classes today and I was debating bassing around elk grove or lisbon for a try at Mr. Sturgeon. Between my first set of classes I only had an hour of free time so I went to a pond close to my school to cast for a little bit. I did a lap around the pond casting a spinner bait for nothing, as I'm walking back I see a bass nesting up close to the bank. I throw my football jig on and toss it in there. I swim it close to the nest and let it fall as it falls I feel a "thunk" . . . . thought it didn't really feel like bottom and sure enough my line started taking off, I set the hook, fish on, fish off. Hook popped out jig was flying through and air and nailed me right in the shoulder. I try a few more times and get that same bite. I set the hook, see the fish it jumps and my line snaps!!! Couldn't believe it, that fish took my only jig. As I'm retieing I see the fish jump a few times trying to spit the jig out of its mouth, shouldn't have been that hard since it was actually barbless. Slightly after I had to go back to class. Couldn't get another bite.
After that I made up my mind, had to run around elk grove looking for more bass. Atleast I knew they would bite. Mr. Sturg has tested and ran my patients. I went to the warehouse to pick up some more jigs and off to more urban ponds I went.
I get to my first pond and walk the bank looking for
fish. I see one small bass a long to bank but looked too small for my jig. I threw it in there anyways, but it was scaring the small bass, haha. I walked away looking for something bigger. I got to the end of that side of the pond and didn't see anything. I walk back and see that one small bass still there, I couldn't take it anymore so I broke down and put a robo worm on a shaky head. I tossed it in there and sure enough he picked it up and I slammed him.
Nice little bass.
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After that My friend Ethan got out of school and I went to meet him at another pond. Needless to say when we got here the clarity was crap so we decided to go back to the pond where I just came from. Were walking down the opposite side of where I caught the small one. Wind is blowing like crazy and making casting a pain. I'm still throwing my jig just blind casting out into the pond. I'm getting tons of weeds on every cast but I push through it. One of my cast I feel weeds right when I try to pick it up after I casted it. I go to pop it through the weeds and knock it out of there and when I pop it it didn't budge, I raise my rod and try to reel in but my reel handle is just spinning and my drag starts peeling off! fish on!
I can tell its a nice fish, but I had no idea until it
jumped. I saw this fish jump and it is a tank! I started shaking and got nervous once I realized that this would be my PB if I can land it. I back up and try to bring him in close enough so Ethan and lip him for me and he does.
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Damn fish is so big I can fit my freaking fist in its mouth!!!!
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I guess her to be 9lbs maybe 10. I didn't have a scale so I'm just guessing here, but definatly my PB!!! I didn't get anything the rest of the day, but it didn't matter I was happy! Fished a little while longer till I had to go to school. Great freaking day.
Looking forward to the next.
Till next time
Mark
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