Peacock and Largemouth

[Stan Wright]

Got a call from Brian inquiring about the fishing since the water level came way up... and covered most of his shore fishing spots. I told him to meet me at the lake and we'd see.
We met Les at the ramp around 8:30 AM and started out... visions of schooling peacock dancing in our heads.

We should have started at 7:00 AM. Oh the peacock bass were still schooling all right...
From Paper Bark all the way down to County Yard. (that's as far as we could see) There was so much action we just stayed put across from that cove with all the bamboo.

The fish were busting the surface and shad were jumping out of the water... everyone cast into the churning white water... Hook Up. In the back of the boat Brian said: "Look, I got one too".


He wanted to make sure he got a picture with his first ever peacock bass.


Les and Brian with the first "double" of the day.


Here's Les with a nice peacock bass.


Brian with another peacock.... Now for some trick photography.
This is Brian in the first picture....


This is picture number 2..... Same fish, but look how much bigger it looks when you "smile".


Yea, they even let me into the act.


We should have started fishing at 7:00 AM when they opened the gates. When the sun came up and over the trees around 9:30 - 10:00, the schooling slowed to a stop.
Les just grabbed a worm rod and a crank bait rod and started catching largemouth bass along the shore. Just proves what everyone has been saying... the largemouth bass are there, you just have to fish for them. Thanks guys, I had fun.

[Stan Wright]

I forgot to add that the water temperature was 77.6 degrees when we started and 78.9 when we left around 11.

Water clarity was stained... about one foot visibility.

I tried my bubble rig, but never caught. Pretty much the same with with the little Sinko.

I think this was what Les was using. Kind of does look like a baby peacock doesn't it? Les should be smiling... as well as that bait was working .


http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-X ... 46/-700320

[Ca_Bass]

I think they call those blade baits or ice jigs.

[Ahnkochee]

That type of blade bait was first market by Heddon as the Sonar lure. I recall seeing these first back in the late 1960s.



Many clones made today are marketed under the name Zonar to cash in on the Heddon Sonar name. They actually work pretty decent in saltwater too.

https://www.rutansjigs.com/category.php?id_category=9
http://www.elkenlures.com/zonar.htm
http://stores.ebay.com/FISHERMENS-HEAVE ... =119811175
http://shop.ebay.com/millerliteanyone/m ... 4340.l2562

[Ca_Bass]

I'm not much of a collector, but I would love to have a nice display of old fishing lures, old reels and other fishing anitques . My grandpa gave me a bunch of old lures (guessing from the 50's and 60's) when I was a kid, but I used/lost them they would have been perfect for my future man cave!

[Stan Wright]

I knew I'd seen that lure before... My Dad was a lure collector
and had thousands of different stuff in his collection.

I went to Ben Franklin store and got one of those "shadow boxes"....
Looks like about 11"x14". It's like a deep picture frame.
For a background I chose a piece of brown colored fuzzy paper,
I think I'd use a lighter color next time so the lures
would show up better. The background just looks a little dark to me.

After laying out the lures, I punched little holes and tied
the lures in place with light wire.

[Ahnkochee]

Great minds think alike!

I did the same for lures my dad got me back in the late 1960s. They were mainly purchased mostly from the old Nanko Fishing Supply when it was on Kam Hwy. where the American Savings Bank now stands, and also from McWayne Marine Supply in Kewalo Basin. Got my frame from from Ben Franklin, and used red felt in the back.
Ah, the good old days. Rest in peace Dad.

[roadwarriorsvt]

I grew up on that yellow inline! About the only other tackle was my red plastic worm and my brother had a purple plastic worm. Thats it, but that was all that was needed to slay the LMB in our farm pond.