All my typical white bass spots have been inundated with either cold, or runoff or cold runoff. The Sabine was a bust 2 weeks ago and my timing for the local creeks has been terrible. All that being said I had to give it a shot one more time this morning. I went to a bank spot I hadn't tried in years and found it to be completely overgrown. I mean even the feral hogs didn't want to go in there, but I muscled my way through. I found the water moving but really murky from the recent rains. Made several casts where I could but nothing biting. Fished for 1.5 hours with nary a bite. Was just about to call it quits when I found an old Shyster lure in my vest pocket so I tied it on. Cast to an open spot in the creek with the little ultralight and it was game on! Drag was peeling on that little rod and try as I might I couldn't turn the fish away from some roots on the opposite bank of the little creek. I could feel it shaking it's head in there so I just kept steady pressure on it and low and behold it popped out of there. It finally surfaced and I immediately recognized it as my biggest hybrid to date. It made several more runs in the only open stretch of creek available and I eventually forced it over to the steep bank I was standing on. No net and no way I could lift it with the line so I just laid down in the grass and reached down and lipped it out there. There is no way in heck I should have landed that fish! It should've broken me off at least twice, but there I was holding it! The only bite and the only danged fish I caught this morning. Went 6.3lbs on my digital scale.



Now I know a lot of you have caught much bigger hybrids, but not many can say they've pulled 'em out of a tiny creek on 4lb test. What a hoot!




That's a 52qt ice chest she's in!

Very well done! You will never forget that one! Congrats!

Did you pass out from holding your breath?

Nice catch!

Nice fish.

This cold water makes it tough.

Very nice fish

great story man!!!

Nice catch and even greater story of the play by play. Love reading it. And i don't catch that many hybrids that big. So you got a HOG in my book.
Again Nice job

WOW, great job!
awesome fish!

Great fish, good story. Good stream fishing is hard to beat.

Nice work. Thats a great fish.

Nice catch.

Nice fish! Great story, you will remember that one for a long time! Congrats!

Nice Catch!...

Great story and great fish especially on ultra-lite 4# test.

Great selphie! Nice fish and report. I agreed, good stream fish is hard to beat! Made me reading this