Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Swamp Girl]

44 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

We caught many fish but none over 4 lbs. 

 

"Many fish" gets short shrift at Bass Resource. As I've said many times, many fish-days are a blast. No-fish to one-fish days are one reason I quit musky fishing. Quality is great. So is quantity. A two and a half-pound bass is a hard-fighting fish. Three and a half? Even stronger! I catch three-pounders that drown the upper third of my MH fishing rods.

[ATA]

[N Florida Mike]

Got a good one on the Junebug magnum speed worm…

[Swamp Girl]

@N Florida Mike joins the Hawg Parade. 

[TnRiver46]

Mike is the captain of a float on the hawg parade

[Team9nine]

Took the last ten days off, as the window on the big crappie bite has closed. Got back out today, but spent two hrs double checking some of the last areas I found a few but without a bite. So, pulled out the bass sticks and started refocusing efforts there. Only got two bites, but they were decent ones. On the right path it seems. More green fish focus going forward.

 

 

 

 

[Pat Brown]

Eclipse bass:

 

 

Mostly a bunch a little guys like this.  It was pretty cloudy during the good part.  Saw lots of animals out and about which was cool!  Saw some new bigger females moving up to spawn on the evening of the new moon which was cool.

 

Got some good warm weather coming this week that should really help lock fish in and maybe even draw some bluegill into the shallows.

[gim]

@Pat Brown I need an explanation.  I marked the fashion violation.

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

@gimruis: Jake, any boy worth his salt wears jeans with holes. Not those fake Kardashian holes in jeans, but jeans earned by runnin' and wrasslin' and fishin'. So, don't listen to Deputy Fife. FWIW, Sheriff Taylor took away Barney's bullet yesterday anyway.  

 

 

[MIbassyaker]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

@Pat Brown I need an explanation.  I marked the fashion violation.

 

 

 

I see @gimruis is auditioning to be a judge on Project Runway again...

[gim]

[T-Billy]

The fish were a bit more cooperative today than they were yesterday. I got out for about four hours, put 8 in the boat, and lost two more. All were caught pitching flooded brush. The two lost were both dinks that came unbuttoned as they were sailing over my head. 😂 Best of the bunch was this 3.21#

[IcatchDinks]

6 hours ago, Pat Brown said:

Mostly a bunch a little guys like this.

If I could catch something the size of one of those "little guys" I would be a very happy man. 

[Pat Brown]

I did manage on worth writing home about this morning!

 

 

I like catching fish of all sizes but im always looking specially hard for them bigger ones on account of wanting to understand them and such.  Shame the sample size annually for my research isn't what I'd like but it's the yearning that keeps me learning.  Fishing is fun regardless!

[Swamp Girl]

28 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

I like catching fish of all sizes but im always looking specially hard for them bigger ones on account of wanting to understand them and such. 

 

Pat, you're talking about understanding females.

 

Females, Pat.

 

Good luck with your quest, but consider an easier quest first, like finding the Holy Grail. 

[herder]

Well you guys are killing me with all these pictures and reports......

Here in North Jersey we finally got a break from the constant rain we've had, my local river is just under flood stage.

I had to get out on my kayak for just a shakedown cruise to make sure everything is working

Hit up a glacial lake here as the temps were in the 70's with little wind.

Just brought minimal tackle as I got a late start, wound up going old school with a floating Rapala and landed a Pickerel,  lost one and had 5 follows, was just great to get out.

[ak6388]

Out today after work on the bank. I’m guessing water temp around 55 based on last time in the kayak and other friend on the boat today. Both bites on a finesse 3.25” Swimbait on a 1/8 jig head. Both were also about 15-20’ offshore on the end of laydowns in the deeper part of the lake. Not giants but always fun when something pulls back!

 

 

[deep]

Yesterday, while watching the eclipse, I ran into a dude who was in a fishing club I used to be in. We started talking about the old days and the one thing that stood out was how little we (both) fish now, because of all the work/ non-work related responsibilities we have.

 

Can't believe I actually got out to fish again today. That's twice in two weeks lol! And I caught a couple pictureworthy NLMBs too.

 

4 lbs 10 ozs on a Hiroshima hardtail. This bait is an xxxs, almost suspends. I was fishing a main lake point, fishing it with reel pops and long pauses since the water is still pretty cold (low 50s) in the central VA mountains. Kinda remarkable catch since I don't usually catch very many decent fish on hard swimbaits (except rats).

 

 

 

 

Then I caught a 6 lb 10 ozs fish on a secondary point inside a cove on a custom-painted 7" WCZ Citizen in about 7-8 FOW, fishing it pretty slow on/ near the bottom. Honestly surprised to find a shallow/ close-to-the-shore fish this early in the season, but sure glad I decided to spend half an hour in that cove.

 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

@deep  I really dig your style, you seem committed to the big swimbait.  Wasn't around when you were posting before.     I haven't found anything in Bass fishing that rivals catching them on big swimbaits.   Pure adrenaline from the moment they eat. 

 

That last fish is a beautiful freak show.....congrats.    

[Swamp Girl]

I second every syllable that Alex wrote. Great day, @deep.

[IcatchDinks]

10 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

I second every syllable that Alex wrote. Great day, @deep.

And I third it. Super awesome, @deep

 

I, on the other hand, am still fishless for 2024. Got a few bumps and tugs while on the river yesterday: assuming they were were little fish like chubs or bluegill or something that couldn't get the bait in their mouth. But I did see some beautiful flowers! 

 

[Swamp Girl]

@IcatchDinks: I am so glad you are posting again. I really missed your posts while you busy with your newborn baby. Measured by weight, you're not one of Bass Resource's best anglers, but measured by your pluckiness and being present, whether it's enjoying the wildflowers or napping on a sun-warmed rock, you're the best. 

[Glenn]

^^ This! ^^

[Pat Brown]

It's nice to see the old and new faces alike and a landed bass is a cause for celebration in my book!  Yesterday it got soggy but we still got some in there.  ☔☔☔🎣🎣🎣 This morning I skipped it because it was positively soaking but maybe after work....

 

Here's yesterday evenings haul:

 

 

Saw some mega giants hunting the crappie Jake ended up catching one of, but couldn't do much besides annoy them and make them leave 😂

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Careful Jake, those hats make you rant about FFS like a lunatic 🤣