Ditch Basser

This will be my first post since joining the forum, but I had to throw my 2 cents worth in. I moved to Missouri this past summer from Georgia (military). I’m originally from Texas where the Bass grow fast and large. I’ve been fishing mostly small water from a kayak in the vicinity of Fort Leonard Wood. I’ve caught over a hundred LMB over four pounds since I arrived. The largest was six and half pounds (I’ve caught her twice). I’ve also caught several SMB in the four pound range with the largest over five pounds, closer to five and a half. I didn’t have a scale with me that trip. The lesson I learned early in life, even on publicly accessible water, is the more remote you are from the beaten path, the better the chances of a trophy fish. I got the name “ditch basser” from working drainage ditches that held a few feet of water even during the dry months of July and August in Georgia. I caught a couple of seven pound Bass during my lunch break once in water that no one else would even think of fishing. A true trophy fish is always in the eye of the beholder. For me, the experience of catching that trophy fish that has never seen a lure or person in its life is what makes the trip so special. Another important lessen is “dumb fish”, the ones that have never seen a person or lure in their life are a lot easier to catch!