Latest Catch Pics Thread

[T-Billy]

4 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Yeah a new T-Rig/Jig setup is at the top of the list, and I think it's time to revisit braid.....wow I just said that, and slapped myself at the same time ?

LOL. I've tried a bunch. 832 is hands down my favorite for heavy cover work. I've been trying out Vicious No Fade on my #1 flippin stick, and while it's been pretty good, it's getting fuzzy. This has never been an issue with 832, and 832 handles better too. Just like Bob Wills in Texas, 832 is still the king.

12 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Your locale sounds fantastic, and there is a perfect balance between rural and suburban living which it sounds like you found.    Without the female species, I'm pretty sure we'd still be living in huts in the sticks with $100k Bass rigs parked outside ?

^^^ TRUTH^^^ LOL!!!

[T-Billy]

@A-Jay, I just saw your vid on the mini max clip opening up on you. I've had that happen with cross locks in the past too. I use Mustad Fastach clips on the CB's I make, and have had ZERO issues with them. #2 is perfect for a standard size blade. I don't know if the hole spacing is the same on the minis or not? Might need to go with a #1 on them? They're a bit tricky to attach the first couple times, but easy peasy once you figure out the right way to twist 'em on.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 hour ago, T-Billy said:

LOL. I've tried a bunch. 832 is hands down my favorite for heavy cover work. I've been trying out Vicious No Fade on my #1 flippin stick, and while it's been pretty good, it's getting fuzzy. This has never been an issue with 832, and 832 handles better too. Just like Bob Wills in Texas, 832 is still the king.

^^^ TRUTH^^^ LOL!!!

I don't always use braid, but when I do I use the one the #braidedwonder does....good enough for prehistoric dinosaur fish, good enough for Bass ?

[LrgmouthShad]

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Yeah a new T-Rig/Jig setup is at the top of the list,

iRod 704C jigs

 

Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Just came out of me

[scaleface]

Had the best day of fishing in a long time . A five fish 21lb limit . All on Spinnerbait . 15 inches visibility, 56 degree wter temp, shallow on wood. Heres a 5.1, 4.11 and  4,1. Also had two 3.14's.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

3 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Had the best day of fishing in a long time . A five fish 21lb limit . All on Spinnerbait . 15 inches visibility, 56 degree wter temp, shallow on wood. Heres a 5.1, 4.11 and  4,1. Also had two 3.14's.

Nothing in life is wrong when you catch a 20lb bag.....congrats, all beautiful big healthy looking fish!  

[Swamp Girl]

Well done, @scaleface! I'll be fishing the next three days: a quantity pond tomorrow morning and then two quality bogs on Thursday and Friday. Then the wind kicks up again on Saturday. The wind decides when I fish.

[TnRiver46]

41 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Nothing in life is wrong when you catch a 20lb bag.....

I knew I was always wrong……..

[AlabamaSpothunter]

28 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I knew I was always wrong……..

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Don't feel bad friend, I haven't sniffed a 20lb bag in two months, and that's fishing most days of the week.    I think the day I caught a 9.1 I didn't hit 20 lol.  

 

We talked about this months ago, but that 20lb mark is what separates the pros from even awesome non pros.    Those dudes make it look so easy, I've seen it first hand on the water.  They are like wizards.  

[NorcalBassin]

Headed to Clear Lake with Pops for our first "annual" trip since 2019 due to 'rona and the drought. New moon and warming April weather would surely mean incredibly good fishing, right? Nah, we got it handed to us like a couple novices who had never been on the lake nor bass fished. ?

 

Best part of the morning... coffee from the hippie shop. Heavy winds and 56* water made for some tough fishing.

 

Caught a nice crappie early on a drop shot. Figured it was a good sign. It wasn't.

 

Pops with the only landed bass of the trip. #beastmode

 

Of course the weather was absolutely perfect the morning we left. Odds are the fishing is incredible now and we were just a couple days too early. That said, still an awesome and memorable trip to spend that time away from everything with my dad.

