2016 Lunker Bass Round-Up!

[cbond3318]

Nice smallie AlhrensNW , bet that put up quite the fight!  :tup:good job, keep Em coming!

[M_ray]

any of you giant bass slayers fish the mason county area? I know a few little lakes that hold some 10 plus pound bass, I work on a lot of the lakes every year, have no desire to learn to catch them.

Years ago I went with a friend and fished a bunch of little lakes in mason co. ... The only one I can remember th name of was called jiggs lake 

havn't heard of that one. Isn't the state record only 11lb's and change?

11.57

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/species/1738/

[bassquatch]

Soooo, not pin pointing any particular lake, does a guy aggressively change up his gear for fall bass? I've always been intrigued with fall bassin' for many reasons but is there a tactic?

Not really a change so much as being versatile. In the Fall the bass are on just about everything eating just about anything to fatten up for the Winter! If it looks like a good place for lure x then throw lure x, if you're throwing lure x and see something that lure Y should work in, then take the time to throw lure Y through that area. Pattern fishing doesn't go out the window in the Fall but multiple patterns can emerge on the same lake in the same day and at that point you are in bassin' heaven! 

[bassquatch]

Finally! She barely made it but she counts she counts!

[cbond3318]

Nice! I was just thinking about this thread wondering how it was out there. I am working out of town and haven't had a chance to get out. Slay on. 

[bassquatch]

You haven't missed much, lot's of post spawn males to be had but the females are suspending for the moat part. Not to mention the large spike in forage with all the fry balls everywhere. Should pick back up in a couple weeks. Small baits will work well for about the next month 

[C-Money]

Nice bass everyone...I have had fun with the bass this year, but have not got one big enough to post! Bait swarms were all over last week. Walleye are on the back burner for a while, I want to get a bass to post on here!!

[Southpole]

Nice bass everyone...I have had fun with the bass this year, but have not got one big enough to post! Bait swarms were all over last week. Walleye are on the back burner for a while, I want to get a bass to post on here!!

You and me both...

[bassquatch]

Nice bass everyone...I have had fun with the bass this year, but have not got one big enough to post! Bait swarms were all over last week. Walleye are on the back burner for a while, I want to get a bass to post on here!!

You and me both...

Try downsizing right now guys, you might be surprised at what will engulf a 2 inch Rapala?! I was on Potholes Res post spawn two years ago and got blanked until I started drop-shotting with a friggin' tiny little crappie tube.....bang bang bang, smallies up to 4.4lbs, like I unlocked a vault! It was crazy.

1/4oz buzzbaits, spinnerbaits (even Beetle Spins), smaller Rapalas etc.. OR next time you see a fry ball throw a 1/2oz spinnerbait past it and retrieve up to it then burn it right into the ball and stop it dead, a lot of times there's a large bass following the ball of fry and they can't handle that attack action! Keep at it, I look forward to your posts 

[Southpole]

Nice bass everyone...I have had fun with the bass this year, but have not got one big enough to post! Bait swarms were all over last week. Walleye are on the back burner for a while, I want to get a bass to post on here!!

You and me both...

Try downsizing right now guys, you might be surprised at what will engulf a 2 inch Rapala?! I was on Potholes Res post spawn two years ago and got blanked until I started drop-shotting with a friggin' tiny little crappie tube.....bang bang bang, smallies up to 4.4lbs, like I unlocked a vault! It was crazy.

1/4oz buzzbaits, spinnerbaits (even Beetle Spins), smaller Rapalas etc.. OR next time you see a fry ball throw a 1/2oz spinnerbait past it and retrieve up to it then burn it right into the ball and stop it dead, a lot of times there's a large bass following the ball of fry and they can't handle that attack action! Keep at it, I look forward to your posts 

Thanks for the much needed advise 

[ballstothewaal]

Caught my personal best yesterday afternoon on a Senko texas rigged! Only hit of the day!

[Jonathan_S]

Caught my biggest bass ever last night. Didn't want to pull her out of the water and couldn't get a picture... How is that for a fish story? I would say she was probably about 13# but again, she was thrashing something fierce and I didn't want to hurt her by pulling her out of the water

[bassquatch]

Congrats! 

Except for the guy with no photo.....pic or it never happened, please continue to the Bigfoot thread with those stories 

[Jonathan_S]

Congrats! 

Except for the guy with no photo.....pic or it never happened, please continue to the Bigfoot thread with those stories 

Yeah I am not even sure why I posted the story 

[bassquatch]

Congrats! 

Except for the guy with no photo.....pic or it never happened, please continue to the Bigfoot thread with those stories 

Yeah I am not even sure why I posted the story