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The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 02:22 AM
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SK1
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I fished bellwood lake this afternoon for a few hours with my son and the bite was a little slow at first at least until we figured out a pattern. When we got there I noticed that there were shad rolling on the surface all over the lake huge balls of 3 to 5 inch shad everywhere. We marked some scattered small schools of bass underneath them and every so often one would scatter a ball on the surface. Fluke crankbait rattle trap white chatterbait nothing. Finally just got out the jig and fished the edges of the grass and pads, didn't start catching until we begin to flip the all the way to the back of the pads and grass and hop the jig through the lily pad stalks and right through the grassbeds, the really knarly stuff. Anyways that was the bite and it was a a slow bite but when they bit they would smoke it. Normally bluebird skies and high pressure I would be fishing a weightless senko but the jig is making me a believer. We ended up with 9 fish 5 of which were 4 or better.Thebass in this lake are fat and healthy. Here a few of the better ones [img:center]http:// [/img] [img:center]http:// [/img]
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 02:27 AM
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JIM SR.
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excellent report. nice fatty.
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 02:31 AM
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Mossive
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 02:34 AM
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Squirrely Dan
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Fully sponsored by my mom
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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#11937856
11/17/16 02:37 AM
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SlowDown
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That one in the last picture has a huge belly, has been eating well. Congrats on a great catch.
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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#11937871
11/17/16 02:46 AM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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Same thing happened to me today, had shad flippin everywhere but wouldn't touch a fluke, spinner bait, swim bait, square bill, would not touch a surface bait. Tied on a Booyah jig and rage craw and boom. Weird.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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#11937883
11/17/16 02:51 AM
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Donald Harper
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Thanks for sharing a good pattern. Glad you figured them out.
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 03:34 AM
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Mike_Soriano
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Sounds like the fish aren't the only thing that got hooked on that jig. Nice fish
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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#11937971
11/17/16 03:57 AM
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rongleaves
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Nice fat fish!! That's awesome
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 04:28 AM
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HappyNest
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Outstanding report .... thanks for sharing!!!
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 04:33 AM
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FlaNative
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Steve Raulerson Ranger RT188 Florida Native by Birth, Texan by Choice
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 01:37 PM
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Ken A.
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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11/17/16 01:41 PM
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joebass2
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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#11938210
11/17/16 01:45 PM
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McKinneyMike
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Way to go! Healthy and nice fish!
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Re: The jig has made me a believer
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#11938282
11/17/16 02:30 PM
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bjankowski
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Nice fish and great story.. Jig's are my primary choice, always have a rod rigged with a jig.
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