Top Water Bass
I was able to get out on Lake Scugog and do a bit of bass hunting.
This was my first experience with baitcasters on a boat. I had prepared by doing some practice casting on shore but the backlashes were still quite legendary when a smaller jig went on. I just can’t seem to find the right settings for controlling the spool on the cast – and I can’t get the same distance either quite yet. Just need some more training.
We spent most of the day drifting around docks and through the weeds looking for lillypads and other cover and holes that would hold bass in the heat of the day. I was the only one on the boat to take a bass with a top water lure – a frog coloured hula popper. You can’t really cast into the lillypads with this lure as it has two treble hooks on the bottom and they snag up easily on the vegetation. Land it just off to the side with a path of clear water to retrieve it through.
It’s awesome to see the fish take the lure off the surface in a frenzied strike or bulged humpback take. Now I can see why so many fly fishermen are in love with dry flies.
That was my first bass on the new baitcaster. Looking forward to plenty more.