I have been jonesing to get out on the river and try out some of the new products that Scott Yager at Striped Bass Tackle www.sbt4u.com had recently sent me.

I had a little spare time one evening this week after wrapping up a guide trip on the Brazos and grabbed a handful of the Big Hammer swimbaits http://www.sbt4u.com/Soft-Plastics/Big-Hammer-Swimbaits-p10.html, a couple of 1/2 oz. 3D Shad jig heads http://www.sbt4u.com/Jig-Heads-c4/ and jumped in the yak to hit a couple of runs before I went to go make camp.

I must say, the craftsmanship, quality and action were just what I had in mind from a hand poured plastic.

Apparently, it was just what this big girl had in mind as well...



I have no doubt the full line of Striped Bass Tackle baits will be extremely effective on river stripers once the weather cools off.

However, I'm going to be feeding them to some oversize river bass in the meantime.

Striped Bass Tackle www.sbt4u.com . Getcha some!!!

Wow...that is a nice black hey Shane thanks for catching my fish. Looks like you have been holding out on me and saving the 25's for yourself!! lol so how much did this one weigh? Same stretch we went on?

Cheeeezzzyyyyy.

Nice bass yota.

sorry iradallasfag maybe i should run my messages by you first so they will be up to your standards

Easy Max,I was talking about the bait.Seems everyone has there own plastics these days.I should have specified.Sorry bro.

Where's the LOVE!

ok...whatever you say...that is a huge river bass tho

Yes it is!

You know I wouldn't hold out on ya, man!

Yes, that fish came from the same general area and measured out just under 25".

Fact is, the LMB that Sheena fought and eventually broke off was definately in the same class as the bass pictured.

I got a good look at her the one time she came out of the water about 10 feet from our kayaks. I estimated the bass to be in the 22 to 24" range.

That was a heartbreaker...

Shane :
what does a river bass like that weigh?
5-8 lbs.

Depending on the time of year, probably 7-9# plus.

This fish was kind of skinny, typical for this time of year, which would put it on the lower end of the scale.

nice
i know that they fight the current, so they would have to be solid muscle

Dang you are catching some huge fish lately...I just saw your rattle snake bass and that one looks even bigger than this one...i'm gonna have to come up and get me one of these suckers...crazy stuff keep me posted on a good date for you to hit up gholson

Will do, David!