Back on the Bass

After what seemed to be an endless winter here in New York and a cold wet spring we finally got a break-out day this past weekend with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 60s.

After a fruitless day spend looking for Striped Bass off the south shore of Long Island we turned our attention to a small pond in Bridgehampton on the south fork. With the water temperature going above 60 degrees and the large mouth bass in a pre-spawn mode, we thought the bass would be patrolling their nesting areas.

We tried using a Mepps bass-killer, with a sliver spinner and black feather trailer. The reason these Large Mouth bass were so actively hitting this lure was because of their territorial instinct to ward off any potential predators from their nesting sites.

It was a beautiful "first-cast, big-strike" early morning and you can see the result of this effort!