Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 11 Global Moderator Posted January 11 Couldn’t pass up a chance to fish in the snow. Went to the quarry behind my house and first fish was a nice crappie, never caught one of those out of there but a buddy has. Also got a little bass and missed some hits. There was a portable sauna set up in the parking lot and people were jumping into the water after they left the sauna. One girl said “there’s a guy over there ice fishing” when she saw me 🤣 14 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 12 Super User Posted January 12 @TnRiver46: You had me at " the quarry behind my house." 2 Quote
Global Moderator Popular Post Bluebasser86 Posted January 13 Global Moderator Popular Post Posted January 13 Well my boy's BB game got canceled Saturday, so a buddy and I went to the power plant lake to try to find a few. The wind was way stronger than it was supposed to be, with white caps rolling most of the day on the main lake, and the 18* air temp at the ramp didn't feel good with the 15-20mph wind. Plus there was probably 20 groups of duck hunters scattered around the small lake, it sounded like a war zone out there. The bite was slow, my buddy only had 1 fish all day, I got on them a little better but it was still a grind, all of them were on slow moving baits. I caught a majority of them off a shallow point that has a creek channel swing on the end of it and lots of rocks and a few stumps scattered around it. It's a normal spot for me in the winter that is usually productive. This day the south wind was pushing the warm water from the outlet straight into it, which is a big deal on power plant lakes. I could see the gulls diving from across the lake, so I knew there was bait there. What was confusing to me, was it looked like there was a bunch of big logs on the bottom that had never been there on my sidescan. Well I was dragging my Ned rig through about 3' of water when one of those "logs", thumped my bait. I thought it was going to be a drum from the initial bite, but the hookset was so solid, and then it was just and unstoppable force as it headed out for deeper water. I tried to stay spotlocked, but I knew there was several stumps and actual logs, I was afraid it would get me wrapped and be gone, so I had to follow it. I was only armed with a 7' ML spinning rod with a 2000 size reel, 10lb Seguar Tactx to an 8lb Seaguar Grand Max leader tied to a homemade 1/16oz Ned head with a #2 hook, but we played Tug-O-War for over 20 minutes before the monster finally surfaced. I've never tried to put someone like that into the kayak, it wasn't easy. I got her head in the net and struggled for a minute or two, almost flipped the kayak towards her lifting over the side and then to the other side once we both slide back into the kayak. I've seen a lot of big catfish, I've never seen a fish like this one. My 50lb scale wasn't nearly big enough. I've caught several 50lb class fish, I've never struggled to lift one like I did with this fish. My gut says 70-75lbs, but I'll never know for sure. 31 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 13 Super User Posted January 13 Jeeeeeez that's one big kitty!!!! The mouth on that thing is like a whale 😮 1 2 Quote
Pat Brown Posted January 13 Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Well my boy's BB game got canceled Saturday, so a buddy and I went to the power plant lake to try to find a few. The wind was way stronger than it was supposed to be, with white caps rolling most of the day on the main lake, and the 18* air temp at the ramp didn't feel good with the 15-20mph wind. Plus there was probably 20 groups of duck hunters scattered around the small lake, it sounded like a war zone out there. The bite was slow, my buddy only had 1 fish all day, I got on them a little better but it was still a grind, all of them were on slow moving baits. I caught a majority of them off a shallow point that has a creek channel swing on the end of it and lots of rocks and a few stumps scattered around it. It's a normal spot for me in the winter that is usually productive. This day the south wind was pushing the warm water from the outlet straight into it, which is a big deal on power plant lakes. I could see the gulls diving from across the lake, so I knew there was bait there. What was confusing to me, was it looked like there was a bunch of big logs on the bottom that had never been there on my sidescan. Well I was dragging my Ned rig through about 3' of water when one of those "logs", thumped my bait. I thought it was going to be a drum from the initial bite, but the hookset was so solid, and then it was just and unstoppable force as it headed out for deeper water. I tried to stay spotlocked, but I knew there was several stumps and actual logs, I was afraid it would get me wrapped and be gone, so I had to follow it. I was only armed with a 7' ML spinning rod with a 2000 size reel, 10lb Seguar Tactx to an 8lb Seaguar Grand Max leader tied to a homemade 1/16oz Ned head with a #2 hook, but we played Tug-O-War for over 20 minutes before the monster finally surfaced. I've never tried to put someone like that into the kayak, it wasn't easy. I got her head in the net and struggled for a minute or two, almost flipped the kayak towards her lifting over the side and then to the other side once we both slide back into the kayak. I've seen a lot of big catfish, I've never seen a fish like this one. My 50lb scale wasn't nearly big enough. I've caught several 50lb class fish, I've never struggled to lift one like I did with this fish. My gut says 70-75lbs, but I'll never know for sure. Dude - WHAT!?!? You caught a sea monster! What a day! 4 2 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 13 Super User Posted January 13 35 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Jeeeeeez that's one big kitty!!!! The mouth on that thing is like a whale 😮 I know, huh? Clayton isn't content landing the fattest bass on Bass Resource and winning tournament after tournament. He has to catch these too: 9 minutes ago, Pat Brown said: Dude - WHAT!?!? You caught a sea monster! What a day! He didn't just catch the Kraken. He caught the Kraken in the snow. While standing in freezing water. And he played it from a boat not much bigger than the beast. He's the Chuck Norris of Bass Resource. 4 Quote
