Do you love big bluegill?
Bassettes galore
Caught a mess of these rapacious little guys. They seemed to be wherever my worm landed. Several pounded the worm as I was retrieving, one leaping clear of the water to get that bait.
I also encountered a monster. It took a massive swing at my stick float, then came back for the work. It tore all over the pond, with me trying to keep it and myself out of the branches and flooded bushes.
It won...,.getting tangled and breaking off. 4# test and flooded brush don't mix. I waded in, trying to release it, but it got off itself and left me knee deep in flooded boots.
So it goes.
Thanks.for looking.
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on June 14, 2013 at 8:11pm
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It was FUN, Carl. Any time I'm catching is fun!
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Comment by carl hendrix on June 14, 2013 at 7:32pm
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but david-- wasn't it FUN!!!
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Comment by dick tabbert on June 14, 2013 at 7:29pm
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Wow it has to be hard to catch a fish with such a little big mouth.
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Comment by Allen Morgan on June 14, 2013 at 7:29pm
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Back when I was in Michigan, I remember watching small wolf packs of LMB's about the same size as pictured, running raids on baitfish in the shallow at sunset. Wish I would have been into fly-fishing then, it would have been a hoot!
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They are spunky, Allen.
Its like its 'now or never' with them...which may be close to the truth.
Once a fish reaches adult hood, it becomes master of its domain. Now matter how big our small it may be, relatively speaking, within its unique niche it has eminence.
But the odds are decidedly against it ever getting that far. I believe only something like 1%
of those hatched ever reach adult stage, a number that probably holds true no matter the species.
Seen this way, it is no wonder they act like everything is their last meal.
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Spunky, aggressive little buggers, aren't they! On ultralight gear, they are really enjoyable!
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Ha ha, Tony.
Those boots will take a week to dry out. At least, it was for a good cause:
Rescuing a fish, that didn't need it.
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Jason
Les Bassettes I'd actually the name of a SW La.
girl group.. playing traditional Acadian (cajun) music!
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Comment by Jacob Hill on June 14, 2013 at 12:17pm
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"The Bassettes" sounds like the name of 60's girl group... Anyway thanks for sharing David!
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Comment by Tony Livingston on June 14, 2013 at 11:37am
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That's fishin............. we have a large Flathead hanging around in 12" of water on a concrete pad that contains one of our overflow pipes, and this morning, in a moment of weakness, I dropped a micro jig on him.
Unfortunately, it stuck him right on the base of a whisker, and off we went. The fight lasted about 1/4 second before the line popped, but in that little time frame I got soaked to the skin.
4 lb line won't handle that much instantaneous violence..........
But my boots didn't get wet!
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