[TnRiver46]

Caught a little feller up shallow waiting on my buddy at the ramp. Actually saw two small largemouth spawning Saturday as well

 

Then we went upstream to where all the white bass and skipjack were. Water temp 61, the fish felt chilly. I dragged one around as live bait on 8/0 to no avail, it should have worked tho…..

7 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

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Don't feel bad friend, I haven't sniffed a 20lb bag in two months, and that's fishing most days of the week.    I think the day I caught a 9.1 I didn't hit 20 lol.  

 

We talked about this months ago, but that 20lb mark is what separates the pros from even awesome non pros.    Those dudes make it look so easy, I've seen it first hand on the water.  They are like wizards.  

Our local Tuesday night tourney took under 9 lbs to win last night, I don’t think I’ve ever even came close to 20 

[Swamp Girl]

It's been cool, wet, and windy on coastal Maine for too-long-a-stretch, so I launched the canoe at the closest bog, which has been reliable in the past, but I could only catch one bass on a gray Rage Swimmer with a swim jig. I was seen by five otters who watched me and chittered at me. And I saw an osprey fly overhead clutching a fish in its talons. Otherwise, it was overcast, grey, wet, and c-c-c-cold. At least it wasn't raining, but a canoe is such a wet boat that I was wet anyway. 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

4 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

It's been cool, wet, and windy on coastal Maine for too-long-a-stretch, so I launched the canoe at the closest bog, which has been reliable in the past, but I could only catch one bass on a gray Rage Swimmer with a swim jig. I was seen by five otters who watched me and chittered at me. And I saw an osprey fly overhead clutching a fish in its talons. Otherwise, it was overcast, grey, wet, and c-c-c-cold. At least it wasn't raining, but a canoe is such a wet boat that I was wet anyway. 

 

We need critter bingo cards ?

Days like that I chalk up to "putting in that work", those are the days that you have to endure in order to get such amazing highs when they are biting, and the conditions are beautiful.   

 

Might have been only one, but it's beautiful ?

[Swamp Girl]

6 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

We need critter bingo cards ?

Days like that I chalk up to "putting in that work", those are the days that you have to endure in order to get such amazing highs when they are biting, and the conditions are beautiful.   

 

Might have been only one, but it's beautiful ?

 

Thanks, Alex. I was telling Bob via email how I've spent the last hour and a half warming myself. A wet chill is hard to shake, plus I wore my wet suit and rubber against your skin might keep me alive if I tip, but it sure doesn't warm old bones in the boat. 

 

I think the bass catching in Maine is about to erupt. We just need a few more degrees to stir the bass. The two times I managed to catch more than a fish or three were sunny afternoons. Then the temps drop to the thirties at night and the bass chill again!

 

Whenever it happens, you're right about the coming elation, which will rise from the current humbling. 

[scaleface]

13 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

The wind decides when I fish

Me too . My boat does not handle strong winds . Its not a bass boat , its a deck boat and catches a lot of wind . Its comfortable though . Good for naps , I even slept in it over-night.

[Micaiah Lindquist]

Decided to try seriously throwing a big swimbait for the first time yesterday. I picked up this guy on a 6.25" fishlab biominnow. I have a lot of questions about swimbait fishing, so I'll start another thread with a full report and video when I get a little time this afternoon.

[TnRiver46]

43 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

We need critter bingo cards ?

 

I’ve caught a groundhog possum and chipmunk so far today……

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’ve caught a groundhog possum and chipmunk so far today……

Now to figure out which ones are for dinner ??

21 minutes ago, Micaiah Lindquist said:

Decided to try seriously throwing a big swimbait for the first time yesterday. I picked up this guy on a 6.25" fishlab biominnow. I have a lot of questions about swimbait fishing, so I'll start another thread with a full report and video when I get a little time this afternoon.

Nice one!   

 

Just watch Tactical Bassin and Ben Milliken, between those two you'll gain a wealth of info.   

