Fishing For Large Mouth Bass

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My hubby and I live on one of the premier walleye fishing lakes in the state of Minnesota.  We moved here about 5 years back and have loved every minute of it.  We have always enjoyed walleye fishing.  I was stunned when my hubby started taking an interest in bass fishing. There are many articles in the sporting magazines about fishing for large mouth bass, but we hadn’t fished for them.  My husband asserted we had enough walleye in the fridge and could catch more any time, but he would have liked to engage in the sport of fishing for large mouth bass. 

I enjoy being out in the boat and getting a tan, so I didn’t truly care what my hubby was fishing for.  Then one day we were out on the lake and he caught an enormous bass casting into shallow water.  I was dazzled at the sight of this gorgeous fish leaping out of the water, shaking his head trying to shed the hook in his mouth.  I had been relaxing in the sun reading a novel when the fun started.  My husband instructed me to get the net.  I waited with the net and watched the enormous fish leap out of the water again.  Following the jump my partner’s fishing rod almost doubled over as the fish made a dive to the bottom of the lake.  This battle went on for about 5 minutes before we eventually had the large mouth bass in the boat.  We took photographs and then released this superb fighter. 

After witnessing the excitement my husband had in hooking the large bass I announced I would have liked to give it a try.  After only 3 casts I felt a jolt at the end of the fishing rod and then a robust pulling.  I have fished for a number of years and could not believe the strength of that bass.  He swam under the boat to attempt to get rid of the hook.  He then made an air borne jump from the water.  The jump in the air dislodged the hook from his mouth.  It was actually the most stirring fish I ever lost!  I knew why my hubby had switched to fishing for large mouth bass. 

Fishing for bass implies the use of artificial lures.  There’s a giant choice of lures in numerous shapes and sizes.  In the past I have not paid much attention when my husband is picking out lures, but with bass fishing I have started my private tackle box.  What an incredibly fun fish to catch.  I don’t take a book along in the boat when we are searching for large mouth bass.