I went out this morning to a local lake that I've given up on many times before. I just wanted to get some time in with a couple of lures that I don't throw much due to lack of patience/success in the past. So I started the morning fishing begrudgingly from the get-go.
     Trying to make the best of it I threw the whopper plopper and senko on and off for a half hour. Nothing. Next half hour was going to be dedicated to my new midnight special spinnerbait. Nothing. So now I have to get my new zman chatterbait some water time. I've tried a strike king chatterbait before with zero results but I've wanted it to work so bad. So after about 20 casts in all different directions I let it sink and I thought I snagged bottom about 15 feet out maybe 6 feet deep. But the line was tight and started to run to the left so I set the hook and after a couple minutes of fearing my line would snap, I landed my new personal best at 5 pounds even. She had what looked like a bass tail sticking out of her throat partially decomposed. A good fight for certain but I am kinda bummed that I didn't really want to be out there too much before that fish. I almost feel like it wasn't deserved. I left about 20 minutes later feeling pretty excited though.

Good lookin' fish! 

Nice hawg.

Thanks. I forgot to add this info: 60 deg air, maybe 70~ or more water temp, murky with one-three ft visibility, 3/8 oz white zman with the included split tail trailer.

Nice Bass

Congrats

A-Jay

thats a dandy!

Nice work nice gut on her. Some times it takes some work to get bites. I have had up and down success with chatterbaits. Sometimes its all i can get bit on, and i have also found that the color of the trailer (i use paddle tail swimbaits as trailers) makes a difference. I have 2 white chatterbaits (one with gold blade with some black specs on it, one silver blade in white skirt). I also have a green chatterbait with silver blade. all my success is with the green one. No luck what so ever on the white ones. Nice versatile bait! 

Great little story...you might not feel you deserved it but now it will keep you coming back for more.  Thanks for sharing.

Nice catch.  Congrats.

Thanks guys.

Congratulations on your new pb!

Nice fish and good story! You put the time in, you didn't give up, you kept trying different lures and the end result is a nice fish that you earned and deserved! Congratulations!

Congrat on yr PB, you deserved it.

Glad to hear story like this, it help me keep going as well and one day I will get a bass on lures that never caught anything before. I have used many many kind of lures and believe me a lot of them never seen a bite before.

Congrats on your PB! That fish is a stud. Also kudos for staying patient and to keep grinding for a bite. I would definitely say your patience was rewarded. 

Thanks.