huddslinger Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Great fish that would Co. record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasenbass Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Let me start by saying that I don't have the luxury of knowing how to fish bass any other way but with a swimbait. When I jumped feet first into bass fishing, the goal was to catch the biggest bass in my local lakes and the best way to do that seemed to be with the big baits. The problem arises back at the dock when everyone is pulling out and slapping each other high fives and pats on the back for an awesome day out. Fish are pulled out of live-wells and pictures are taken with 12 pound limits. "How did you do?" when they see me come in with laughable sized baits tied onto what looks to be rods and reels designed to catch bluewater species. "Not so good." has been my general reply these days. "Great jig bite out there" or "I really nailed them flippin' wood with a senko" as some friends encourage me to keep at it. I don't know how to do that. Those tactics involve some serious skills which I don't have nor do I have the patience or desire to develop. Sorry, I picked my poison, and now I have to deal with the consequences. Out on the water the voices inside my head start going off wondering if this was a good choice for how to spend my day. Maybe I could borrow a jig from one of the guys? Maybe stitch a senko? I have a beautiful wife and daughter at home I need to spend time with so why am I out here? All day, everyday. And nothing to show for it. Then I get a divine reminder on why I do this. IMG_0784.JPG[/attachment] You can keep your senko and jig. I'll wear my shoulder and back out throwing the big bait. And my only fish for the day outweighs your daily limit. -Ali Congrats on the pig! Very nice! Quality over Quanity every time!!!!!! chasenbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnighswonger Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 WHAT A HOGG!!!! what bait were you using for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBait Intervention Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Toad alert! Ali just remember you may not catch a fish every time you go out, hell you may not catch a fish every few times you go out....But when you do catch them, you catch fish those guys' will only ever dream about! Congratulations! BBI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Ramen Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 ....But when you do catch them, you catch fish those guys' will only ever dream about! That's exactly right. I was kind of bummed about my results this past Fall (I had only just started throwing big baits) and was on the phone with Ken Huddleston when he took the time to give me a great pep talk about why I should stick with swimbaits. Basically, it boiled down to "every time you throw it, you have the chance to catch the fish of a lifetime." Since then I've kind of found a groove and have caught bigger fish than I ever would have if I had gone back to fishing tournament style baits. Now I love it when I pull a pig out of a particular pond and the regulars who fish there say "I had no idea there were fish that big in there!" Well, of course they didn't -- they were too busy catching the small ones. ; 0 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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