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Originally Posted by DZ

Bass do suck in needles: The following is an excerpt from a chapter entitled "Thumper and the Bass" from my book project "The Snowstorm Blitz":

At that point I felt I needed to retie and told Bobby to stand on the same rock and cast as far as he could. I mentioned that the bass were hitting the plugs very lightly, almost as if they were inhaling them, and that if he felt any kind of hesitation to set the hook. He did as I directed and started his retrieve. After 5 turns of the handle he said he was hung up, that was until his 11-foot graphite rod bent double and line began screaming off of his Penn 705. Like I said before Bob gets extremely nervous when hooked up and his right leg “thumper” was now going 90 miles per hour. Bob was clearly a wreck at this point and he had every reason to be. This location was very rocky and full of potential snags, definitely cutoff city. Every time his fish took a burst of line Bob would pray aloud to the fish gods. Bobby could now feel his line rubbing bottom and after a few close calls the bass finally slowed down and Bob got it turned. After the bass made a few more short runs Bob managed to direct the fish through the maze of bubble weed hang-ups which were in tight to the beach. I then waded out and grabbed her by the gill cover and eased her in for Bob to see. When on the beach I put a light on her. Bob was ecstatic, he practically melted from emotional exhaustion. We quickly weighed her up at 47 pounds then tried to revive her for release but the fifteen-minute battle had taken its toll so Bobby had to keep her. I shook Bob’s hand and congratulated him. He had finally hooked and landed his large bass.

DZ

Then he had to carry it up the hill.......

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For some reason it felt like they where swiming up an taking it from behind.while still swimming at me.no sideways take or big hit.I would be retrieveing an feel something,tension that was different but very hard to determine if it was bottom or weed or fish.I usually don't set on bottom that just makes matters worse.I would slowly raise the rod an realize it was fish.I got some but I missed more.My audible cry's of displeasure could be heard for miles around.I remember a underwater video i think Lau an Hannon did it.Where a largemouth takes a crank bait from behind in similar fashion,2 sets of trebles, spits it out an the angler never even knew he had a fish on.I think i was draggin the fish from deeper water with the lure.

[Karl F]

NIB, I've seen that video and others similar to it.. saw one in saltwater, and a striper doing the same thing.. sucks it in, blows it out.. 2 treble hooks and no hook up.. go figger

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I the one I mentioned the guy(photographer) pops his head out the water an ask's the fisherman "did u feel that" an the fisherman had no idea.
I think the guys name was George Lau.They usta do the shoting in the St.Johns I think.A ultra clear spring fed river in Fla.

[Karl F]

yep, same one..