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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: SpokaneSlayer on August 02, 2010, 10:49:05 PM

Title: More success on Medical Lake largemouth
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on August 02, 2010, 10:49:05 PM: I've had a bit of a run of bad luck losing fish at one of my local lakes. This lake is barbless hooks only and I just haven't been able to keep fish on. Well, that changed tonight. Fisrt spot I went to, I was basically standing on a huge boulder that mad a 5-6 foot drop off before the bottom flattened out again. I was about ready to move, but I made one more cast with a SK Ocho in junebug. Meanwhile, a man with his daughter showed up and were about to throw some nightcrawlers and a bobber. This is a no-no on this lake. So while I was explaining this to him, I felt a solid bump. I told him to hold on a sec, and proceeded to set the hook on and land a decent largemouth. Even a guy in a float tube gave me the thumbs up. I thought the whole situation was amusing.

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I decided to move to a spot where I usually get at least strikes. I was walking along the sidewalk that goes along the bank throwing a frog and after thoroughly working that lure, switched to the Ocho. A couple dudes were just walking up on me when I get a strike. I thought I had missed it, and probably had, so I lowered my rod tip when the fish struck again. After a short battle, I landed this fat, healthy largemouth.

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Not bad for about 2 1/2 hours of fishing. Every bass I catch now is bittersweet. I'm moving to bassless Alaska in 2 weeks, and each bass could be my last for a long time.
Title: Re: More success on Medical Lake largemouth
Post by: Dustin07 on August 04, 2010, 10:17:16 AM: I've never caught a bass on the road before, that's odd nice find though :P
Title: Re: More success on Medical Lake largemouth
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on August 04, 2010, 11:41:55 AM: Quote from: Dustin07 on August 04, 2010, 10:17:16 AM
I've never caught a bass on the road before, that's odd nice find though :P

:chuckle: You can't see the lake in the pic. The bank is to steep to get right down to the water, so I have to fish pretty much from the sidewalk. I do go down to the water to land fish.
Title: Re: More success on Medical Lake largemouth
Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 04, 2010, 11:45:10 AM: Well done SS