Monday, October 13, 2014

Solo at the Pits


I seem to have a lot of friends that flake on me. Not really sure what is going on there. After Charles flaked on me last minute last Friday I took the trip to the pits by myself. I arrived with three new kastmasters. Two bright green and chrome and the other Chrome and a darker green. The chrome and dark green was a ½ oz lure and the others were identical 3/8 oz lures. I decided to try out the Chrome and dark green just to see if the fish liked it as well as the bright green. I ended up bringing my ugly stik which has 10 lb line on it, ready in case I got into the big one. 

I lit up a cigar, cast out my lure and as soon as my lure hit the water, I already had a fish on. A couple casts later there was another fish on. As it turns out the fish liked this lure better. I spotted a couple of big boys in the shallows but they weren’t in the mood to eat. Or maybe it was the fact that they could see a big guy tossing out a lure tied with heavy line that controlled their appetite. Either way, they wanted nothing to do with anything. 

 I continued to reel in fish after fish in the short amount of time I had so I put out my cigar for later. I was hoping for a big 7 lber or maybe even a 5 lber but unfortunately it did not happen on this day. At about 7:20 it started getting  dark  but they were still biting so I continued. The last fish of the day was also the biggest and it came in the most impressive fashion. I tossed the KM as far as I could with no bite and when it was within 2 feet of the bank at about 2 feet deep it smashed hard! I was hoping for something bigger but the 2 lber was still fun. 

After that I took the long quiet walk back to the car. I finished my cigar while looking at the stars out in the middle of field land, not a soul in sight. The peaceful night after having slayed some bass was perfect. 

Total Fish: 16 Largemouth Bass

** After these 16 bass, my largemouth bass total for the year is at 88. The number of bass I have caught has officially surpassed the number of panfish I have caught this year.

9 comments:

  1. Juan, if a guy has to fish alone, why shouldn't it be ripping lips from start to finish! Nice work on the Bass. I am convinced on those Kastmaster's. I need to pick up a few more different colors to add to my selection. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. haha I agree Mel. They definitely get the job done at this pond!

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  2. Sometimes fishing by yourself is the way to go. Seems it was your day.

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    1. It was a good day. I need to take you out there, Mark!

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  3. Them kastmasters will catch anything and everything. The only thing I hate about them is that they snag easy and then your out 4-6 bucks. That's why I'm cheap and get the knock-offs.
    I only use them one time of the year and its coming up.

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    1. I remember only catching one bass off of these a long time ago and then i left it alone for a long time. when we discovered the pits i randomly gave it a try and discovered that the bass here love them!

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  4. Nice going. Do you eat any of those?

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    1. thanks howard. i don't. we release them all. we probably should keep some of them.

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  5. I love those days when they hit on the first cast and keep it up. Looks like a great outing.

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