Sesquicentennial State Park - Frog Fishing for Bass - Columbia, SC - Kayak Bass Fishing

I didn't know what to expect on my trip to Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia, SC, but it did not disappoint. Just off I-77, this 30 acre lake is FILLED with vegetation and lily pads...and at least one toad of a bass. Even though it was a little early in the season, I couldn't help myself from throwing a topwater frog all day...
Sesquicentennial Park Pond
Sesquicentennial State Park
Two Notch Rd
Columbia, SC
Fish: Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel
Lure: Spro Dean Rojas Bronzeye Poppin' Frog 60
Rod: Lews Laser TXS 6'10" Medium Heavy
Reel: Lew's Speed Spool SLP Laser TXS
Line: 30lbs Spiderwire Braid
The Water: Sesquicentennial Park Lake
Access: Portage
Amenities: camping; restrooms; hiking trails; spray ground; picnic shelters; grills; canoe and paddleboat rentals; playground
Cost: $6
Hours: varies by season. Check website for details.
Acres: 30 acres
Propulsion Limits: No gasoline engines allowed
Filming Date: 4/23/22
Water Temp: 70 degrees
The Boat
2020 Native Slayer Max (Copperhead)
Depth Finder: Garmin EchoMap UHD 93sv with Dakota Lithium 18AH battery
Camera: GoPro Hero5 Black; GoPro Hero 8 Black
Battery: Dakota Lithium 18AH
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[@carlosdgomez4859]

Just fished this park yesterday no luck…heading back out now

[@abidefishing]

This is the first and only time I'd been out there. It's a very cool place. I don't have many places around here that have pads, so that's an awesome feature.

[@hannahcamp2845]

The park gates unlock at 7am. That’s about the only time you can get in free. There is also a back entrance you can hike in for free.

[@abidefishing]

Thanks for the insight.

[@tonycook6748]

Good show that was a nice fish never heard of the other one it looked like you had fun keep it up see you next week FISH ON

[@abidefishing]

I have a buddy that goes a little further south and fishes for pickerel almost exclusively. He loves ‘em. Personally, I like fish without teeth.

[@cindyschnell]

Josh you where right down the street from my job, nice to see you standing up in your kayak you don't do that often, that was a nice bass there you got, good going

[@abidefishing]

I don’t like standing because my balance is so bad, but on that day it was really calm…and standing makes easier to see the holes in the pads, so I couldn’t resist.

[@skeeterguyfishing]

Great video! I’m glad that frog bounced instead of bit in your shoulder. You need a scale for those hawgs. It looked 6 lbs.

[@abidefishing]

It definitely left a bruise. I have a scale…and that one was big, but it wasn’t scale-worthy. It definitely wasn’t six. If I had to guess, it was a heavy 4 pushing 5.

[@mikeatwater]

Sesqui is notorious for chain pickerel. That's what was hitting your frog.

[@abidefishing]

As I was fishing and losing lures I kept thinking to myself “It’s not unlike me to tie a bad knot or two, but there’s no way I’m tying THIS many bad knots.” Haha.

[@ThomasMichaelSeaboldt]

You're branching out, and not letting the Gas Prices hold ya back... this is Great to see!

[@abidefishing]

It’s funny you mention this, but I have a few upcoming videos which I dubbed “The gas prices are entirely too high tour” where all I do is go to the local boat launch because I can’t afford to go anywhere else. Haha.

[@ThomasMichaelSeaboldt]

@@abidefishing 🤣🤣🤣 I hear ya Man, totally understandable.

[@donmeola5862]

Nice bass Josh! A toad on a frog!🐸 Pickerel are fun to catch but boy they can put a serious dent in the tackle box and a hurtin’ to your wallet. I can’t tell you how many Rapalas I donated to them over the years. They love to swallow them. Thanks again for your videos! I beat the heat sitting in the AC watching your shows!

[@abidefishing]

I wish I had known what was going on before I lost half of my tackle. This turned into quite the expensive fishing trip! Haha.

[@stuchumney]

Man thats annoying to get up that early and find the gate locked! Been there done that many times but you were rewarded NICELY with that slounch of a bass! Way to go man! Tight lines and keep em coming!

