Hot--mid 90's, sunny, almost no clouds, no wind, and high, murky, khaki-colored water at the swamp pond today. When I saw the water, I had little hopes of getting a bite but was I wrong.

I started out in the shallow with a soft-plastic jerkbait, two different spinnerbaits, and pitched a Paca Craw but no bites.

In 9-10' of water, I started throwing Matt's Baby Bass swimbait. For the first time, I left off the weedless treble hook I had been adding to the belly of the bait. After a long cast, reeling it back at a slow-to-moderate pace, I felt a light thump and set the hook.

My 7', 6" Kistler Heavy Casting Helium rod helped me play and land the first Bass of the day, a 6 lb, 6 ouncer. She had inhaled the entire bait and was stuck in the roof of her mouth with the stock, sharp dorsal hook. Had to run my long-nose pliers inbetween her gills to yank it out--no blood, no harm.

A little while later in 7-8' of water, a 5lb, 8oz Bass grabbed the BB as it hit the water. She too had inhaled the whole bait but was unharmed and set free after the pics.

Missed two other bites that I think were small Bass but I was happy with those two. Matt's BB can be reeled in from slow to fast, pitched around the outside of cover, and jiiged off of the bottom in open water. I just ordered five more when they are finally released.


Finally got some decent swimbait Bass......more to come.

EDIT: See links in post below.

Dan

Great job!

post them as links........icant get what you typed to show anything.....and if I copy and paste it doesnt go to your pics

nice job!!

I CANt WAIT TO GET ONE

when r they due out???


BEN

Hey Ben, when you copy and paste it, don't include the > when you copy it. That is why it isn't showing for you.

Sorry guys. Here they are:

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128075&anum=3382 5/8

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128074&anum=3382 Same

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128073&anum=3382 Again

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128072&anum=3382 6/6--dirty water

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128071&anum=3382 Same 6/6

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128070&anum=3382 Again

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=128069&anum=3382 Last 6/6

Dan

Nice fish ones to be proud of,this questions for Matt,do you accept paypal at all? Also how do i bribe you into one of the sweet ass bass baits?
tight lines, brian ;-)

Nice fish...really nice in this heat, it looked like the water was muddy in the lake too.

I find as many small bass in bigger bass as any other forage fish.

Thanks for the kind words everyone(bet ya thought I was gonna say "y'all":D ?). I appreciate them and the "looks".

I of course, can't speak for Matt but I'm expecting them sooner rather than later. As I said, I just pre-ordered five as I have seen what a Bass's reaction to them has been and that was under some of the worst conditions; mid-90's, bright sunlight, no cloud cover, no wind, and 6" clarity in murky water you might find down here in the deep South.

Dan.

Congrats Dan, nice fish

Nice fish! I have been catching mostly dinks in the heat so far this summer x(

cant wait till he releases those baits to the public :)