Big Bass In the Pads

[D.W. Verts]

Well, not as many as I hoped. I fished the pond today that I haven't been in all year 'cuz the sucker dern near dried up.



Recent rains brought it up to maybe 2-1/2' low, so I drug my kayak thru the tulies and puckerbushes for just one decent bass to fill out my IBass limit. A SKINNY brute, too-



I caught maybe six fish for about fifteen bites, all on the frog. And getting to the fish was a bad deal. This thing is a JUNGLE. It was hard to get the frog into the water on many casts.



I really figured that fishin' would be a little easier, but we're just one day post-front (and it was a GOOD front). I did lose, or miss (it happens) three right in a row that were all very decent with one of them being a little better than decent.

I reckon I'll save this place for October. Maybe we'll get some more rain, and with the cooler weather I won't have to share the boat with so many spiders.

Lake of the Ozarks tomorrow.

[the_huber_show]

Nice catch.  Sounds like a rough but over all decent day

[Donald Garner]

Dale, tks for sharing the trip and report with us.  Congrats on the catching also 

[Lipripper]

Thanks for the report Dale and I would be happy to catch one like that any day. heck I would just be happy to catch one any size. 

[SteveTX]

Looks bassy enough. Many places in your pic I would feel confident about a potential. I have a lot of area on my lake that is very similar. The lake was up 3ft the pads came then the lake dropped making the first wave of pads a great way to dangle a toad. But that's all they are good for. As you said they make it hard to get a toad in the water and a fish of any size out. I loose fish when I go in them like that too. Still fishing beats working 

[Mike Cork]

I like the looks of that We got a ton of pad fishing around here and love every bit of it.

Nice bass, just can't compete with those pond giants in the IBass

[Smallie_Stalker]

Dale, even your skinny ones make me drool.   

[D.W. Verts]

I like the looks of that We got a ton of pad fishing around here and love every bit of it.

Nice bass, just can't compete with those pond giants in the IBass

Okay, so here's one from Lake of the Ozarks today...

[Pacific NW Ron]

Some nice fish and thanks for sharing the story. 

[the_huber_show]

Okay, so here's one from Lake of the Ozarks today...

Dang I need some fish like that in my life!

[basss]

Wow, I thought I fished some pretty gnarley spots, but not like you.  I wouldn't have gone in there.

Nice catch(es)!