lightninrod
09-25-2005, 02:28 PM
I decided to forego going back to the Dodge County PFA looking for a double-digit Bass where I've skunked out so much lately. Instead, I headed down to the swamp pond where I havn't fished in 3 or 4 weeks.
Big, fluffy, White clouds everywhere with an on-and-off brisk wind with the water level down about 2' from normal and a bright sun too.
I started in the shallow area neat the gettin'-in spot and on the third cast, caught a 4lb, 9 oz--22 incher on a weightless, color #222 Senko. Brought a smile to my face as I hadn't felt a bite in a while and even longer on a Senko.
Then came a 2 lb, 9 oz-19 incher--same bait. I tried a spinnerbait because of the wind but got no bites on anything but the Senko exceot for one 'heavy'(?) bite on a Matt's Baby Bass. She hit it near a laydown and I thought it was just a limb-bump but I was wrong. Had her on for about 5 seconds but she gave it back to me because of a poor reelset on my part.
I went back to the Senko and caught a 3 lb, 15 oz--22 incher next followed by a 2lb, 15 oz--19 incher. That two lber was only hooked by the Sugoi hook having gone thru her nostrils :eek: . I think you can see that on the close-up pic.
I caught 5 or 6 smaller Bass including a 4 incher, all on the Senko.
Then came my last catch and it was a little different. I dipped the entire Senko and hook in CB's HS and on the third cast, I felt a pick-up---set the hook and she had some weight but she immediately got tangled in an underwater laydown. I motored over to her and I could feel her surging. I kept pulling on the 15# test Seaguar CP fluro but could not get her free. I went back and forth, trying to free up the line but to no avail, giving her slack also to see if she could work it loose. After about 5 minutes of this, I decided I have to cut the line.
By now, I wasn't sure if she was still on the 4/0 Sugoi hook and all I was doing was putting too much pressure on my rod and line so I gave up. I got close once again and reached down to pull any slack line up, ready to make the cut. There she was, now worked free and still hooked. She weighed 5 lbs, 4 ozs and was 23" long. I had caught her at least once before as she had the tell-tale hole in her lower jaw's membrane.
That line and that hook are so superior to others. I've proved it over and over to myself. And no, I don't get anything from Seaguar, GY(Sugoi), or CB's Hawg Sauce---all good stuff.
4/9--22" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136483&anum=3208)
Same (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136484&anum=3208)
2/9--19" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136485&anum=3208)
3/15--22" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136486&anum=3208)
Same (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136487&anum=3208)
Again (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136495&anum=3208)
2/15--19" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136496&anum=3208)
Same (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136497&anum=3208)
5/4--23" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136499&anum=3208)
Belly (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136500&anum=3208)
Again (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136501&anum=3208)
Dan
Big, fluffy, White clouds everywhere with an on-and-off brisk wind with the water level down about 2' from normal and a bright sun too.
I started in the shallow area neat the gettin'-in spot and on the third cast, caught a 4lb, 9 oz--22 incher on a weightless, color #222 Senko. Brought a smile to my face as I hadn't felt a bite in a while and even longer on a Senko.
Then came a 2 lb, 9 oz-19 incher--same bait. I tried a spinnerbait because of the wind but got no bites on anything but the Senko exceot for one 'heavy'(?) bite on a Matt's Baby Bass. She hit it near a laydown and I thought it was just a limb-bump but I was wrong. Had her on for about 5 seconds but she gave it back to me because of a poor reelset on my part.
I went back to the Senko and caught a 3 lb, 15 oz--22 incher next followed by a 2lb, 15 oz--19 incher. That two lber was only hooked by the Sugoi hook having gone thru her nostrils :eek: . I think you can see that on the close-up pic.
I caught 5 or 6 smaller Bass including a 4 incher, all on the Senko.
Then came my last catch and it was a little different. I dipped the entire Senko and hook in CB's HS and on the third cast, I felt a pick-up---set the hook and she had some weight but she immediately got tangled in an underwater laydown. I motored over to her and I could feel her surging. I kept pulling on the 15# test Seaguar CP fluro but could not get her free. I went back and forth, trying to free up the line but to no avail, giving her slack also to see if she could work it loose. After about 5 minutes of this, I decided I have to cut the line.
By now, I wasn't sure if she was still on the 4/0 Sugoi hook and all I was doing was putting too much pressure on my rod and line so I gave up. I got close once again and reached down to pull any slack line up, ready to make the cut. There she was, now worked free and still hooked. She weighed 5 lbs, 4 ozs and was 23" long. I had caught her at least once before as she had the tell-tale hole in her lower jaw's membrane.
That line and that hook are so superior to others. I've proved it over and over to myself. And no, I don't get anything from Seaguar, GY(Sugoi), or CB's Hawg Sauce---all good stuff.
4/9--22" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136483&anum=3208)
Same (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136484&anum=3208)
2/9--19" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136485&anum=3208)
3/15--22" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136486&anum=3208)
Same (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136487&anum=3208)
Again (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136495&anum=3208)
2/15--19" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136496&anum=3208)
Same (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136497&anum=3208)
5/4--23" (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136499&anum=3208)
Belly (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136500&anum=3208)
Again (http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=136501&anum=3208)
Dan