Suspended bass

[seamonkey84]

I went out to do some trolling, in hopes of getting into some trout action. To my surprise however, out in 30-40 FOW suspended 15ft down where a bunch of SMB. I saw several boils of bait being busted at the surface, and saw many bait balls down 12-15 ft so I know why they’re out there.  One slow lap around and zigzag up the middle of this pond in about 2 and half hour caught about 7 bass, but I didn’t get a single trout.
Most of them were 10-13”, with this guy being the only one that was worth a pic. One of my biggest SMB yet for sure, but don’t know by how much since I couldn’t find the measuring tape or scale.

[franklin fisher]

  Good one.

[TightLinesMaine]

nice smallie Chi

[SHaRPS]

Hard to tell but i would say high 2's low 3. Either way, a great fish so congrats.

[Jethro]

They fight pretty good too!

[Jim C.]

Nice smallie.  Through the ice, I often found browns and smallies together along 15-30 foot drop-offs.

[seamonkey84]

It definitely put up a good fight. I’m guessing it was in the low 3lb range, when it hit it bent the 7/8 weight rod right over.

Nice smallie.  Through the ice, I often found browns and smallies together along 15-30 foot drop-offs.

Good to know. So far through the ice, I’ve only caught maybe three smallies and one brown (also the biggest brown I’ve caught so far).  Oddly the bass hit a shinner I had set right under the ice over 20fow.