Bass, Bass, Bass!

[zonker]

Went on a bass fishing expedition yesterday. My bass flyfishing experience is fairly limited but I think I did quite well for my limitations. Here are some photos of my 12 hours on the water. Total score: 10 hookups. 5 bass landed (4 pounds to 5 1/4 pounds).

Here is a shot of some guys getting ready for their assault on the water. Yellow Super Fat Cats were everywhere. Some shop must have had a sale.

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Here's my ride. A much prettier color, don't you think?

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A shot of the launch.

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A beautiful Oregon lake.

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Once I figured out the pattern I was into the fish.


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Bass and basser. Mug shot inspired by ATFishing in an earllier post. What a pretty face! (The bass, I mean.) Just trying to be creative in the limited restraints of fishing alone.

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I was watched from on high. This is a shot of the lava flow that originally dammed this lake.


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Aerial bass mapping. A shot from above giving some length perpective.

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This one was the best fish of the day. A 5 1/4 pounder, hooked late in the day, that pulled my tube around in circles.

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Kicking back to the car. End of a perfect day.



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I must have kicked my tube about 4 miles. Boy am I sore today! Feeling my age. But after three Excedrin and a couple of cups of coffee, I'm starting to feel normal again. I may wait a few days to recover before another assault on the bass.

zonker
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