First bass in 2020

It was lucky to be able to catch bass on a bissextile day, though I didn't know how to say this term in English (just a leap day?). Two bass are more than I expected yesterday.

BF=1/1/2

Lazy blogger

I've been too lazy renewing my weblog. Here are pics of my fishing activities in Sep-Nov. 2019.

Go back to basics

Today, I went back to my basic bass fishing. I used my favorite heddon lures, old ABU reel, and Phillipson rod. I caught a total of three bass, and enjoyed a lot.

Today's tackle: ABU Record 5000 (BLK),Phillipson Pacemaker PC-56, Stren clear blue (14lb), Heddon Crazy Crawler, 210, Magnum Torpedo, Original Zara Spook, Chugger Spook, Lucky 13, Southbend Bass Oreno, Fred Arbogast Jitterbug, etc. 

BF=14/21/2

Late summer bass

I took a day off and went fishing to catch the first bass in this month. A big rainy front has been staying around here, and we have much rainfall this week. I prepared more light-colored lures than usual.

In the first pond I visited, I caught a couple of bass but all were small.

Then, I headed to another pond that I have never been to before. I had a difficulty to find a route to go there, but finally got there. Water quality was nice there, and almost half of the water surface was covered by aquatic plants. As soon as I re-started fishing, a nice blackish bass hit my Pop R.

I changed lures to a Heddon Zara Spook, and cast it to a different spot surrounded by floating weeds. Another nice one with a yellowish belly quietly took my Zara Spook into its mouth, and I set a hook hard. It was a hard fighter with a big tail, but I finally caught it.

I wanted to enjoy fishing more, but I had to stop fishing due to hard rain with occasional thunders. Better be safe than sorry.

Today's tackle: ABU Ambassadeur 5500C (BLK),Phillipson Pacemaker PC-56, Stren clear blue (12lb), Fred Arbogast Jitterbug, Heddon Chugger Spook, Lucky 13, Wounded Spook, Zara Spook, Rebel Pop R (P70), etc.

BF=13/20/24

Fishing in June-July

Small ones except for one that I caught with a Pop R (P70). Nothing to say more...

 

 

 

 

Chugger Spook YBS

May is going to be over before I know it. I went fishing for only one hour early in the morning to catch the last bass of this month.

I started with Heddon Big Bud and Dalton Twist, but soon changed to Chugger Spook (YBS, yellow with black spots), which I sharpened hooks of. I like these Chugger Spooks manufactured in the early production era very much, because their buoyancy is a little different from later ones. Anyway, I could caught a bass (not so big) with the YBS Chugger Spook, and I'm satisfied with the result. Now, I'm in rush to go on a business trip...

 

Today's tackle: ABU Ambassadeur 5500C (BLK),Phillipson Pacemaker PC-56, Daiwa Sight Surf, Heddon Big Bud, Dalton Twist, Chugger Spook, Lucky 13, etc.

BF=8/10/12

Heddon SOS

I took a makeup day off today, and went fishing. I headed down southern area of our prefecture, about one-hour drive from here. I expected a good fishing, but as usual reality was much worse than expectation. While I fished from the dawn until the noon, in a total of 5-6 ponds, I got only two small bites and caught only one bass with an old Heddon SOS (wood prop bait). It was a nice fat bass, but I wanted to catch a couple of more...

 

 

Today's tackle: ABU Ambassadeur 5500CA, Fenwick Iron Hawk 62CLJ, Daiwa sight Surf #5, Dalton Twist, Heddon SOS, Wounded Spook, Chugger Spook, Lucky 13, etc.

BF=7/8/11