When I was about 6 years old I had wondered away from my brother who was visiting and fishing for carp for the sport of it and decided I would try fishing with this lure. The reason I chose this lure was because it had little propellers in the front and back and I liked watching them turn as I would drag it through the water. It looked really cool.
I was fishing at a elderly woman's house and her name was Mrs. Blair and she lived right on Buckeye Lake. Well, where Mrs. Blair lived an old cement wall had fallen in the water and I was fishing (playing) around it. I had his little lure and was dragging it along the wall and a big splash came out of nowhere and was right by my lure. I thought that was funny and cast my lure out again by the wall and another splash by my lure occurred. Hey, this is fun I thought. Well, the third splash not only was fun but I had a fish on my lure and a big fish at that. I knew what a carp was as I seen my brother catch them but I didn't know what this thing was but I liked it and it sure was fun watching it splash. Eventually, I brought it in and it was a whopper and I knew it.
I got it out of the water and took it back to where my brother was fishing and you should have seen his eyes when he seen my fish. He couldn't believe it. He had caught some nice carp but my bass was bigger than any of his carp. We went home and my mom and dad just carried on about this nice bass. I was really proud of it and they boosted my ego by going on about the big fish.
Later, I went out to tell my friends about the big fish I caught and how everyone liked it. I took my friends to my house to see the monster but dad said they couldn't see it now. I did my little temper tantrum and asked why and he said they cleaned it and we were going to have it for dinner. Can you believe they ate my bass?
Anyway, that's the first bass I remember catching but I knew one thing... I wanted to catch more, so, for over 50 years now, I have been catching more bass all due to that big one I caught when I was six. I have caught over 6,000 bass in my life and I want to tell you one thing, when I hook a monster bass, it's like being six years old all over again, I'm just as excited now as I was back then.
Charles E. White has fished over 50 years for bass from California to Florida. In his lifetime, it is estimated that he has caught over 6,000 bass. His biggest bass is a 12 pound 14 ounce that hangs on his wall in his office. His tips and techniques have helped many people who have never fished for bass before become successful anglers. He also has fished with the Pros in Florida. Get more free bass fishing tips at: http://www.bassfishingchronicle.com/bassblog/ Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Charles_E._White |
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