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[Fishlegs]

Got a couple of nice smallmouth yesterday. On the fish in the second picture. I felt a hard pull on the line, but when I pulled back it didn't budge. I turned to my partner and said, "I'm hung up", and pointed my rod directly at the snag to let it break off. As I was waiting for it to break the "snag" started running hard to the left. I kind of freaked out. About the time I got myself under control the fish launched out of the water like a rocket. I got a good look at it, and my heart started racing again. I was afraid that we were not going get it, but after several hard dives at the boat she was in the net. My partner got a couple nice ones as well. What a day.

 

 

[RipzLipz]

13 minutes ago, Fishlegs said:

Got a couple of nice smallmouth yesterday. On the fish in the second picture. I felt a hard pull on the line, but when I pulled back it didn't budge. I turned to my partner and said, "I'm hung up", and pointed my rod directly at the snag to let it break off. As I was waiting for it to break the "snag" started running hard to the left. I kind of freaked out. About the time I got myself under control the fish launched out of the water like a rocket. I got a good look at it, and my heart started racing again. I was afraid that we were not going get it, but after several hard dives at the boat she was in the net. My partner got a couple nice ones as well. What a day.

 

 

Nice soo-piggies @Fishlegs! Love those wide tails.

 

5 hours ago, PhishLI said:

….beans deep in the water….

Made me LOL

[AlabamaSpothunter]

@PhishLI That's a genuine LI slaunch donkey 😎

 

@Fishlegs Great job on the pair of fatties, I really need to go SM fishing.  

[thediscochef]

Lost the two better bites I had on but that's the way it goes sometimes. Switched from a crawler to a lipless on the same rig and didn't switch up the drag too. Sometimes we get reminders. I still got one bass. I'm ready to get my other two reels back in service so that I can retie less, but neither lews nor daiwa have been quick to ship out in-stock parts

[GreenPig]

Caught 6 on spoons today in 30 - 40 FOW. Not at all where I thought they'd be in 63 degree water.

[Pat Brown]

Quick after work early evening buzzbait bass:

 

 

Was paralleling a break wall when she slurped it down.  It feels very fishy today so I'm about to do an early morning session.  🎣🎣🎣

[N Florida Mike]

I had 15 minutes to fish a work route pond. Caught the dink of the week on a super fluke. The first time I fished this pond I caught 3-4 that were 14-15 inch fish. It hasn’t done me well since…

[Swamp Girl]

@Fishlegs: Big bass! Did you get a length or weight on them?

 

@GreenPig: You taunt me with that nasty cap.

 

Sincerely,

 

An old Buckeye

[Woody B]

I caught 6 today in 3 hours.........kinda.  I launched my boat at 7:15.   I didn't get the skunk out of the boat until after 10.  The lake was crowded with a catfish tournament, as well as a kayak bass tournament.   I rode around some, then decided to go up the lake.  I got the skunk out of the boat with a 14" Largemouth under the I-85 bridge.  I followed it up with a tiny Spot.   The next was a 14ish (didn't measure it) Spot at the Mountain Island Dam.  Back toward the landing #'s 4 and 5 were a double on a Little John 50.   At first glance in the water I thought it was a LM and a Spot but they were both Spots.  The best 2 of the day.  One was 17" the other was 18".   I decided to fish until the first bass after 1.  I caught a 16" spot on my last cast at 1:13.   The bass were scattered, but I wasn't fishing the part of the lake I'm familiar with.   

 

 

[Pat Brown]

 

Found em on the big lake and caught a few this size on the flashy swimmer/largo shad.  Missed two that were not small.  Going back tomorrow with more lily pad focused presentations.

[RipzLipz]

On 11/16/2023 at 10:48 PM, ol'crickety said:

@RipzLipz: You and your dad are funny!

 

 

@ol'crickety

 

Ow ow ow ow! Started bleeding again! 🤣

[FishTank]

A couple small ones so far.  Meet the competition.

 

[Woody B]

I almost didn't go today.  I had a family function and would only be able to fish until 10.   I don't set an alarm to go fishing, and I slept until after 7 (gasp).   I caught a 18 inch Spot on my 3rd cast at 8:13.   I went fishless for a while.  I had already decided that I had to leave at 10, or first bass after 9.  I caught a 14 incher at 9:39 and headed back home.   Two isn't great, but it's a bunch better than not going, even if the trip is short.   

