10/25 Report

[Haris122]

I meant to go to Meramec Springs today but things didn't work out quite as hoped so I opted for bush ca. Good thing I called first cause it turned out that today was their last day this year that they rented boats and even then only until 3. As a matter of fact we may have been the last boat rented out this year. Anyways me and my gf opted to go to 35 since we didn't have much time to work with while we had the boat so it was closer than my other choice, lake 33. Despite the annoyingly excessive amounts of milfoil or whatever plant that is in much of that lake, I managed to get 2 bass. Nothing really impressive but certainly good for me, with one closer to 13", the other to 12.5". Got the bigger one on a shallow diving but elongated crank bait looking like a purplish shad, and the other one on a white beetlespin. My gf got a 7" sunfish of some sort on a white rooster tail. Anyways, since we had to return the boat key by 3, we opted to try 33 by the spillway afterwards. I got a 6 or 7" crappie on the same bettlespin, then she got a small 7" bass on the same rooster tail, followed by me getting another 12.5-13" bass on yellow one after that. Anyhow, since she was getting hungry we were maybe 7 minutes from leaving when I hooked my biggest bass yet, on a flicker shad. I got the hit not far from shore and it still gave me quite the struggle for a good minute if not 2, but thankfully it stayed hooked until I got it in. Anyways 17" might not be that impressive for some of you but for someone that probably never even broke past the 14" mark on largemouth it was quite the high to finally have coaxed out on of those big lake 33 LM. I'll try to get a picture of it up tomorrow if my phone cooperates. 

[mjk86]

Thanks for the report!  Not a bad day at all!! I was hoping to get a boat before the shut her down for the winter missed my chance!  Dang!  

[Haris122]

Yeah, I was surprised they stopped renting them before this upcoming weekend. Wish they would've at least let you rent it until 7 or 8 like usual. I didn't see why they needed them in by 3 pm. But yeah, I still need to work out how to get the picture posted.

[David Unnerstall]

I am sure that a 17" bass is impressive to most of us.  It certainly is to me.  Congratulations.

[Haris122]

On 10/27/2015, 4:07:19, David Unnerstall said:

I am sure that a 17" bass is impressive to most of us.  It certainly is to me.  Congratulations.

True, it just seems that a lot of people on ozark anglers, catch plenty close or bigger than that on a frequent basis. So it might not be quite as big a high anymore for them. Here's the pictures of it finally.

[Johnsfolly]

That's a nice fish from the bank in a heavily fished lake. Should be proud.

[Haris122]

Oh I am. They say that lake has a lot of big bass, but this was my first one of those. And it didn't disappoint.