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I ventured out onto Lake Welch today. One of the things I have been trying to accomplish this year is my goal of catching 1,000 bass. I was sitting on 996 before I went to Welch.
The day started out slow, as I went to the very disappointing "Saddle Area" on the south side of "The Island". Not a sniff! I moved to the point on the north end of the island and threw a buoy marker out at the very end of the point. I worked it over with my Luhr Jensen Speed Trap in Texas Red and was greeted with a nice 2.0lb smallie. Once unhooked I motored back to the spot and on the next cast I got a decent keeper largie. It was around 12:30, and I had been out for an hour. Andrew Bornn called me to let me know he would be joining me, so I went and picked him up at the ramp.
Once I got him, we immediately headed to the "Pump House". Nothing...."Holey Tree"...Nothing...but at the "Boat House" Bornn connected on the jig n pig with this largie. It had him all wrapped up in a rope that was tied to the bottom.
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I was throwing a Poes 300 Series Crank in a Dark Red/Black Pattern. In a short while I landed fish #999 which was a decent largie. We pounded it some more but there were no takers.
Over at the beach area things picked up. This is where we got 9 of our fish. I cranked up fish #1,000 on the year first. Then I nailed a nice smallie. Here is a pic of the smallie.
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On the day, I got 4 smallies and they were all at least 2.0lbs...not bad for Welch. Bornn picked up his 3rd fish on a Norman crankbait. I just kept plugging along with my Poes 300 in red. Most of the fish were hitting on the pause...a sure sign that jerkbaits would have also been killer. Andrew finally threw on a pointer and in no time, this healthy bass hit:
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Of course, I couldn't let Bornn show me up! LOL! Minutes later I nailed this 4.7lber largie on the crank. Its gut was ready to burst!
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Andrew got another fish on the pointer and I got one on the way back at the North end of the Island. I wound up with 10 and Andrew had 4. Not bad for a November afternoon.
You guys like the masked Hugefish look? LOL! Hey...it kept me warm OK! LOL
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The day started out slow, as I went to the very disappointing "Saddle Area" on the south side of "The Island". Not a sniff! I moved to the point on the north end of the island and threw a buoy marker out at the very end of the point. I worked it over with my Luhr Jensen Speed Trap in Texas Red and was greeted with a nice 2.0lb smallie. Once unhooked I motored back to the spot and on the next cast I got a decent keeper largie. It was around 12:30, and I had been out for an hour. Andrew Bornn called me to let me know he would be joining me, so I went and picked him up at the ramp.
Once I got him, we immediately headed to the "Pump House". Nothing...."Holey Tree"...Nothing...but at the "Boat House" Bornn connected on the jig n pig with this largie. It had him all wrapped up in a rope that was tied to the bottom.
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I was throwing a Poes 300 Series Crank in a Dark Red/Black Pattern. In a short while I landed fish #999 which was a decent largie. We pounded it some more but there were no takers.
Over at the beach area things picked up. This is where we got 9 of our fish. I cranked up fish #1,000 on the year first. Then I nailed a nice smallie. Here is a pic of the smallie.
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On the day, I got 4 smallies and they were all at least 2.0lbs...not bad for Welch. Bornn picked up his 3rd fish on a Norman crankbait. I just kept plugging along with my Poes 300 in red. Most of the fish were hitting on the pause...a sure sign that jerkbaits would have also been killer. Andrew finally threw on a pointer and in no time, this healthy bass hit:
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Of course, I couldn't let Bornn show me up! LOL! Minutes later I nailed this 4.7lber largie on the crank. Its gut was ready to burst!
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Andrew got another fish on the pointer and I got one on the way back at the North end of the Island. I wound up with 10 and Andrew had 4. Not bad for a November afternoon.
You guys like the masked Hugefish look? LOL! Hey...it kept me warm OK! LOL
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