Latest Catch Pics Thread

[bp_fowler]

  On 8/4/2023 at 11:24 PM, Team9nine said:

Could be quite a few, especially if you don’t catch many small bass, or might only be one or two that you keep catching over and over ? true story. Start looking at your catch pics really close trying to find identical markings or defects/anomalies.

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The first was 3.5 lbs and the other was 3.42 lbs so pretty close.

They were caught at different spots on the same end of the pond.  Makes ya think ?

[thediscochef]

Got on more sandies, a channel cat, and a few little spotted bass, all throwing up shads. Bite went from 6am to 8am before everything was too deep to reach. Blanked the last couple days, felt nice to get bites. It's hot and the lake levels are dropping. Boo. Come on, autumn. Drop that mercury already

[Team9nine]

  On 8/4/2023 at 11:53 PM, bp_fowler said:

The first was 3.5 lbs and the other was 3.42 lbs so pretty close.

They were caught at different spots on the same end of the pond.  Makes ya think ?

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Totally possible it could be either scenario - lol. I just know I’ve caught the same 4-5 lb. bass now at least 14 times over a 4 year period from one specific small pond. Catch and immediate release works 

 

On the report side, I’m not going to lie. The first trip after @ol'crickety asked about blanking and one fish catches, I was a bit nervous when I first got out on the water. I was happy when I finally caught that first fish, and even happier when I caught the second ? All the pressure being off after that, I went on to catch 8 this evening running the same timing, bait and location as last night. High was 90 today, and forecasted for 91 tomorrow, so any trip I get in might be an evening one again.

 

[TnRiver46]

@thediscochef, nice fishes. Our mercury dropped a tad, high temp was 74 yesterday. Wish we could send that your way! 

[Swamp Girl]

No need to everworry, @Team9nine, for you're the guy who could catch bass while casting from a tornado. 

[thediscochef]

  On 8/5/2023 at 1:22 AM, TnRiver46 said:

@thediscochef, nice fishes. Our mercury dropped a tad, high temp was 74 yesterday. Wish we could send that your way! 

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I've got 108 in the forecast all weekend, low of 84. Dangerous to be out past 10:30, pointless to be out past 9:30. I'd take 95 just fine right now lol 

[LrgmouthShad]

@thediscochef yeah man, been sick of the heat. I will probably night fish tomorrow night. 

 

Random comment, just poking around on Navionics, I happened to see that the 5lber I caught a few weeks ago was not on a random point. There is a channel swing that runs into the side of the point. There's shell there too. 

[Dominat0r]

Got my fish earlier. Had to take the lady out this evening. Was only a little while out there but got bit quick and had to get ready. 
 

Streak lives on, tomorrow is headwaters and day 60!!  
 

Got him on the Carolina rig. 

 

[Dominat0r]

STREAK HAS REACHED 60 days!!!

 

Was a good and H O T day at Headwaters. However, we did pretty well, about 20 fish total....all about 1-3lbs. It would have been more if it wasn't for the awful hot. Blue bird skies....oh my, could only fish about 5 hours before we starting to melt. 

 

Guess who was back at the spillway? Boat behind the fish ?

 

First 2 were on carolina rig and the bottom 2 were on a swimbait/under spin. Got the rest on a mag zoom speed worm. 

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

Roland! Now do I win a hook too?

[Dominat0r]

  On 8/5/2023 at 7:35 PM, ol'crickety said:

Roland! Now do I win a hook too?

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I should have asked him to toss me some Yamamoto's!!

[Woody B]

I slept in this morning.  Got the the lake around 6.  I caught a 3 1/2 pounder within my first dozen or so cast.   A million or so casts (and a BUNCH of white perch) later I caught a dink.   I'm not sure if I'm going tonight around midnight or waiting until tomorrow morning and going to the close by 1500 acre lake I never catch many at.   

[Swamp Girl]

They're only two, @Woody B, but they sure are purty fish. I'm going out this evening. Gonna fish a friend's pond. Two shorelines have homes and there is always fishing company, but it's still good fishing.

[CastingClinic]

 

Black buzzbait does it again.  
 

Flat with moderate millfoil and patches of lilypads.  Worked the buzzbait through ally’s in the pads and this guy crushed it at the boat.

[thediscochef]

  On 8/5/2023 at 7:42 PM, Dominat0r said:

I should have asked him to toss me some Yamamoto's!!

