evilninja

First time back on the boat this season. . Just like riding a bike. eh ehh eh!

Late fall trip to stump pond. I fished nearby Chauncy a couple weeks back with some luck and talked to some locals.. they recomended I check out A-1 site.

hit up the lake from 10:30 till 4:30. stopped to cook some food over the fire and have a few beers. Not much action. My buddy had a bass about a pound or so but not even a bite other then that. We stopped at a random spot on the way back for a few quick casts and thats when I hooked up this monster...

Almost every day while working this summer I would fish my lunch breaks. Thats right.. I actually prioritized fishing above hunger. To be honest, most of the time, I would fish the senko off shore from various spots and come back skunked. Just not enough time to fish. A half hour break minus 10 minutes of total travel time.. How many casts do u thro in 20 minutes?

Every now in then I would hit a small LMB 2lbs or less.... had a 3.8 one day.. but the majority of the time, nothin.

Anyways.. the night before this trip I was out fishing till dark and caught what seemed like dozens of Larrys on a 5" green pumpkin/blk flake texas rigged (weedless) yamamoto senko with a 4/0 offset shank yamamoto hook.. While the fishing was good.. not one fish was over 1 1/2 lbs. kinda bored I decided to mix it up and think big. I dug in2 my tackle bag and found a used 9" senko (not a finesse) that I found on shore somwhere it was clear/white. Figuring I would miss the hookup texas rigging this thing cuz its soo damn long, I took a 5/0 hook and tied a 3/0 a few inches away from it and double texas rigged the biatch! ... Skunked for the rest off the night. grrrr....

The next day I took my lunch around 2:00 and I was 10 minutes late clocking back in.

I popped open my car door in a hurry to run to the lake, I grabbed my senko rod (cuz shore fishing with cranks or jigs in shallow water scares me!)
When I saw that Dbl rigged bastard that burned me the night b4, my heart kinda sunk. no confidence in the lure and no time to re-tie, I jetted over to the lake..

After numerous uneventful casts, I glanced at the cell, 2:33.. I was frustrated and late. Sometimes I just cant help it tho.... "JUST 1 MORE CAST" I said to myself.

So I chuck the monster frankensenko out there and let it flutter down. Nothin.. so I tap it a couple times.... (twitch*flutter*twich*twitch*flutter) nothin.

Feeling defeated, I cranked the reel and decided it was time to run back to work. Watching the line, I see the lure come up to the surface and start swimming its way back to me.........

The sound is what I processed first. It was like a beaver slapping the water followed by a thrashing sound. He dove under and I applied pressure and set the hook. I thought it was a pike.. fighting and taking out my line.

No scale on hand but I have seen my share of bass.. 3s 4s all summer long. I guessed his weight atleast 4 1/2 probably 5.

I was late getting back to work but couldnt stop smiling. My boss said.. "whats wrong with u? Ur late and u look like u just got laid or something." I said, "I kinda did." then he asked, "are you gonna see her again?" and I answered, "nah.. Im strictly catch and release!"

stop here every now and then on my way home from work.. not really expecting much. just shore fishin hooked up a 2 anda half pounder out with a senko.

10/29/09 Out lookin for Pike but hooked up a 4lb bass trolling

I had been skunked and my girl pulled in a nice 3.5lb pig.. I wasnt gonna leave till I had her beat...

these fish were caught within2 weeks of each other.. while fishing the lake almost every day of the summer.


great spot for summer time large mouths.. Jig or senko.