Years ago, on the hottest fishing day of my life in northwestern Ontario, I caught seven smallmouth in seven casts, a record I figured I'd never break unless I was fishing for desperate dinks in an overcrowded pond. Well, this morning I caught eight bass in eight casts...and they weren't dinks. The conditions were nearly perfect, as a wind was pushing me parallel to the shore, allowing me to draw bass from under these bushes with my black (loon) Whopper Plopper. Here's a section of the shore:

 

 

I saw some of the bass dart from under the bushes. The action was so fast that I only took a few photos, but they were all similar in size:

 

 

I took 16 in all from that shoreline in 40 minutes, but then I had to come home to meet the lawnmower guy.

 

I also started the morning fast, catching these three bass in four casts, on a chrome Whopper Plopper.

 

 

I also had a spurt of catching where the water leaves this pond, catching four from an area about the size of a living room rug with a Junebug wacky worm with a chartreuse tip. Here are three of them:

 

 

I paddled miles trolling my two best spring lures, a spinnerbait and underspin and didn't get a SINGLE bite. I was trolling the dropoffs, hoping to catch a big girl. Not a sniff.

 

I also caught a few bass with a blue lizard:

 

 

I caught 42 bass in all, but if I had more time to work that shoreline, I could have caught 60. Next time!

 

I'm now at 244 bass for 2025. I'm hoping @Bluebasser86 can now see me in his rear view mirror! No fishing for a few days, as it's going to cool and rain. Dang it!

 

Here's a smallie I caught when I got to the end of the bushy shoreline and the mud turned to rock:

 

 

8 in a row is mighty sweet. Awesome day. You and Clayton (there may be others) catch fish at rates that are unfathomable to us mortals. It sure is fun to watch though. I'm thankful y'all take us along for the ride.

46 minutes ago, Fishlegs said:

8 in a row is mighty sweet. Awesome day. You and Clayton (there may be others) catch fish at rates that are unfathomable to us mortals. It sure is fun to watch though. I'm thankful y'all take us along for the ride.

 

I would love Clayton's powerplant lake for two reasons:

 

He can fish through the winter.

 

It grows the thickest bass I've seen at Bass Resource.

 

 

As far as my morning, it was real hot and cold. I trolled for nearly two hours without a hit. I was big girl hunting and couldn't find one, even though I went back and forth over the areas where I caught eight last week.

 

Anyway, thanks for the encouragement!

 

 

Awesome. My personal record is 4 casts in a row with bass. 8 is unimaginable! 

 

I was pretty busy because the wind was hitting the shoreline at an angle, both scooting me down the shoreline, which was good, and pushing me into the bushes, which was bad. Plus, the bass move my canoe too, so it was a fluid moment. I was in the busiest of boats!

So, I'm going to fish that shoreline again tomorrow morning. The Whopper Plopper made a lot of noise churning a foot or two from the bushes, which is why I used it, but tomorrow, I want to try another lure. I'm thinking a T-Rigged blue lizard because that's been a hot lure for me recently, but I'm also thinking about trying a burner worm because it'll make some noise and I've never used one. Maybe a walking bait or bladed jig? Any ideas? It's only about two-three feet deep and there aren't water plants yet. 

28 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

So, I'm going to fish that shoreline again tomorrow morning. The Whopper Plopper made a lot of noise churning a foot or two from the bushes, which is why I used it, but tomorrow, I want to try another lure. I'm thinking a T-Rigged blue lizard because that's been a hot lure for me recently, but I'm also thinking about trying a burner worm because it'll make some noise and I've never used one. Maybe a walking bait or bladed jig? Any ideas? It's only about two-three feet deep and there aren't water plants yet. 

I’d vote bladed jig but I’m probably biased because it’s been catching them for me lately.

2 hours ago, bp_fowler said:

I’d vote bladed jig but I’m probably biased because it’s been catching them for me lately.

 

Thanks, BP. I've tied one on.

Awesome that’s a great run 

Wow! 8 in a row is fantastic!! You have your waters completely dialed in. You post so many great reports and we know there is a lot of skill and talent going into achieving those results. Thanks for sharing another amazing trip!!

14 minutes ago, pdxfisher said:

You have your waters completely dialed in. You post so many great reports and we know there is a lot of skill and talent going into achieving those results.

 

Thanks, PDX. Your support means a lot to me because you're the West Coast Swampy and I'm the East Coast PDX.

I have 10 - 15 fish days and fisherman are requesting a Seminar.

8 in a row and 42 bass are next level. 😳

30 minutes ago, Bird said:

8 in a row

 

Considering I've done this once in my life, I don't think I can teach anyone how to replicate it. Sorry!

 

To be frank, it was mostly luck. The gentle wind blew me right along that shoreline and for some reason, the bass under those bushes were feeding. 

 

 

51 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

Considering I've done this once in my life, I don't think I can teach anyone how to replicate it. Sorry!

 

To be frank, it was mostly luck. The gentle wind blew me right along that shoreline and for some reason, the bass under those bushes were feeding. 

 

 

 

Your success is only exceeded by your modesty!