Good luck on the bass fishing. I got out for the first time last week. Ice had been off about 48 hours and I caught 7 in an hour. Biggest was a 6.24lb. which is pretty decent for around here. You should hit double digits there I would assume.
What part of IA you in? I went out the other day fishing ponds and caught a few dinks nothing big yet. Might take the boat out somewhere this weekend
Wait what? A 6+ pounder is "pretty decent" in your part of the country? Man the standards for bucks and fish go way up as you move west! My largest is a smallmouth out of Erie that went over 6 and it was an absolute tank to me.
South-central part. About an hour south of Des Moines. I tried using a jig-n-pig really slow with no results. Moved to shallower water and started throwing a rattletrap and started getting good action immediately. I caught a couple on a big spinner in black with bright orange Colorado blades also. I actually had the best results with a pretty quick retrieve on it too. I think the faster moving baits were triggering reaction strikes. I will probably start getting the boat ready this weekend.
Lol, no it's actually a really nice bass for me. My PB is 7.3, so anything over 5 is really pretty good for me here. I just looked at the pictures and see that like all good fishermen, I stretched the truth a bit. She was actually 6.23, lol. I got away from fishing for nearly 17 years and my son's have reignited what used to be a passion of mine. I love that there is little to no drama when it comes to fishing. It's a lot more relaxing than worrying about giant whitetails. I hope dmen posts up some pictures of some sows!
The gentlemen taking me out Friday is a hardcore tournament fishermen. He actually just finished 3rd in an ABA tournament a couple weeks ago on okochobee. I don’t know about double digit bass, but I am hoping for some 5+ pounders. 6.24 is a pig anywhere. I will definitely post any pictures from Friday.
Nice! Debating between running over to Nebraska and turkey hunting or taking the boat down around osceola
Sounds like you have a good local contact. That's worth a ton when hitting new water. Don't discount a wacky rigged worm if they are being picky. That seems to trigger strikes when nothing else will sometimes. But again, I would guess that your local tournament fisherman will be on top of what suits that lake best. Some day I really want to go bass fishing in the South. My oldest son and I are going to try to do some small tournaments this summer. I have never done that and think it would be a good way to spend time with him. Good luck!
