Last week, I missed a big fish in a tiny pond that I never would have guessed was capable of producing a big fish. This week, I went back armed with my swimbait rod and box. I can literally cast across the pond in any direction from where I was standing. I combed the water with a Dep's 175 first, no dice. Last week she crushed a 5" Stick O that I was reeling in to make another cast right as it broke the surface. With that in mind, I switched to my trusty 7" Slammer. I did several slow straight retrieves with no interest. There's one spot where there's a big laydown and the roots of a big tree growing out into the water so I pitched my Slammer over them. I let it deadstick for probably close to a full minute before I gave it a couple twitches, BAM!! The water erupted! After a brief but intense battle, she was in my grasp. It's been a slow year for swimbaits, especially for big fish, but this one makes up for all the days I've thrown them with no interest. I didn't have a tape, but she rang up at 6 pounds even on the scales.

 

Felt good to get my redemption after the near miss last week. I fished for another half hour but I felt like I'd accomplished what I came for so I decided to pack it in, but not before catching another future pig

 

Nice Bass ~

 

She really wanted that Slammer - Choked it.

 

Congrats

 

A-Jay

Nice fish!!

Those eyes!

 

Matt

Good fish, way to go.

That's a good looking bug-eyed chubby bass.

Nice fish

Great fish and great pics! Love the eyes on the big gal!

Gratz

Nice fish!  Lol, It's hard to take a selfie with a 6 lber, good problem to have. 

Congrats on a nice catch.

What a fattie! Bulging eyes...

Congrats!

Sweet toad, nothing like a swimbait bass

Awesome fish! 

Small pond big bass, sweet.

Awesome fish Clay!!

Nice fish!  That pond is very small.  I'm sure it is overlooked by many.

Good job Blue.

nice fish

Way to go!

Clayton, that's about as happy as I've seen you.  Giant fish from a little pond, Fantastic!

Clayton, that's about as happy as I've seen you.  Giant fish from a little pond, Fantastic!

It was pretty awesome to have missed it the week before and then go back and catch her like that. Not very often I get a plan to catch a missed big fish to come together, but it worked perfectly that day. Plus it was my biggest largemouth on a swimbait, and of the year. 

It was pretty awesome to have missed it the week before and then go back and catch her like that. Not very often I get a plan to catch a missed big fish to come together, but it worked perfectly that day. Plus it was my biggest largemouth on a swimbait, and of the year. 

 

Exactly. The big girls don't make many mistakes. Totally satisfying outcome.

Wow nice fish. fat!