I went out for a long fishing expedition today. The bite was pretty good.  I can’t complain. The trouble is I just didn’t land many. I caught 5 but missed as many. A crankbait and a swimbait allowed me to get some bites. I want to share an experience I had with the swimbait. Now, I do not use a net in the kayak, but I certainly will after this experience. I was burning the swimbait as fast as I could on an island. I wanted it to wake on the surface and then stop before it breaks. I am not a swimbait aficionado but I remember some people recommending to not mess around with swimbait fish. They say you should just grind them into the boat. Well, a giant fish explodes on my swimbait so I start going through those motions. Things are going pretty good until the fish gets close. I try to rush the good ol arm scoop underneath the belly and the fish dives under the boat. I lose control of the fish momentarily and when it comes back out from under, the fish thrashes and throws the swimbait next to the boat. If I had a net, probably would’ve been a different ending. This was a massive fish. I would say 7lbs is conservative. While I did not land it, I confess the fish gave a thrill I’ve not experienced before. It was like a buzzbait bite on steroids. Absolutely the most massive topwater explosion Ive had the pleasure of enjoying. So I can’t even be mad. Swim on, fish

21 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

So I can’t even be mad. Swim on, fish

 

Great attitude! I'll try to remember it and use it when I lose a monster.

I've lost multiple giants on big swimbaits. I just check the hooks and keep casting.

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I caught 5 but missed as many. 

 

Hey, you outfished me. Last night, I caught four and missed four. I'm guessing that sometimes they just don't hit a bait to eat it, but out of curiosity. A bump more than a gobble. Two of the bass that hit and missed my walking bait came completely out of the water. 

1 hour ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

Hey, you outfished me. Last night, I caught four and missed four. I'm guessing that sometimes they just don't hit a bait to eat it, but out of curiosity. A bump more than a gobble. Two of the bass that hit and missed my walking bait came completely out of the water. 

The bite is good right now. I am excited to get back out there. Discochef and I caught a few each on Ray Roberts. I guess he expected it to be worse since a cold front came in. The fish are biting good and some of the biggest ones are dirt shallow