Hey all!

This afternoon I went fishing at a nearby pond that has a dock and is pressured heavily everyday by fishermen ( most of them are using bread or corn and are catching crappie, but a good amount of them fish for and catch bass)

I went there at 3 30 and fished frogs in the pads for a while, then jigs , then senkos. Then I tried spinnerbaits, Jerkbaits, senkos and crankbaits in the open water. I tried swimbaits and finesse worms yet the fish just would not bite! a couple other fishermen were there and were having the same bad luck. Then at 8:00 I tie on a motor oil with red flake color senko , weightless . I cast out into open water but next to the edge of the lily pads. I feel a big thump on my line and set the hook. Fish fought for a couple minutes, great fish. Landed him and he was 20 in long, 3 lb 12 oz. skinny fish but very nice! Persistence pays off!! Booyah!!!!

Photo : http://imgur.com/8ukJ5CI

Nice! 20 inches is a darn good fish, especially being limited to fishing from a single dock!

Nice Bass ~ Congrats.

 

A-Jay

Congrats on a nice fish & kudos for your perserverance.

Nice bass. If he had some girth he would be pushing 5! 

great job, hoss

Skinny? Looks pretty chubby to me. Nice one!!

Skinny? Looks pretty chubby to me. Nice one!!

If he'd been fat he'd weigh almost 5