Big fish lake

[gpfishingdude]

We fished a lake that has bigger fish in it for a change. The surface temperature was in the low eighties according to the Humminbird so we fished the open water behind an island. I caught one small bass on a spinnerbait and then I caught a blue catfish on a chatterbait that would weigh around 15 pounds it took me so long to see this cat that I thought maybe it was going to be one of those 45# muskies that they catch out of this lake. Later we went up an arm where there was cover-tree snags etc. I threw a popper and hooked a bass that I fought for quite awhile before he straightened a tang on a treble hook and slowly swam away right at the side of the boat. I am going to change the treble hooks on some of my lures to the extra strong ones like the pros use.

 

[dingbat]

Must have been some very cheap hooks.....I've never bent a hook on a bait and our "bass" push #40-50 on occasions.

Changing out treble hooks for singles is a win/win situation. It's better for the fish and much easier on your hands.

 

[bassman284]

Seems to me some crankbaits and poppers are made with fairly soft hooks. A few years ago I hooked a 6 1/2 pound wiper on a Rebel Pop-R. I was able to land it but the hooks were bent all over the place. A couple broke off when i tried to straighten them so I'm guessing some kind of stainless steel. Any more i replace them with Eagle Claws before fishing.

 

[jigngrub]

I've never bent a hook on a bait and our "bass" push #40-50 on occasions.

Stripers aren't really "Bass".:laugh:

 

[geoffwga1]

Actually my friend,stripers really are bass,and what we commonly call bass,eg:lmb and smb are not bass at all but members of the sunfish family..But you knew that anyway .