Popular Post Logan S Posted February 28, 2022 Popular Post Posted February 28, 2022 Set the bar pretty high for the rest of the season with a 6-9 today ?. 30 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 28, 2022 Super User Posted February 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Logan S said: Set the bar pretty high for the rest of the season with a 6-9 today ?. Great Bass & Cool Pic ! Congrats A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted February 28, 2022 Super User Posted February 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Logan S said: Set the bar pretty high for the rest of the season with a 6-9 today ?. Great start on the new year Logan. 1 Quote
Aaron_H Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Went out this evening, got rained on for over an hour and ended up getting run out by lightning 40 minutes earlier than I wanted, but got one last big girl to close out the month. First fish of the day was a nice 7lb 7oz girl on the ol' chatterbait. Fished it along a grass line that runs over a shallow flat and she choked it. Next fish was a nice 4lb 12oz on the jerkbait, again hit it shallow along a grass line. Rest of the fish were 2lb or less, but it ended up being a fun few hours despite the weather. 21 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 From the still frozen north. with the exception of the perch in my hand the perch were ten plus inches. The pike came on a tip ups. Should have kept the fatter one as I didn’t realize the lake had special regs for pike under 24 inches. im itching for the water to go soft. Itching to get after bass 18 Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted March 2, 2022 Super User Posted March 2, 2022 I got out on the water for a few hours with air temperatures trying to hit 80 degrees, water temps 55 to 58 and change. Judging by the leathery condition of its tail, this 3.6lb chatterbait fish is getting ready to repeat the spring cycle once more. 20 Quote
thediscochef Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 Well I shook the skunk. It's a beautiful day ? 5.8 plus a handful of others. Water was COLD and the bass were barely felt on strikes. First ever c-rig brush Hog fishes, first ever baitcaster fishes. I had some revelations about that presentation and rod/reel setup and now I fight the gear monkey that replaced the skunk on my back. I wish those animals would leave me alone. It was a beautiful day out. Lake Fork is pretty but holy submerged timber batman. I pity the fool who hits the throttle and gets off the lanes. Gotta ride the buoys TIGHT. Dont mind my shorefishing belt. I dont feel at ease without something draggin me down ? 24 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 3, 2022 Global Moderator Posted March 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, thediscochef said: Well I shook the skunk. It's a beautiful day ? 5.8 plus a handful of others. Water was COLD and the bass were barely felt on strikes. First ever c-rig brush Hog fishes, first ever baitcaster fishes. I had some revelations about that presentation and rod/reel setup and now I fight the gear monkey that replaced the skunk on my back. I wish those animals would leave me alone. It was a beautiful day out. Lake Fork is pretty but holy submerged timber batman. I pity the fool who hits the throttle and gets off the lanes. Gotta ride the buoys TIGHT. Dont mind my shorefishing belt. I dont feel at ease without something draggin me down ? Nice fish! I’ve jumped a few stumps there 1 Quote
thediscochef Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Nice fish! I’ve jumped a few stumps there You any lyin - fork is a place to take it easy Quote
Super User deep Posted March 3, 2022 Super User Posted March 3, 2022 Any day I get to use my scale on the little Northern Strain Largemouths I fish for is a good one, lol. Fished for several hours without a bite. I guess nothing was biting, because by then even the trout fishermen had all left. But the clouds were rolling in, so I decided to try one deep water spot one last time, and caught this in ~20 FOW. Fish went 5 lbs 6 ozs. Fished for a while more; nope, nothing. Dobyns 867/ Calcutta 401TE/ 25# PLine PF/ 9" Nates trout with 12/0 weighted Owner beast 22 Quote
