January Swimbait Toad 2025
cpvenom reply :
A friend of mine took me out to a couple ponds this morning. I decided to focus on throwing a Mattlures bluegill, as I am dipping my toes into the swimbait world. I quickly landed a smaller fish (my first Mattlures fish, and first of 2017). Feeling confident, I threw my bait past a fallen branch and *Wham*, stuck this pretty lady. Talk about a rush! I can now officially say I'm hooked on swimbaits...
Bluebasser86 reply :
Swimbaits can be a lot of work and fruitless hours, but as you now know, the payoff is worth it. Congrats on a great looking fish!
jbw252 reply :
Good looking bucketmouth. Nice catch.
Yakalong reply :
Very nice 
roadwarrior reply :
Nice fish, great pic!
CybrSlydr reply :
Wow!!! Great looking fish!!!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Good looking pond fish.
clh121787 reply :
That's right bro. Way to stick them big girls!!
Sittin there reelin em in reply :
I wish I could hook something with a swim bait. I haven't caught one yet!
UPSmallie reply :
Awesome fish!
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Congrat.
WIGuide reply :
Congrats on that beast!
bma3 reply :
Awesome fish! How much did it weigh?
J._Bricker reply :
Beautiful fish and a great way to start off 2017! Congratulations!
cpvenom reply :
On 2/2/2017 at 6:19 AM, bma3 said:Awesome fish! How much did it weigh?
Both my buddy and I agreed it was around 7 pounds or so. Her eyes and mouth weren't huge, but her body was thick, dense, and healthy. My guess is that she's relatively young, and she may be on her way to becoming Queen of the pond.
Paul Roberts reply :
Gorgeous fish. That's the way to start the year. Another SB monster.
Darren. reply :
Are you kidding me?! That's a HAWG!!
Congrats!
RoLo reply :
Congratulations, she's a BIG girl!
When I read "Swimbait Toad" I was expecting a mutant lure, but this is much better 
Roger
Mosster47 reply :
Great fish man!
kroberts9 reply :
Thats a pig, I would say more like 8lbs but pics are tough to judge. Either way that's a great fish for all fifty states.
NCbassraider reply :
On 2/11/2017 at 9:48 AM, kroberts9 said:Thats a pig, I would say more like 8lbs but pics are tough to judge. Either way that's a great fish for all fifty states.
Great fish but not an 8 lb bass. That's an arm extended pic of a fat 4 or 5 pounder.
I still don't know why everyone doesn't carry a quality scale, because you never know when...
kroberts9 reply :
On 2/14/2017 at 3:14 PM, NCbassraider said:Great fish but not an 8 lb bass. That's an arm extended pic of a fat 4 or 5 pounder.
I still don't know why everyone doesn't carry a quality scale, because you never know when...
arm extended pics suck. I lay all mine on the lying tamer. before pics. like in my avatar. you can't mess up length or girth on them. keep fishermen honest is tough lol
Bluebasser86 reply :
And that's why if I don't have a scale, I don't even bother posting an estimated weight.
I prefer fish be held to the camera. I want to show people the fish, not my ugly mug. There's a big difference to me between presenting the fish like the OP is doing, and really long-arming them to make them look bigger.
Mainly though, is it really that big of a deal? I see the OP's picture, I see a great looking fish, one that I'd love to catch myself. Maybe it's an 8, maybe it's a 5, I don't really care, it's a great fish. At least there's a picture instead of the story about the 6, 8, or 10 pound bass (because that's the only increments they come in for those stories for some reason), he caught but didn't have a camera to take a picture.
wvbuzzbait reply :
TOTAL PIG! Congrats!
Conman reply :
Congrats! That's a nice size anywhere. I looked up Mattlures. With those prices, all I can think about is what if I get a snag? Their baby hardgill lure is $60. Wow! My max is about $10 - $13 and I thought Livetarget was overpriced. I've spent a lot of money on top of the line rods, reels, electronics, and trolling motor. I just can't seem to bring myself to spend that much on a lure that I can lose on a snag. Am I being too conservative?
TnRiver46 reply :
On 2/21/2017 at 4:30 AM, Conman said:Congrats! That's a nice size anywhere. I looked up Mattlures. With those prices, all I can think about is what if I get a snag? Their baby hardgill lure is $60. Wow! My max is about $10 - $13 and I thought Livetarget was overpriced. I've spent a lot of money on top of the line rods, reels, electronics, and trolling motor. I just can't seem to bring myself to spend that much on a lure that I can lose on a snag. Am I being too conservative?
Heck no. I have never bought top of the line anything. Mostly because I can't afford it but I still wouldn't if I could. 20$ poles and purple plastic worms will catch bass
frosty reply :
On 2/21/2017 at 4:30 AM, Conman said:Congrats! That's a nice size anywhere. I looked up Mattlures. With those prices, all I can think about is what if I get a snag? Their baby hardgill lure is $60. Wow! My max is about $10 - $13 and I thought Livetarget was overpriced. I've spent a lot of money on top of the line rods, reels, electronics, and trolling motor. I just can't seem to bring myself to spend that much on a lure that I can lose on a snag. Am I being too conservative?
Try the U2 version, they look awesome but they are a lot cheaper.
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