures and techniques that I just haven't got to until now. Ran into a coupe of different guy's back in March that were only throwing swimbaits and both had already caught fish over 7 this spring. It was finally enough for me to go get a third heavier rod and a couple of swimbaits . Last week I was going through the motions of giving it a chance, maybe 25 casts. Once, after I brought it up not really too focused or into it, noticed a giant wake slowly move away from the boat. Defiantly got my attention after that.

Got a 6.4 tonight. Very end as it was getting dark. Maybe 2 feet of water in a grassy area. Hadn't got hardly anything all night, and for the past 2 weeks for that matter. Caught on a plastic worm, she waked up on it just after it hit the water. Also caught my first fish on a 7" glide bait.

Got out for a few yesterday, nothing but pickerel. Todays gonna be good though.

@1984isNOW Got her on a spinnerbait real shallow. She had a fishtail coming out of her throat.

Friday skunk. Saturday went out to Robbins pond, fought the wind. 3.9 saved the day. Sunday got a couple of 3's on a small bog. Tonight got this 5.5 on third cast. Missed a brute that broke off.

Went out for a couple hours tonight and got a 4.2 at the very end. Felt like a snag at first but then started moving to the side. Real nice healthy fish. Caught it on a worm that I dropped down near some new lily pads in about 5ft of water close to the shore.