Delta MLK day bassin'

Got on the water at sunrise with cool and calm conditions.  I threw the spook for a while and managed to get one barely legal striper.  Now that I was on the board, I decided to try and figure out the bass bite.  Threw t-rigged worms for nada, then switched to the trusty jig.  I got a couple smaller fish in tight at high tide.  The bites were few and far between.  I switched to a swim jig and nailed a nice 7 pounder.  This fish took me by surprise.  It hit pretty light, but then rocketed into the tules when hooked.  I wound up having to go in the thick stuff after her, unwrap my line and lip the fish that was thrashing at the top.  All in all it was a good day out there with beautiful weather.

 

You guys are workin' that delta. Nice job!

Nice work out there XSquid!  Looks like the bass are fattening up for the spawn already!  The big one on your lap has a huge mouth!  In a couple months, it'll break 8-9 pounds easy!

WTG

Bryan

WTG X - awesome bass!

Nice reward to find hiding in the tules!  So far the only thing I've pulled from tules are lures thrown with too much gusto.

Nice fat bass you got there. WTG

Al

Were you fishing braided line or floro?  What pound test?  You did a nice job pulling that fish out of a tough spot either way.

Get me one of those baits...you are a good salesman. 

I have 20 pound mono on that rod, saved the day for me.  The fish went into then around a group of tules.  My line was wrapped around the tules about 4 feet up and the fish wound up on the surface maxing the line out!

 great fish. way to chase after her for the rescue

Very nice XSquid. Thanks for sharing some pictures.

Jedmo

She's a Beast! you know what and how to properly use it .
WTJigit X! Tullies hold the big girls, so some say.
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