"Grand Stan" ?
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:32 pm
"grand stan" 
Let's see, how did Clay define it ?
" we came up with the "grand stan". the grand stan consists of a bass and tuc under eight inches, a blueg under six inches and a red devil. in addition one or more of these fish must be caught while trolling the fly behind the boat."
As Clay said, now is a great time to get the Lake Wilson Grand Slam... I mean "grand stan".....
Grand Stand????
The red devils, small bass, small peacock bass, and the small bluegill are all over the lake. The grass is the key. It's been a while since the water level was so high during a spring spawn. I don't ever remember so many little largemouth bass. And up until a month ago the bluegill were no where to be found. It must be all that grass for the little guys to hide in. You never know what kind of fish you'll catch next.
Not all the fish we were catching were as small as the ones in the pictures. We landed a lot of largemouth and peacock bass in the 9 to 12 inch range. Even caught 5 or 6 bluegill that would top the state record. Not many bass above 2 pounds... but a few. We're starting to see the larger peacock bass swimming around. They are just not as aggressive as the smaller ones. If you miss that first strike, they don't give you a second chance. ( I like those aggressive peacock bass... the ones that fight over your lure of fly all the way to the boat )
If you want to catch a lot of excitement, just scale down your tackle to match the size of the fish. A 9 to 12 inch peacock bass on 4# test ultra-light spinning gear, or a 4wt fly rod, is a hand full of fun.
To catch the bass... fish the grass.
Most Red Devils weigh from 1/2 to 3/4 pound.
This guy was a solid 1 pounder.
Here is one of the smaller BG. Most were larger and hard fighters.
I hooked this one while trailing the fly behind the boat as I reached out to net Shane's fish. I should pay less attention more often.
This is the very smallest LMB I caught. Most were in the 8 to 10 inch range. We must have caught 30 or 40. It's great to see the LMB returning in good numbers. Must have been a super bass spawn this year.
We've seen mostly one pound Peacock Bass in the last few months.
Don't know where the big ones are hiding.
This is the baby... just goes to show you the Peacock Bass had a good spawn this year... you can find these "little guys" in very shallow water or way back in the thickest grass.... someplace where the big fish can't eat them.
Us kids, don't care how big the fish are... we just want lots of action.
Let's see, how did Clay define it ?
" we came up with the "grand stan". the grand stan consists of a bass and tuc under eight inches, a blueg under six inches and a red devil. in addition one or more of these fish must be caught while trolling the fly behind the boat."
As Clay said, now is a great time to get the Lake Wilson Grand Slam... I mean "grand stan".....
Grand Stand????
The red devils, small bass, small peacock bass, and the small bluegill are all over the lake. The grass is the key. It's been a while since the water level was so high during a spring spawn. I don't ever remember so many little largemouth bass. And up until a month ago the bluegill were no where to be found. It must be all that grass for the little guys to hide in. You never know what kind of fish you'll catch next.
Not all the fish we were catching were as small as the ones in the pictures. We landed a lot of largemouth and peacock bass in the 9 to 12 inch range. Even caught 5 or 6 bluegill that would top the state record. Not many bass above 2 pounds... but a few. We're starting to see the larger peacock bass swimming around. They are just not as aggressive as the smaller ones. If you miss that first strike, they don't give you a second chance. ( I like those aggressive peacock bass... the ones that fight over your lure of fly all the way to the boat )
If you want to catch a lot of excitement, just scale down your tackle to match the size of the fish. A 9 to 12 inch peacock bass on 4# test ultra-light spinning gear, or a 4wt fly rod, is a hand full of fun.
To catch the bass... fish the grass.
Most Red Devils weigh from 1/2 to 3/4 pound.
This guy was a solid 1 pounder.
Here is one of the smaller BG. Most were larger and hard fighters.
I hooked this one while trailing the fly behind the boat as I reached out to net Shane's fish. I should pay less attention more often.
This is the very smallest LMB I caught. Most were in the 8 to 10 inch range. We must have caught 30 or 40. It's great to see the LMB returning in good numbers. Must have been a super bass spawn this year.
We've seen mostly one pound Peacock Bass in the last few months.
Don't know where the big ones are hiding.
This is the baby... just goes to show you the Peacock Bass had a good spawn this year... you can find these "little guys" in very shallow water or way back in the thickest grass.... someplace where the big fish can't eat them.
Us kids, don't care how big the fish are... we just want lots of action.