Over the past few weeks during off season, I have been going bass fishing to make up the loss of fish in saltwater. I caught multiple bass so far, and they fight with the speed of a Papio, but with the jumps of an Aha.
I found a good-looking spot on Google Maps, and used a Campania Lures Opelu gold hybrid, and casted it out into the middle of the stream. As soon as it hit the water, a smallie bit and I was on! It jumped a few times, and ran into the bank. I fought it out, and then lipped it, then brought it up. It was a good fish, maybe around 10 inches, but the better part was yet to come.
Over the next week, I went to that same spot a few times, all the time catching fish, but nothing too big (only 7-9 inches). But one day, I switched to a spoon, and jigged it like a knife jig. I got a huge strike and it started pulling drag, and I knew this was a big smallie. It jumped once and I confirmed its size. It put up a really good fight, then at the last minute, swam for the reeds, and got stuck. I had to wade out and grab the fish, but I was really excited to get such a big one. It was around 12.5-14 inches, and was a nice brown color. I showed it to my mom, and she took a picture. I plan to fish this spot again soon.
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