Yeah, I've lifted a few.One for @Irafly from the other day. Almost launched this poor fella over my shoulder before aborting my pickup/backcast
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Just got back from the 2022 BPS Lake Plushie Open. Finished pretty high on the leaderboard with this pair of magnums, but got beat out by the kid who got a marlin and a goldfish...
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Nice!!Oh yeah!! Time to dig this thread out for '23!
Was fishing an OP lake for trout when I heard a suspiciously loud splash back in a shallow bay. Swinging in, I found that it had warmed up to about 52°. A couple casts up towards the brushy shore with the white bugger I had on, a wake, and a heavy fight brought this guy to hand:
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Saw another fish swirl 80 ft down the shore, but my cast apparently whopped it on the head, as it thrashed and dove the instant the fly touched the water
Switched to a gurgler just for kicks, and a few minutes later this one boiled on it:
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No other takes, but a great way to start off bass season!
(For this lake, I'd switched to my Old Guys playlist. One on RS's Angie, one on Cat Stevens' Wild World )
Oh yeah!! Time to dig this thread out for '23!
Was fishing an OP lake for trout when I heard a suspiciously loud splash back in a shallow bay. Swinging in, I found that it had warmed up to about 52°. A couple casts up towards the brushy shore with the white bugger I had on, a wake, and a heavy fight brought this guy to hand:
Saw another fish swirl 80 ft down the shore, but my cast apparently whopped it on the head, as it thrashed and dove the instant the fly touched the water
Switched to a gurgler just for kicks, and a few minutes later this one boiled on it:
No other takes, but a great way to start off bass season!
(For this lake, I'd switched to my Old Guys playlist. One on RS's Angie, one on Cat Stevens' Wild World )
That's a pig, son!First bass of the year and my PB smallie. 5lb on the scale, super fat belly. Put up a heck of a fight on 4x! A few decent sized rainbows on top of it made for a great day!
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Hell yeah! Great fish.First bass of the year and my PB smallie. 5lb on the scale, super fat belly. Put up a heck of a fight on 4x! A few decent sized rainbows on top of it made for a great day!
The paddle on that puppy!First bass of the year and my PB smallie. 5lb on the scale, super fat belly. Put up a heck of a fight on 4x! A few decent sized rainbows on top of it made for a great day!
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