[PECo]

TurtleKiss (aka Kira) wanted to fish from shore somewhere, so I suggested Spring Pond. She had actually never been there before. It was overcast and cool, with a steady north wind. I arrived at 3:45 pm, about 15 minutes before Kira. I took two new setups with me that I just got from Cabela's: seven foot long G. Loomis Mojo Bass rods with Cabela's Prodigy 2500B spinning reels. On one, I tied on a War Eagle black and blue spinnerbait with two colorado blades, and on the other, I tied on a black buzzbait. I threw the buzzbait from the south shore for about 10 minutes with no hits when I saw Kira's truck pull into the lot. As I walked up to the lot to meet her, I realized that I had probably retrieved the buzzbait a little too quickly.

I had my boot foot waders on, so Kira put her waders on, too. We headed down to the south shore, I with my two setups and Kira with what looked like 10 or 20. I made a conscious effort to slow the retrieve on my buzzbait, but after 10 more minutes with no hits, I switched to the spinnerbait. And wouldn't you know it, on the first cast I caught a little yellow perch. Almost immediately after I released it, Kira caught a pretty green largemouth bass that was probably about 10 inches long. I say probably, because after she removed the hook, she inadvertently dropped it back into the water as she reached for her phone to take a photo of it. She had caught it on a spinnerbait that I think was yellow and white. After the early success, I decided to stick with the spinnerbait. I threw it into the southwest corner of the pond and closer to the east shore. I got no hits. But when I threw it diagonally across the southeast corner of the pond, I landed a largemouth bass that was about 17 inches long and 2-1/2 pounds. Yes, I didn't have either my tape measure or my digital scale with me. But Kira might have gotten a photo of it. It had some of the black splotches that Vudak noticed on the bass he caught at Spring Pond yesterday.

We moved into the southeast corner and I worked a little way up the east shore as it began to rain. I caught a decent 14 inch largemouth bass and then a little 10 incher. Kira got a good hit from a fish that she lost near the shore. As the rain continued to fall and it got darker, I moved closer to the southeast corner and caught a decent calico bass, which was the first one I've caught in a long, long time:



As night began to fall, we moved back to where we started on the south shore. As I was giving the buzzbait a second chance, Vudak (aka John ) appeared out of the darkness. Apparently, he and his wife Crystal had been fishing from the shore where neither Kira nor I could see them. It was nice to finally meet you, John, even if it was in the dark.

Kira and I didn't stay too much longer after John left. Unfortunately, we didn't get any more hits, either. But I really didn't want my car to get trapped in the park when they closed and locked the gate, so we left around 7:50 pm. BTW, the new setups are terrific.
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[Vudak]

It was nice to meet you two as well. Next year we'll have to launch a little armada there and see how we all do

As a corollary, Crystal outdid me again with a single bass off a white double strike buzzbait along the western shore. I had a hit on a black one after stumbling through some branches, but it was a very small fish and didn't take the hook.

I ended up going out with my father this morning from 6:15 - 9:30 or so. The front has moved on and the sky was a perfect blue - uh oh. I was hoping we'd get something though because my dad's had a really rough week with his mother in the hospital. Luckily, he caught the only bass of the day on a black spinner bait, right around where you two were fishing last night.



The fishing was slow, but it was a calm, relaxing day, and I'm glad we decided to go out.

Edit - by the way, you wouldn't believe how much higher the water is from yesterday. Where we were talking is completely submerged.
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[PECo]

Oh, yes, I would believe you about the water level. Fishface (aka Tim) and I just got back from Bantam River. It really outdid itself proving to me that it's a river and not a stream today. Report to follow. But I envy you the fish you got today. And so would Tim.
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[Lunker Cove]

i think st criox makes the mojo bass rods, i got one in the 6'8 length [spinning] and it is just a sweet rod. nice job catching the fish. Those war eagles are the best spinnerbaits i have ever used

[PECo]

Yeah, St. Croix. That's what I meant. Yeah. . . .
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[Lunker Cove]

its all gravy

[TurtleKiss]

I suck at posting follow-ups. Sorry.
The only noteworthy thing I'd like to add is that all of my bites came on a spinnerbait. The same yellow one with steel leader that caught the pike at Hopeville. I didn't change anything due to rain or even bring any night gear. I just needed to see some water because around day 5 of fishing withdrawal I get the shakes and go into crazy mode.
Here's Phil's 2 bass:


And I did NOT bring "10 or 20" rods, I brought 4!
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[DirtyDawg10]

Nice looking fish!

[SeaDog1]

Hey Phil!

First time I've seen pictures of you out of the boat standing!
(Thought you'd be Taller! )

Sorry! -> Like DD says -> Had to!
Nice fish.

SeaDog1

[PECo]

Do my waders make me look fat and short? Do have to get new ones that are more slimming?
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[DirtyDawg10]

lol...he's not short...those are big fish

[TurtleKiss]

[SeaDog1]

Hi Kira!

Oooooooooh!
Wow woman, talk about nasty!

Kira! -> Remind me never to get within casting distance of you when your going thru withdrawal!

Dam Phil! -> All I said was "I thought you'd look taller!"

Lousy Wx and it seems like everyone is having typical Monday syndrome.

Seadog1

[TurtleKiss]

[SkeeterJim]

Phil you have to remember to let all the water out of your waders before you get your picture taken again in the future. THAT will definitely make you look a little thinner!

Jim
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