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fishbones 05-26-2009 10:39 AM

Thanks Bigfish Larry!
 
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Went out Sunday afternoon to a spot with a southwest wind blowing right in our faces. I watched for a few minutes as there were about 7,other guys fishing the same stretch of water and everyone was struggling to get small fish.

I looked out and saw fish breaking way beyond the other guys' casting range and decided to clip on a Bigfish pencil popper in silver back, pinkish orange sides and white belly.

Second cast, I pick up my first keeper of 2009, a respectable 36" fattie. For about 10 minutes, people stopped and watched me as I was having fish explode on every cast. I ended up with a few more from 25 to 32" and then I took a 39" bass that took me down to where I could see the mono backing on my reel. I've never seen the kind of vicious strikes that the bass were putting on that plug!

I know the fish look short in the pic, but keep in mind that I'm 6'4" and my son is 44" tall.

numbskull 05-26-2009 10:49 AM

Nice post, cool pic.

BigFish 05-26-2009 10:50 AM

That is awesome FB! Thanks for sharing the story and the pics from your outing! You can't beat topwater action like that!! :btu::claps:

PaulS 05-26-2009 10:56 AM

:btu:

I wonder what your son is thinking standing next to a fish only a few inches shorter than him.

EarnedStripes44 05-26-2009 11:08 AM

Good stuff Bones

RIJIMMY 05-26-2009 11:22 AM

nice!

fishbones 05-26-2009 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFish (Post 690220)
That is awesome FB! Thanks for sharing the story and the pics from your outing! You can't beat topwater action like that!! :btu::claps:

I almost exclusively fish topwater plugs during daylight and love working pencil poppers. That plug of yours casts a mile and had great action at the furthest point point of the cast. I barely had to do anything.


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Originally Posted by PaulS (Post 690222)
:btu:

I wonder what your son is thinking standing next to a fish only a few inches shorter than him.

He loved it. I only keep a couple of fish a season and they come home filleted, so he doesn't see them whole. Now he really wants to get out fishing with me.

golden* 05-26-2009 12:11 PM

love those BF pencils - slayed 'em on Friday with them too - they cast a mile

Slingah 05-26-2009 12:13 PM

good stuff fb....that plug is magic...:jump:

HESH2 05-26-2009 12:15 PM

good going great pics

BigFish 05-26-2009 12:28 PM

Slingah swears by the yellow over white!! :uhuh:

FB...how old is your son??


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