Thursday, June 21, 2018

Monster Bass Bonanza



Like a gift from heaven it began to rain, rippling the still surface of the small lake and out whirred lines across the water. Tranquil, but not for long.



His First Big Bass

The first Bass plowed into my hook like a sledgehammer coming down on a Clinton Blackberry. Kaboom, and before you could say Russian collusion the fight was on, and what a fight but finally, after about 5 minutes, up came a Bass, a monster Hybrid.



Monster

This went on for two days, morning, noon and evening, monster Bass after monster Bass until I lost count. Outrageous, unreal, ridiculous fishing, a make-your-arms-ache Bass bonanza of epic proportions. Pretty much a huge fish with every cast, and here's the thing.



Weirdly Large Hybrid

I had some luck with green plastic worms on Texas rigs, very little with topwater lures and no luck at all with crankbaits. These didn't produce; similar, when you think about it, to the Deep State's various attempts to overthrow the President. P**gate, Russian spy, Stormy the Prostitute and on, none of them worked, dammit.



Scientific Rig

No, but live worms on a #1 baitholder did, these enormous Bass couldn't get enough of them. They loved them like a millionaire socialist loves fauxtrage, and perhaps this confounds conventional wisdom, which advises big hooks and big bait for big fish. 





Whatever the case, the small hook, live worm rig fished up a storm of surging, diving, running, thrashing Bass. Just a whole lot of fun and there's a message in that.

Get out and fish,

LSP

2 comments:

Adrienne said...

Those are amazing fish, LSP.

So yesterday, while at the Eye Institute for a check up on my now perfect eyeball (20/20!!!!) I had a nice conversation with an older gentleman about fishing. I told him about you and asked if we had gar in Idaho (not too many, if at all.)

Due to your info I was able to sound half way credible.

LSP said...

Good to hearabout the perfect eye!

And interesting gar point. I think they're pretty much a southern fish -- vastly overlooked for sport.

Ye Gods they can put up a fight.