Show me your bass

This dude had me going for about 5 seconds. Got him from under a dock where I've missed a monster a few times now. And he had some pretty heavy salad along for the ride.
The bass in this lake always look like Darth Vader fish with such dark eyes.
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I also caught a bull frog. Haha! I didn't get a pic of the darn guy because he...hopped away! 😁 He frigging just attacked the 1/0 Pultz hard popper. Literally jumped on it like a leopard on a gazelle. Haha!
He had the body of the popper in his mouth and the upside down articulated "weedless" 1/0 hook was sort of pinning his head to the popper. Just the barb was poking him. So when I grabbed the leader to land my big froggie he landed hook-free on the apron and jumped back in. Great looking frog that probably went at least a pound.
It's been 20 years since I had a frog attack a fly of any sort, let alone a 1/0 hard popper. Cannibal! Or in the mood I guess. 😍
 
Did a float trip in Northern MN a couple of days ago with a good pal. We both used 8 weights.
Had a 40+ fish day, all Small Mouths, 1 pike, all on top waters. Several fish 19". Doubled up 3 different times. Wonderful day.
I love fishing flies for warm water on lake out if drift boat. Stable, relaxing and room for everything. Spent all sumner weekly or bi weekly fishing Kapowsin. Lots of ctoppie and a few bass largemouth. Most in 8 inch range
 
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