Well guys I've been trying to catch a big bass and I finally did it!
Went out today and threw a 12" worm for a hour or so with no success so I switched to a 1/2oz black and blue structure jig with a Big bite baits craw trailer and caught her!! Thanks guys! Bassresource has made me such a better angler and I couldn't have done it without yall...
The more I tried targeting big bass the more I realized it wasn't for me... So this ends my big bass quest. Its tough, going hours without a bite waiting for that one good one is hard on your mind.
An old rusty scale we had said 5lbs for what its worth, that's a PB for me, I finally broke 5!!!
Another picture without the straight arm trick hahaha
Congrats on your new PB.
That's a great fish! Nice work!
Nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PB's are sweet but they are meant to be broken. Congrats.
Well I'm not done trying to catch big bass! I'm just done trying to solely target the biggest bass in a body of water, I'm gonna go back to targeting that balance between size and numbers...
Well done. WTG!! You kept at it. Your quest has only just begun.
Nice job. You deserve it.
That's a good feeling. Congrats!
Why stop at one? Repeat what you did and look for the same conditions and cover and see if you can't put another one in the boat.
The search is never over!
Congrats on a nice fish.
Nice fish!
Your quest for your FIRST big bass is over... Congrats on an awesome fish!
On 9/15/2014 at 12:42 AM, Catch and Grease said:Well guys I've been trying to catch a big bass and I finally did it!
Went out today and threw a 12" worm for a hour or so with no success so I switched to a 1/2oz black and blue structure jig with a Big bite baits craw trailer and caught her!! Thanks guys! Bassresource has made me such a better angler and I couldn't have done it without yall...
The more I tried targeting big bass the more I realized it wasn't for me... So this ends my big bass quest. Its tough, going hours without a bite waiting for that one good one is hard on your mind.
An old rusty scale we had said 5lbs for what its worth, that's a PB for me, I finally broke 5!!!
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Your face about split with that smile! lol
reminds me of how blessed I am to fish where i fish
Looks like a good lookin' 5 pounder to me.. .. but the quest is never over
..cause the quest is to catch fish
The guy from Bigmouth said it best.. hes excited everytime he catches a fish.. and I feel the same way
CONGRATS
whats the length on that one?
On 9/15/2014 at 7:35 AM, einscodek said:Looks like a good lookin' 5 pounder to me.. .. but the quest is never over
..cause the quest is to catch fish
The guy from Bigmouth said it best.. hes excited everytime he catches a fish.. and I feel the same way
CONGRATS
whats the length on that one?
20 inches
Anything 5+ is totally validating of all our ridiculous obsession... Once you've pulled one in, it all makes sense
Congrats on your PB. Is that a grumman boat?
On 9/15/2014 at 8:14 AM, BassObsessed said:Congrats on your PB. Is that a grumman boat?
Idk what the brand is its just a Jon boat Lol...
I wouldnt go poundage, I'd say anything 19-20"-ish+
We are talking fish who can easily take out younger bass
and btw that cyprus swamp you fishin', I could throw cigar topwaters all day for some monsters
Congratulations on your PB!
You do know PB's are almost always temporary, so good luck beating this one.
On 9/15/2014 at 8:32 AM, Catch and Grease said:Idk what the brand is its just a Jon boat Lol...
It reminded me of my Grumman boat about 25 years ago with a Mariner on the back..
Good luck on your next PB.
Well I'll tell y'all one thing, I have a lot more confidence in a jig now!
Wtg man ... nice fish!
Nice Bass.
Congrats on your PB.
PB's are always a Blast.
A-Jay
Congrats, knew that jig would work for yah! Incredibly underrated big fish bait!
Good looking fish. Broke 5 lb's myself this season. It's an awesome feeling. Congrats on your personal best!
Congrats!
So, what did you learn?
Nice fish.
Well I'm actually quite proud of myself because I applied all the information you guys gave me in those big bass threads on that day and it paided off.
WRB mentioned fishing around depth changes in the trees so I found a spot with lots of big bass forage like bream and such and it had good depth changes an plenty of cover, so I got out the jig and started moving tree to tree fishing the jig slow. I was throwing the jig out and letting it sink, id let it sit on the bottom motionless then shake it alittle in case a bass followed it on the fall. If a bass didn't get it at that point id start hoping and dragging it really slow back to the boat then rinse and repeat.
Congrats man nice fish!!
Really nice fish!! Congrats.
Good deal.
Just checking.
Nice fatty. Shees I'll be happy if I break the 3lb mark.
The quest is never over
Yea, I agree, ^^ even if you say so, it's always in you're mind, if you're bass fishing...
On 9/16/2014 at 9:15 AM, Alonerankin2 said:Yea, I agree, ^^ even if you say so, it's always in you're mind, if you're bass fishing...
....and when you're not
I kept telling myself the first 5lb bass I catch is getting mounted, someone dropped it off at the taxidermist yesterday morning. I hope it turns out good!!
I didn't get to see what condition it was in when being dropped off. She was in the freezer over night I hope it didnt get damaged... I had her wrapped in a trash bag.
Should of measured and weighed it with a pic and got a cast mount instead, but then again there is probably a crap load of bass that size in that lake.
I would have to do that up here though. That would be considered a Lunker which would also be a breeder so personally I'd release it after pics and measurements. Just like you I would definitely make a trophy for the accomplishment
Congrats!
Awsome fish!
Targeting big bass doesn't mean waiting for hours to get bit. A good ol 10 inch ribbon tail will catch bass all day long 15in and up mostly. I fish for big bass every time out that's it. I'd rather catch one good fish than 20 2lbers
Great Catch! I imagine you'll have many more coming to you whether you are targetting them or not.
Justin Mott
On 9/15/2014 at 2:19 AM, Catch and Grease said:Well I'm not done trying to catch big bass! I'm just done trying to solely target the biggest bass in a body of water, I'm gonna go back to targeting that balance between size and numbers...
I've got a feeling you'll be breaking that PB...congrats!
congrats on the PB! your quest isn't over you just raised the stakes! was it a good fight?? pulling drag and making some splashing jumps? lol
when i fish my first goal is to catch A fish just to get the skunk off then im constantly on the hunt for big mamma and whatever i get inbetween is icing on the cake for me.
On 9/24/2014 at 5:31 AM, TBO said:congrats on the PB! your quest isn't over you just raised the stakes! was it a good fight?? pulling drag and making some splashing jumps? lol
when i fish my first goal is to catch A fish just to get the skunk off then im constantly on the hunt for big mamma and whatever i get inbetween is icing on the cake for me.
Lol it wasn't much of a fight, I was fishing pads and grass with 50lb braid and a tight drag. So I horsed her away from the pads and she jumped once, right into my net!