elhoward622 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I kayaked a section of the Coosa River looking to try my new carp hugger shad and some other new arrivals. The hard bait bite never really materialized as I only boated one smaller spot on the 6" bull shad, so I switched over to the carp hugger and withing 10 minutes had 5 pound class spotted bass come off at the boat. I ended up losing 3 or 4 smaller fish that never really got a good shot on the bait and stuck another nice spot similar to the first on that I lost. I was fishing a swift section of shoals that was no more than 2-3 feet deep on moost places. The big fish came out from behind a boulder I buzzed the bait past and chased it down from behind, swallowing it tail first. Unfortunately, the fish ended up ripping a hole in the tail section due to the way it ate it and waded the rear of the bait up on the hook. It still swam fine despite it and the maker is sending me some silicone to fix it. A few thoughts on the carp hugger: -it is a very tall bait, so smaller mouthed species may have trouble getting a good shot on it -swims really, really well in swift current -very durable despite freak tear -nice profile and paint scheme Primus, gradycodd, everythingthatswims and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurejerk Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Nice run there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Nice one and thanks for sharing your observations on a bait that I'm not familiar with . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskid95 Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Nice spots! How are you liking that Fury btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhoward622 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Nice spots! How are you liking that Fury btw? I have been ultra impressed with it so far. I have used it for whopper plopper 130s, a-rigs, glide baits and jointed baits up to 3oz, and even an ROF 5 8" Hudd. It feels lighter in the hand than the Champion counterpart, although I still like the short handle on the Champ SBMT 795. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskid95 Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Awesome! Thanks for the info. I may just have to pick up one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeast_trev Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 may just have to pick up one. Same here. Nice looking spot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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