This evening we hit a small private pond. The evening started off partly cloudy, but gradually the sun came out full force before setting for the night. The air temperature was probably high 60's. We started off catching bluegills hoping to get a few small ones to use as bait for bass/catfish under bobbers and out on the bottom. Unfotunately, sort of, the smaller gills were tough to catch as we could not keep the bigger ones off our pieces of nightcrawler.
Finally after sorting through the big ones we got a few smaller ones. Once the poles, a 7 foot medium heavy ugly stick and an old school baitcaster, were rigged up I set off down the bank in search of some feeding bass. I was a throwing a Terminator T-1 Spinnerbait in a chartreuse/white shad color combination rigged on a BassPro Signature series 7ft spinning rod along the bank. I landed 7 bass, nothing smaller then 13inches in about an hours time. The most effective technique this evening was ripping the lure back just under the surface. The big bass of the night went about 9 pounds if you can believe that!
The bluegills went mostly untouched under the bobber and on the bottom this day. Sam did manage to land a hefty snapping turtle on his bluegill.
Finally after sorting through the big ones we got a few smaller ones. Once the poles, a 7 foot medium heavy ugly stick and an old school baitcaster, were rigged up I set off down the bank in search of some feeding bass. I was a throwing a Terminator T-1 Spinnerbait in a chartreuse/white shad color combination rigged on a BassPro Signature series 7ft spinning rod along the bank. I landed 7 bass, nothing smaller then 13inches in about an hours time. The most effective technique this evening was ripping the lure back just under the surface. The big bass of the night went about 9 pounds if you can believe that!
The bluegills went mostly untouched under the bobber and on the bottom this day. Sam did manage to land a hefty snapping turtle on his bluegill.
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