First Bass on a Jig!!! YAY ME!!!

Well I finally scored a bass on a jig today!!! I was so excited. It was sweet and a rush! I was using it for a little while and I casted up in to some thick stuff and as soon as it hit, it barely had time to fall and BAM! I kept the line as tight as could be the whole way back to the boat! I got it!!!!

I was using a 1/2 oz pro series flipping jig with a black round rubber and purple with blue glitter scale silicone mix skirt and had a double bungee worm trailer. YaHOO!! Can you tell I'm a little more than thrilled;O) I don't have much experience fishing jigs. I will get plenty now I know I can make them work, lol!

It was a long day. We went to Gresham WI and fished Upper Red. We got there about 2 o clock. Not a great time. It was quite nice today. A little breezy. The sun was out in full force. It wasn't until about 4:00 pm when I scored that bass! After that we went into the thick pads and slime and I used a frog. Pat used a moss boss. I started with my frog and the first time it hit the water I had one surface and I missed it. Then I had another one, surface and missed. The finally hubby caught his first of the day on his moss boss. We kept fishing that way for awhile and nothing.

So we went back to spinnerbaits for a little while out in deeper waters. Not a whole lot of action going on. So we headed back for shore water and I had one come up from underneath and missed my spinnerbait. DANG! That was a nice one. I wish I could have gotten that one! We fished in the middle on the way back to the launch with one more hit and miss on my spinnerbait and we headed out. Still going after the BIG ONES!

Got Skunked

We went to Weyauwega on Sunday to a new lake. Water was 2ft for along ways from the launch. Lake had a sandy bottom not alot of vegetation. Water was very clear. Two bodies of water were connected. We fished deep in the first lake for awhile and made our way to the second lake. Second lake was weird. Had shallow spots and then deep spots. We tried to fish from the deep into shore across a drop off. We did this for awhile and didn't produce nothing. Then we tried fishing across what little vegetation we did find. Nothing. It was very windy probably 20 mile an hour winds. Temps about 60 degrees. The wind on the lake made it feel much colder. What a drag. First time ever not catching any bass. Saw lots of bluegill and one northern and a few small bass. Maybe next time.

My 1st bass of 2009!

Well Bass season opener weekend finally made it to Wisconsin! At least in the southern zone. I wasn't able to go on the official day it opened, May 2nd. I was able to go out Sunday May 3rd for a little while.


We (my hubby and I) went to Long Lake in Brillion WI. Not our first choice of lake but had to make due because it was close by and we didn't have alot of time. Weather wasn't too bad. Around 60 degrees and windy. The lake was pretty clear. You could see bottom at 4ft.


It wasn't long after we got there that I was able to boat my first bass of the season! YAY!!! The only braggin right it had. It was just legal at 15-16". I was using a black bullet style spinnerbait with red eyes and a green pumpkin-Blue skirt with copper colorado and willowleaf blades in the deep. After running deep for awhile and nothing, I decided to start running it high and BAM! I had another one surface and go for my lure but it kicked it back at me.


A little while later Pat and I had a double. Mine was bigger:O) But smaller than my 1st catch. We fished for another 2 hours and didn't get nothing so we headed out and called it a day. I was so excited to finally get out and bass fish! It was a great day for me as I always get beat out by my hubby Today I beat him out with the biggest fish and most fish. 2 for me-1 for you. I win!!!!