Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Swamp Girl]

Dang it, Alex! That lost bass could have easily eaten the caught bass.

[DitchPanda]

11 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Had a little warm spell and some of our lakes thawed (barely), so I opted for a cold water lake instead of the power plant that has been kicking my butt. It wasn't fast, but we did get some fish, and a couple pretty good ones. 

 

Blade bait caught both the bigger fish, Ned, jerkbait, and a squarebill also caught fish. Had to break ice at the ramp to launch the yaks.

 

 

Some dang nice bass and some primo catfish bait.

[Bluebasser86]

11 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

Some dang nice bass and some primo catfish bait.

I about saved that shad in case I snagged a couple more so I could freeze them for bait ? 

[TnRiver46]

[Blue Raider Bob]

16 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

You guys called, the TM crapped out an hour into the session, and during the best A Rig bite I've been on thus far.    Wonder if just letting it dry out might fix it.     Either way, I'll be a dedicated Bass rig in due time, tired of this one.   

 

Had my first double on the A Rig......a 5lb class fish and a 1.5lb fish, caught a total of 4.5 before the motor quit.     I managed to get some pretty crazy footage of the second smaller fish hitting an exposed bait mid fight with the 5lb class fish.   Put a couple sections in Slow mo, including the surprise that I won't ruin. 

 

 

Just my opinion but if you remove your trolling motor top cover you may be able to allow the electrical parts to dry out. It is probably just a short caused by wetness. The only part that can be affected is the switch unless water got into the shaft and filled up the motor. In that case you still should be able to remove motor and air dry.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 minute ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

Just my opinion but if you remove your trolling motor top cover you may be able to allow the electrical parts to dry out. It is probably just a short caused by wetness. The only part that can be affected is the switch unless water got into the shaft and filled up the motor. In that case you still should be able to remove motor and air dry.

Knock on wood Bob, I think you just might be correct!    I took it home last night, tore it down and was shocked the amount of water down in the shaft and inside the cover.   

 

Drained it all out, and just took it down to the lake to test, smooth as silk.    Fingers crossed I can post a picture of a pounder later ?

[Eric 26]

12 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Knock on wood Bob, I think you just might be correct!    I took it home last night, tore it down and was shocked the amount of water down in the shaft and inside the cover.   

 

Drained it all out, and just took it down to the lake to test, smooth as silk.    Fingers crossed I can post a picture of a pounder later ?

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[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

 

Are you guys ever struck by how beautiful some bass are? It might be color, shape, both. ^This" smallie is a beauty. 

[Jar11591]

5 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Are you guys ever struck by how beautiful some bass are? It might be color, shape, both. ^This" smallie is a beauty. 

I think a vividly colored smallmouth bass is the most beautiful fish that swims. 

[TnRiver46]

32 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Are you guys ever struck by how beautiful some bass are? It might be color, shape, both. ^This" smallie is a beauty. 

I definitely thought it was quite golden compared to a lot of other ones we catch 

[DitchPanda]

5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I about saved that shad in case I snagged a couple more so I could freeze them for bait ? 

I woulda if it was me!

 

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Are you guys ever struck by how beautiful some bass are? It might be color, shape, both. ^This" smallie is a beauty. 

 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

I definitely thought it was quite golden compared to a lot of other ones we catch 

very pretty fish indeed...that worm however is almost as pretty

[TnRiver46]

15 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

I woulda if it was me!

 

 

very pretty fish indeed...that worm however is almost as pretty

Smokin’ green, great color 

[Woody B]

I redeemed myself today.  Instead of going to Lake Wylie and fighting the mud I went to Lake Norman.  (same river chain, 2 lake up river)   I caught 9 between 14 and 17 inches.  (all spots).   3 on an Alabama rig, 1 slow rolling a spinnerbait........and the other 5 on a Devils Horse (topwater prop bait you twitch)   The water was the clearest I've even seen Norman.  I could see the bottom at 8 feet.   The first four were early.  They were hugging the bottom.  I couldn't see them on sonar until they moved.   I ran the alabama rig (and spinnerbait on 1) under balls of shad hugging the bottom.   They would come up to get it.  Surface temperature was 49 degrees.  The bass temperature was 53 degrees.   They were in 15 feet of water, again, hugging the bottom.   The bottom bite died after 4.   I searched for a while with no luck.  I ended up fishing at a sun baked sea wall.   Surface temp was 50 by this time.   I could see bass, right on the surface in the Sun.   They didn't pay attention to anything I threw.   (spinnerbait, jig,  various crankbaits ect)    I finally tied on a Devils Horse.   Game on.   I had to make good, land like a feather casts, let it sit for a while, then they'd hit it after the first twitch.   Their body temperature was 55 degrees. (5 degrees hotter than surface temp, 2 degrees hotter than the bottom huggers at 15 feet.)    I suppose they were "baking" in the Sun.   

