Was bank fishing a local large lake today. Got a 1 pounder second cast in with a ribbon tail worm. Kept walking the area, it has a lot of dead brush and sticks on the bank I got around one part to a cut in the lake that is shallow and lily pads, and some grass the second I stepedaround the corner they exploded splashing out of the shallows like crazy! I stood there a minute and fished it a while but didn't get any hits. I could see them splash in the thick grass patches tho. It was probably the coolest thing I've seen in a long time!

Was bank fishing a local large lake today. Got a 1 pounder second cast in with a ribbon tail worm. Kept walking the area, it has a lot of dead brush and sticks on the bank I got around one part to a cut in the lake that is shallow and lily pads, and some grass the second I stepedaround the corner they exploded splashing out of the shallows like crazy! I stood there a minute and fished it a while but didn't get any hits. I could see them splash in the thick grass patches tho. It was probably the coolest thing I've seen in a long time!

 

Are you sure they were bass? Down here when that happens its usually big blue tilapia. Bass are very stealthy when they exit fast. All you see is the swirl in the water but never splash unless they were in extremely shallow water. 

Well d**n lol! So much for that cool story. Water was probably 6-8 inches to 2 feet deep.

Out here and California it happens a lot... But they're GIANT carp. 20lb+ Carp in schools up shallow splashing around and making a mess. 

Out here and California it happens a lot... But they're GIANT carp. 20lb+ Carp in schools up shallow splashing around and making a mess. 

 

Yup, most of the time here it's carp that make the splashes. When it's bass, they usually dart to cover quickly.

I thought you were going to post about bank  fishing with Zara Spooks .

Well d**n lol! So much for that cool story. Water was probably 6-8 inches to 2 feet deep.

 

Lol!! Sorry I messed up your cool story. 

Nah no messing it up! Was sill neat and startled me lol! And the banks I have to fish you couldn't fiah anything like a Zara spook if Ya had to lol

usually when i see a half dozen torpedos fire off in less than 5 feet of water it's massive carp.  if they were bass, quit telling people about it

The tilapia beds will be massive like a bomb crater.  Bass will take advantage of overhanging or submergent cover, the tilapia will bed in the wide open and often in groups closer than bass will bed allow other bass near theirs.