Yesterday I was having no luck at my favorite pond, but after

moving to another and fishing for an hour or so, same results.

Ready to head to the house at this point, but I am at the spillway,

on the far end of the pond.

Being bored and really done "fishing", I cast out towards the

middle, into deeper water in front of a reinforcement wall. Fifty

yards or so, I walk the spillway and turn south down the bank,

releasing line as I stroll. Occasionally I reel up a bit to keep the

jig out deep and change my angle of retrieve, but all I am really

doing is stretching out unused line.

I'm not sure exactly how much PP 50/12 a Curado 200E7 holds,

but I ran it all the down to backing. Walk and pull as I move down

the bank. Suddenly, I'm thinkin'...hung up!

I reel up all the slack and get a little wiggle...Game on!

Nearly clear back to where I had initially cast, a big ole

good'un comes flying out of the water and I'm reeling

like a madman.

She's coming my way, but 50 yards out she has had enough

and goes airborne again. Now I have a few spectators

gathering around as the excitement grows. The bass isn't

really that big, but the audience did not know the difference

between a big'un and a monster.

Large charge just playing with this bass, well over 100

yards out. After a little showing off, kerplunk, back in the

water she goes. I told those guys, "something under ten",

but I'll tell you guys, "something way under ten".

Note:

Rage Tail Lobster on a 3/8 oz MegaStrike Evolution e2 Jig.

;D ;D ;D

     

 When I was in the service the term for that was "Stop fu#$%ng with the troops." ;D...

skillet

BTW good story though...

There's a lesson to be learned form that story. But it's a hard one to apply.

I've caught fish like like. Usually after a backlash.

Cast out

backlash

spend 5 minutes picking at it.

get a drink

light a cigar

pick up the rod

fish on.

I just don't have to patience to let a bait sit that long.

Most of the community ponds in my part of Florida have little or no cover and you can walk completely around. About 5 years ago I started rig a plastic worm and heave it out as far as I could then just start walking around the pond, I called in shore trolling.  Some days it was killer method and other days it wasn't, like all fishing.

I've heard stories of 8 # bass in my ponds, "one old timer" showed me a pic of his 8, to date my largest on my home pond is 6#

Most of the community ponds in my part of Florida have little or no cover and you can walk completely around. About 5 years ago I started rig a plastic worm and heave it out as far as I could then just start walking around the pond, I called in shore trolling. Some days it was killer method and other days it wasn't, like all fishing.

I've heard stories of 8 # bass in my ponds, "one old timer" showed me a pic of his 8, to date my largest on my home pond is 6#

Great idea, I think I will give it a try.

At the golf course pond yesterday they wanted the baits to sit on the bottom and then they would hit them.

Not hard hits, just pick them up and start swimming away, slowly.

Not close to shore, but about 30 yards out in deeper water.

Instinct is a strong element of a bass, no matter where you are.  Wild animal instinct is hard to overcome be it in Virginia, Tennessee, Texas or California.  

One time we were trout fishing and after we had left and gone a few miles down the road realized we left a rod at the lake. This was after we had stopped and gotten gas and ate some food. So we headed back, and there was a fish on the end of the line. About an hour since we initially left it there.

Its always fun to see your line take off down the lake when your half way through digging out a basklash .

There's a lesson to be learned form that story. But it's a hard one to apply.

I've caught fish like like. Usually after a backlash.

Cast out

backlash

spend 5 minutes picking at it.

get a drink

light a cigar

pick up the rod

fish on.

I just don't have to patience to let a bait sit that long.

I think most of us have been in this situation, minus the cigar.

You'd think we'd learn to slow down.

Anyone remember a technique called stitching which is kind of like retrieving your line very slowly by hand like you were fly fishing?

"Blind Luck and Showmanship" is good for the soul ;D And being able to actually set the hook when long lining with Braid makes for a real party too.....Sounds like you had it all goin your way and had a fun time to boot

Often when we are fishing jigs deep, sight is not the main tool for feeding bass....feel becomes their primary sense and I have found that slowing down to a snails pace while working the bait in these conditions allows it to bump around on everything it touches and create vibrations like slow moving crawdad. If slow enough, the fish have time to investigate these vibrations and WALLAH.

All part of your master plan....Right

Big O

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