Rod Caster Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I couldn't get the walleye to bite today so I switched to bass mode with a wacky worm rig and caught 3 nice large mouth bass. Smallies are much more common up here so it was nice to hook into some LMB. Weightless fishing isn't easy. Its tough to get a "feel" for the wacky rig since it's very much a visual style of fishing, watching the line for movement, the surface for boils and using polarized glasses to see below the surface. I found myself being very impatient and reeling in too fast and twitching it too hard but after I got my first one I slowed things down and worked harder at keeping the canoe still. I'm still a bass fisherman-in-training so I can only imagine how many 4 or 5 pound fish a REAL bass fisherman would have caught at this location. the biggest one was approximately 19inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louderthenu Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Nice catch rod caster wish i was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Excellent RC !!! Try Texas rigged next time.Fish it Realllllllll slow.They cant resisit a good powerworm this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolson Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Nice! I'd like to catch a largemouth some day. Don't think there are any close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Nice! I'd like to catch a largemouth some day. Don't think there are any close by. I dont know, Dana Some of those lakes you been fishing in show potential.Lily pads, logs, overhangs, weedbeds and inside weedlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucG Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Good job buddy! Sorry I couldnt make it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfish Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nice bass, I just started using the wacky rig this summer past and I was just slowly jigging it. I'd also speed up the retrieve, not letting it drop so much and that caught some bass too in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nice! I'd like to catch a largemouth some day. Don't think there are any close by. They are up there, just keep washing lures until something takes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Dana, I'm not sure what the northern boundary is for largies, but I don't know any spots past Marten River. It seems most of the largie lakes in my area are south of North Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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