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 .

Awesome story and nice bass. Good job.

That is definitely the fun part when you get something unexpected.

The Mass Beat came to the rescue...thumbs up, Gill!

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Great way to spend two hours in my book! Congratulations and thanks for sharing

That’s a good ultralight bass! The rest of the trip had my interest too but that bass is over the top. Time well spent.

Nice trip and bass. Seems like the bass want bigger meals lately and best bait seems to be a struggling hooked gill.

Story of experience! Thanks.

Nice ultra light two hours. Enjoyed the story.

I like your fish pics. The way you lay the fish out along the rod and reel gives a nice sense of scale.

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