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Bass Fishing Reports => Bass Fishing Reports Everywhere Else => Indiana Bass Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Ghost on February 13, 2009, 09:16:15 PM
35 deg air temp, ice finally off the river. After a rough week of quizzes & tests for radiology, I needed a little time off!
The dinner bell rung & here the fishy's a cometh...
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Lure: New Rapala Shallow Rap
Rod/Reel: 6'9" MH Carrot Stix/Team Daiwa Sol(10 lb P-line CXX)
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Lure: Sworming Hornet 1/2 oz head w/ 3" paddle tail
Rod/Reel: Falcon Cara T7 6'10" MH Finesse Jig split grip rod/Shimano Calcutta 51 (20 lb/6 dia Sufix Braid)
HUH??? Big bluegill chomps on a 3/4 oz SK Sexy Shad w/ 3/0 short shank treble hooks, this bluegill ACTUALLY bit the lure!!!:
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HUH PART DEUX: A big crappie on a 1/2 SK Red Eye Shad chrome/black, guess the crappie thought on chomping on the lure; but didn't move fast enough. I thought it was a small bass when I hooked it & was very surprised what was on the other end:
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Thank you for viewing...now back to our regularly scheduled program.... ;D :D
Man that looks like fun!! ;D
I think I remember doing something like that. Waaay too long ago though.
That looks great! As I sit here watching it snow... >:(
Where in Indiana are you? I heard that Summit Lake might be open down near Muncie.
I have a Calcutta 50 and I have not seen anybody else with one that size. I like it other than the retrieve feels like 6"/turn. What do you use yours for mainly?
Live NW Indiana, just a few minutes from Michigan.
I bought the Calcutta 51 a few years ago, I wanted a small round baitcast reel & the 51 was just that. I use it for cranks & jigs/worms. I've thought of selling it cuz it's such a slow gear ratio, but it sure is fun to use when I get it out in the water. I had a 7 lb bass using that reel w/ a top water lure last summer, got the bass close to me & it popped off. Fun fight w/ that little reel though.
I switched out the stock small handle on the 51 w/ a longer handle from a Shimano Cardiff 101. It makes cranking much easier w/ the longer handle.