Dayton Lands a Big One

Fishing Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Weather:  Hot, no breeze, T-90s

Moon Phase: New Moon

Location:  Sunset Ponds, Draper, UT

Best Baits: marabou under bobber for sunfish, shiner fluke for bass

Who Went:  Alex Covili, Dylan Covili, Devin Duncan, Addison Duncan, Dayton Duncan, Dunc

Coming off the hot action at the golf course pond yesterday, Devin was begging to get back out and fish with his cousins.  I agreed to run them down to Sunset Ponds and let them fish for the evening.  When we arrived, Alex, Dylan, and Devin were off to the next pond, so I sat with Addi and Dayt while they fished the first pond.

Addi was doing well getting bites on her bobber with a marabou jig and caught a few small sunfish.

Dayton decided he was going to rig something up for bass and his creative mind impressed me.  The moss was really bad and made it difficult to throw and retrieve anything without tangling in the moss that was growing almost to the surface.  Dayt decided to use his bobber as a float and then rig up a fluke about 3 feet below the bobber.  This allowed him to use a bass bait, but keep it out of the moss as he reeled in. 

Now I have heard there are largemouth bass in Sunset Ponds but never witnessed anyone catch one or seen photos of the proof.  Dayton proved me wrong tonight as I looked over to see him reeling in something that was bending the rod more than a sunfish was capable of.  Even so I thought he must have lucked into a rainbow trout.  I was wrong.  He landed this nice bass all by himself, including the fluke and bobber setup.  Proud moment for his dad.