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[Chowderhead]

Weather not the greatest here in the Omaha area, but I was able to get out for a few hours and catch four (4) bass. Here was the biggest at 4.16 pounds and just short of 19". Caught on a weedless 1/0 wacky hook using a weightless 5" flat dawg worm. This is the biggest I caught this year and it sure felt good.

[Bassin' Brad]

14 hours ago, Fishin' Fool said:

Had my personal best today on St Clair, 3 fish over 5 pounds and 2 around 4. 23 pound bag and all on Ned rigs.

I love the coloration of the one in your left hand. 

[Fishin' Fool]

Can't disagree with you there

[Dwight Hottle]

My home lake. Erie

[Fishin' Fool]

That explains why you are catching brutes. What part of Erie are you fishing?

[Dwight Hottle]

PA waters.

[Attila]

Thought I'd make an evening trip out for some walleye today, instead I ended up catching a few smallies just after sunset on a yellow perch patterned Rapala shadow rap. The location was a rock flat with a sand transition and a weedbed along each side. Biggest smallmouth shown below, guesstimate on the weight was about 4 1/2 lbs. The others were in the 1-2lbs range. Water temp 9ft down was 61F.

And don't be alarmed...that's me in the picture...lol

 

[N Florida Mike]

Another few hours on the lake. Y'all ever have one of those days where you just feel like you'll get bit every cast? Thats how I felt. Ended up with 16 , but I lost more fish than normal . This was mostly because the fish were so active they would almost immediately hit the worm and swim off in any direction faster than normal. Caught probably 10 or more in blown down trees and limbs from Irma.

 

Only had a couple lucky strike worms left , and I quickly used them up. Ended up using old manns ribbon tail worms in purple flake from the 80's and they loved them. Ended up with a 6 inch manns black screw tail worm on for the pictured fish.

Fall bite is ON !!?

 

[hawgenvy]

Hadn't been fishing in a while, until tonight. It's been hot and fish have been in the summer mood. Though the air is still in the high eighties, the shorter days are causing the water to cool slightly.  I went out bank fishing on a pair of golf course ponds tonight and caught a dozen 2-4 pounders and a 5 pounder in an hour, most of them from under a wooden foot bridge. It was phenomenal. All of them smashed a green pumpkin chatterbait with a matching trailer.

 

The fish were strong pullers tonight and I think they are becoming activated by the cooling water. We are expecting finally a cold front this week and after that the bass should be actively chasing schooled baitfish and go nuts chasing my collection of jerkbaits.

 

[MichaelCopeland]

I wanted to get started early this morning so I got to the smaller pond at 7am as the sun was starting to rise. Didn't get to stay long as it started pouring down and I wasn't really dressed for the occasion. It was a tad chilly out. Got back to the house about 7:45am so I could put my wet clothes in the dryer. Finally the rain let up enough for me to get back out there. Rain was still in the forecast so I dressed for it this time. Glad I did because it rained a bit more. It was ok though it finally cooled down some and stayed that way. Got back to the pond around 10am had my green pumpkin 3/8oz Dirty Jobs Tackle swim jig tied on with a green pumpkin 3.75" Tube as a trailer on my baitcaster and a green pumpkin 3.75" Tube with an 1/8oz shaky head hook stuffed inside it with the line tie eye pushed out the side at the head of the Tube(got the idea in an article on Tubes on this site) tied on my spinning rod. Both were productive today caught 2 on each before I got my swim jig snagged and broke off(gotta replace it soon). Ended up tying on my 3/8oz black and blue Arkie jig with another green pumpkin 3.75" Tube trailer. Caught one on that too, it was by accident though. It had a little mud on it so I dipped into the pond to rinse it. As soon as it hit the water it was engulfed. One handed I pulled it out, did my thing and released it. They were all dinks today, but I had fun anyways. The most fish I've caught in a single outing so far. Still trying to get that big un that I almost had yesterday. It's gonna happen, just hope it's sooner than later. 

[Angealy]

About time!

