Well I caught my first largemouth today. I have caught a lot of fish in my days spent on the water, but never a largemouth. I just recently started fishing for Bass and it has been a learning experience.
This morning I sent my lady on her way to Ohio to visit her parents so I headed out to the lagoons. I grabbed my camera to document any fish I might catch (and make the post more interesting). My plan was to try out a couple new spots and some new soft baits. I didnt make it to the goons until 1230PM but I got on the water quickly. I hiked around and made it to the new spots but the wind was blowing so hard that it made it difficult to cast. I gave up on my new spots and went back to some more sheltered spots I knew.
I started throwing a senko watermelon with red and green flake. Three casts in I felt a nibble, a bite and then a run. I set the hook and what a fight this guy had in him. In took less than a minute to land this guy but it was a fun minute. I have caught my fair share of trout, but Bass give up a good fight. It was a blast.
I was so excited about catching my first largemouth that I forgot to get the camera ready. So instead of keeping the fish out of the water longer than necessary, I scrapped the photo idea and got him back in the water. (didnt want to kill my first largemouth)
After that I fished another 1.5 hours with no luck. But the one guy made it worth while.
This morning I sent my lady on her way to Ohio to visit her parents so I headed out to the lagoons. I grabbed my camera to document any fish I might catch (and make the post more interesting). My plan was to try out a couple new spots and some new soft baits. I didnt make it to the goons until 1230PM but I got on the water quickly. I hiked around and made it to the new spots but the wind was blowing so hard that it made it difficult to cast. I gave up on my new spots and went back to some more sheltered spots I knew.
I started throwing a senko watermelon with red and green flake. Three casts in I felt a nibble, a bite and then a run. I set the hook and what a fight this guy had in him. In took less than a minute to land this guy but it was a fun minute. I have caught my fair share of trout, but Bass give up a good fight. It was a blast.
I was so excited about catching my first largemouth that I forgot to get the camera ready. So instead of keeping the fish out of the water longer than necessary, I scrapped the photo idea and got him back in the water. (didnt want to kill my first largemouth)
After that I fished another 1.5 hours with no luck. But the one guy made it worth while.
