At my local community center lake, I caught 4 decent sized largemouth. I lost 2 for sure, but the third has me puzzled. It just did not feel like a bass had it. There are snakeheads where I live and suspect that is the other fish I lost. The snakeheads don't always go after a lure the way you would think, being a predator after all. I have literally cranked a lure right past their face and they don't go for it. I did not catch any bass in the deep water, but along the more shallow banks of the lake where they wait to ambush in the tall grass. I was fishing with my new Scorpion BFS reel on a "Clarus" medium fast action rod, braided line today. The drag clicker feature was a nice touch to add on the reel. I left the lake after a couple hours with a sunburn but it was worth it ? Happy fishing and enjoy!

good job

great story.

 

I always wanted to catch a snakehead!!  they put up a great fight right?

20 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

great story.

 

I always wanted to catch a snakehead!!  they put up a great fight right?

Oh yes, they just feel like dead weight sometimes like a turtle got it or something lol. Just the way they move on the line you can sense it's not a bass. I do catch snakeheads occasionally, but they don't always go for the lures as I mentioned. 

18 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

great story.

 

I always wanted to catch a snakehead!!  they put up a great fight right?

they are weird...like mentioned they could be a hell of a fun fight or they could feel like just pulling in a huge clump of weeds. I've never had inbetween, always one of the extremes.

2 hours ago, Functional said:

they are weird...like mentioned they could be a hell of a fun fight or they could feel like just pulling in a huge clump of weeds. I've never had inbetween, always one of the extremes.

Nailed it on the head