I was successful at catching and keeping a few rainbows after what seems like weeks of throwing my whole tackle box at them! "not literally but hopefully you get the point"

I used a size 10 Owner Mosquito Hook "Used these before, Awesome hooks.", Four pound fluorocarbon and a Berkley trout worm in bubble gum.

I used a spit shot rig with a single spit shot about 12 inches from the hook and that was all it took.

The other three rainbows were a bit wiser and wanted nothing to do with my pink worms/powerbait.

I pulled out a crank bait and spinners and it was enough for the other three to want to bite.

Now i would of liked to put the others on here and show them off but stupid me forgot to take a picture of them first and was more worried about getting the next one/etc.

However, Perhaps next time though.

Finally got my fall rainbow feels good <3

 

[Tara-senko]

Caught in a public pond at about 10am on black n blue booyah frog. I retrieved so slowly so I was just barely causing him to make commotion next to the two downed trees. 

Not sure the picture does the justice since I was alone but I estimated 3 something probably. ( feel free to voice ur opinion on size) someone else said over 4 but I don't know 

 

 

This is the spot he blew up on it. Just to the left of the left branch...

 

 

 

 

[lonnie g]

On ‎10‎/‎21‎/‎2017 at 12:58 PM, Bassin' Brad said:

I love the coloration of the one in your left hand. 

great day!! cool looking fish . got to love it when the big ones are tugging!

22 hours ago, hawgenvy said:

Hadn't been fishing in a while, until tonight. It's been hot and fish have been in the summer mood. Though the air is still in the high eighties, the shorter days are causing the water to cool slightly.  I went out bank fishing on a pair of golf course ponds tonight and caught a dozen 2-4 pounders and a 5 pounder in an hour, most of them from under a wooden foot bridge. It was phenomenal. All of them smashed a green pumpkin chatterbait with a matching trailer.

 

The fish were strong pullers tonight and I think they are becoming activated by the cooling water. We are expecting finally a cold front this week and after that the bass should be actively chasing schooled baitfish and go nuts chasing my collection of jerkbaits.

 

wow! sounds like you had a great evening! i love it when they smash it like that

23 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

Another few hours on the lake. Y'all ever have one of those days where you just feel like you'll get bit every cast? Thats how I felt. Ended up with 16 , but I lost more fish than normal . This was mostly because the fish were so active they would almost immediately hit the worm and swim off in any direction faster than normal. Caught probably 10 or more in blown down trees and limbs from Irma.

 

Only had a couple lucky strike worms left , and I quickly used them up. Ended up using old manns ribbon tail worms in purple flake from the 80's and they loved them. Ended up with a 6 inch manns black screw tail worm on for the pictured fish.

Fall bite is ON !!?

Really nice fish there  Dwight.

great looking foot balls!!!  mike about time you got back out there my friend. sounds like you had a great evening! supposed to be down in the 30's a couple of nights this week up here. YUCK!!

[N Florida Mike]

Ive gone once a week for 4 weeks in a row now, for a few hours each time. 53 fish caught .Been fishing more for numbers ,trying to thin the herd some. 

Little worms have been the ticket here lately.

Yeah we are supposed to get down in the 40s tomorrow night. Hope it doesnt mess with the fishing.

Take care my friend.

[Bassin' Brad]

On 10/23/2017 at 5:39 PM, lonnie g said:

great day!! cool looking fish . got to love it when the big ones are tugging!

Although I would love to lay claim to those fish I was actually just commenting on them lol! @Fishin' Fool is the one that caught them! 

[Logan S]

Was able to finish out the regular tournament season on a hot streak with two wins and 3rd.  No pictures from a win on the Potomac since the fishing was tough and I didn't expect to win with a small limit.  

 

Took 1st on Conowingo with a decent limit of smallies on spinnerbaits. 

 

Finished up with a 2-day tourny on Deep Creek...Got 3rd with a mixed bag of SM/LM, mostly on jerkbaits.

