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A decent 2.5 pound largemouth from
"the jungle" along the shore of Lake Lowell, Idaho. This fish bit
a 1930's Herb's Dilly bait in one of the few fairly clear spots
along the shoreline in front of my house. The Dilly and the
Hawaiian Wiggler are my favorite baits on this lake. Phil
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Bill Sonnett with a friend caught and
released on October 18, 2004. The fish was 22.5". Note that Bill
still rows his boat while fishing his home lake in Michigan. |
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Warren Platt with his nicest bass of
the year from Indian Lake at Poosey Wildlife Area,
Missouri. Warren took him on a full size Creek Chub Darter. Note
the rod and reel in the photo. |
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Scott Platt, Poosey Wildlife Area in
Missouri. Scott uses vintage equipment 99.9% of the time when
casting for bass. |
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Warren Platt sent in this photo of a
nice largemouth bass that "fell in love with his Creek Chub
Darter." |
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Warren Platt with a nice largemouth
taken during the old tackle tournament at the ORCA Convention at
Columbia Lakes, Texas. This tournament requires anglers to use
pre-1940 tackle. There were several nice bass taken in the event
but fishing was a bit tough due to a passing cold front. A few
days later there were plenty of bass caught by those who pursued
them in the lake or the lagoon that ran through the grounds right
next to the lodge and cabins. |
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Upon returning from a day's fishing
with his old tackle, Warren Platt looked at the bottom of his boat
and decided the scene was worth a photo. My boat never looked that
neat and tidy... |
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Nello Armstrong contributed these photos and
sent along the following description: We fish with the old stuff
here too (Texas). This picture (Colby Sorrells cropped the top
of my head off) is one of two 30# + Black Drum (caught &
released) on my Coxe Reel with no drag or anti-reverse, just a
leather thumbstall, and an early Montague fiberglass boat rod. You
get the true meaning of "knuckle buster"and "burned thumb" when
you are trying to stop a sudden long run. Even with my "petite"
hands you have to keep an absolute death grip on the reel and
leather thumb stall to keep this size fish in 20 feet of water
from instantly backlashing you. The second drum, which we released
in the water, went under the anchor rope. I had to reach around
Colby, passing the rod and reel under the anchor rope, while he
held it up. From 100 yards away it probably looked like I was
giving my fishing partner a big hug from behind! When conditions
are right, I am going to try to land a big Jack Crevelle or
Blacktip Shark on the same rig. We shall see. |
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Here is photo of Bill Sonnett with a
nice Bass caught on Belcher Lake, Missouri (9-8-05) early A.M.
Expertly guided and submitted by Warren Platt. It looks like the
fish was also expertly caught on a Heddon Expert. That's a bunch
of experts... |
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This is my neighbor, Anthony, age six. It
shows Anthony casting the Whirlaway. Now we know what that knob
on the drag dial is really for! He has been fishing with me - in
my front yard (no water) for over a year and has become a very
good caster. Two Bluegill trips have been fun, but he has begin
asking for a Bass fishing trip.
See the next photo...
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I took him to a nearby lake, and while not
using antique equipment (he has tried a Langley) this is his first
Bass while casting a surface lure. He even does a pretty good job
of, as he calls it, "Walking the doggie" with a Heddon Super Spook
Jr. Priceless!
Warren Platt |
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Bill Sonnett of Michigan reported that fishing was
tough all summer on his home lake. However, he made up for it in
October. The top three photos show largemouth bass of:
1. 5 1/2 pounds caught on October 14
2. 5 pounds caught on October 20
3. 5 pounds caught on October 19
All fish were released.
These fish were caught on the tackle shown in the
bottom photo (along with the October 19th 5 pounder). The rod is a
Heddon Pal Spook light weight, c1954, the reel can be recognized
as a Pflueger Summit, and the lure is Bill's "Old Faithful" orange
Shakespeare swimming mouse.
Better not lose that lure Bill, for I don't recall
ever having seen an orange swimming mouse. There will be lots of
WSFWI readers searching for them now, however. |
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