Fished the Sabine River Sunday and launched at Nibletts Bluff park in Vinton, LA. Was really pumped for the top water bite after having a lot of success on a 3/8oz War Eagle Buzzbait. Top water bite was on but not like it has been in recent memory. Picked up my 3/8oz 2.4in Dark Sleeper in Donko color and decided to initially treat it like a drop shot rig for the fish that my buddy would miss while throwing a Buzzbait. Well, once the sun got good and up there and we decided top water was done, it was game on with the DS. I’ve only once had so much success with one lure and that was on Rayburn throwing a Carolina rig. Between myself and my buddy we caught 31 bass. I caught so many on my DS that the face disappeared and the eyes were gone as well. Hook up ratio was really excellent. Was throwing it on a Fitzgerald Bryan Thrift series 6’ 6” MH/F jerkbait, spinnerbait, crankbait Rod with 15lb Big Game. Water was stained with little movement in the morning. Stayed cloudy most of the morning before giving way to absolutely nothing but sun and heat. 

 

Only downside to the DS, the price $5.99 here locally in Lake Charles. I lost 3 after finding some sunken debris (no electronics and such) But for the numbers that I put up on it in 5 hours on the Sabine, I’ll most definitely be buying more. 

That's pretty awesome!

 

I'm in Lake Charles ?