Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
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Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
After all these years fishing, and the last 20 or so years; bass fishing. I've finally caught a double digit largemouth bass!
Caught a 10 lb bass past 8pm using a discontinued Bass Pro Shops, The Egg shallow crankbait in crawfish pattern. Used my light baitcast setup with 15lb/4lb Power Pro line.
I saw a bass jump out of the water and casted past that spot a couple times. The second time I felt a thump on my line and realized it must be the bass I saw jump out of the water. Since I was using fairly light line, I had my drag loose enough for the bass to run, and did it run! I felt the line coming off the reel and knew it was a good sized bass. It jumped a few times and just kept wishing it won't pop off, and in the early twilight I saw it was big! I didn't horse that bass but played it till it was tired enough to get to shore.
I didn't have my scale on me since I was using my light setup and tackle, I've caught smaller bass which is what I was happy to catch. This bass is a game changer. I did catch a 7 to 8 lb bass last week, so I knew this bass was much bigger and I was right.
There were this couple I asked to take a pic of me but they said no, cuz they don't like seeing that. You can say I was miffed...stupid tree huggers! Yeah, I was whoopin' and jones'n while I was taking my time reeling that bass in.
The bass was so big that I couldn't take a proper selfie and the one pic with just the bass does no justice to how big it really was.
I released the bass after I moved it in the water a few times and made sure it was okay. This has been a great year fishing. Caught that 7 to 8 lber last week, caught numerous bass from dinks to 4 lbers, and also my first brown trout a few weeks ago when I was at Michigan. And now a double digit bass!
Caught a 10 lb bass past 8pm using a discontinued Bass Pro Shops, The Egg shallow crankbait in crawfish pattern. Used my light baitcast setup with 15lb/4lb Power Pro line.
I saw a bass jump out of the water and casted past that spot a couple times. The second time I felt a thump on my line and realized it must be the bass I saw jump out of the water. Since I was using fairly light line, I had my drag loose enough for the bass to run, and did it run! I felt the line coming off the reel and knew it was a good sized bass. It jumped a few times and just kept wishing it won't pop off, and in the early twilight I saw it was big! I didn't horse that bass but played it till it was tired enough to get to shore.
I didn't have my scale on me since I was using my light setup and tackle, I've caught smaller bass which is what I was happy to catch. This bass is a game changer. I did catch a 7 to 8 lb bass last week, so I knew this bass was much bigger and I was right.
There were this couple I asked to take a pic of me but they said no, cuz they don't like seeing that. You can say I was miffed...stupid tree huggers! Yeah, I was whoopin' and jones'n while I was taking my time reeling that bass in.
The bass was so big that I couldn't take a proper selfie and the one pic with just the bass does no justice to how big it really was.
I released the bass after I moved it in the water a few times and made sure it was okay. This has been a great year fishing. Caught that 7 to 8 lber last week, caught numerous bass from dinks to 4 lbers, and also my first brown trout a few weeks ago when I was at Michigan. And now a double digit bass!
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Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Awesome fish! I felt the excitement just from reading your story!
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Congrats!!
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Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
CONGRATULATIONS
on your first DD BASS
Great story teller too. The tree huggers don’t get stickers by their names
on your first DD BASS
Great story teller too. The tree huggers don’t get stickers by their names
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible
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Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Awesome, congrats!
Try not to let your mind wander. It is much too small to be outside unsupervised.
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
So wait, you were running 15lb PowerPro with 4lb leader??? That is light. What rod was it? What reel/spool?
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Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
15lb straight braid. Meant that it's 15 lb braid with 4lb diameter mono. I was using my BFS setup on a medium light casting rod.
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Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Im happy for you hope to join the club some day
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Congrats on your new PB. Weighing a PB is the only way to know for sure it is actually a DD.
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Big congrats Nice nice specimens!
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Awesome story and pics. Sounds crazy fun. I'm confused though. It's a 10lber, but you didn't have a scale to check?
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Job well done!
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Great job! Especially catching that bass on a 15lb PE line.
Where did you catch it? In Indiana?
Where did you catch it? In Indiana?
Re: Personal Best Largemouth Bass - 6/1/2022
Congrats. Dream on, buddy.