Micropterus: June 2012

Monday, June 25, 2012

Got a good one tonight!

I only got three fish tonight in the float tube, but I got another good one. The most gratifying part about the night, was I had a spot in mind that I was going to, and the first cast at that spot this big girl grabbed it. She jumped out of the water twice, and then buried herself in the milfoil. I got a lot of pictures with her to help show her size. This was the biggest MN bass that I have caught! I got my PR for MN just this month too. The milfoil is really taking over this time of year, and I am still learning to fish it. I was worried I lost the fish when she buried herself but, luckily she wasn't struggling when I went to grab her, I didn't know how big she was until my hand disappeared in her lower jaw. What a great fish! I carefully measured this one, my tape said 22", when I closed the mouth and got a strong 21 1/2! Can't wait to get back on the water!

Biggie - sized head.

21 1/2 inches!

On some fish you get a raw thumb, my hand got grazed!

In the foil!

Big belly!

Thick back!

19 1/4 looked small after the monster...

Monday, June 18, 2012

I love Minnesota Bass fishing in June!

19 1/4

I was in the float tube for about 7 hours today! My wife was out of town, so I took advantage of it. I went to a familiar lake, and found some cover to toss to. I actually caught some good ones today, and lost at least one that would have matched the top fish today. I was tossing a plastic up shallow, and seemed to find pockets of fish. I My top fish today were 21, 19 1/2, 19 1/4, 18 1/4. 18, 18. I counted twenty fish total, so the quality was definitely there today. I had to go into the slop and get the big one. I lost another fish that could have been bigger, she bulled through the weeds to deeper water, changed directions a couple times. As she was taking a circle around my float tube I saw her and the hook came out. The 19 1/2 incher actually spun my around in the float tube three times, I thought it was a way bigger fish, and it came out of a spot without any cover.

19 1/4"

21" chunker

21" Big Head

21" side view

18 "

18"

18 1/4"

19 1/2"

19 1/2

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Nice MN bass bag

18 1/2

Okay, this was my first time fishing MN for bass this season and it was worth it! It was a great outing even though I only caught nine fish, the quality was outstanding. I started by fishing slow with plastics, and didn't get away from it. I didn't catch my first fish for awhile, and then I found the right part of the lake and the fish were on. I wasn't even the first person to the spot I wanted to go, but I managed to catch my biggest Minnesota bass in a spot that always seems to hold fish. It was a fat, tall 21 and 1/2 inch beast! I got quite a few shots of it, and honestly, none of them do this fish justice. I actually thought that it was a northern, because it was staying down. I hooked him pretty deep, but the hook came out easily. The head was enormous. There were several vacant beds in the area, and I kind of wonder if she had been scared off by the two guys that were there before me. They were hovering around the spot for quite a while. I noticed that they drove up behind me while I was taking pictures too. I lost several other big fish this morning too. One of them jumped three feet out of the water, and I am guessing it was around 5 lbs! That would have helped this mornings bag. So, the biggest five today were 18 1/2, 19 1/4, 21 1/2 (Swamp Donkey), 19, and 18. I almost didn't take a picture of the 18 after the big one because I didn't think it was that big. I reluctantly put it on the Fish Cat measuring basket, and to my surprise it was 18 inches. The fish really didn't bite after 10:00, and there were a lot of boats on the water. I must say I am still very pleased with the performance of the Quantum Tour paired with Dobyn's Savvy Series microguide rod. It casts a long ways! Tomorrow, I will try and report on another Metro Bass lake. I hate to say it, 'cause I don't want to jinx it, but I think tomorrow could be even more fruitful!