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Crappie Jigs

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"NOTHING COMPARES TO THAT THUMP"

Another type of man-made structure

MAN-MADE STRUCTURE

Pictures above include: -Water pipe (any kind of pipe will work
-5 gallon bucket (any size)
-Wood screws (any kind of screw will work, put enough to hold buckets to pipe)
-Drill holes to sink
Before you know it this becomes a proven honey hole for bass and slab crappie

The Original Pictures of the Three Bass

Bass 3

Weight 13.1

Kingfisher Lake

September 25, 1977, about 3 months after the 12.15 was caught, Bud headed back to Kingfisher to try and catch another big bass where he done so before. Once again, he had another good friend with him (David Keeling) as a witness. After hanging the monster that got off 3 months before, Bud was after that particular fish. He molded a Mr. Twister chartreuse tail on a 9.25" black flip tail worm. He kicked and paddled his way out to the same amazing spot, and soon enough he hung what he knew was a monster. After landing the fish and putting it on a stringer, David told Bud, "you need to weigh that fish soon because I know it weighs over 13 pounds". Bud ignored David for awhile, and during the next 4 hours of fishing, the fish lost several ounces of weight just as any fish does after being on a stringer or livewell for long amounts of time. At this point in time, the Arkansas state record was 13.6 lbs. When Bud weighed the fish, it was 13.1 lbs. Now it's hard to say whether this fish would be a new record, but it would have been very close had it been weighed right after it was caught. Game and Fish drained this lake not long after the big bass were caught. Nobody knows why it was drained, just as nobody knows why Game and Fish does half the things they do.
Aside from this issue, we have a new lake to fish for big bass now, Lake Atkins. This lake was stocked a few years ago with Florida Strain Bass, which as most of you probably know, grow bigger, faster, and are meaner then a native bass. Soon enough everyone will be hearing of a monster that is caught out of there by either Bud or myself (hopefully). I hope everyone enjoyed these rare and amazing stories.

Bass 2

Weight 12.15
Kingfisher Lake

May 28, 1977 was another incredible day. Bud was in a big bass of the month club, which paid 1,000 dollars to the big bass winner of each month. He had already entered a 9.12 lb bass in the competition, which would have easily won the money itself, although there was a bigger one to come. Just as any ordinary day, Bud and a close friend (Bruce Lewis) were sitting outside relaxing under an old oak tree, and Bud quickly saw a thunderstorm brewing up in the west, and decided to throw the tubes in the truck and head to Kingfisher Lake to try and hang another big bass. He knew the pressure in the water would be very low before a major storm. Sure enough, Bud hung what he said was the biggest bass that he had ever hung to this date. He put his rod and reel down so he can get both hands on the mouth of this fish. As anyone knows who has caught a fish of this size, they are very strong. The big bass shook his head and Bud was not able to hold him. He watched the fish swim away, and claims there is no feeling that matches this. Bud put the 9.25" black flip tail worm back on the hook and kicked his way back over to the same spot. The NEXT throw, Bud felt the thump and set the hook. Soon afterwards, he landed another monster. This story is amazing because how often do you catch another fish of that size the next throw after letting one get off.

Bass 1
11.1 lbs.
Kingfisher Lake - a smaller lake located in Centerville, Arkansas. This Lake Contains a bunch of Florida Bass, but also has Arkansas Native Bass.

June 21, 1976 was most definitely a day that will always be remembered by a Mt. George man by the name of Buddy Reece. Little did he know there would be many more to come, but here's the story on this particular fish that is pretty amazing. Let me say first that the three biggest bass caught by Bud in this lake were in an innertube. I know that may sound crazy considering that there are alligators in this lake, but at this point that doesn't matter because he still has all arms and legs. There was a certain area in this lake that attracted Bud. It was an island that fell from 6ft deep to 12.5 ft, which is a major attraction for big bass, especially during the hotter months of the year. This big bass was first hung on a 9.25" black flip tail worm and was unsuccessful on landing the fish. Landing a big bass is hard enough in boat, much less in an innertube. He went back 3 weeks later and hung which was most likely the same fish, on a 6" black salamander and once again the fish was not landed. I guess third times a charm, because the next go around, which was a few weeks later, Bud successfully landed the biggest bass he had ever seen on a 9.25 purple flip tail worm.