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Post by psuhntr on May 19, 2015 12:56:05 GMT -5
Got out on SML for the first time since this past fall looking for a little redemption. We launched out of Hardy Forde and headed down lake towards Indian Run. We picked up 20-30 bass mainly in main lake cuts around that area. Most of the damage came on swimbaits. Think we ended up with 10.4 pounds and took 2nd place in the tournament we fished. Wish SML was closer to me.
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Post by Red Bear on May 20, 2015 11:16:57 GMT -5
you mustve caught a lot of dinks to be using swimbaits and only average 2lbs a fish at weigh-in
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Post by piper on May 20, 2015 13:37:27 GMT -5
redbear, considering these fish are coming out of spawn with some males still guarding fry dinks are not a surprise
Oh and I think it took 13 lbs to win it...so is what it is
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Post by psuhntr on May 21, 2015 11:40:23 GMT -5
actually 11.04 won I think...14 boats
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Post by Red Bear on May 21, 2015 12:52:55 GMT -5
redbear, considering these fish are coming out of spawn with some males still guarding fry dinks are not a surprise Oh and I think it took 13 lbs to win it...so is what it is i understand, i was just merely making an observation. swimbaits usually produce some bigger fish than that though. but i will say this, all too often i see bass anglers on SML only fishing moving baits, or fishing soft plastics way too fast. a lot of them might be surprised at the fish they miss and couldve had if they just slowed down a bit. now, i'm not saying this is the case with psuhntr, and dont get me wrong, 2nd place in a tournament is nothing to scoff at, but good old plastic worms and lizards still work when drug slowly across the bottom and then paused, and then repeated; as opposed to hopping them across the bottom real quick... |
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Post by Eric on May 21, 2015 13:38:29 GMT -5
redbear, considering these fish are coming out of spawn with some males still guarding fry dinks are not a surprise Oh and I think it took 13 lbs to win it...so is what it is i understand, i was just merely making an observation. swimbaits usually produce some bigger fish than that though. but i will say this, all too often i see bass anglers on SML only fishing moving baits, or fishing soft plastics way too fast. a lot of them might be surprised at the fish they miss and couldve had if they just slowed down a bit. now, i'm not saying this is the case with psuhntr, and dont get me wrong, 2nd place in a tournament is nothing to scoff at, but good old plastic worms and lizards still work when drug slowly across the bottom and then paused, and then repeated; as opposed to hopping them across the bottom real quick... I agree with the worms and lizards, they are still very good at SML and I have always prefered to fish them very slow (crawl the bottom & stop). Black spinner baits are also very good at night. Sometimes I think so much emphasis is put on the new stuff (swimbaits, jerkbaits, etc), folks forget about the old tried and true stuff. I have no problem trying new stuff, but I like the old stuff as well. I still catch bass on worms, lizards and jigs I had and used 35 years ago.  |
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Post by greg on May 22, 2015 18:26:08 GMT -5
actually 11.04 won I think...14 boats What tournament ? |
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Post by 31Airborne on May 26, 2015 15:16:57 GMT -5
nice work, aaron. you're a brave soul, going out on SML this time of year . . . and on a holiday weekend. congrats on the 2nd place finish!
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