Latest Catch Pics Thread

[AlabamaSpothunter]

12 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Alex, I don't know if you feel the weight of us Yankees angler perched on your shoulder, as well as the shoulders of other southern and western anglers. Think of us as ginormous black ravens, crying, "Evermore," as we want to see evermore fish photos and videos. This is us, waiting for the next fish reports, looking to the southeast and then the west:

 

For a PG forum, some of you folks sure do make me laugh ?

[Woody B]

11 hours ago, a1712 said:

They decided to close the lake today the 18th due to the fact, they don't want people to be hit by stray bullets while they're fishing.

 

Deer hunters?

[TnRiver46]

11 hours ago, a1712 said:

My last Bass from the F&G. They decided to close the lake today the 18th due to the fact, they don't want people to be hit by stray bullets while they're fishing. Seriously, that's what they told us. 

35° air temp, 20+ mph winds.

Millionaire 70 CT SV, 6'10" Legend Glass M/M, 10lb. Samarai Flouro, 1/4oz. SK Red Eye Baby Carp, he ate it.  Brian. 

I had a friend of a friend take a bullet while fishing in a boat this summer. In thru the hip and into the bladder! He survived

https://www.wate.com/news/crime/six-in-custody-after-boater-shot-on-the-holston-river/amp/

[a1712]

2 hours ago, Woody B said:

 

Deer hunters?

 

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I had a friend of a friend take a bullet while fishing in a boat this summer. In thru the hip and into the bladder! He survived

https://www.wate.com/news/crime/six-in-custody-after-boater-shot-on-the-holston-river/amp/

I suppose, I told them I would sign a waiver. It's just nice to have a place 5 minutes from the house if I get an hour or so to fish. It'll be frozen by mid-December, if not sooner. I looked forward to it Thanksgiving Day as a means to escape the In-Laws. Wife says after we eat, I'm free to go!!!!!! Brian.

[ScottW]

14 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

You Yanks take for granted how tough the cold makes you........I mean I'm out there tripled layered in long underwear at 49 degrees.....suns goes down a little, I'm gone like the wind ?

Wuss! ? I’m out here at this campground northeast of you in a t-shirt throwing lures in the lake next to it. (Scott rubs arms vigorously to remove goose bumps) ?

[PhishLI]

3 hours ago, a1712 said:

Wife says after we eat, I'm free to go!!!!!! Brian.

Don't wear a deer suit.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

This was a little tank of a Spot ?

 

 

[TnRiver46]

[DitchPanda]

20 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Been so cold here I'm even jealous of the drum. Current wind chill is 12...had a few days this past week the wind chill was below zero in the mornings. That's da$% cold for before Thanksgiving.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

26 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Somebody found the big fish today ?

 

 

[GreenPig]

56 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Excellent 

[Bluebasser86]

Went out for a few hours today in the cold and wind. Barely climbed above freezing but 20mph north winds had the wind chills in the low teens. Caught several fat, well colored fish on a jerkbait, 1 on a Ned that still had someone else's fly in his mouth, and found a couple baits too. 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

8 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Went out for a few hours today in the cold and wind. Barely climbed above freezing but 20mph north winds had the wind chills in the low teens. Caught several fat, well colored fish on a jerkbait, 1 on a Ned that still had someone else's fly in his mouth, and found a couple baits too. 

 

 

Epic finds as always, and there's nothing better than catching a fish with a hook in its mouth and removing it.      

[Jmontgomery87]

15° air temp and 43°water temp this morning. First time winter fishing with braid so not only were my guides freezing every cast, but I was getting pieces of ice in my spool causing a few backlashes. I had one hit a Spook and a Super fluke but I lost both. I got outside and got to see some ducks though.

[roadwarrior]

Too cold for me!

[PhishLI]

12 hours ago, Jmontgomery87 said:

15° air temp and 43°water temp this morning

That's the spirit!

12 hours ago, Jmontgomery87 said:

First time winter fishing with braid so not only were my guides freezing every cast, but I was getting pieces of ice in my spool causing a few backlashes.

Soft plastic lines only weather. It buys some time at least. With braid that throws spray and a little wind in the mix, even where temps were just above freezing, I've had worm gears freeze up and totally lock the reel.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Reel spray on my hands during 45 felt degrees yesterday was all it took for me to decide to go buy a new rod, I'd be dead the moment I crossed the Mason Dixon line ?

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

5 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Reel spray on my hands during 45 felt degrees yesterday was all it took for me to decide to go buy a new rod, I'd be dead the moment I crossed the Mason Dixon line ?

 

 

 

I scouted a new pond two days ago. It's perfect! No boat ramp. A walk through the woods to reach it. Likely full of fat bass. Let's go!*

 

 

 

 

 

*There is snow on the ground and we'll be paddling through ice. 

[GreenPig]

41 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

I scouted a new pond two days ago. It's perfect! No boat ramp. A walk through the woods to reach it. Likely full of fat bass. Let's go!*

 

 

 

 

 

*There is snow on the ground and we'll be paddling through ice. 

Bring us pics. Please. Careful out there solo.

[Swamp Girl]

4 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

Bring us pics. Please. Careful out there solo.

 

Oh, I'm too fraidy to fish again this year. It's winter here and the wind is howling. However, I did scout the pond and it does look gorgeous. It also connects to another pond down a mile of swampy river. C'mon, 2023! I'll share some pics then. 

[Choporoz]

Blade bait bite finally turned on for me.  I have been trying to force feed it for weeks.  Yesterday it was on fire.

 

[Swamp Girl]

[lunkerboss923]

Looking around the bank I found a red and blue crawfish shell. I went and grabbed a red and blue lipless crankbait and on the first cast, pulled this out. I have repeatedly been shutout during the fall transition. Conditions were low 60s, blue bird sky, no wind and bass busting shad on a 5 acre pond near my house. I tried the same technique the next few days and the conditions weren't the same and no fish were caught. Yesterday they were the same as they were when I caught this fish, I didn't have my phone, but I did catch 'em. I am figuring out a pattern. Lipless on blue bird chilly days work. Now if I could only figure out what works on cloudy windy days. Contrary to popular belief, red does work during fall and winter transitions. 

[Swamp Girl]

5 hours ago, lunkerboss923 said:

Looking around the bank I found a red and blue crawfish shell. I went and grabbed a red and blue lipless crankbait and on the first cast, pulled this out. I have repeatedly been shutout during the fall transition. Conditions were low 60s, blue bird sky, no wind and bass busting shad on a 5 acre pond near my house. I tried the same technique the next few days and the conditions weren't the same and no fish were caught. Yesterday they were the same as they were when I caught this fish, I didn't have my phone, but I did catch 'em. I am figuring out a pattern. Lipless on blue bird chilly days work. Now if I could only figure out what works on cloudy windy days. Contrary to popular belief, red does work during fall and winter transitions. 

 

I'm out of likes, but I ^like!^

[Eric 26]

17 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

I'm out of likes, but I ^like!^

I’ll let you borrow one of mine?