I'm going back to Lake Wylie tomorrow.  Hopefully it's cleared some.  I refuse to be defeated by that lake.   

 

[The Bassman]

Finally got one with a little heft to it today. Sorry about the lighting in the pic. Had the sun (which has been in short supply) over my shoulder. Also caught about a dozen smaller ones on a jerkbait and Dark Sleeper. Sleeper's getting a lot of game time lately. 1/4 oz size is identical to most neds just a bit heavier. I catch them with a slow hop rather than swimming it.

[gim]

22 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Working on getting a clothing sponsor to market a line of holey jeans for anglers  I think the market is pretty much untapped at this point 

I mean you already have the record for the number of fish caught on one lure, you might as start a new one for the number of fish caught with the same pair of jeans.  Although, the first record is one I'd brag about.  The second one, not so much.

[TnRiver46]

26 minutes ago, Woody B said:

I redeemed myself today.  Instead of going to Lake Wylie and fighting the mud I went to Lake Norman.  (same river chain, 2 lake up river)   I caught 9 between 14 and 17 inches.  (all spots).   3 on an Alabama rig, 1 slow rolling a spinnerbait........and the other 5 on a Devils Horse (topwater prop bait you twitch)   The water was the clearest I've even seen Norman.  I could see the bottom at 8 feet.   The first four were early.  They were hugging the bottom.  I couldn't see them on sonar until they moved.   I ran the alabama rig (and spinnerbait on 1) under balls of shad hugging the bottom.   They would come up to get it.  Surface temperature was 49 degrees.  The bass temperature was 53 degrees.   They were in 15 feet of water, again, hugging the bottom.   The bottom bite died after 4.   I searched for a while with no luck.  I ended up fishing at a sun baked sea wall.   Surface temp was 50 by this time.   I could see bass, right on the surface in the Sun.   They didn't pay attention to anything I threw.   (spinnerbait, jig,  various crankbaits ect)    I finally tied on a Devils Horse.   Game on.   I had to make good, land like a feather casts, let it sit for a while, then they'd hit it after the first twitch.   Their body temperature was 55 degrees. (5 degrees hotter than surface temp, 2 degrees hotter than the bottom huggers at 15 feet.)    I suppose they were "baking" in the Sun.   

I'm going back to Lake Wylie tomorrow.  Hopefully it's cleared some.  I refuse to be defeated by that lake.   

 

January topwater, nice!!!!

[Woody B]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

January topwater, nice!!!!

 

It's a first for me.   I've seen bass around the bank before that wouldn't touch anything but topwater.  I've just never seen in it January.   

[Team9nine]

Slower day despite the sun and warmer temps - go figure. Still nice getting out with 50 deg temps in January. A pair of 16” fish took top honors today.

 

[JS Patterson]

I finally got to catch my first of the year.  They were biting jigs in 2-3 feet of water today. The deep bait schools have produced bites but not the targeted ones. 

[gim]

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

A pair of 16” fish took top honors today.

I hope you’re keeping a fish log with those jeans @Team9nine.

[Team9nine]

2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I hope you’re keeping a fish log with those jeans @Team9nine.

 

A little too much of a pain. My counter only goes to 1,000, and a good pair of jeans will last me a few years. I'm sure I'm somewhere north of 10,000 fish per pair though on average these days 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

7 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

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Lol, got out there with all my gear, started fishing and catch two really quick fish.....motor died for good.   Used a net to paddle home ?

 

To me this is peak White Whale season, fish were biting, Academy was open....250 later I'm back on the water and caught another 10 fish before I called it.    

 

Lots of 2-3lb fish, and the biggest was about 3.5.    This 110jr +1 is almost paintless on one side, perhaps getting close to 100 fish over the last month on it knock on wood.    8 came off the Jerkbait, 4 came off the Flashback Mini.  

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

Alex, you continually change your retrieve. Do you try to note in your head the retrieve that catches each fish?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

Alex, you continually change your retrieve. Do you try to note in your head the retrieve that catches each fish?

I try to do that Katie when the fish make it obvious what they want, other times excitement takes the wheel ?

 

What I really enjoy about suspended jerkbait fishing is the nuance to it.   Some days they hit on "slack line", other days right when you begin the next jerk.   Some days they want it paused longer or jerked harder.

 

The amount of continually input in jerkbait fishing keeps you really plugged in and paying attention.   I can just dream off working a T Rig.  

[Swamp Girl]

Your videos are helpful to me, Alex, because you focus on your hands. I hate the fishing videos where there's a cinematographer who's standing behind the fisher so that I can't see how they're working the reel.