New PB Bass!

People: me
Tide: falling
Weather: cloudy but warm, some sun.
Method: lures ( chug bug, kiltys, maria chase bw etc)
Results: 1 bass landed.

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I have fished this one spot for over a year now for bass, i only started fishing last may and this is where i caught my first sea fish a bass of 4lbs 3 ozs, since then i have seen people fishing with me take bass of 9 lbs 4 ozs and 9 lbs 8 ozs, all the time being happy for them but always thinking i wish i could land a big bass, near specimen size i know i have been lucky to catch the ones i have caught, the biggest being the first i ever caught i always wanted bigger i suppose we all do .
So to todays outing i got home around 9 o'clock this morning, i looked out at the weather looked like rain but i decide i would go anyway as i wanted to try out my new lure a storm chug bug, i have a tried poppers before but not with braid with the feel of the braid it made it so much easier this time, i had a few casts with the kiltys first but no luck, didint see any fish moving at all, so i decide i would cast out the chug bug and give it a whirl, the brais makes everything come alive its amazing , so second cast the bug was about 30 meters out i was chugging it back by jerking the rod tip and also my reeling down to the bug and then reeling fast two or three times, i was thinking to myself about reading the book Hooked on Bass, they talked about different types of retrive, suddenly i saw the bug flying through the air and a huge splash as a large bass through caution to the wind to get a meal, amazingly i didnt panic , and just twitched the bug and again the bass came back and smashed it in a huge flurry of white water, but still not hooked i thought oh well i missed it and started to reel again when suddenly a huge third smash saw the beast hooked on the middle treble, five minutes of heart stopping rod bending action my prize lay at my feet im not sure who was more exhausted me or the fish , it took awhile to remove the treble but he was freed asap, a quick photo weighing and measurement put him/her , at 8 lbs 4 oz and 71 cms, i couldnt not believe it not specimen but boy was i happy. It took him a while to regain some composure but he eventually swam away strongly, what a sight to catch, and to see swim away .

Just a quick point on the CHUG BUG amazing the sight of a bass smashing the lure from beneath was probably the best moment iv had in fishing, words cannot do justice to the feeling .
Can any recommend good treble hooks? And should i flatten the barbs?

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well done mate! Great looking fish!

Well done, delighted for you!

Was starting to have my doubts about the Chug-bug, but now I'm not so sure... !

well done wilky fine fish......its bigger than my own pb. the elusive 10lber is out there keep it up

well done great looking fish

thats a beauty well done, had a bass take 3 slashes at a plug the other day and it was the highlight of the session

nice one, thats a belter of a fish.

Can any recommend good treble hooks?

That's a good point, as I replaced trebles in most (but not all) of my bass lures. Usually I was using Gamakatsu 13B (size 6) but this year tried Owner #6 and they working well too. Because I'm sure that there is plenty of owners and gamakatsus #6 here are two things I'm always paying attention to. 1) Make sure that they are thick enough, as I found that bass have amazing ability to bend and unfold trebles in an effort to free themselves. 2) Make sure that they going to be properly resistive to saltwater. Good example is item number 38-446-527-06 from Bass Pro.

Tight lines!

Well done , what a fantastic experience

great stuff well done

beautiful fish can only imagine the rush of blood when it struck nice one

Just a quick point on the CHUG BUG amazing the sight of a Bass smashing the lure from beneath was probably the best moment iv had in fishing, words cannot do justice to the feeling .

What even better than a*** hooking a dab

Anyway, nice one on the bass, good stuff.

Well done Kevin, that's a great bass. I am delighted for you. Bet you are still smiling

Well done Kevin,
thats a cracker fair play to you.I take it you fished your old haunt and with good reason .Surface fishing with lures is unreal when you get a take,you did it by the text book [don't stop reeling when a fish misses the first take,just stop for a second and continue again].
The owner trebles are the business allright,but bare in mind you will lose a few inevitably if you flatten the trebles especially on the poppers,but it does make it easier to remove the hooks on any fish you land.A good long nose pliers will also help in hooking the fish,i've been out once since talking to last[you know why ],managed a few to 5lbs and interestingly all engulfed the lures but fought very gently .Keep up the good work and with a bit of luck an even bigger one could be waiting for you.
Well done

have had the same problem with bass engulfing the lure and no fight from them. had a 3lber sunday thet took the plug deep and put up no fight. as regads trebles, dan in the half way hads the owners in size 6..

congrats on the new PB Kevin. fine fat lookin belly on it. here to its big sister taking the lure the next time and coming in at 10lb 01oz .
ps, also fair play for releasing it.

Super fish, well done on the PB

what a great fish and on a chug bug!
Well done...
I have 2bugs and 2 dual aisle mag's and no hook ups yet, only swirls on the DAMag's..
great stuff!

Thanks for all the replies lads, il look into those ownwer hooks , went out today and lost my chug bug , will search in the morning, but think il be buying a new one but will it be the same hope i find it , that sounds really annoying marlinman the fight was amazing of what i can remember anyway heart in mouth stuff, and lee it just about beats hooking a dab in its a**

Oh ya marlin man it was my old haunt semmed to be the only bass around along with 3.8 million mullet in sizes of 1 inch to 40 inchs