Thread: You never know !

I think that’s one of the draws to fishing , the anticipation of what’s going to end up on your hook .
Especially when you’re targeting what I call micros .

This morning I finally got the tire repaired ,on our only vehicle , that I found flat yesterday morning when I was about to leave to meetup with my fishing buddy.
Our meetup didn’t happen.
I was expecting it to take awhile and when it didn’t, I decided to head to lake McIntosh and chase some small gills .
I took one rod combo , a 6’3” Abu Garcia Mass Beat 3 travel rod and my Shimano Soare XR 500sspg ,loaded with 2# Floroclear.
Main lure was the mini Trout Magnet on the 1/200th ounce TM jighead.
With this combination I can get about a 20-25’ cast .
The xtra fast tip ( my definition) made the small guys fun . And with a light set drag , every once in awhile, one of the bigger ones would strip a few clicks off the Soare XR .

Then as I was winding in a little bluegill , I saw a big swirl around it and immediately let the bluegill swim a little, then my line took off . I had to feather the drag with my index finger a little to keep the bass from spooling me .
I expected the bass to let go of the bluegill , but when I finally got the predator in , I found out the tiny size 14 hook had come out of the bluegill and was hooked in the bass’s lip near the jaw .
I ended up catching 26 gills , three green sunfish, a warmouth , and a very nice ultralight bass.
A nice two hours .

That is one beautiful looking bass. Nice colors! On U/L a blast.
Bob