ncstatefisher Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Not sure what has possessed these fish since this big front rolled through.... but I like it!!! Hate to spam the report section but this is the most success I've had in a short span and it feels great to be on a pattern. The pic in the black shirt is Saturday's Catch, the blue is this evenings. The fish saturday was one of the most exciting glide bait bites I've ever had, he blasted it right at the bank while I had my head turned and gave the full whirlpool experience. The fish had moxie, stripped a good bit of drag before I turned him and I had it pretty well set. Today was a blast. This fish swung and missed right in close and just barely knicked the tail. I tossed back up 10 yards or so past and started working it and could see the shadow come up fast until my bait disappeared. POW! She gone. Also stuck a chunky 2.5lber and funny moment of the night, around 15 minutes before it got dark I turned to my girl mid retrieve and said "Ya know as much luck as I've been having I don't deserve to get bit again tonight" - two more cranks and BOOM! Big splash as a 4.5-5lb range fish blew up on the glide and started tailwalking, she pulled the hooks but I was laughing too hard to care. I know a ton of people say the more a bait gets beat up the more it gets bit, man this thing is in FIYAAAHHH. Gaining more and more mojo daily, just need to land a true giant on her FishDr, jrdbrmr, porkmeatballs and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Wow you got them dialed in! Keep em coming! ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Awesome James! Great to see you grind has paid out, turned a frustrating pond into a fun factory! Keep the great reports coming. ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUV-2-CATCH'EM Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Wow nice fish man! ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Great fish ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 The big ones like it stick with it. ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Whatever you're doing, don't stop! Good fish! ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbasser Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Nice fish!!! ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncstatefisher Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Well boys.. I officially jinxed her. A heavy storm was about to roll in so I wanted to take advantage of the conditions, about 10 minutes in WHAM! I bow up on a really solid fish but I could tell my hookset wasn't quite right (rainsuit kept me from following through) - When she got in close she jumped and rolled back over the line funny and pulled free. I'm not quite sure if she left a knick in the line or if the 20mph+ wind wrapped my line around my rod tip... but the ol glider.... she gone. The wind is blowing directly towards the bank heavy still so I'm holding out a small bit of hope maybe that 1-2' ROF will keep it close enough to the surface to wash in.. but in the mean time I'm on a killer bite without a bait!!! Just ordered 3 more. Don't know if this gantarel has a wide enough glide to get the job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELOSUB Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Great job on the bite, sucks about the lost fish and bait...That stuff happens but it's what keeps us coming back for more! ncstatefisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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