 

 

 

[Pat Brown]

Got back on the underspin super shallow water pattern today and caught a couple nice ones!  Incredibly fun!

 

[gim]

1 hour ago, Woody B said:

I almost didn't go today

It’s just about time to have Mrs Woody give you a haircut again.

 

-Haircut Police

 

@Pat Brown are those holes in your jeans? That’s a violation of the fashion code.

 

-Fashion Police

[Pat Brown]

Just the pants I can hook with a jerkbait and cut it out and not make the mrs. mad 😉

 

I won't be wearing em to my mom's for Thanksgiving that's for sure!

[Swamp Girl]

Water cooling down and @Pat Brown is warming up. Woody's scalp has to be warming up too with that thick crop up top, which is a good thing given that winter is only going to get colder and colder and colder.

[TnRiver46]

Had a buddy in town from AZ and we got to fish, lots of species and smaller LM and spots, I only got one decent smallie all weekend. All in all we got LM,SM, ky spots, rock bass, drum, bluegill, shellcracker, redbreast, and the highlight was a Flathead catfish that took a live bluegill 30-40 feet down 

 

 

[Choporoz]

Had maybe best couple hours of bass fishing I've ever had.  I found a concentration of bait that was so thick, I got false bottom returns over about a city block...13 feet down over 28 FOW.  Started throwing a 5 inch spoon and immediately started whacking them.  A couple over 5...another 10 over 3.   

[Pat Brown]

I just removed some flutter spoons from my cart at tackle Warehouse and I guess I'm going to have to put them back in my cart now.  , 😭😔😭😔🤣🤣🤣🤣

[A-Jay]

40 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Had maybe best couple hours of bass fishing I've ever had.  I found a concentration of bait that was so thick, I got false bottom returns over about a city block...13 feet down over 28 FOW.  Started throwing a 5 inch spoon and immediately started whacking them.  A couple over 5...another 10 over 3.   

Blue Skies, a ball cap & Big Bass.

Doesn't get much better than that !

Congrats

A-Jay

[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Blue Skies, a ball cap & Big Bass.

Doesn't get much better than that !

Congrats

A-Jay

 

You forgot the U-Wisconsin sweatshirt!

[Blue Raider Bob]

On 11/17/2023 at 3:43 PM, Fishlegs said:

Got a couple of nice smallmouth yesterday. On the fish in the second picture. I felt a hard pull on the line, but when I pulled back it didn't budge. I turned to my partner and said, "I'm hung up", and pointed my rod directly at the snag to let it break off. As I was waiting for it to break the "snag" started running hard to the left. I kind of freaked out. About the time I got myself under control the fish launched out of the water like a rocket. I got a good look at it, and my heart started racing again. I was afraid that we were not going get it, but after several hard dives at the boat she was in the net. My partner got a couple nice ones as well. What a day.

 

 

Those are absolute PIGS! Love it when those "snags" start moving!

On 11/18/2023 at 9:26 AM, ol'crickety said:

@Fishlegs: Big bass! Did you get a length or weight on them?

 

@GreenPig: You taunt me with that nasty cap.

 

Sincerely,

 

An old Buckeye

Yeah, I'm not too happy about that nasty cap either. But then, when you get your butt whipped by four touchdowns, you better just hush up and leave the Orange hat in the trunk. 🤐

[Choporoz]

4 hours ago, Pat Brown said:

I just removed some flutter spoons from my cart at tackle Warehouse and I guess I'm going to have to put them back in my cart now.  , 😭😔😭😔🤣🤣🤣🤣

That one is a Nichols Lake Fork spoon...but I don't think it would have mattered if I tossed a soup spoon.  If they didn't eat it on the initial fall, they had no hesitation tracking it down on the retrieve.   Funny, I don't think I had any hits doing a big lift/drop....but plenty while swimming it

[Pat Brown]

4 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

That one is a Nichols Lake Fork spoon...but I don't think it would have mattered if I tossed a soup spoon.  If they didn't eat it on the initial fall, they had no hesitation tracking it down on the retrieve.   Funny, I don't think I had any hits doing a big lift/drop....but plenty while swimming it

 

Any favorites for ball bearing swivels for these baits?