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[Swamp Girl]

@Choporoz: Great shoulders!

 

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Once I was daydreaming and about to lift the plopper from the water when one stuck at bankside! That was a jolt! 

 

That's always jolts me too. I had a big one do that about a week back, but she thrashed free. 

[AndrewJ]

Caught at Whiskeytown 7/21/24

 

 

[Choporoz]

12 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@Choporoz: Great shoulders!

Yeah... she was a good looking fish and strong.  But, while some 22 1/4  would bump past 7, I don't think this was much over 6.  No scale in the kayak... no bump board on the boat... I may need to figure out why I am like that

[IcatchDinks]

A few bass from this weekend: 

 

 

 

 

That last one was a real nice size, and I watched a massive smallie at least twice his size chase him in. Didn't manage to catch the monster, but I'll be back. 

[Team9nine]

Been 2-1/2 weeks since I last got the boat out, but finally got a break in the heat and rain. Snatched this one off a brushpile this afternoon.

 

[Bazoo]

Private lake. First success with the Ol Monster. Been trying it a while here and there.

 

 

River bass was a fighter.

 

 

 

 

Moss covered pond is on the way, so I will hit it if I ain't tired after a trip to the river.

 

 

 

Private lake the next day.

 

The boy likes his hula popper... looks more like a 5 gallon bucket going across the water the way he pops it!

 

 

Couple days later, got skunked at the river but got one at the mossy pond with the Ol Monster. Building confidence. Crankin' stick will bring them in without any effort.

 

This one was at the heavily pressured city lake... in a spot that doesn't see quite as much pressure. Little guy got introduced to the boss.

[thediscochef]

The pier is still underwater, but I was able to get some good size fish out of roberts this evening. It's been just over two months since I caught a fish at this spot, just under two months since it was hit by a tornado. It feels good to be home.

 

Skinny Bass on a slow rolled red eye shad but still the biggest one I've caught since March. 

The Devil's ugliest 10lb sock on a crappie jig and 8lb test

[Swamp Girl]

Way to go, guys!

 

WAY TO GO, @thediscochef!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pat Brown]

Nice one @thediscochef!  I know you've been waiting for that bite a long time and I'm so glad you got it.

 

Finally found a big one today:

 

 

Getting scummy with the big girls in the dark is my favorite way to beat the heat!  ♥️😎🎣

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

@Pat Brown scores too! Frog fish too, which is both the funnest and hardest way to catch a bass.

 

I had an absolutely normal trip this morning: 40 bass and a couple four-pounders, which makes me laugh because I just described my typical 2024 trip as just that. I got some cool photos and I'll post a separate trip report as soon as I warm up by drinking some chai tea and taking a hot shower. It rained on me much of the morning and my used Ebay raincoat does NOT keep my dry. 

[Pat Brown]

1 minute ago, ol'crickety said:

@Pat Brown scores too! Frog fish too, which is both the funnest and hardest way to catch a bass.

 

I had an absolutely normal trip this morning: 40 bass and a couple four-pounders, which makes me laugh because I just described my typical 2024 trip as just that. I got some cool photos and I'll post a separate trip report as soon as I warm up by drinking some chai tea and taking a hot shower. It rained on me much of the morning and my used Ebay raincoat does NOT keep my dry. 

 

 

Looking forward to that report.

 

Not gonna lie, Crick - I haven't hardly caught a fish in months that wasn't on a frog.  A couple here and there on flukes or worms - but this year - I can't stop and I won't stop until they stop biting it 🐸🐸🐸😂😂😂

 

I mean would you?!?!

[Swamp Girl]

Just now, Pat Brown said:

 

I mean would you?!?!

 

Yes, I would because my heart can't take frog fishing. When they hit a frog, they want to obliterate it. They hit and I scream. I just want to wave a white flag and surrender. However, I almost tied on a frog this morning because between the rain, fog, and wind, I couldn't read the water; I couldn't see the open spots to cast. 

