First Real Bass!

Newbie McNewberson · 09-02-2003, 10:46 AM

Just took a trip out to a private campground by the stillauamish. Got some nibbles from trout out there, but the real fishing was in the peat lake nearby. Went out, caught some small bass on a perch-colored spinner. Finally, me and my girlfriend decide to head in. As we row to the bank, she stops in front of a tree, which was overhanging the bank. She tells me to cast under the tree a few times. I tied on a black-on-black blue fox, slide on a Berkley "gulp" worm, and let 'er rip. The lure bounced off the tree's trunk and dropped in. As I reeled in, I noticed all kinds of Texas-rig weights and such tangled in the tree's foliage. Suddenly, I felt something much like a snag. I jerked up once, and felt something on the other end jerk back a few times in response! Fighting the fish back to the boat, I damned the men who left their gear in the tree branches. Finally, with many other mens' lures attached to my line, I haul in the giant(by western washington standards) bass. She must've weighed 4 pounds! (All you cali/fla bass guys are giggling) Anyways, my 10 lb stren easycast broke just then, and she flopped into the boat. I got the lure out, and set her free. I knew she would've tasted like a presto-log anyways. [img]graemlins/berry.gif[/img]
That was great.
Oh, by the way, I did end up catching a trout. My first ever, in fact. It was a sea-run cutthroat, while humpy-fishing the coast later on.

rebell · 09-02-2003, 06:26 PM

Congrats NM, I know by your earlier posts that you have been trying. I hope it leads to many more for you.

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bucketmouth · 09-02-2003, 08:22 PM

Good story Newbie. Im glad you boated then released it. Fishing Hagg the other day I purposely pulled up on a bank to check for lost gear among the stumps. I found three EWG hooks, One Yamamoto Hula grub and a blade to a spinner with no hook attached. Besides getting some free gear out of the adventure, it was fun. The bass fishing had been very slow that day.

I see Rebell is still around. Have not seen a post form him in a long time. Kinda thought he might have been interested in the friendly get together on the upper willamette that Tanner is proposing. :grin:

rebell · 09-03-2003, 08:11 PM

Sorry bucketmouth, but the kid's soccer and work have kept me very busy the last few week's.

I have never fished above Willamette fall's or I would be there. I hope you guy's can put the tourney together. If any one want's to have one below the fall's, Im there!!!!!!!

Tanner · 09-04-2003, 11:58 PM

Hey Rebell,
It's actually pretty easy fishing up there, especially with the water as low as it is. You ought to join us.

Wannabe · 09-05-2003, 06:34 AM

I hear the upper river is fishing good right now..
Rebel...are you by chance fishing the Hawg Hunter Open?
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rebell · 09-06-2003, 06:07 AM

Im not going to be able to fish it this year. Same reason I cant fish the ifish tourney. My Saturday's are all booked up with my son's soccer games.

Wannabe · 09-07-2003, 04:14 AM

Rebel,
A one fish tourney would be kind of fun....but promised a guy I would fish the hawg hunter about six months ago. Do hope to find some "LMB's" in the river. With all the small ones last year there should be quite a few keepers this year. Maybe not winning fish but we'll see.
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