I decided to head out to a local pond today to try out my new LC Sammmy 100 that I bought at Dick's a few days ago. I didn't expect to catch anything, and left the camera at home.  

Anyway, I got there at about 11:30 and started throwing the sammy. On about my 6th or 7th cast, a bass blew up on it. I was completely surprised, (the water was in the high 40's or low 50's) and even more surprised when I got a look at her. Her belly was full of eggs. I bet she went about 2.5 lbs, (I didn't bring the scale either)   a very good fish for this dink filled pond. About 45 minutes had passed and I had gone around the whole pond. I was back at were I started, still casting the sammy. All of the sudden, a huge bass blew up on the bait, with it's head coming all the way out of the water, but she missed it. I immedietly casted back to the same spot and she blew up on it again. This time I had her... for a minute. She jumped and shook her head violently, and the hooks came free. This was the second time I had encountered this fish, a 7 pounder that had been put in the pond last year. That fish always gets away from me. Oh well, get her next time.  :

No Pics? It's no big deal, at least you actually got to do some fishing. All our lakes up here are frozen solid ice :'(

Nice, top water is a blast. Especially in Feb.

what color did you get?

what color did you get?

Any will do.

At least you know she's there, tease

what color did you get?

Ghost Minnow!

My favorite for LC baits.  8-)

You always do well when you leave your camera at home ;D, sometimes, and I am not kidding with you, I will leave my camera at home intentionally, and end up doing pretty well. You can call it a form of superstition, but what ever it is It brings me luck hah. Although this doesn't stop me from bringing my camera altogether, I only do it when I go a few days with no hook ups.

The camera is a device of bad luck I tell ya! :-/.