Enjoyed this beautiful day out on a local farm pond and man was the action hot! Started out catching 8 plus inch bluegills and a few smaller bass. Was jigging a firetiger diamond lure tipped with a waxworm when the “piggy”, as I like to call them, hit my lure. The fight was on and I knew that I had something other than a crappie or bluegill. It was taking drag and diving like crazy. I yelled to my brother to come help me because I didnt know if it would fit through the 6 inch hole. He pulled my vexilar out of the water and rolled his sleeves up to plung down the hole when it appeared. Finally after about ten minutes of taking drag and numerous runs under the ice, the lunker appeared in the bottom of my hole. It had a mouth wider than my brothers hand, a personnal best largemouth bass! Measuring in at 23 inches long and was 16 3/4 inches around its belly. Oh did I mention that it was landed using 3# testline, I was amazed. What a great way to end an incredible day on the ice. I have pictures if I can get them on.
February 1, 2009 at 12:44 am
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