Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Hey everyone, Glad to see that most people had a good opening weekend for bass! I happened to be one of the fortunate ones who also had a great outing for my favorite species! My wife and I hit Stoney/Clear lakes at 5:30 a.m. this morning. I didnt have a good feeling about it while I was making the run in the boat, because it was pretty chilly!! But luckily my feelings changed after about 3 mins! I pulled into a nice big bay with stumps, islands, weed and rocks, and started throwing topwater to target the aggressive fish. Within 3 mins had a bass explode on the bait: And about 5 seconds later, found out what it was! A nice chunky 2lb smallie: Needless to say I was excited about starting the day off with a decent fish! I continued to search for the aggressive fish, and within minutes had another explosion on my Chug Bug, but the fish missed it. So I automatically picked up my other rod (rigged with a Senko type bait), and threw to the spot where the bass had hit, let the bait sink for about 10 seconds, and THUMP....set the hook, and ended up with a nice largemouth: I then kept on working my way around the bay, and I noticed a stump that was sitting about 30 feet of the point of one of the small islands in the bay, so I threw to the log, made 2 "blurps" with the Chug Bug, and BAM another explosion. I leaned back and set the hook: Ended up being a monster largemouth (5lb 1 oz, biggest fish of the day): Needless to say, I was pretty pumped about getting a fish like that so early in the day! Since the topwater bite was so hot, I just stuck to the Chug Bug all morning long! Another nice bucketmouth: I ended up getting 18 fish in 3 hours all but one being on a Chug Bug. I put my 5 biggest fish in the livewell, to bring back to the cottage to show the in-laws!! I weighed the 5 fish, and the total weight was 15 lb 9 oz. A pretty decent limit of fish! Too bad I wasnt in a tournament, that might have got me in the money! Here are the shots I took of the bag of fish back at the cottage: All in all, it was a great morning (3 hours) on the water. We caught a total of 21 fish in 3 hours. I have to throw this in, (because my wife said so), but she lost a MONSTER smallmouth about 10 feet from the boat. She was also using a chug bug, and I heard this HUGE explosion, turned around just in time to see this MASSIVE smallmouth airborne about 30 feet from the boat. I immediately DROPPED my rod, and ran to the back of the boat ready to lip this trophy. Unfortunately with smallie's being the acrobats they are, it threw the hook on another jump just 10 feet from the boat. Speaking of her though, I want to thank her for getting some AWESOME action shots of all my fish! hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger1414 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 great report..beautiful fish..and awesome pics thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Great report and nice fish. Thanks for the report. 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 very nice fish.. can't wait to hit that lake later next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboy Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 nice work-thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Nice! Nothing beats top water action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 You've got that right. Gets the heart beating, no matter what the size of the fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Some great Bass there, great report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Great report and pics. It looks like a nice overcast morning, just perfect for topwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Ya, it was perfect weather for topwater! Very overcast, and even a sprinkle of rain for about 30 seconds. It was lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfish Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 That one was a nice bucket, nothing better than the top water bite thats for sure. Walking the dog is preety much the best technique and the most enjoyable thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Wow, what a great report. Can feel the excitement of the topwater right through the screen. Catching the explosion on film was great, kudos to your wife. I'm Heading up to Stoney this friday, if you've got any tips I'd love to hear 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 90% of the fish I caught, were in 6-8 feet of water, with weeds going about half way to the surface. They seem to be sitting on whatever cover they can find right now because of the cold front. With the weather we are going to have this week, they might start to open up by the weekend though. I didnt get to hit some of the bays I wanted to hit (with lily pads), so you might want to give them a try as well. Start with a "noisy" topwater in the morning, and if you don't get action almost right away, put down the noisy and throw a weighless Senko, worm, etc. You should pick up a few fish this way. Good luck, and let me know how you make out! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Great report!!!!!! and they are some real nice bass,for sure amazing pics as well...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacklebuster Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 some great action shots. In that 2nd pic, it almost looks as though another fish was after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 ya, it does look like that, but I believe that was the dead weeds that were scattered across the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyman Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 WOW! AWESOME! I dream of a day like that. Great action shots! Just curious, what colour Chug Bug was it? I have the blue/orange belly one. Man, what a dream day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks. I was sure happy with the outcome thats for sure. The colour I was using is a discontinued colour (has orange and yellow on the belly, with a frog pattern on the top & sides), but the current colour that most closely resembles it would be the "Hot frog" colour. Current chug bug colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks Stoty, Storm should be paying you a commission, I see a few Chug Bug sales in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeynex Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 (edited) Looks like you had great fun. Nice fish too. -RJ Edited June 25, 2007 by RamJAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addict Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 nice pics,top water rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 ha ha ha, yes I should be getting commission for sure!! especially when 60% of the bass I catch every year are on Chug Bugs!!! They are the first thing I throw pretty much EVERY time I go out. I cant get enough of them. I have a whole plano box FULL of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 That is very impressive dude. Nice fish and GREAT photos. TFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addict Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 top water rocks.nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 top water rocks.nice pics. Yeah,you said that.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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