Large Mouth Bass Fishing
My husband and I live on one of the premier walleye fishing lakes in the state of Minnesota. We moved here about five years ago and have loved every minute of it. We have always enjoyed walleye fishing. I was shocked when my hubby started taking an interest in bass fishing. There are many articles in the sporting magazines about fishing for large mouth bass, but we hadn’t fished for them. My partner asserted that we had enough walleye in the fridge and could catch more any time, but he would have liked to engage in the game of fishing for large mouth bass.
I enjoy being out in the boat and getting a tan, so I didn’t really care what my husband was fishing for. Then one day we were out on the lake and he caught an enormous bass casting into shallow water. I was amazed at the sight of this gorgeous fish jumping out of the water, shaking his head making an attempt to shed the hook in his mouth. I had been laying in the sun reading a book when the excitement started. My husband ordered me to get the net. I waited with the net and watched the enormous fish leap out of the water again. Following the jump my man’s fishing rod almost bent double as the fish bore down into the lake. This battle went on for roughly 5 minutes before we eventually had the large mouth bass in the boat. We took footage and then released this magnificent fighter.
After witnessing the fun my husband had in hooking the large bass I announced I would have liked to give it a try. After only 3 casts I felt a jolt at the end of the fishing rod and then a strong pulling. I have fished for a number of years and could not believe the strength of that large mouth bass. He swam under the boat in an effort to rid himself of the hook. He then took an air borne leap from the water. The leap in the air threw the hook from his mouth. It was actually the most exciting fish I ever lost! I knew why my husband had switched to fishing for large mouth bass.
Fishing for bass implies the use of synthetic lures. There is a huge selection of lures in various shapes and sizes. During the past I haven’t taken notice when my hubby is choosing lures, but with bass fishing I have started my own tackle box. What a wonderfully fun fish to catch. I do not take a book with me in the boat when we are fishing for large mouth bass.
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