[Pat Brown]

8 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Yes, I would because my heart can't take frog fishing. When they hit a frog, they want to obliterate it. They hit and I scream. I just want to wave a white flag and surrender. However, I almost tied on a frog this morning because between the rain, fog, and wind, I couldn't read the water; I couldn't see the open spots to cast. 

 

 

You kinda get in the zone with it.  You learn to anticipate the blow up and not fear it so much once you catch a few.  🙂🙂🙂

 

Stick with it - I reckon you'll be a froggin' master in no time with the water you fish - and I reckon you'll find the biggest girls in your pond on frogs real good.

[MIbassyaker]

Best of 6 from "Lake 5" this morning

 

In other news, the Rage Tail Space Monkey tops my list of most underappreciated creature baits.  Nothing else looks quite like it, and they wouldn't eat anything else today.

 

[flatcreek]

Windy days are working out pretty good  this Summer.Cloud cover has been helpful in this heat

[IcatchDinks]

A little early morning fishing: 

 

I got to the pond at 5:30, but the fish have consistently waited until 6 to bite. And right on cue, I got my first bite at 6:05 and the second two casts later. Threw in the towel early an hour later. It was a chilly morning today, dipping into the high 50's. But still beautiful. 

 

 

 

 

Later this evening, from 7 to 8, I fished a little honey hole on the Chippewa River and caught two little smallies, and a pike who decided getting hooked once wasn't good enough, and came back to rehit the same lure he'd escaped from earlier. Pike photo in the Other Species thread. 

 

 

 

Also had an aged turtle impart his secret turtle wisdom to me. It's still a secret from me, otherwise I'd share it. He was probably telling me the secrets to world peace or something. 

 

[Swamp Girl]

@IcatchDinks: C'mon, Buddy, what did the turtle say??? Also, you're due for one of your not-a-dink bass. 

[gim]

23 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Been 2-1/2 weeks since I last got the boat out, but finally got a break in the heat and rain. Snatched this one off a brushpile this afternoon.

 

The real question is…
 

What would your wife say about those jeans. Good grief.

[Team9nine]

19 minutes ago, gimruis said:

The real question is…
 

What would your wife say about those jeans. Good grief.

Cropped the knees out as best I could. These are now “fishing” jeans. They protect against the sun better than shorts, but they won’t make it to another summer.

[gim]

10 hours ago, Team9nine said:

but they won’t make it to another summer.

 

That's because Mrs Team9 is gonna refuse to wash them.  

[Swamp Girl]

10 hours ago, Team9nine said:

they won’t make it to another summer.

 

Sell them to the Kardashians. They love torn jeans. 

[thediscochef]

On 7/23/2024 at 7:44 AM, Pat Brown said:

Nice one @thediscochef!  I know you've been waiting for that bite a long time and I'm so glad you got it.

 

Finally found a big one today:

 

 

Getting scummy with the big girls in the dark is my favorite way to beat the heat!  ♥️😎🎣

 

 

I have a scum frog now because of you and @LrgmouthShad

[Eric 26]

The last 2 days I’ve stopped at my favorite retention pond after work. Day 1 was being harassed by the bluegill throwing a spinner bait so went back an hour later with an ultralight and caught 1 bass. Day 2 yesterday brought a light powered rod with a VMC marabou jig and picked up 3 bass, a crappie, a bluegill and 1 really nice bass for the size of the retention pond. The biggest one was my first catch and it was a blast on the light powered rod 😃

[Swamp Girl]

@Eric 26: Way to go, Buddy!

[IcatchDinks]

18 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

@IcatchDinks: C'mon, Buddy, what did the turtle say??? Also, you're due for one of your not-a-dink bass. 

Alas, I don't speak turtle. But I'm sure his wisdom was far beyond my feeble comprehension anyway. 😄

 

The final smallie from Sunday was big enough for me to consider it "not-a-dink." 14 or 15 inches. I didn't measure because I was trying to hurry my line back into the water to catch the bigger bass I saw with it. 

 

On 7/22/2024 at 10:42 PM, IcatchDinks said: