Got to go out with a couple of my buddies the other day and throw the big baits around.

Had a decent day with a few bites and 4.5 fish in the boat.

My buddy Don started the day off with about a 4 lber that went unweighed on a topwater hardbait.

Then Steve caught one about the same size that we watched him boat across the lake.

After awhile I stuck a 5-3 slow rolling on the bottom. After that the three of us (in two boats) were just kind of floating off in front of the point shootin the breeze. I had a bait that I made awhile back sitting on deck. It is the only big bait I have ever made and is about 10 inches long and weighs about 8 ounces. My buddy Steve always makes fun of it , so i got a little defensive and tied it on to show them how good it looks in the water. About 10 seconds into the cast it gets blown up on, it missed and I just stood there laughing like a lumatic, don screamed to keep working it, as soon as I started moving it again, still laughing, the fish came back and ate it again! and missed! i kept going and she came back a third time and I got her. She went 4-12. I was soo stoked to get a good one on a bait that I built. Needless to say the guys changed their tune about my bait which I have lovingly dubbed  the " 2 X 4".

I ended up hooking another fish of about the same size that I tried and failed to swing in the boat and she flew off in midair LOL.

no big fish, but good times were had by all!

Nce fish man, congrats! 8-)

Nothing better than catching a nice bass on ur own creation , congrats!!!!

Funny thing, I don't see any pictures of that bait you created.  

Pretty cool.   8-)

Those bass look bigger than that, too!

Nice fish. You should post a pic of the home made bait

Thanks guys!

Funny thing is, I don't have any pictures of the bait

Something like this?

http://www.***.com/descpageSWMJRAGO-JRTB.html

Nope! Not even close!

Besides the TOOL is 13" ( I don't know why TW has 10")

Nice fish man!!  I agree with RW, they do look bigger than that.

Thanks guys!

Funny thing is, I don't have any pictures of the bait

That is very strange.  Must be the same camera malfunction that blocks out the background in every picture you take.   :

Something like this?

http://www.***.com/descpageSWMJRAGO-JRTB.html

Is that bait like a collectors item or something?

I cant imagine anyone spending $300 on a bait and useing it for fishing....

Imagine loseing a bait like that to a snag......

Well, I don't own one or plan on buying one, but $300 ain't money to a lot of people.

Democrat Presidential candidate John Edwards spends $400 on a haircut!

If the choice was between spending that much money to have your ears

lowered or own the lure, which would it be?

Thanks guys!

Funny thing is, I don't have any pictures of the bait

That is very strange.  Must be the same camera malfunction that blocks out the background in every picture you take.   :

I know! Its the handiest thing!

nice fish..can't be mad at 3 bites on the big bait....let's see the 2x4

Well,

IF you EVER catch a decent fish, lets see the 2X4.

:

wow those fish look bigger than you said. If you hadn't said how big I would have thought 6 - 6 1/2lbs. Great fish!

good fish

i made the bait a long time ago and just haven't fished it. NOW I will. I am in the process of making a few more that are the same dimesions but finished better.

I'd show every participating member of the forums the bait, its just the lurkers that I am worried about. Same reason i block out my backgrounds. Its not you guys, its THEM LOL.

I know it seems dumb, but leftcoast knows what I am talking about!

I've heard of quite a few broken friendships from people fishing other peoples scenery  :-/ :-[ ;D