evans_usmc69 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Wayne and I decided to settle the score once and for all to see who was the true big bass champ on the east coast. I have wanted a title shot at the big bass champion since he won the belt last November, so here was my chance. I was pumped to say the least! This was going to be some Union vs Confederate type ish and we both knew it from the get go! Starts out really slow on some good areas so we move around to some places we had never fished. I put the first one in the boat on a crazy bite!! Fish hits the bait near cover, I swing, miss, reel the bait back to the boat and sit down to pout. I look down and low and behold, the fish is right behind the bait just looking at it. A couple of twitches towards the front of the boat, quick on the button to let some line out, she eats it and starts swimming away.....hook set and in the boat with almost no fight to her at all. I still can't believe it actually happened, but it most definitely did. By far the coolest bite I have ever had, especially for a 7 pounder! I've thrown the first punch at the champ and now it's time to see how good he really is! We fish around to this little cove and Wayne throws next to some cover and one just destroys his bait right next to it. Wayne swings and misses..... so close and I'm still not sure how she didn't get hooked up good, but the score is still 1-0 for me. We fish on a little bit more as the wind picks up. Wayne picks the perfect angle and that quick, Wayne has one on with another one trying to bite his bait. I try and get the one with it, but it swims away and I net his fish....1-1 now. No wonder he's the champ! We idle back into this killer cove with a little island in it. I throw to the left of it way too close and the bait hangs up in inches of water on some rocks. I start pumping the rod to try and free the bait and simultaneously I hear Wayne saying that's a fish as I feel the head shake. Fish on! Get it to the boat and an expert net job makes it 2-1 me again. 2 fish in crazy fashion, but 2 fish in the boat for me nonetheless. Next up we go hit some trees laying down on a bank and we pick every single one of them apart. Each cast is a possible DD it feels like. I make a perfect cast in the middle of 2 trees crossed and reel in my bait anticipating a strike and I feel the boat just rock like we crashed into a wall....yep, the champ has tied it up again. It scared the hell out of both of us but I net it easily and once again, it's tied up 2-2...... this guy. #5 was not easy, not even close to easy. I even give up and sit down to eat a sandwich and catch my breath. I tell Wayne I give up, take the belt, it's yours champ but just get us number 5. But cast after cast with no action has us both ready to submit. We decide to go back into that first cove again to try for that fish Wayne missed or maybe some others that have moved into the area. We ease into the cove, cast, cast, cast, nothing. I'm ready to take the tie and go home and maybe Wayne is too, but the game is not over yet! On the last cast, what could very possibly be the same fish that he missed the first time, absolutely destroys his bait. I couldn't of dumped that fish from the net if I wanted to it was so well hooked....3-2, game over in overtime. Wayne, you're the champ man. No doubt about it, take that big bass title belt and wear it around your waist with pride. But next time.....I'm coming back hard. The south will rise again!!! Londonmitch, Mason, hookedup and 30 others 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELOSUB Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Possibly one of the coolest reads on SU so far, thanks for sharing...Awesome day right there...Great pics... evans_usmc69, Bassinaz25, everythingthatswims and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColemanTaylor Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 great story evans_usmc69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDBEAD Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Glad to have been there to take part man. Definitely the best write-up I've read in a loooong time. Looking forward to many more. evans_usmc69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATFISHING1234 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Great read.....iiiiiittTTT'SSS TTTTIIIMMMMMEEEEE!!!!!.........USMC vs THE BEARD......Classic! evans_usmc69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aikenyounggun Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Great read and great bag. Great description of the two crazy bites evans_usmc69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Lol. Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciaramitaro Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sounds like a sick day on the water! Good job guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Great job and nice read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thastickybandit Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 looks like a good time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedup Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Awesome read, that first fish sounds like a crazy bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Nice ones and good read. Always fun to get out and compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 wow, that was long winded LOL evans_usmc69 and SPEEDBEAD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnchips35 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Nice read. Can't wait til the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBassMan Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Nice catches & cool read!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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