Before I tell the little story behind this bass I have to tell the bigger story behind that story....

Some buddies of mine and I have gained permission to fish a small, private, neighborhood lake and have been frequenting the spot for a few months now.  Senkos work extremely well in the extremely shallow lake, and we often turn to them in times of need.  For a little ode to the senko (and the moon i guess) I figured out that we have caught two 8 pounders, a 10 pounder, and the bass I will soon introduce ALL on senkos and ALL on or near a full or new moon.  I just though that was an interesting little tidbit  ;D

ANYWAY...  one of my buddies and I headed over to this lake and were deadstickin senkos and dingers around the shore.  I was extremely hot and tired from lack of sleep the previous night, so I took a seat near the water's edge under the shade of a tree.  My friend was fishing not 10 feet from me and we were lazily casting out and deadstickin.  Suddenly, a nice hawg swam into view literally 4 feet in front of me and I got REALLY excited.   I frantically reeled in my long cast and presented my 6" YUM dinger to the bass who promptly turned and slurped it up.  In the excited state that I was, I yanked the bait out of her mouth too soon, tearing the bait in the process.  As my friend and I mourned the loss of a nice bass, I stripped the now 1" senko from my hook and asked to borrow one of the senkos my friend had in his pocket.  I tossed the little nub into the water in front of me only to see the same bass dart in and devour it promptly after it plopped into the water.  I almost hooked myself deeply while getting that senko on the line and into the water, but I did and the bass turned on my hook yet again.  This time I played it out right and lipped the bass in maybe 15 seconds.  The chunky bass went around six pounds and measured 22.25 inches long.  (This was back on the new moon)

Here she is:

Great Story!!!!

BTW hell of a fish you got there!!!! 8-)

thanks man

it was one of those stories that I always joke about happening with friends when i lose a bait or something... never though it would actually happen  ;D

WOW!

Fine fish, nice pic and great story!

8-)

Must have been one hungry fish.  Nice!

Very nice!!

All those big fish you caught on a new moon... there may be something to that. Maybe they are less active on a new moon, so a deadly slow lure like a senko is the best... just an idea. That is a nice fish you got there