Video link below if interested.

 

Catch happens at the 7:30 mark.

 

 

 

It was a very sunny day in NW Ohio, and I was just throwing a Texas rigged and Wacky rigged Green Pumpkin Senko. I caught the big one with the wacky rig and a circle hook, so I didn't even need to set the hook. 

 

Also in the video is a Rainbow Trout which I think might have SVD and I'm looking for some opinions on that and whether or not I should contact someone if it is.

 

I usually kayak fish in small local rivers for smallmouth using topwater, but they have all been a disaster due to the amount of rain we've gotten all Spring, I've been forced to learn how to fish lakes, which has been a good thing.

Nice Bass ~ 

Congrats

A-Jay

Congratulations man, it feels great doesn't it? I caught my personal best largemouth this past Monday, also a 4 and a half pounder. I'm still

stoked about that. You'll never forget your catch either.

Edited June 24, 20196 yr by Brandon O'tinger
bad spelling

That was perhaps the longest fight I've ever seen with a 4.5lb bass on casting gear, looked like she was a heck of a puller. 

Congrats on the new PB and thanks for the share.

 

ps.That was a nasty looking trout

 

Congrats!

Congrats on the PB.

17 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

That was perhaps the longest fight I've ever seen with a 4.5lb bass on casting gear, looked like she was a heck of a puller. 

I was thinking the same thing. But I've never fished from a kayak let alone what looks to be a smaller kayak. Maybe the goal was to let the fish tire itself out so it was easier to handle when landing it.

Nice going!  A new PB is the best!

Congratulations on your new PB!

Congratulations on your new personal best bass

Congrats!

Thanks guys for the congrats! Sorry I'm so late, I been busy fishing while it's been good. I can't say if it was long battle or not, I haven't caught one that big before, but I've lost a few that big, so I was being gentle and I'm not too experienced of a fisherman yet. I just started last year, but it sure was fun letting him pull me around like that. I was just so afraid I was going to lose it, I wanted to baby it and make sure it was tired out. I learn from comments like these and now I know that I don't have to be so gentle with them, but if I lose the next one I'm coming back here and complaining, JK. If you want to me see fight another bass for longer that I should of, I'll post my latest video, where I caught 41 bass river fishing.

Where at in NW Ohio? My girlfriend is from somewhere near hamler, I'll be up that way next month 

Pretty fish, if you are concerned about that trout it couldn't hurt to let the DNR in your area know about it and offer to make that part of your video available to them.