Does it get much Better?

Instead my mind was set on one thing, catching the big bass that had escaped me yesterday.

Fishing around the pads has been good, in fact it's been real good. My strategy had not changed, my tackle selection however did. I spooled up some new 30lb stren on my Shimano Scorpion and then paired that up with the 7 foot St Croix, pads and sticks were not going to be a determining factor for losing fish today.

I get to the lake and go to tie on a buzz bait. I was there prior to sunrise so I figured why not give it a shot, only I forgot to bring them. Oh well, tie on a speedworm instead. I start buzzing around the pads and see a small wake shoot out and follow the worm, I kill it 5 feet from the boat and the line goes tight, set the hook and pull my first keeper a 13-14 incher. Seems the pattern for the last few days is holding up.

I troll over to the next set of pads cast out and backlash, pick out the tangle and start reeling up, I feel the weight, set the hook and another decent bass comes up, but this one is like a wet sock, no fight whatsoever, I lip it and realize why, hooked right through the eye. I get the hook out and let it go.

I head back to the other side of the lake where the big fish spit my hook, I catch a few dinks on the way on tiny brush hogs and a few pickerel on speedworms. I get back to the dock area and start buzzing the speedworm, no takers. I cast to the same dock where the big fish hit yesterday...nothing. Troll about 15-20 feet down near a small brushpile, cast the speedowrm and a huge wake follows it out, I kill it and the line goes tight, reel down set the hook with everything I got and this monster fish is on, it pulls tight and makes a few runs but is no match for the braid, pads were sheared and a few moments later this beauty is in the boat. She weighs in just a little over 6 pounds. Now I don't know if it was the same fish or not from yesterday, but I'd like to believe that the score is tied up now. I hit a few more good fish in the 3+ range, all on the brush hogs and all holding tight to cover. Some pictures at a.b.p.f.

Oh I also had about 4 women flash me and a bunch or people yelling LargeMouth!! Bass!!! Catch one for me!!! Unusual you say? Not when Nascar is in town and the place your fishing is off the main road to the track. Hooters and fish, does it get much better? Hope everyone had a great weekend

JK