Second best fish of the year 10/1

[Dannicus]

When I reordered a Tsurinoya Flicker 70 from Aliexpress (see my previous post about a new lure) it was so cheap I decided to pick up a couple of other lures as well including its little brother which came in at 50mm, (under 2 inches) and 3 grams.

After catching probably 2 dozen dinks (1 pound or less) I had about decided I had finally found a topwater walking bait that was so small the the bigger fish would just ignore it. Them all of a sudden....wham!

I was fishing ultralight BFS gear with 5 pound test and it's lucky I had my drag set well because she peeled off line numerous times before I could tire her enough to get her landed. In case you haven't heard it before, I love my BFS fishing.

The fish came in at 5.6 pounds. My second biggest of the year after the 8 pounder earlier at Hodges. I mean I love the 3 and 4 pounders too, but things get really special over that 5 pound mark in my opinion.

[Fishtricks]

Nice! Temu has some great lures too.

Fish are supposed to take line, when we hook them. Thsts what makes it fun

[Dannicus]

Nice! Temu has some great lures too.

Fish are supposed to take line, when we hook them. Thsts what makes it fun

My BFS reels are spooled with only 50-70 yards of line to help with casting distances. I could almost see the spool a couple of times during the fight lol

[MiramarMike]

Whoa! Such a longfellow. Agree 5+ is another level. Congrats!

[Roncador]

Love it! Bfs fishing is so fun. I mostly throw bfs gear in the bay myself but this looks like a really fun way to target the busters. Might just have to hit up one of the city lakes soon!

[VinnyBass]

Very nice! Bet that was a big surprise!
I imagine you are always having fun when you are catching bass even clones around 2 lbs or even smaller
each trip because of the excitement of the water exploding on those small topwater baits. And then
a real blast when out of the blue a healthy bass beats the others to your bait and engulfed that small bait.
Nice job buddy! Otay or Murray?

[camobass]

With how long that fish looks and the size of its fins…it’s definitely waiting for a trout stock to add another 3lbs or so…

[Early release]

That's a great fish on any gear, that you got it on your BFS setup makes it even better. I really enjoy the BFS stuff too. I know big lures usually means big fish, but sometimes the big ones just want an in-between meal snack, I think.

[JWall]

The tail whip on that long’un would peel off line like a yellowtail!

[Pourboy]

Great job out there man! I did order some of those after your last post. Still waiting to get them. Light line is the best!

[Dannicus]

Very nice! Bet that was a big surprise!
I imagine you are always having fun when you are catching bass even clones around 2 lbs or even smaller
each trip because of the excitement of the water exploding on those small topwater baits. And then
a real blast when out of the blue a healthy bass beats the others to your bait and engulfed that small bait.
Nice job buddy! Otay or Murray?

This was at Murray!

[1Fishdude]

Nice! Temu has some great lures too.

Fish are supposed to take line, when we hook them. Thsts what makes it fun

My BFS reels are spooled with only 50-70 yards of line to help with casting distances. I could almost see the spool a couple of times during the fight lol

Great job my friend. What type of line are you using on your bfs reel

[KillinTime]

Torpedo Bass. Nicely done!