Lightninrod | Thu Apr-21-05 04:17 PM |
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#6145, "My First Swimbait Bass"
Thu Apr-21-05 04:17 PM by Lightninrod
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Well, it's not a "Trophy" Bass by any means but I am no longer a "Swimbait Virgin :-) ".
I threw Matt's Male Bluegill in 4-5' of water in a small cove and as I was reeling it back just fast enough to get the tail moving, I felt the lightest of thumps thru my Kistler Helium 7', 6" Extra Heavy Casting rod and I set the hook. I truly thought she was bigger than the 3lbs, 13 ozs she weighed but I'll take her:) .
Now I've got the confidence to throw one more often and it feels GOOD!
http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=120170&anum=3723
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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ben23 | Thu Apr-21-05 05:53 PM |
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#6146, "RE: My First Swimbait Bass"
In response to Reply # 0
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Excellent!
way to go! I just got my mattlures in the mail today, wow they are pretty
were you casting and winding or was is a slow bottom retrieve?
What size trebel do you put on it and do you impale it into the belly?
sorry for the ?'s
Great job
BEN
god bless
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Lightninrod | Fri Apr-22-05 04:36 AM |
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#6147, "RE: My First Swimbait Bass"
In response to Reply # 1
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Thanks and yes, they are 'purty'!
I was just reeling it back just fast enough to make the tail 'do-it's-thing'--not too fast, not too slow and of course, that will depend on the amount of line retrieval whatever reel you are using has.
I can't remember the size(I'm at work now) but it's the biggest size this hook comes in:
http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jhtml?id=0000010112958a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnString=hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&QueryText=mustad+weedless&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jhtml.22&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=mustad+weedless&noImage=0&returnPage=search-results1.jhtml
I went with the weedless treble due to the snags found in most of the ponds I fish in here in the deep South. She had the trebel and the stock, dorsal hook stuck in her as she inhaled "the whole thang".
Dan
"Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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ben23 | Sat Apr-30-05 06:00 AM |
Member since Apr 09th 2004
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#6186, "RE: My First Swimbait Bass"
In response to Reply # 4
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d smith:
It might be a matter of that they are following it, but they just are to far behind to notice
Make sure you have good sunglasses that you can see through the water, I know that they follow it, it is just hard to see them.
After evey time i reel in a cast, I look into the water very carefully looking for that "submarine shadow", and sometimes if you see that follower, try not to spook it.
Dont throw the swimbait at it, beacause it usually spooks them, but throw a plastic worm right on top of him, they usually take it.
BEN god bless
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