[@abidefishing]

That’s half the point of my channel: I make the mistakes so you don’t have to!

[@gerrybrown8723]

I caught my first chain pickerel on lake Murray several years ago. To begin with I thought thought I caught a baby pike! LoL.

[@abidefishing]

Honestly, I can’t tell them apart. I’ve never caught a pike, so obviously I’m only referring to pictures, but they look very similar to me.

[@dwall242]

You think you can catch bass from the bank no boat? I may go I’d love to know

[@abidefishing]

There is a lot of bank access. You should definitely try it out.

[@s4il]

Chain Pickerel are THICK in this lake i was here 2 weeks ago, spinnerbait was getting HAMMERED! and i lost 2 spinnerbaits to pickerel, a face book post a few years back showed a guy holding a 10+ lb bass caught, it was weighed at the ranger station, and i saw the picture in the background was the park (he was in a rented john boat) looked like early spring time, no leafs on tree's and he was wearing a hoodie sweatshirt (pre-spawn female) my biggest bass at this location so far was 4.34 or it was 4.75 i have it on my snapchat saved video, Koppers live target 65T frog back left corner of lake

[@abidefishing]

It wouldn’t surprise me to see bass of that size. It’s just cool that it’s in such a suburban setting.

[@gerrybrown8723]

How much do you think he weighed? Definitely a solid video as always. That hook set was with a purpose. Like you meant to rip the lips off! LoL

[@abidefishing]

That’s what you gotta do with those frogs-you have to set it with purpose. The fish? It was a heavy 4lbs pushing 5lbs if I had to guess. He was really skinny post spawn, but it’d be a 6er easy in the spring.

[@mendozaoutdoors]

I've been meaning to fish Sesqui for months now. Only 5 minutes from home. Figured it's the best place to practice frogging. What's the deepest area you found? It seems relatively shallow.

[@abidefishing]

It was pretty shallow. I don’t want to lead you astray, but I think maybe 15 or 20 feet max

[@dbooutdoors202]

Was you using a kTB combo when you caught the frog fish in the beginning?

[@abidefishing]

No, it’s just a lews laser combo. It’s very similar. I really like them. They come in both a 6’10’ and 7’ version. I’ve got a couple of them. They go on sale at academy regularly, so I just load up when the opportunity strikes.

[@dbooutdoors202]

@@abidefishing nice nice I’ll have to keep my eye out for them. Love a lews combo.

[@mackjenkins7721]

Hey buddy how you doing? I have to go check out this place me and my wife we both have family in Columbia South Carolina. How far of a drive is this from your house? Maybe we can meet up there when we go down there to visit our family members. I'm surprised they locked the gate if they have camping site there. That was awesome how you were still getting fog bites even with it being 85° indirect Sun light. Man that was a close call on the shoulder man. Josh I have a quick question? I have been trying to upgrade to a pedal drive kayak for a couple years now. As you know I have very very extremely wide feet & i having a very very hard time finding wide pedals for my foot. Do you know If you can swap your pedals out on your Drive? I was looking at hobie's but I was told you cannot swap the pedals out on them. Because of my toes being chubby , fat , & equally straight across my feet keep falling off of the pedals because of them Being so wide. I wish I didn't have chubby fat wide toes that makes my foot 6 1/2 inches wide man. It really really sucks man. I have to wear my flip flop in the winter time when it's 20° & 30° degree outside because of this problem & it's also stopping me from getting a pedal drive kayak which I want really really bad. I really will appreciate your advice. Good video buddy you take it easy and I'll see you next weekend.

[@abidefishing]

This place is about an hour from my house, so it’s not bad if a drive. As far as the pedals, I haven’t investigated it. I would like to think you could swap out the pedals, but I’ve never tried. I guess what I’m saying is I think you can, but don’t take my word for it.

[@mackjenkins7721]

@@abidefishing okay an hour that's not bad. Okay you never tried that okay. I have a buddy of mine he said he would like to try to see if he can modify some wide pedals for me that will be wide enough for my feet. He said he just needs to trace my foot so he will have the right measurements. He's a man that is going to be a huge wide pedal.