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Title: First rock bass through the ice
Post by: Drift Dodger on Mar 13, 2015, 10:43 AM

Slightly rare to catch a rock bass during the soft water season on this particular lake, so I was quite surprised to land this 9 1/4" through the ice while aggressively jigging a 3" russian spoon targeting walleye and perch. In Manitoba a master rock bass is 10" and over.

(https://s19.postimg.cc/c9j19hahv/IMG_6487_9.25_inch_rock_bass.jpg)

(https://s19.postimg.cc/j19gcbzhf/IMG_6489.jpg)

Title: Re: First rock bass through the ice
Post by: slipperybob on Feb 02, 2016, 10:14 PM

For some odd reason, the rock bass I've caught were on a nighttime feed.  They can be even harder to coerce to bite than crappies or walleyes at times.

Title: Re: First rock bass through the ice
Post by: river rat78 on Feb 05, 2016, 05:31 PM

Congrats on the rockbass. I remember one year I found myself in a school or rockies. They were pretty fun to reel in.