Bass caught at 1:35, 12:35, and 14:00 Order your own MTB box at: http://mysterytacklebox.com/ Inside this month's mystery tackle box: 1. River2Sea Biggie Poppa (9/16 ounce, sexy shad) - $10.49 2. VMC Pacemaker Big Easy Spinnerbait (3/8 ounce, firetiger) - $7.99 3. Charlie's Worms (6.5 inches, purple/black) - $4.99 for a full size pack 4. Fish Hog KWIK Carolina Rig - $5.99 5. Gambler Ugly Otter (4", green pumpkin) - $4.69 for a full size pack Rods/Reels used - Lew's BB-1 Pro Series Speed Spool (7:1:1 - 30 lb suffix 832 braid, 20 lb seaguar tatsu leader) with a Lew's Speed Stick Lite HM85 6'8 ML/fast Team Daiwa Steez 103HA (6:3:1 - 20 lb suffix 832 braid, 20 lb seaguar tatsu leader) with a BPS Johnny Morris Carbonlite micro 6'6" med/fast Shimano Antares DC ( 5:8:1 - 30 lb suffix 832 braid, 20 lb seaguar tatsu leader) with a G Loomis GLX mbr783c 6'6" MH/fast Location: Johns Hopkins APL Pond (Laurel, Maryland) and Font Hill Wetland Park (Ellicott City, Maryland) Date: October 28th and 29th, 2015 Primary Pattern: The bass didn't follow the rules so no pattern was established :P Time Fished: Day 1 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Day 2 10:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Air Temp: High of 66 degrees, low of 63 degrees Water Temp: 60 degrees Water Clarity: 12-15 inches Conditions: Raining with winds from the SE up to 17 mph Hatcam Used: Gopro hero 4 silver (1080p, 60 FPS, medium FOV) - chesty + external audio Instagram: http://instagram.com/1rod1reelfishing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1Rod1ReelFishing?fref=ts Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhsiao8 Periscope - 1Rod1ReelFishing Snapchat: mhsiao8 Overview - Geez... What a slam that was! Who would've thought I'd have to stretch the slam over 25 hours to complete it after catching the first bass in less than 5 minutes?! The conditions were ideal for a shallow bite at the Johns Hopkins APL pond. The water levels were slightly raised, plenty of wind, and a steady rain. Based on my knowledge and experiences I've had bass fishing, the bass should have been pushed up shallow against the rocks ready to eat! That was certainly the case for the first fish I caught, but after that, it was like I had caught the only bass in the whole freakin pond! I did manage a couple solid hits on the spinnerbait, but I was too lazy to throw on a trailer hook when I unboxed it and that may have costed me a fish because just minutes after installing the trailer hook, I lost the bait due to a snag -_- The fishing DIED once I started throwing plastics. I throw em deep, shallow, worked em agonizingly slow, hopped em around rocks, swam em, dragged em, you name it, I tried it! The fish just did not want anything to do with plastics that day, and I've had experience with both plastics before and have caught plenty of bass on each of them. I felt utterly defeated after failed to catch any bass as nightfall approached. Soaking wet, freezing, and disheartened, I drove back with the bitter taste of my first MTB slam defeat in my mouth. The next morning I woke up and realized the MTB slam should really be a 24-hour event. I threw my gear in the car and drove back over to the pond. In the sunny conditions, I figured out why the bass probably weren't too eager to take my offerings. There was an obscene amount of 2" gizzard shad swimming around. Without a doubt, the bass were munching on these bite sized baitfish and were ignoring anything I threw except for the moving baits that successfully imitated the shad. I decided to change locations to find some fish that would actually bite and went to the pond that's literally a 5 minute bike ride from my house. Thank goodness I made a move, because I was finally able to find some cooperative fish and managed to catch one on the worm, and one on the ugly otter xD I wasn't able to stay within the 24-hour time limit, so I still didn't "complete" the slam, but at least I got a little redemption catching a couple fish to end the challenge :D

• published: 31 Oct 2015
• views: 3550