Well with my new work schedule, it seems like I can only hit the waters in the evenings after work anymore. Only been out twice so far, once in the Delaware, once in a local lake. Caught more than these, but these are my two "biggens" so far for the year.

 

Striped Bass in the Delaware

 

LargeMouth in the local lake

 

 

now before anyone busts my chops about my "rig" I caught that largemouth on, let me tell you the bass were spawning, and each of them wanted something different, I was exhausted and got tired of tying new knots every time I swapped from a lure to a jig, to a plastic bait, to a rubber worm. I only had one rod with me that night, and was running out of line. I took the lazy and half assed way out, but it still caught fish.

Nice fish, I would have never notice the swivel snap if you did not mention it. That extra flash may have made the difference to getting a bedding Bass to hit.

I thought you could not fish Bass when spawning ?? Maybe that's in PA.

I thought you could not fish Bass when spawning ?? Maybe that's in PA.

 

April 15

Great fish..

Nice fish man

Okay.... that local lake has to be Assunpink..... Stone Tavern.....all the way in the back

by the dam.

Okay.... that local lake has to be Assunpink..... Stone Tavern.....all the way in the back

by the dam.

Been there, but no. It does look like it however. My second largest LargeMouth to date came from Assunpink. (6.5 lbs at the main lake) Unfortunately Stone Tavern has only given up a biggest of maybe 3.5 lbs to me. I do not have much luck there.

 

I almost got a new personal record for LargeMouth on Sunday. My buddy, myself, and another person who was just randomly fishing there who also saw the fight all estimate somewhere in the 8-9lb range. I was shocked, but more ticked off when it broke the line off. Its what I get for borrowing my buddies fishing rod who uses 5lb test :roll:

I'm waiting for you to have just a mustache in the next picture.

Nice fish