Cyder
Justin
That's a fatty! Plenty of meat on that bad boy
Yea she was. She weighed in at 9lbs, but she was full of roe so I turned her back. I can't make myself keep fish that are full of roe unless it's shad or crappie.That's a fatty! Plenty of meat on that bad boy
BTW -- if you don't have one of these lures in your box, you should get one:Well, went out finally this Saturday and after over an hour of fishing without a single bite I caught possibly my personal best bass for my first fish this year:
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I only wish I had gotten a shot from the side to show the width of this thing. It's a little hard to see but I'm not really holding it out much from my body, it was very literally from my belly to knees long. Unfortunately I didn't have a scale or tape measure but I had issues holding it up and out with one hand without it jumping out of my hands. My guess is 8 lbs. but no matter what it was just massive. Bent my medium weight pole right in half and bent a treble hook. Two casts later I caught one just a couple inches smaller, but still a monster.
I have a few of those XTS baits, but none in that baby bass pattern. Looks like I'll be ordering a few.BTW -- if you don't have one of these lures in your box, you should get one:
Bass Pro Shops XTS Lures - Minnow | Bass Pro Shops: The Best Hunting, Fishing, Camping & Outdoor Gear
They're a little cheap -- the hooks especially -- but they have the best action of any stick bait in my arsenal. They're on sale for less than $2 right now and you can buy four of these for one Rapala, so the cheapness doesn't bother me. That's what I caught the monster above on.
The tail flips back and fourth in a wide swath and has a rattle in it.
That's an unusually good picture with unusually good lighting
Man, there's a local bait shop that is going out of business. My son and I went there today to check out the deals. Everything is 75% off, and the shelves are stocked with ice fishing gear. If my daughter weren't getting married next weekend (thereby fucking up my pocket money budget) I coulda spent a couple of hundred bucks and cleaned house.
Well, you win for biggest fish -- that's for sure.