Largemouth on Topwater

Largemouth on Topwater

August 23, 2011

5 lb 22 in largemouth 8-2-11

Quinn Leonard

Reading MI

Species: Largemouth Bass

Date Caught: 08/02/2011

Kept / Released: Released

Region of Catch: Region 1

Length: 22

Weight:

Lure / Bait used: Lure | Black Yum Buzzfrog

I caught this fish at a private lake my grandparents live on. I was fishing a back cove full of stumps and downed trees, using a Yum Buzzfrog. I caught two dozen bass in about 4 hours, but this was my biggest! Great fish that exploded on the topwater lure - there's nothing like topwater fishing!

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