[MIbassyaker]

On 10/16/2017 at 12:09 PM, A-Jay said:

5.14lbs - smashed the Pop Max right before sunrise this morning.

On 10/17/2017 at 9:13 PM, A-Jay said:

Straight Up Sunset Slaunch-Fest today . . .

On 10/20/2017 at 10:37 PM, Fishin' Fool said:

Had my personal best today on St Clair, 3 fish over 5 pounds and 2 around 4. 23 pound bag and all on Ned rigs.

On 10/21/2017 at 9:32 AM, Dwight Hottle said:

Yesterdays best.

 

Holy smokes you guys -- I can count on one hand the number of bass over 4lb I catch per year, and none of my smallmouth make it into that group.

 

Here's my own modest contribution to the Digitally-masked Costume Party and the Smallmouth-Fest going on here (a little under 3lb, from back in July):

[Dorado]

Fall is finally here in AZ. This 4 lb bass took a Zoom Trick Worm - Candy Bug - tail dipped in Spike It Dip-N-Glow in Chartreuse/Garlic in a foot of water right off the bank. She was busting shad near an inlet Some fun metro pond night fishing!

 

 

[12poundbass]

18 hours ago, Dorado said:

 

Fall is finally here in AZ.

 

You poor thing 75-80 must be tough! ? Chance of snow tomorrow here in Michigan.

[Dorado]

I'm finally enjoying the payoffs after surviving a miserable summer of 120 degree weather that forced me to remain indoors most of the time. My cabin fever hits hard every summer, but at least you have ice fishing in Michigan during your winters. I miss that stuff. 

[12poundbass]

It's hard to fathom getting cabin fever in the summer, but it makes sense. We start our vehicles on in the winter for them to warm up, you guys start yours in the summer to cool them before driving. What a difference a thousand miles or so makes. 

 

BTW, I hate ice fishing (snooze fest, and a lot of work) ?

[MIbassyaker]

1 hour ago, Dorado said:

I'm finally enjoying the payoffs after surviving a miserable summer of 120 degree weather that forced me to remain indoors most of the time. My cabin fever hits hard every summer, but at least you have ice fishing in Michigan during your winters. I miss that stuff. 

Last time I was in AZ, it was mid october, and basically indistinguishable from summer 3 months prior in the place I left!

 

"Fall"...ha!

 

37 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

It's hard to fathom getting cabin fever in the summer, but it makes sense. We start our vehicles on in the winter for them to warm up, you guys start yours in the summer to cool them before driving. What a difference a thousand miles or so makes. 

 

BTW, I hate ice fishing (snooze fest, and a lot of work) ?

 

I hate it too -- fishing is supposed to be fun.

[deep]

Tough fishing yesterday. Some dinks and a couple 2-2.5# fish.

 

[MichaelCopeland]

Evening before last I went to the smaller pond in my neighborhood. Had a green pumpkin/chartreuse belly Strike King S Toad(used a black Sharpie to color all of the belly leaving a trim around the edges chartreuse) Texas rigged on to my spinning rod with an 1/8oz bullet weight unpegged. First cast with it this 1lber chomped it down. Lowered my rod, reeled the slack and set that hook. Didn't know til I got him in that I had hooked it through the top of his mouth and out his eyeball. Was pretty tough getting the hook out. I thought I was gonna pull his eye out through his mouth with the hook. Fortunately that didn't happen, unfortunately his eye won't be the same. Getting the hook out turned his eyeball inward and I carefully used the hook point to turn it back right so he at least looks kinda right. The eye is still kinda sunken in but he is ok. He swam off quickly upon release. Don't think he'll see like he used to though. You can kinda tell in the pic below that his eye isn't exactly right and kinda sunken in. Never done that before. There's a first for everything though. You can kinda tell in the other pic that I felt bad about jacking his eye up. Wasn't purposely done. Happens to us all at some point I guess.

[WDE]

Ran out of my 3/0 os and was left with 5/0 widegap os for wacky rigged Senko. This little bass was awfully lucky.