I have been fishing a new (to me) lake a few miles from my house.

It's a reclaimed gravel quarry, 57 acres and 60+ feet deep in the

middle! Before filling, the perimeter was rebuilt so that shallow water

extends out from the bank about 20 yards, then drops off dramatically.

The shelf supports grass and other vegetation in clear water. The main

forage is threadfin shad, bluegill, crappie, crawdads and bugs, especially

dragonfly right now.

Some of the regulars, neighbors really, have told me big bass are being

caught on 12" purple worms around dusk. I have only fished this water

a few times and caught nothing but dinks. The previous weekend I

attacked with the 10" Thumper among other things, but came away

with nothing worth reporting. Yesterday I brought a couple of Swarming

Hornet presentations to mimic the shad, but the results were the same

at first.

I arrived at the park a little after 5 o'clock and it was still black dark.

Drank some coffee and smoked a few cigarettes waiting on first light.

Started fishing with the Hornet, trying a number of different retrieves,

but the results were the same: numbers of small bass. Around 6 o'clock

I rigged up my first 7" Thumper on a 4/0 Moaner Stroker Hook (first time)

http://www.moanerhooks.com/ ; 1/4oz tungsten bullet weight, black;

spooled with #12 fluorocarbon on a baitcasting rig.

Surprisingly, I caught a better fish on the first cast. Nothing very special,

but better. For the next two hours I caught bass on nearly every cast. I

caught a few more dinks, but most were tournament keepers, 2-4 lbs.

Amongst the many, two received the "bout 5 lb" designation. All of these

fish were caught on ONE 7" Thumper.

I know Big O designs his soft plastics for his loyal following, but he's going

to have to tweak the composition on these baits. My worm was torn up

almost as bad as my fingers, but I just wanted to see how long it would

last in battle. All and all, I caught around 40 bass on this one bait.

Amazing!

Pictures or it didn't happen.   ;D

Is Moaner going to become a sponsor?  I see their name thrown around on here more and more.

The new 7" Thumper is one killer little bait! One of my favorites right now.  Congrats on such successful day with 'em.

When is *** going to have the 7" thumpers?

Attaboy, Kent!  Any comments about the Thumper vs. the Anaconda?

Not a bad way to spend the day is it!

Attaboy, Kent! Any comments about the Thumper vs. the Anaconda?

Kent 

Mike, thow both 

Attaboy, Kent! Any comments about the Thumper vs. the Anaconda?

I haven't fished the Anaconda on this water,

but a general comment is that the Thumper

is more subtle.

8-)

You gotta love when a bait lasts through quite a few fish RW.

Based upon your report, that 7" Thumper sounds like a sure bet.

Hey RW, Those little 7" Thumpers were made from "SUPER DUPER EXTRA STRONG" plastic....NOT!!!  ;D But we are working on making little improvements here and there for durability standards  Glad you like'em

Big O

www.ragetail.com 

Why didn't anyone tell me the 7" was out yet!? HA I thought it wasn't coming until fall... Must...go...get...a...pack...or...10!