It is a day like no other day. You finally caught a big bass. You celebrate, jumping up and down. You quickly call fishing buddies to let them in on the news. Describing every explosive leap, your fishing rod bending, his head swing side to side while trying to throw the lure, and then subsiding into the net. For you, catching one massive largemouth proves to be a thrill of your lifetime. On the other hand, for Bill Siemantel, a Los Angles California Firefighter, catching giant bass is his passion.
You see, Bill Siemantel happens to be renowned lure designer, successful tournament pro, author, and giant bass catcher; however, unlike other anglers who keep their big bass knowledge secret. Siemantel openly shares his knowledge with other anglers and puts it all in his book Big Bass Zone.
"Run!" I yelled. "Hang on just a second, I'm coming," hollered my fishing buddy who still could not catch up with me. I was standing on the long gravel point and had already made my first cast, right into a school of bass that had shad flying out of the water trying to escape. Immediately, I gave my lure a quick jerk, 2 bass instantly try to eat my bait at once and they both miss. I slowly begin to reel my bait in; the bait is making a slight V-wake as it comes towards me. KERPOW! My lure disappears into a deep vortex. I lean back and set the hook hard, "Oh my... did you see that?" I yell to my buddy, "That bass just crushed my new BBZ-1 Shad!" After a few spectacular jumps I bring the bass in. "Hey, let me see that bait," my fishing buddy insisted. He looks at the bait up close in awe and exclaims, "Oh my!"
It is a day like no other day. You finally caught a big bass. You celebrate, jumping up and down. You quickly call fishing buddies to let them in on the news. Describing every explosive leap, your fishing rod bending, his head swing side to side while trying to throw the lure, and then subsiding into the net. For you, catching one massive largemouth proves to be a thrill of your lifetime. On the other hand, for Bill Siemantel, a Los Angles California Firefighter, catching giant bass is his passion.