Last week I went fishing on a private pond in King William. I took along a friend and fellow employee that had never been to this pond. Freddie and I got there early and used topwater lures first. We threw wake baits and frogs and had some luck with 2lb. bass. Freddie made a switch after a while to a Super Speed Craw green pumpkin color. I switched to a black and blue jig and we had better luck. Freddie landed an 8 pounder! Big bass of the day.
As the day unfolded, we had much better luck than we did at first light. We ended up catching 1 bass over 8lbs., 2 over 7lbs., and 12 4lbs. to 5lbs.
I’ve been fishing for over 50 years and thought that I knew most of what is out there to know. Freddie taught me a couple of things. I always want to learn something new, especially if it keeps me catching the big ones.
The very next day, I took another friend to the same lake. This time, we got there at 2pm instead of first thing in the morning. I started using my favorite bait: 3/16oz. black and blue jig with a swimming chunk. That’s the same thing I used the day before with Freddie.
Clay Lewis was throwing a 10.5” ‘Ol Monster in red shad. He caught two over 8lbs.!! That’s when I made the switch to what he was throwing. When we got done, we had 4 over 8lbs., and 15 from 4lbs. to 5lbs. It was another great day. These are days to hope for, but rarely ever happen.
-Mickey
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