Mikeward Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 After many many tough trips I was able to get on a nice weedless swimbait bite. When I saw the misfit color way drop for the citizen I knew that it had potential to get bit on the water that I fish. During the summer time I made sure to try it if the situation presented itself. And even though I would draw out some of the biggest fish I’d ever seen I could NOT get them to commit. Well my boat takes a crap on me in the fall but one of my bank spots has a swimbait bite that turns on in the winter time. The first time I went I got there when the sun was coming up and it was probably 41degrees, I cast a few times and I’m making sure to wait til the bait hits the bottom then reel in just fast enough to where the tail is kicking but it is still bouncing off of the bottom. Well eventually I get CRACKED and hard! But it totally caught me off guard, I set late and not very hard but I’m fighting the fish and he’s not far off of shore. I pull the fish up on its side and he gives me one good roll and my bait came flying back at me. I was HOT but I was also super excited because that was my first real bite on that thing. So I decided to let that area breathe for a while and walk to another spot on the bank. Second cast at this spot and the same thing happens! That’s when I realized that I’m hittin these things like I skipped breakfast lol I thought back to those videos of Keith crackin them fish hard so I told myself the next time I get bit I’m giving them the bad news. Low and behold I ended up getting a solid 3 lber and some smaller ones that day on the citizen and some smaller weedless baits. In the next couple trips to this spot I was getting consistent good sized fish and eventually broke my pb with a 5.84lber. I know that’s not the biggest fish but my last pb was a 5.01lber in 2015 on a senko and I don’t take anything away from that one, that’s all I knew back then, but I really wanted to prove to myself that I’m learning and all this time, money and effort pays off. That day was crazy too because it was 31 degrees and the fog was so thick you couldnt see 50ft in front of you. I got the bass and a 7lb striper at sunrise and the bite died the rest of the time I was there. When ppl say slow down and then slow down some more they are not lying. 22RangerZ520R, Habitual_lip_ripper, GrizzleyShad and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Great fish and great story. Mikeward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkimbaLL704 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 That’s awesome man! I need to put more time in this year with the softies! Mikeward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeward Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 21 minutes ago, AkimbaLL704 said: That’s awesome man! I need to put more time in this year with the softies! Thank you! Yeah if you’re fishing a lot of weeds it’s a game changer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimbaitrookie Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Nice ones! Persistence pays Mikeward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Great fish and congratulations, more bigger ones will come. Mikeward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillerDaPikeKiller Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Nice ones! Awesome story too.. Mikeward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkimbaLL704 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Mikeward said: Thank you! Yeah if you’re fishing a lot of weeds it’s a game changer Here in mass I have plenty of weedy spots, I’ve used soft baits and caught fish on them and I agree it’s a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burritojoe Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Tank! Just got some citizens and can’t wait to use them Mikeward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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