Jay_Paternostro Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 This year was the 1st year I really started chuckin' big swimbaits. I caught Five 5lbers this year but I could not beat 5.8lbs. After fishing for over 3 hours without a bite, I was rewarded with my personal best 6 pounder. Get her on the XL Nezumma rat, 12 at night, about 10-15 feet over a weed line (my favorite spot on my home lake) Got her on a mildly-slow stop & go retrieve while walking the dog in between 2-3 second pauses. The best part about this bass was definitely the splash it made when it hit my nez, this was like nothing I've ever heard before. It was so loud I honestly thought it was a beaver smacking it's tail against the water. Once I heard the splash, I set the hook as hard as I could, and as soon as I felt the dead weight of the bass on the other end of my line, I knew I had finally broken my personal best after all year. Big thanks to my fishing parthner and cousin Brandon with the net job. This is just the beginning, even though the state record in CT is just shy of 13 pounds, I'm determined to get a double digit. This upcoming year I'm going to put all my time in with my big baits, and hopefully next year you'll see a post of my 10lber I get on my Roman Made Mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradycodd Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBoy4life Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Sick post man. Nice rat fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyal Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Awesome fish congrats man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATFISHING1234 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 CONGRATS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmv_bassfishing Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Solid fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batallas22 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nice rat fish and congrats on the PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfc_rr Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Awesome fish congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbarnosky Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Finally good work buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R8R Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Congrats man,and positive thinking comes a long way. I hope you post that DD next year good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepinItReelFishing Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 WELL DONE SIR!! I feel ya. NJ angler here and I'm stuck at 5lbs 8oz myself. Dying to break into the next numeric catagory (6 or better). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeast_trev Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sick dude! the night bite can be killer. I'm stuck at a little under 6 for my pb in NH. Trying to break it this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnchips35 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColemanTaylor Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 you gotta love rat fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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