Fishing Rods

Caught a 2/10 yesterday but I messed the ( - - blocked - - ) up so no pic of it.

Today was the same weather conditions; no cloud cover, sunny, mid-70s--so shorts and nothing else---was in order .

Fished the increasing lilly pad patches, trying a Sumo Frog and a Sleeky(Porko replacement) and got no blow-ups ---none! Pitched a jig where I missed(too many of those lately ) a hookset yesterday--nada! Tried a spinnerbait and a Rogue to no avail too.

Back to the 9-12' water where I had been pitchin' and started throwing a shad-colored, deep diving, BIG Fat Free Shad. After a several casts, I felt a 'hit'. Brought a 5lb, 10 ouncer to the boat and took some pics:



http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=106186&anum=3382

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=106187&anum=3382

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/pictureview.cfm?pnum=106188&anum=3382

That was it; one strike, one Bass, and more sun-tan .

Dan

Nice fish Dan! I used to throw those FF shads all the time.

Dan,

Very nice fish. It looks like you are using one of the original Helium models. Sounds like it still has what you like in a rod. Good to see.

Thanks for sharing,

Trey

I bought my first two(HE70MC) in September of '03 and the third one a few weeks/months(?) later.

Btw, that FFS is too heavy for that model IMO so I retied it to my HE76HC rod. I started throwing it on that rod and for some reason, I got hung up on a lot more underwater, wood snags than when I was using the shorter HE70MC . Now, it could have just been where I was working it--more wood(?) but I wondered if the extra 6"s made the FFS meet the wood at a different angle or IF it was the 'stouter' action of the HE76HC.

dAN

It's 'funny' in that the lure just felt too heavy for the MC but I believe(not 'sure' by any means) I actually threw it further with the HE70MC than the longer HE76HC???? The MC had my Daiwa Ito on it while the HC had an Antares AR...............

Dan

Another "goodun", very nice catch bud!!