Leaping Largemouth Fishing Christmas Ugly Sweater Hooked On Christmas

Hooked On Christmas, Said by a Bass in a Santa Hat

HOOKED ON in cream, CHRISTMAS in bold red: the two stacked lines sit beneath a round green scene where a largemouth bass bursts upward with its mouth wide open. The fish wears a red Santa hat and a red scarf, as if it caught the holiday spirit mid-leap and kept going. Holly leaves and berries frame the circle, and snowflakes drift through the deep green background. Fish stories travel.

We drew this one for the angler who spends all year telling stories about the fish that got away and then gets December to tell one about the fish that jumped. The forest green body, cream collar and golden cuffs give it the shape of a classic holiday sweater, while the bass keeps it firmly in tackle-box territory. Our original Podluna artwork gives the fish the same care any holiday mascot would get, so the sweater lands as festive first and fishy second.

A Largemouth Fishing Christmas Ugly Sweater With a Bobber and a Lure Beside the Scarf

This Leaping Largemouth Fishing Christmas Ugly Sweater is made for bass fishermen and the people who share a boat, a dock or a Christmas table with them. A red and white bobber floats near the top of the circle, and a small gold lure with a hook dangles beside the scarf, details that someone who has spent a morning on the water will recognize right away. It suits the dad who keeps a rod by the garage door, and it suits the grandfather who tells the same catch story every year with a slightly bigger fish each time.

Our design works for men and women alike, so a couple who fish together can stand side by side at the ugly sweater contest and both carry the same jumping bass. Pair it with jeans and a warm hat, and it fits a dockside holiday gathering as easily as the family dinner. In a room full of reindeer and snowmen, the bass in the Santa hat is the sweater people walk over to ask about. Bass season runs long.

Will the Leaping Bass Still Make Sense Once the Holly Comes Down?

The bass, the bobber and the lure belong to fishing as much as to Christmas, so the sweater carries into cold lake mornings and winter weekends at the cabin long after the decorations are boxed up.

Somewhere in your family, someone is about to spot that tiny gold lure beside the red scarf and grin before reading a single word.