Well, the Alabama Rig is nothing if not controversial these days! Who knows how long it will be legal, but here’s a look at what the hype’s all about from the fish’s perspective. Watch for the bite towards the end!
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largemouth bass
Our man Big Fred Contaoi calls this his “luckiest shot ever”…and it is, indeed a sweet one. The action took place in mid December on Texas’ Lake Falcon where this good sized largemouth decided to return a 12-inch plastic worm and 3/4-ounce bullet weight to its rightful owner. Luckily, Big Fred was there at the ready with his trusty new iPhone 4S at the instant the bucketmouth earned its freedom.
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What a 5-gallon bucket with fins looks like...
Contaoi hooked the thing in the trees on an 11-inch plastic worm and said it fought really well…it ripped line and even tried to get its obese body airborne. To see his record setting bass from Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, TN, click HERE{ 3 comments }
Okay, so it wasn't a striper...but I don't think Dustin minded!
While tossing Super Spooks at night in the California Delta for stripers, Dustin here got a nice little surprise when this bonus jumbo largemouth bass blew up on his plug.
The big fish measured 26 inches long and probably weighed at least 10 pounds! For his efforts, Dustin is now entered into our Sept. Hawg of the Month Contest and will go up against other Sept. entries and battle it out for the top monthly slot. If he wins, Dustin earns some Pautzke Bait Co. headgear and then would advance to the Hawg Bowl playoffs in which he would have a shot at winning a guided fishing trip for two with Bill Swanny Swan.
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You might wanna mix in a sandwich now and then, guys!
About all I can say about these skinny guys is: eeeeewwwwwwww! To see more, be sure to click on our Taxidermy Gone Bad section!
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It’s going to be interesting to see how the April Hawg of the Month vote goes! This time around, we have a pretty strong field…Some really nice steelies (including two in the 20-pound class), a mammoth 17-pound rainbow from a private lake, a largemouth bass that could swallow a Fiat, a big ‘ol marble eye and the always popular cute kid with a fish. So, who’s it gonna be? You decide! Too see full size photos of the contenders, click HERE and scroll down.
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A slow-crawled Texas-rigged 10-inch Berkley Power Worm proved to be too much temptation for this giant, 14-pound 3-ounce largemouth hooked by Adam Doss in Northern California’s Lake Chabot.
The big sow was what Doss described as a “fish of a lifetime” and, upon landing it, he did the only sensible thing: He let out such a loud “WOOOO HOOOO” that he could hear himself echoing off the canyon walls!
Not only is the big beast the type of fish we all dream about, but it’s also good enough to get Doss into the April Hawg of the Month Contest in which he’ll go up against other monthly contenders for a shot at the Hawg Bowl Playoffs and…maybe, just maybe, a trip to the Hawg Bowl. Monthly Hawg winners earn Pautzke head gear and the grand champ wins a guided fishing trip for two with guide Bill “Swanny” Swann of Swanny’s Fishing. Click HERE to enter.
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Um, think you could win a few bucks on tour with a 65-pound sack of largemouth like Butch Brown’s?? Those 18.5-pound kickers will put ya in the money every time! This is pretty amazing stuff…
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