This past saturday i drove down to haddam to meet John Weeks and pick up some 9 inch sad shads that he poured for me that day. I was psyched on how they looked and couldnt wait to huck em out there and get some bass. It didnt take very long at all! We were on the Housy sunday morning for 5am and off the water by 10am. We could have left at 6:30 because after that we had zero hits... Oh well thats fishing! We started off great with me throwing the Cobra bait 9 inch white sad shad and Larry Johnson throwing a alewife 9 inch slug go. I got a 25 and two 26 inch fish quickly then Larry got a 28.5 and the fish of the day 31 incher. Ended up with 12 fish in that hour and a half. 6 each. My last fish came on a spook and then it was over. Still a fun morning and after talking with 3 other boats we were pretty happy with our results. 1 fish total for those three boats. The baits produced very well. No pics of Larrys 31 because it was a bleeder and we wanted to get it back in the water asap.
Day 2
Then last night i headed over to the Q river to give it a try. Never targeted stripers here but figured why not. I know the herring come up the river so the bass are usually never too far behind. Well im glad i went. I spent more time walking trying to find current breaks and casting lanes than i did fishing but once i found a spot i tossed out the 9 inch pearl sad shad and Bam! Start getting blasted. I caught a 27 incher then lost a 30 inch plus fish that got into the heavy current. Moved down a little and caught three more nice sized schoolies and lost another 30 plus inch fish that got wrapped around a tree branch and came loose. Loved working these baits in the heavy current. Felt like smallie fishing a weightless fluke. Twitch twitch let the current do the work. I tried 3 other lures last night and didnt have a hit on anything else. These fish are keyed in on herring and cutting the tail on the baits make it the perfect match. Thats a great design feature. Three tails in one.
Day 3
So obviously this morning i went back to see if i could find the ones that got away. Well I did even more walking this morning because the one spot that produced yesterday today was void of life. Started to think i wasnt going to catch anything when this fish came out of no where and smashed the bait but just missed and before i was done saying awww man it was right back on it! Never stop working your bait after a blow up just keep it moving because these fish come back for a second time more often than not. Battle was on and to be honest i didnt realize how big the fish was until i got it closer. It was ripping line off my bait caster and the head shakes were really wide swings. I was on a step mud bank and knew i couldn't just dead lift the fish so i slide down the mud almost falling in and lipped this beast of a fish. My biggest fish i've ever caught in fresh water and third biggest fish of my life. 36.5 inches and 22 lbs! So hard to get pics being alone but i tried my best. I could not love these baits more! Ive never had such a bad bass thumb from one fish in my life and although it was my only fish of the day i could not be happier. This is why we fish. Moments like this. Heart racing adrenaline that is hard to find in every day life. Support a local CT company and get some of these baits.If not, your missing out.. I simply cant get over how good they have been in just these first 3 trips! www.cobrabait.com tell John i sent ya! Now time for work.. Nothing can ruin this day!
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