This year has been great so far for me as I have been catching most of my fish on the Strike King 1xs in a number of colors. The Gizzard Shad has been the most consistent for me so far this year. I was fishing a new lake and trying the Gizzard Shad color lure on the shallow end of the small lake I was fishing after seeing several carp cruising and one or two smaller bass as well. I made the cast into shallow water between two underwater weed beds with an opening between them which I thought was the perfect ambush point. On the fourth cast after getting weeds on the previous cast she hit. I set the hook hard and kept the pressure on cause I didn't want her to throw the crankbait. I had changed the hooks on the lure to #6 Mustad Triple Grip hooks as she fought pretty good. She jumped once but I keep the pressure on as she pulled a little drag before I finally got her in to lip her. Caught her on spinning gear with Vicious 6# Test fluorocarbon, an old 6'6" daiwa fiberglass rod and Quantum Catalyst reel. No measurements or anything but I'm guessing 5-5.5lbs.....

Nice catch and on spinning gear w/light line....bet it was a great tussle too 

Big O

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Nice catch and on spinning gear w/light line....bet it was a great tussle too

Big O

www.ragetail.com

Thanks and yes she did put up a good fight on the light line. I'm fishing from the shore and most of the lakes I'm fishing up my way don't have many pigs in them but it was still a fun fight and landing.

Very nice ChiCity keep it up.

Nice bass !!!!!!!!!!

Nice fish!!!

Hope you catch many more like it.

Nice fish!!!

Hope you catch many more like it.

Thanks and I hope to continue with the string of success also

congrats on a nice fish! Hope you continue with your success.

Always tight lines!  ;D

Congrats nice fish...................