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Sink-O! Sink-O! 

[LrgmouthShad]

I really ain't messing around tonight. Have a 1oz jig with giant trailer, 3/4oz thumper spinnerbait, and frog rigged and that's all I plan on throwing. Looks like there is going be quite a breeze as the night continues

[thediscochef]

  On 8/5/2023 at 9:14 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

I really ain't messing around tonight. Have a 1oz jig with giant trailer, 3/4oz thumper spinnerbait, and frog rigged and that's all I plan on throwing. Looks like there is going be quite a breeze as the night continues

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3/4oz red eye shad has done work for me lately, this seems like a good idea 

[LrgmouthShad]

  On 8/5/2023 at 9:21 PM, thediscochef said:

3/4oz red eye shad has done work for me lately, this seems like a good idea 

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Oh my gosh really? I have been considering lipless for a while, but figured I would wait until fall. My lake is a grass lake, so lipless will most definitely be in my rotation at some point. Maybe I should rig one up. Hmmm. 

[thediscochef]

  On 8/5/2023 at 9:24 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

Oh my gosh really? I have been considering lipless for a while, but figured I would wait until fall. My lake is a grass lake, so lipless will most definitely be in my rotation at some point. Maybe I should rig one up. Hmmm. 

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1/2oz hasn't been getting touched, but the 3/4 is getting smoked, mostly in the cooler parts of the day. I think the heat drives a desire for bigger meals, but I really don't know

[LrgmouthShad]

  On 8/5/2023 at 9:47 PM, thediscochef said:

1/2oz hasn't been getting touched, but the 3/4 is getting smoked, mostly in the cooler parts of the day. I think the heat drives a desire for bigger meals, but I really don't know

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Well heck all I know is that what I been doing ain’t working like I want it to. Last time out, caught one bass. So I’m going back to my comfort regions of the lake, going deeper, and going bigger 

[thediscochef]

  On 8/5/2023 at 9:59 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

Well heck all I know is that what I been doing ain’t working like I want it to. Last time out, caught one bass. So I’m going back to my comfort regions of the lake, going deeper, and going bigger 

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I have a hope and suspicion that you may do well with that approach...it's what I'd be doing first if I was on a boat right now

[Jmurphy87]

I have been absent for a while, currently homeless with the family but still going to work. We are staying with friends so it’s not like we are on the streets at least. The river has been rough on me fishing wise, no internet where we are staying so no fishing videos either. I have skunked quite a few times. But today was not one of them, nothing special but I got my daughter out fishing with dad and onto a pike. Have a good night everyone and catch plenty of fish for me ? sorry no pictures of my daughter with the pike we used her phone and we are at Walmart currently and I don’t have her phone lol.

[LrgmouthShad]

  On 8/5/2023 at 10:21 PM, thediscochef said:

I have a hope and suspicion that you may do well with that approach...it's what I'd be doing first if I was on a boat right now

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We’ll see. I am a structure fisherman, deep is not my comfort zone, but I plan on starting my search in 20-25ft. The lake just keeps dropping and getting hotter and hotter and clearer and clearer 

[Texas Flood]

Got this nearly 4lber and another smaller one on a chatterbait. Those were my only bites for the day. We did have a storm go through last night, so maybe that had to do with it. 

[thediscochef]

  On 8/5/2023 at 10:45 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

We’ll see. I am a structure fisherman, deep is not my comfort zone, but I plan on starting my search in 20-25ft. The lake just keeps dropping and getting hotter and hotter and clearer and clearer 

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Yeah Ray Bob is finally starting to really see the evap loss, we dropped probably six to eight inches in July and it's sped up since mid month. I fish kind of the same way, fishing deep sort of feels like walking with my eyes closed

  On 8/5/2023 at 10:26 PM, Jmurphy87 said:

I have been absent for a while, currently homeless with the family but still going to work. We are staying with friends so it’s not like we are on the streets at least. The river has been rough on me fishing wise, no internet where we are staying so no fishing videos either. I have skunked quite a few times. But today was not one of them, nothing special but I got my daughter out fishing with dad and onto a pike. Have a good night everyone and catch plenty of fish for me ? sorry no pictures of my daughter with the pike we used her phone and we are at Walmart currently and I don’t have her phone lol.

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good to see you with fish in hand! I hope things improve man ?