3.52lb PB on the funky weedless ned rig. Only had a 1/16oz jig head so added the 1/8oz sliding weight to get to the 1/4oz minimum lure weight of the new rod. Surprisingly gave it a pretty sweet erratic action when popping it off the bottom.
Great way to break in the new setup. ARK Invoker Tour 7’ MH and ARK Gravity GS5 3000, with 20lb braid to 12lb fluoro leader.
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Dudes gonna teach his grandkids about this rig
I think it’s a spotted based off the dorsal fins and mouth?
Nice catch. It’s a largemouth
Largemouth
Largemouth. Spots have thin horizontal stripes under the lateral line.
Wait theres a minimum lure weight for rods?
Why not just free rig?
Nice we have almost the same pb
That’s a nice large mouth, look at the jawline and the eye.
Nice! Nice way to break in the new rig! I came so close to getting an Ark setup during the big sale at Christmas. I wish I didn’t hesitate, honestly. What’s your thoughts so far?
Looks like a largemouth, but I’d check the tongue for a tooth patch– there are hybrids in my area (meanmouth), and that’s often the only way to tell… LMB have smooth tongue, spotted & hybrids have a definite tooth patch.
If it fought like hell and didn’t give up after 15-20 seconds or so, that’s another clue it might be a meanmouth, spotted bass fight 5x harder and twice as long as largemouth, and most of the meanmouth I’ve caught share this.
Tldr; definitely at least part LMB, tooth patch on tongue + ridiculous fight = meanmouth
Very nice large mouth buddy! Congratulations
Great catch and details on the setup man! Cheers!
Free rig ned rigged up like you would rig a flipping hook is wild but i can only imagine the action was pretty nasty