Sunday, June 5, 2016

Tight Lines



Sure, you can sit around in slack-jawed amazement at the state of the Worldwide Anglican Non Communion (WANC), or you can get out and fish. I chose the latter option and RV'd with GWB, somewhere in Texas.




The Bass were biting in a small way and before too long I had a couple on the hook and reeled in; so did GWB. Then the the action was on. A monster of the deep took GWB's lure; tap, hookset, and out played the drag. 


Nice Fish, GWB

Big fun and a big fish. Good result. That Bass tournament was won by GWB. But then the sun was setting, the wind died down and the water smoothed out into a golden glassy stillness. Time for topwater.




Twitch that Torpedo and in fairness, a Bass exploded on my lure like a senior womyn clergyperson angling for a pointed hat. It was a close run thing, but the fish got away. Then it was time to get on the road and head back to the Compound.

And that was that, a good time was had by all.

Your Friend,

LSP

5 comments:

  1. You definitely have your secret fishing hole somewhere in Hill Country. There must be something that's feeding those trophy bass there in the pond. I'm curious.

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  2. Definitely a good time.
    Be safe and have a wonderful week!

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  3. Good question, LL. There was a lot of crawfish debris earlier this year and we've heard a lot of frogs; I'm guessing there's minnows too. The fish are hitting dark jigs and plastic worms -- blue and purple -- though I've had success with chartreuse. There's been some success too with chartreuse spinners, but that was earlier in the year. Baby Bass torpedoes can provoke a ferocious strike. I'd imagine chatterbaits would work well too, haven't tried cranks, rooster tails or spoons.

    So, in answer, crustaceans, grubs, frogs, minnows? + a bit of cannibalism?

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  4. Big ones like that are voracious cannibals. (try fishing with fava beans and a little chianti)

    I would stick with the lures that work. Experimenting is fun but you know what pulls in 10lbs + bass. That's good enough.

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