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

The two times I managed to catch more than a fish or three were sunny afternoons.

I first visited a nearby lake years ago during the late winter and early spring, and after several frustrating go-rounds I'd convinced myself it was merely a puddle totally devoid of life. Then, on one sunny afternoon in late April I was amazed to find the banks alive with bluegill too many to count, as if they were transported from another dimension in an instant. They seemed so carelessly grouped up in spots, so totally at ease, but just outside a submerged bush a massive chain pickerel suspended there motionless and watching. A few sunnies faced off and were sparring only inches away from this submarine of death but it remained still, waiting. I needed to move on, and I knew what would come next, but from that moment on hopelessness was replaced by hope.

 

Go get 'em!

[galyonj]

I had an appointment this morning, but I was able to steal some time to go to one of my spots - a shallow cove right off the main channel. Temps were in the low 50s, and the rain was chasing me into the parking lot.

 

At 0900 on a Wednesday morning, there was a kayak sniffing around across the way, and a dude fishing off the dock behind me. This place – like all the other places that I fish from the bank – is heavily pressured. A lot of days I feel like I'm doing alright to catch anything.

 

Today I kept it simple, with the same ned rig that I had tied on in my pictures from the other day. Caught two tiny little things, had a couple more that I couldn't convert.

 

 

Bounced after the second one. That rain was cold.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

First 15 minute curse got me for the most part, but didn't even care.   Caught the biggest one yet on the D Bomb, a 6.12.   Right before it caught a nice 3lb class.  

 

4 hours ago, galyonj said:

I had an appointment this morning, but I was able to steal some time to go to one of my spots - a shallow cove right off the main channel. Temps were in the low 50s, and the rain was chasing me into the parking lot.

 

At 0900 on a Wednesday morning, there was a kayak sniffing around across the way, and a dude fishing off the dock behind me. This place – like all the other places that I fish from the bank – is heavily pressured. A lot of days I feel like I'm doing alright to catch anything.

 

Today I kept it simple, with the same ned rig that I had tied on in my pictures from the other day. Caught two tiny little things, had a couple more that I couldn't convert.

 

 

Bounced after the second one. That rain was cold.

No more emotions, but 2 fish in terrible conditions is solid in my book, most wouldn't have wet a line.   Great job!

[Swamp Girl]

37 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

First 15 minute curse got me for the most part, but didn't even care.   Caught the biggest one yet on the D Bomb, a 6.12.   Right before it caught a nice 3lb class.  

 

No more emotions, but 2 fish in terrible conditions is solid in my book, most wouldn't have wet a line.   Great job!

 

Alex, you've got another big girl streak going! You don't have to wait for next winter. You're thriving right now. We all catch big fish now and then, but you, A-Jay, and a few others catch big girls regularly.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

14 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Alex, you've got another big girl streak going! You don't have to wait for next winter. You're thriving right now. We all catch big fish now and then, but you, A-Jay, and a few others catch big girls regularly.

Your so kind Katie, thanks!     

[TnRiver46]

My wife said she would be busy til 5 so I went to the river near home about 4 and set out catfish bait, casted a plastic worm and got a baby spotted bass

 

then I got a channel cat on cut bait. It was stuck in something but came out, the seaguar tactix braid withstood the brush, @T-Billy might be onto something about straight braid……... You can hear it in the video 

 

Went home just after 5 and she’s still working, now I’m at spot #2 using the rest of my cut-bait

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

10 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

My wife said she would be busy til 5 so I went to the river near home about 4 and set out catfish bait, casted a plastic worm and got a baby spotted bass

 

then I got a channel cat on cut bait. It was stuck in something but came out, the seaguar tactix braid withstood the brush, @T-Billy might be onto something about straight braid……... You can hear it in the video 

 

Went home just after 5 and she’s still working, now I’m at spot #2 using the rest of my cut-bait

 

 

Those Channels are escape artists, and as always I love the redneck ingenuity....who needs a rod holder when you got rocks ?