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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:13 pm Post subject: Steven's Pig at Small Pond |
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Tuesday I hit one of my local small ponds starting around 11:45am.
First cast out with a 6cm Husky Jerk and I get a dinky bass. Stayed with the Husky Jerk for a while and caught 1 more bass.
Switched over to a small 2" soft plastic worm rigged with 2 trout hooks. Did a slow walk the dog just beneath the surface and had plenty of bluegills and bass coming to grab it. After landing 2, I decided to try a steady retrieve on the surface by just skipping it. Bass were exploding on it!
After catching a total of 5 bass up to just over a pound with that small worm, I lost it on a tree.
Switched over to a bigger 6" black Texas rigged worm. Bass were going crazy for that too but couldn't get them to grab the hook.
But once I cast right along the edge of bushes in shallow cover, I get a huge explosion and the fight is on!
I was able to drive it out of all the bushes and landed a 6.25 pound pig!
Once I let it go, I was hungry so I headed back for a bite to eat. |
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jomonkey527
Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 225
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Thats a fat girl. |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:56 am Post subject: |
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She has a belly on her for sure. It looks like she swallowed a baseball! Nice fish! _________________ Don't forget to wear sunscreen and don't litter! |
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DirtyDawg10
Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Nice fish! |
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bdiggy
Joined: 15 Aug 2011 Posts: 245 Location: Thomaston, CT
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Awesome man! Congrats! |
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hila2006
Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Posts: 582 Location: Ellington
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Awesome Michael another good day for you. Congrats. |
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johnkaz
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 37
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:39 am Post subject: |
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wow!! nice hog Michael _________________ "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau |
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x182dan
Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 329 Location: Seymour, CT
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:43 am Post subject: |
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nice going michael!!! |
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slim2043
Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Posts: 446 Location: Plainville CT
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Puttin in work! Nice! That little pond looks like a Bass Heaven _________________ Never give up! |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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PECo wrote: | She has a belly on her for sure. It looks like she swallowed a baseball! Nice fish! |
The area I caught it in was active with splashes and swirls. Plenty of bluegills for these bass to feed on. |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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slim2043 wrote: | Puttin in work! Nice! That little pond looks like a Bass Heaven |
Plenty of marshy bushes along the shore that grow in the water where bass like to hang out. |
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rmflint
Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Posts: 360 Location: Wallingford
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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damn! nice lunker! im jealous!!! _________________ You know it was a good day when your thumb is all scratched up. |
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