Fished the same power plant lake as last week with Peter (Wachati), Friday. It was COLD all day, sun never came out like it was supposed to, and it never made it above 40 like it was supposed to (never felt like it made it above 30 honestly). We started out pretty fast with Peter catching a white bass on his first cast I think? Then he had a largemouth and I got a stout smallie on my homemade bladed jig.

We both got a couple more with me getting a smallie and a largemouth on my Doc-Drew custom painted jerkbait.

Since they were biting good I decided to toss the Deps 175 Slide Swimmer a little bit, I had a hard time putting it down after that.

 

I missed 10-20 more fish that just rammed it without opening their mouths (smallmouth), or fish that just didn't stay stuck. I didn't take pictures of all of the fish I caught on it either. It was taking a very slow retrieve, two short, soft cranks of the reel handle, then they'd try to jerk the rod out of my hands   Once I got them firing on the swimbaits they didn't touch much else. 

You know you had a good day when you have to make a second post to finish putting up the pictures 

Nice!

Nice ..love it when they're biting the swimbait

complete and utter devastation.  awesome job bud.

It's a Winter Wonderland ~

 

Nice job

 

Congrats

 

A-Jay

What were the weights on some of those largemouth? NICE JOB

Awesome fish!!!

Wow!! Great job, dude.

Nice work!

What were the weights on some of those largemouth? NICE JOB

I didn't weigh or measure any of them but there wasn't any over 4 pounds. They were all hard pulling and slamming the bait, plus any swimbait fish is a good fish.

Nice! I read that it's difficult to work the smaller 175 compared to 250, obviously not a problem for you.

Nice! I read that it's difficult to work the smaller 175 compared to 250, obviously not a problem for you.

That's my reasoning for not really wanting one, if I spent that kind of $$$ and ended up with a bait that is quirky and difficult to fish, I would not be a happy camper.

I have 2 175s, both way easier to fish than my 168 S Wavers. I paid $50 to my door for the one in the pictures And $70 for my Clear Smelt one.

Good Lord Bluebasser! Catching fish! I don't know if you had time to feel cold , or maybe it just didn't matter!, lol.. In your new boat? I bet...

I have 2 175s, both way easier to fish than my 168 S Wavers. I paid $50 to my door for the one in the pictures And $70 for my Clear Smelt one.

Good to see someone having success w/ the relatively common and affordable 175, despite the rumors. I've read that smaller "glides" don't have the action or "fishability" as the larger ones. Other than the S-wavers, I haven't had any experience w/glides, but I do have a newly purchased Killer Instinct 9" and 250 just waiting for ice out. After seeing these pictures, could have saved a butt load, and gotten 2, or 4 175's!

Awesome fish!!!

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I have 2 175s, both way easier to fish than my 168 S Wavers. I paid $50 to my door for the one in the pictures And $70 for my Clear Smelt one.

I think you mean you stole the baits for $50 and $70! What a deal

Good to see someone having success w/ the relatively common and affordable 175, despite the rumors. I've read that smaller "glides" don't have the action or "fishability" as the larger ones. Other than the S-wavers, I haven't had any experience w/glides, but I do have a newly purchased Killer Instinct 9" and 250 just waiting for ice out. After seeing these pictures, could have saved a butt load, and gotten 2, or 4 175's!

A 250 on the east coast where the fish don't see them much should be pretty exciting. Of course, your fish may have already seen a 250 compliments of SpeedBead!

Awesome day Bluebasser86

I think you mean you stole the baits for $50 and $70! What a deal

You can get them all day long for that price. I had 2 and they cost me $45 and $55. The bait has been around for quite some time now. Even the new release of the 175 can be had for $75-100.

I think you mean you stole the baits for $50 and $70! What a deal

 

 

Awesome day Bluebasser86

You can get them all day long for that price. I had 2 and they cost me $45 and $55. The bait has been around for quite some time now. Even the new release of the 175 can be had for $75-100.

These were both new releases that were NIB. I did pick up one of the new releases for a buddy this week, a gently used Flash Carp for $39  . I'm still not sure that bait will ever actually get to him. 

Wow! That is the way to beat the cold, Good job!

These were both new releases that were NIB. I did pick up one of the new releases for a buddy this week, a gently used Flash Carp for $39  . I'm still not sure that bait will ever actually get to him.

Ah-ha...I think I just figured out what the vague 2-3 week delivery time from Japan is....it better make it here!! That bait sold itself, when the morning bite died off for me, the only thing they wanted was your 175, and I got to watch you put on a clinic. Trying to decide on a new rod for throwing them, maybe something I can dual purpose with arig.

Is that a Ghost Ayu? Looking to pick that up if I can find a favorable price. Great pics & heck of a day!

Oh Man,this report is "cruel and unusual punishment" to those of us still iced in.

Wow nice report  WTG

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