Pocono Bass'in (9/2014)

[Latimeria]

OK, I was out for a funeral but I did have a very small amount of time to get out looking for some freshwater fish.  I "Borrowed" some Walmart gear from my parents neighbors house who were not up that week.  It was tough to even try and find any gear worth using, but I managed to find some old used plastics from my last trip up there about 3 years ago.

The gear was really crappy stuff and I re-filled it with the only line available... cheap eagle claw 6#... YIKES! I had 2 rods/reels and neither was better than the other.



The way to the ponds...


I actually had 15 minutes on one afternoon and caught a 12" largemouth.  Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera, but it was not much of a bass, but at least a first on a windy day.

I hit my old stand by spot for a nice 16" bass from under the slop.



I moved a few places to find a lot of bass, but not many takers.  they were apparently caught before...



I was working some wooded shoreline to find some deer.



and nasty wasps....



I managed a few lost fish and got another quality Pocono Bass.



I got back to the car to see a dozen more deer, but only got a shot of one.



I got some time and went again to see a 3 foot bass!  I soon realized it was a 3' carp and not a bass, but a few bass rolled through and I hit the deck so they didn't see me.  It was a 3# male following a 6# female.  The female was not full of eggs and it was not spawning season, but the male was very aggressive just like the spawn.  I cast at the female and ripped the bait away from the male about 6 times before just deciding to let him eat it and get him out of the way. 



Finally my last creature bait was stolen on a big hit and I was done with the bass apparently... Only the small pickerel showed after that.



I ended up with 5 bass to 18", a pickerel at only a small 15" and a few bluegill that I cheated with cut worm but didn't have my camera handy for a species count.  I only got to fish a total of 2.5 hours, so I made the most of my time when I was only there to pay my respects to my grandfather's passing.  Next time I am there, I will make sure I lay the wood to those Pocono Bass! 

Thanks for reading and It was a nice change of pace.  I woke up to mid to low 40's all week!  It was pretty sweet!

[sasquatch]

Glad to see you got some time in on the water.

[faster u fool]

awsome

[j.rasta]

Nice work in your old stompin grounds boss!

[raychavez91]

Really awesome session with all the wildlife going on

[WheresMyBeer]

Fun read - cool pics Tom

[MASSfisher]

Awesome job! Glad you found some free time to score a few bass

[huck]

Great report. There's something about bass fishing that gets the heart beating.