Micropterus: 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!