Today we are in Backwater Pond in beautiful Southern Wisconsin, backwater river country! We are going MONSTER bass fishin’ this morning, smallie style! We just got a call from Jethro Raisedemall and had to come and experience this fantastic fishing in this surprisingly little known area (as you see military fencing in the background!).
Today we will be finesse water skippin’ over flooded maples. Oh yes, bass love them maples! They get in there and hide from predators (like us!) and ambush prey that gets too close. Now, maples have branches and those branches can give you some mighty stubborn snaggs so we’re just gonna skin the surface of ’em today. Did I say skin? I meant skim! Must be that medication kickin’ in! I’m gonna start off here with a Bubble Jumpin’ Splash Dancer in my favorite color scheme…………….Christmas tree! See all them little sparkles? They light up like little Christmas tree lights when the sun hits ’em and if it gets my attention, you know it’s gonna get their attention! WHOA!!! First cast folks! Jethro’s got a beast on his line………….hope he can get her in here and get a look at ‘er!
In this application folks you’re not going to want your average bassin’ rod. We came today with rods not yet built for the public, but you’ll be able to get yours when the pros are done wreckin’ ’em. Meanwhile, HEAVY is the key. You want to rip that fish out of the maples in your favorite waters too cuz he’s gonna want to get you snarled up in those nasty branches! Now, your first thought…………………throw that bouy to Jethro! We lose him we lose that fish!!!……………….is to pack a muskie rod but that’s not good enough. No, no! Nosireebob!! You want something with about as much give as a wolverine on your T-bone! No mercy and all business! Until my sponsor invented this new rod, I used solder wrapped conduit on triple rebarr and a counter balance kit. But this new rod is lighter than a shotgun barrel and 10x the strength! In fact, I heard Browning is making a dual purpose model. If your trophy spits a Splash Dancer at you boat side, you can just blast him! What a concept! That oughta increase your limit percentage! Well…………….just another idea that makes ya scratch your head and wonder, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?”. We got Jethro back in the boat now but he’s a little shook up from all that branch bangin’. Interpreted: This would be a good time to take a break for our sponsors so head for the ‘frigde and drown a Pop Tart! We’ll be back by the time you get back!
