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Day started out pretty decent. Enough clouds and wind to warrant some top water action, so tied on the spook and went to work. 1 blow up but ended up being a jumper and shook it loose on the 4th or 5th jump., looked to be a 3lb largemouth so was pretty bummed about that. After that i think i caught a couple dinky bass, nothing even over a pound..kind of a crappy start. Sun came out, got hot, and wind went away....Now I thought I really wasn't going to catch anything. Got on google and found this post: One tip was to use senkos around lilly pads. I don't use them very much anymore but I had brought some senkos in colors I bought but had never used. One color was bright neon green, and the other was junebug. I know junebugs a well known color but I rarely stray always from the greens and browns for soft plastics (Not after this outing though!). SOOOO I put on the junebug color and started smashing LM, plenty in the 2-3lb range. Then hooked into the chunky smallie. It was one of those hooksets that were just so solid, where you're not initially sure if it was a sunken car you're hooked to or fish. Every time the fish got close to the boat ZOOM it would pull out another 10 yds of line. Over and over again. Hand started actually getting pretty sore. Finally got it in, weighed it, 3lbs, 9 oz. Seemed a bit light so I took the picture of the fish close to my torso so i could measure later. After measuring my torso in the picture for length comparison I got ~21 inches in length, and i estimate girth to be ~16 ....well that gives me 6.9lbs from the BR calculator!!! I like what the calculator says a lot more but i don't exactly trust that either haha. Gotta be above 4lbs though. I'll be buying a new scale today though so i'll have to try and catch this bigun again.

I will be going up to lake noquebay in WI a very small lake and I can not find any updated fishing reports on the lake . has anyone been up that way to tell me what species is present?

So I am entering my 3rd year in my fishing club as a Non-Boater. We are based out of East Michigan and only fish Erie, St.Clair and the Detroit River. Naturally we only fish for Small Mouth and sometimes large mouth if we have no choice. I have been fishing with the same guy for the last couple years. And, he knows only one way of fishing big lakes.... Drifting / Dragging. We Drag for hours. Now, do not get me wrong, we catch fish. I came in 3rd place last year, so I cant complain too much. But, the same guys keep beating us and they talk about how they are moving around the lakes (Erie / St. Clair) all day long. My boater is really open minded and agrees that we need to try a different game plan on fishing a more localized area as opposed to drifting over a half mile pile of rocks. My thought is to use the trolling motor more and keep us drifting slower and reel in our lures (tubes) until we find a school and then attack that specific area. Can anyone share their ideas or practices on big water? Additional info: We do not use the fish-finder to spot fish. Even if we catch fish on a specific drift, we will continue on the drift until we hit weeds or not a rocky bottom.

I wanted to make this post to discuss Bull Shoals Lake fishing. I fish all the local tournaments which are mostly at night. The fishing here is completely different than any other lake I've been on. Anybody have any experience on this lake? I can catch 2-5 lbers but getting that 5+ has been a challenge. I know they are out there! Any advice would be great.

I currently go to school in Boston and trying to find a small pond or something I can bass fish from the shore. I don't have too much time left in school but the weather has been pretty great lately so I thought I'd give it a shot around here. Any help is appreciated!

Has anyone been catching anything on Norris Lake in East Tennessee? I've searched local forums and fishing reports but I haven't had any luck.

What are everyone favorite techneque for this time of year when the fish are finicky? I like to throw a drop shot ondeep weed edges

I am just turning 16 and i live not to far from the River Rasin . I hope to drive there all the time in the summer for a good time with some buddies. What kind of Lures would you think be best suited for small mouth fishing in the River Rasin?

Fished Lake Sawyer on the trolling motor till the big motor is fixed and got 5 keepers and two dinks....6 Smallies and a Lil Largie.... got a couple on video including a bed fish that you can see on the video next to a dock that pound a texas rigged lizard!! http://youtu.be/MAOANn6qYFw

me and my freind are 16 and looking to join a bass club near albany,saratoga NY if any one knows of one?