The day started out "promising". We showed up at the lake around 7:40 am and got on the water before 8. It was overcast with some small breaks of blue skies. The water temp was 50 degrees. We targeted high percentage area which mainly consisted of trees, lay downs, docks with deep water access, etc. We flipped jigs, throw swimjigs, various swimbaits, spinnerbaits, etc and couldn't buy a bite. I even broke out the spinning rod to throw a 7" wacky rigged BPS sticko but absolutely nothing. The worst part was when my alberto knot joining my 65 lb braid to 25 lb mono leader snapped mid cast and I ended up with the nastiest backlash ever! I lost my Dirty Jigs Swimjig and half a spool of brand new 65 lb Power Pro. Then the wind picked up and in a matter of seconds it was gusting 15-20+ mph. Even on full blast with the trolling motor we were being pushed back so we were forced off the lake.

We then packed up and decided to go check out another lake that may be more sheltered from the wind. We arrive and there is wind but nowhere near as bad as the first lake. It looked very manageable so we launched. No more than 2 minutes after we start fishing, the wind picked up and it was ugly. We had some gusts that were as bad as the previous lake but for the most part it was slightly more manageable.

I was getting used to the stiffness of 20 lb fluorocarbon that I was using for the first time and had a small birds nest. As I was picking it out, the wind picked up and the line got caught in the trolling motor. I was extremely angry that I just lost half a spool of brand new 20 lb P-Line 100% Fluorocarbon. This added to my frustration since I now lost a LOT of brand new fluorocarbon and braid!

But things made a turn for the better! I flipped at the corner of a dock, let my jig sink. Started to work it back to the boat when I suddenly felt an increase in line tension. I set the hook hard and fish on! Immediately my rod doubled over and nearly stopped in place during the hook set. I instantly knew that I had an absolute giant on the line! I begin fighting the fish and watch as my drag that is set pretty darn tight is peeling out. This fish is pulling hard and giving me one hell of a savage fight! The fish surfaces and I begin to freak out! Instantly I began praying that the fish would not spit the hook or break me off. I lip the fish and bring it into the boat and I am absolutely ecstatic! It ended up being a 7.76 lb largemouth bass!

About 45 minutes later or so, I'm still working the jig when I feel 3 strong taps. I instantly am almost in disbelief and I set the hook hard! It's another big fish! This one put up a great fight and gave me more trouble at the boat when it made several runs under the boat as I was trying to lip it. I manage to lip it and get it in the boat! It ended up being a 4.54 lber!

We kept fishing and the wind was relentless. It ended up draining my battery to the point where I had to empty out one of my plano boxes and paddle for quite a ways to make it back to the launch.

2 fish for 12.3 lbs!? Are you kidding me!? I am so happy it's not even funny!

I rated this a 5 Star because I caught the two big girls within less than an hour of each other. Plus it was truly a great day with lots of memories and big fish!

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