Aaron_H Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 Today was a STRUGGLE. I made a major miscalculation when I left the house that started me on the wrong foot. Last time I was at this spot was a few days ago and I saw males on beds with tons of fry around, I assumed the females were spawned out and the males were just guarding fry. Went there today with a post-spawn attitude and tackle to match. Walk up and the first thing I see is a cluster of beds with nice females on them. Nothing big at first, but some nice 3-4 pounders up in ~1 foot of water. Double check the tackle I had with me and of course, nothing to effectively bed fish with. I saw a much nicer fish on bed, upper 5, maybe 6 pounder. Rerigged with the only things I had, a bullet weight to a T-rigged green pumpkin Zako. Figured I could at least make an attempt at mimicking a bluegill nose down on her bed. Spent 30 minutes on that fish, no dice. Wasting daylight at this point so I moved on. Saw a couple of other nice fish as I made my way down the banks, still no bites almost two hours in. Finally hooked into one on the chatterbait, but lost her close to the bank. Sub-2lb, but starting to sweat at this point that I might get my first skunk of the year. Getting some short strikes from tiny bass and overly aggressive panfish, but lost the only one I connected with. Finally after 2.5 hours I landed two dinks on the chatterbait. Nothing to write home about but the skunk was retreating into the woods at least. Third fish was one worth sharing, though. There are some submerged branches that overhang a (small) ledge at one spot, usually good for a fish. Ran the chatterbait over it and WHAM. Thought I snagged the branch for the briefest moment until that bass let me know how unhappy she was with me. Not a long fight but she bulldogged me pretty good. Was the best fish of the evening at 6lb 13oz, and made me feel a little better about having to pass over so many quality bed fish. Ended the night with two more smaller bass, 5 bass limit probably sub-11lbs but the one bite made up for it. 19 Quote
Holetail Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 Post front today with hard NE wind so I wasn’t expecting much but a day off cannot be wasted by not giving it a go. First two hours hitting my usual spots came up empty, so decided to paddle around to see if there are beds being made yet. Saw several nice fish but they saw me first so no takers. Started seeing them paired up and hanging out up shallow. Good sign that things are about to kick off. Love the mornings on some of the fish in this lakeAnother one up in 5’ of waterAnd got this nice 3 pounder on my last castEnded up with 6 today but the scouting will pay off when the conditions improve. Hoping my wife doesn’t leave me before the spawn is over! Haha 12 Quote
thediscochef Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 Welp. I did it. I caught a fish on a jerkbait. Little guy whammed it while I was practicing my baitcaster skills. All three hooks in him. As Dale Gribble says, WINGOOOO!! Finally. H20Xpress chartreuse shad color ultimate jerk. Second cast with that lure. 13 Quote
Aaron_H Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, thediscochef said: Welp. I did it. I caught a fish on a jerkbait. Little guy whammed it while I was practicing my baitcaster skills. All three hooks in him. As Dale Gribble says, WINGOOOO!! Finally. H20Xpress chartreuse shad color ultimate jerk. Second cast with that lure. You love to see it! 1 1 Quote
thediscochef Posted March 5, 2022 Posted March 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Aaron_H said: You love to see it! Thanks! I have a lot of work to do, I had four strikes on it tonight but I only could land one. But it was a good day. No day-ending backlash as I learn the art of baitcasting. 1 Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted March 5, 2022 Super User Posted March 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, Logan S said: Got another good bite today Good fish @Logan Sand some pretty markings on the big girl! 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 5, 2022 Super User Posted March 5, 2022 31 minutes ago, Logan S said: Got another good bite today Nice Bass ~ And you've got that picture taking thing down ! #nailedit A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted March 5, 2022 Super User Posted March 5, 2022 23 minutes ago, thediscochef said: I think jerkbaits are good They most certainly are..congrats on gaining some confidence in them while honing the bait casting skills. 1 Quote
thediscochef Posted March 5, 2022 Posted March 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, DitchPanda said: They most certainly are..congrats on gaining some confidence in them while honing the bait casting skills. Thank you, i appreciate it. Lots of birds nests but nests in braid can always be untangled. It's just layers and loops. Quote
Super User GaryH Posted March 5, 2022 Super User Posted March 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Logan S said: Got another good bite today She’s a beauty 4 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted March 6, 2022 Super User Posted March 6, 2022 I tried to get a decent picture of this spinnerbait bass, but I couldn't get it to straighten out. 23 Quote
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