Lol wfo lmb 4 3hrs! 6-22-09

[tacklejunkie]

Hit up the local bassin' hole this morning to test out a couple new rods.
6:15 rolls around and I've seen mornings like this before.
Had a hunch it was going to be a good one.
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6:45 and I'm on the water, line wet.
6:50 and it was fish on. I saw him chasing bait and put a tiny fluke on to match. It really was gonna be one of those days!
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Plugged some shoreline for nada. They already moved one step deeper.
Followed them out deeper and hooked up. Really got to feel the rod this time and it was perfect! Combo complete for sure. Next few pics are same fish.
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Retied from the three minute battle landing that fish, casted back out and hooked up before the bait even hit the floor.. :LOL:
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Moved 5 feet and found another pocket. Bendoooooooooooooooooooo
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OK so the new Cumara felt perfect. Loads up excellent with the fish and has the tip I was looking for. Not too heavy and not too light. Right in the middle! Now I wanted to try the gold carrot. I felt it on a bay bass but kinda horsed him in to avoid cover so didn't get a fight. Tossed out the ol LC and four casts later hooked up! This fish hit it viciously and fought like his cousins in the bay! Wooohaaaa I was bustin' up laughin it was so much fun!
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And back he went with the rest and a sore lip. Thanks for the ride baby!
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Then I couldn't get any more jerk fish. Couldn't stir them up on the T-rig either with all the guck on the bottom. Nothing hit the chotto either. Back I went to the TJ rig. D/S 4/5 curly holo shad. Scratched one dink and kept the bite going! I was on to them!
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Saw a little boil out deep that vanished as quickly as it came. Figured they went even deeper with the rising sun. Put on a large DS weight and casted the TJ rig way out there to imitate injured shad sauce. This time, I did the dance 5 minutes per spot before moving it. Right at shore I hear the fish inhale the bait through the cumara and set on it. This was the good one!
Drag skittering all over the place. Lasted 3 minutes or so. This fish jumped all over and fought like crazy. Had a smile on my face from ear to ear from then until I got here.
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Chunk with shoulders!
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Released for me to fight next trip!
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Here's the baits I used. Both rods felt great! I guess I do like Carrot Sticks and Cumaras! Just had to get the right ones for my needs. Thanks for the help guys! Please practice catch and release of your largemouth bass and you will be rewarded by the fish gods! :Wink:
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Didn't miss a single bite or lose a single fish! Walked away from the water at 9:45 with the fish still biting.

Thanks for reading.
-TJ

[britheguy]

Great stuff TJ,

Looking forward to seeing more of these bass posts from you man!

[occschemguy]

nice work on those lmb

[troutdog]

What an awesome day, congrats!


TD

[christainmetalhead909]

holy crap dude thats awesome. good job.

[That Dang Guy]

Glad the combo worked out well for you! The MH is definitely too stiff for alot of applications. I hate throwing a texas rig on it because of how the rod loads up.

It should be interesting to see what Shimano has in store for the cumara expansion. Heman got some intel at the irvine service center, they mentioned crankbaits so it's a goo possibility it'll cover a couple different reaction baits. I'm saving up my pennies as we speak for a blade rod. ;)

[tall tales]

way to go out there. fished same area couple weeks ago did ok. nothing like the day you had though. nice pics to. TT

[Stormcrow]

Hey T.J. that place looks big!

Nice fish

[Skyler]

Nice fish count, bro! I've been meaning to head out there again this summer. Good to know they're biting.

[Fishbrains]

Sound like fun, nice work..Wanna hook a brother up on location?

[shrekcbo]

If your ever looking for someone to go with hit me up.

[steve092]

Nice work out there!

So which rod would you recommend for dropshotting? I was looking at those same rods!

[tacklejunkie]

Wanna hook a brother up on location?
wheres that place atLol I told another dude earlier through PM but he didn't believe me. Haha.
It's Perris. Look at Alessandro Island in the pictures.

I didn't believe the bite myself. It was on fire! Just got lucky I guess and I'm a bit used to their old tricks here. They look a little beat up and C&R'd a lot lately with all the tourneys and extra lake pressure! Lots of net damage on fins.. etc.


Nice work out there!

So which rod would you recommend for dropshotting? I was looking at those same rods! Steve:
Check out the rod guru thread in the tackle section. Ask those dudes. I guess I don't know anything about rods. Those guys will set you up.. tell them exactly what you want to do with it! Drop shot only or drop shot and other stuff etc!
I got the cus68M and it works out perfect for my feel for drop shot/wacky/flyline and light jigs. Balances killer too!
If you want drop shot only might want to get the one ThatDangGuy pointed out to me! CUS-DX68M

[matt duarte]

haha nice killin spree dude! wish i was there today instead of yesterday....it was completly off yesterday... nice job on th fish dude! that last ones a piggy!

[Largemouth_Mitch]

Great report TJ! Way to get those bass dialed in and enjoy a great day of rod testing. The fish gods blessed you without a doubt for your conservation efforts.

Congrats again on a stellar day of bassin.

[trail blazer]

WTG T,J
Love those quality reports
THANKS
TRAIL BLAZER