Many people used rebels for both saltwater and freshwater bass.
One time I was fishing at lake quinsig on the Shrewsbury side. My girlfriend would come fishing with me often but she seldom fished. one time i talked her into fishing. She could't cast a light lure so I tied on a rebel I used for stripers. I'd say it was 8 inches long. After a few casts a huge largemouth hit the rebel about 5 feet from shore. It thrashed around and broke water and that scared the hell out of her. She threw the rod on the ground and ran back towards the car. I grabbed the rod before it was pulled in but in the act fo recueing the rod the lure broke off. the fish , about a 9 pound largemouth , was thrashing away about 25 feet out impaled along its underside by the treble hooks on the rebel. It was drifting further and further away every second. I tried to snag it with my pole and lure but no luck.
I walked over to my girlfriend who was in tears , frightened to death by the fish strike just a few feet in front of her.
This one was close to 8lbs.Released..Not bad for a Jersey Bass.
If I have to say there is one difference for me between striper's and LMB..I never kept not one of the thousands of LMB I have ever caught.I can remember keeping my first pickerel.None after that.My mom would tell me to bring fish home but I was a sportsman..
IMO, LMB are just like stripers.In so many ways.The way they relate to structure.The way they hold in current.The way they can be provoked into striking.Nocturnal feeding patterns..LMB fishing taught me to keep a open mind..They can ALWAYS be caught..
It was a easy transition from LMB to Striped Bass...
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It's usually darkest just before it turns Black..
Hybrid Mode
