CNC Molds N Stuff 627 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share We hit the water around 5:30 or 6:00 and after launching The Cat inthat little backwater we headed down the way a bit. Was mostlythrowing Club-Os. I was switching back and forth between C0-4s andCO-H5s, and I caught a couple small bass, but the bluegills were justharassing the heck out of my baits. I decided to fish for them withsome 1.5" curly grubs I make myself. I use a simple dropshot rig with acouple #6 bait holder hooks. They were smacking the bait and spittingit pretty quick, but I started to get a feel for them, and managed 7that were big enough to become a late dinner last night. I also stuckseveral small bass on them, and had one decent one break me off on thejump. I wasn't surprised as I had been bumping the rig through somerocks for several casts to get bit. I just have 6 or 8 pound test onthat rod too. As the sun fell and the light level started tonoticeably change I decided to try another area where the gills hadbeen harassing me earlier. On my first cast I felt tension on the linealmost instantly, and I loaded it up. It didn't feel like a bluegill.At first it was solid, and I was thinking it was a 2 or 3 pound bass.Then it started to pull, and I thought maybe a little bigger. Thenshe started to take some drag. Enough were I just let her take drag.In fact I checked the drag because at one point the rod was reallyloading up and I wasn't sure if the drag was going to slip like itshould. It was fine.When I got a my first look at the fish Ithought it was atleast a 5 or 6 pounder. Then she dove taking dragagain. Patti grabbed the net and set it in the water. Of course thefish saw the net and took drag again, but I was ready for that. Thenit went under the net, and we had to get it out of the way. Patti wasawesome on the net. After 7 or 8 runs taking drag on almost every runshe was finally ready to come in. Patti set the net down low in thewater, and I was able to lead the fish up over it. When I was aboutready to say pick it up the net just disappeared. So did my fish.Patti swooped it up and had it down in the bottom of the boat in theflick of an eye. At that moment I was thinking solid 6+, but when Ipicked it up for a picture I thought over 7. Later when I weighed iton D-Mans scale it showed at 7lbs 5ozs.D-Man paddled overwhile I was messing with the fish to borrow a pair of pliers. He wastrying to get the hook out of a solid fish of his own at the same time.I got a couple more small bass on the YTC 1.5" Curly Grubafter that, but I was basically done for the evening after that bigfish.I'm not suggesting anybody go big bass hunting with a1.5" curly grubs. That was incredibly lucky. Year old light line.Tiny little hook. Insignificant little bait. Everything has to lineup just right to get a nice fish like that in the boat on such a rig. Ican go further to say that sometimes when I just want to feel a pullon my string, I'll throw that rig, and more than once I have seen abigger (2-3 pounder) bass eat it in clear water. Swim up, bite down,and hold it, and then see the bait and hook slide right out of theirmouth as I try to load up and hook them. The hook is just too smallfor consistent hookups on big bass.Prior to last night I hadcaught bass upto about 4 pounds on my tiny baits, but I have alwaysconsidered it just luck and I was never "really" targeting big basswith them. Its just not a good choice for getting them in the boat.I will say: IF YOU JUST WANT TO FEEL A PULL ON YOUR STRING,they are pretty hard to beat. I've got a lot of small fish on the YTC1.5" Curly Grub. Last year my son caught 30 or 40 fish including 6back to back doubles out on the canal bank one day dropshotting littlecurly tails. Bluegill, redear, striper (yes striper), crappie,largemouth, and smallmouth have fallen to this simple rig for me.Usually lots of small fish, but as I have said before, "Fishing beats not fishing, and catching beats not catching." Quote Link to comment
RayburnGuy 1,383 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Congrats on a nice catch Bob. I would have been a nervous wreck using the equipment you were fishing with. Ben Quote Link to comment
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