Pat Brown Posted January 13 Posted January 13 That thing has eaten a fully grown nutria or two. 2 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 13 Super User Posted January 13 16 minutes ago, Pat Brown said: That thing has eaten a fully grown nutria or two. Hahaha ... I know right, whatever kind of cat chow that thing was on, I want some to feed our fish EDIT: Phone rang, should have finished my thought haha 1 Quote
FishTax Posted January 13 Posted January 13 That is crazy impressive. I can't believe you landed it on a kayak. That entire catch from hookset to release was pure skill, I don't know how you got it on the kayak but I think I'd have been scared to try. Incredible! 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 13 Global Moderator Posted January 13 Congrats @Bluebasser86!!! That thing is insane 1 Quote
Fishlegs Posted January 13 Posted January 13 ...and @Bluebasser86 is going to find a way to catch it! 1 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 13 Super User Posted January 13 Right now Clayton is fishing for Great Whites off the coast of South Africa. He's fishing with a Snoopy rod and water wings and said, "I'm afraid that this setup might be overkill." 7 Quote
Blue Raider Bob Posted January 13 Posted January 13 21 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said: Right now Clayton is fishing for Great Whites off the coast of South Africa. He's fishing with a Snoopy rod and water wings and said, "I'm afraid that this setup might be overkill." Just read where one is pinging off the Florida coast. Clayton can stay in the states if he chooses. Either way, my money's not on the shark! If that thing were swimming in my pond, I could follow its wake. It would cure my otter problem! Muskrats too! 5 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 13 Super User Posted January 13 @Blue Raider Bob: Clayton's Moby Cat could eat your muskrats! @Bluebasser86: Clayton, please go catch the kitty again and mail it to Bob. He really needs it. 1 Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted January 14 BassResource.com Administrator Posted January 14 Great Googly Moogly!!! 4 Quote
Blue Raider Bob Posted January 14 Posted January 14 15 hours ago, Swamp Girl said: @Blue Raider Bob: Clayton's Moby Cat could eat your muskrats! @Bluebasser86: Clayton, please go catch the kitty again and mail it to Bob. He really needs it. Actually, I DON'T want it. I swim in that pond too! 👀 5 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted January 15 Super User Posted January 15 Man Alive! The last time I saw a cat that big it was in a fish tank! 1 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 15 Super User Posted January 15 I observe that since Clayton posted his cat, none of us have bothered to post anything. I don't know about the rest of you, but I waved a white flag in the general direction of Kansas and threw all my gear into a dumpster. 5 Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted January 15 Super User Posted January 15 Haven't been out in a few days....cold, snow, grandkids.... so about 3PM, the mercury nudged up over 30 and winds were under 10, I figured I had to get out. Only few bites before the iced up guides and level wind got the best of me. Shame, because they were all good ones. Best 2 were 4.8 and 3.5. 23 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 16 Super User Posted January 16 Nice fish @Choporoz! Last winter I had a few morning where I had to battle freezing guides, but Reel Magic and just dipping the rods allowed me to keep fishing. This winter however I've had a few morning where my reels wouldn't work. I didn't even know that was possible, but as you mentioned the level wind seems to be the weak link. I will say many of my most epic winter days all started off with freezing guides and gave way to very sunny days in the high 40s/low 50s. Something about that combo seems to make the bigger fish chew. 3 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 16 Super User Posted January 16 @Choporoz, catching bass in those conditions means you get to add a pound to each, so you caught a cold-adjusted 5.8 and 4.5. 4 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 16 Global Moderator Posted January 16 On 1/11/2025 at 9:14 PM, Swamp Girl said: @TnRiver46: You had me at " the quarry behind my house." It’s not exactly quiet and calm like Maine, it’s a zoo for humans most of the year. There were a bunch of people cold plunging in the snow haha. Check out this wild video from the quarry this summer when a cliff collapsed and a resulting tsunami washed people and pets up into the woods 3 1 Quote
Blue Raider Bob Posted January 16 Posted January 16 15 hours ago, Swamp Girl said: I waved a white flag We've all waved that flag! 14 hours ago, Choporoz said: Haven't been out in a few days....cold, snow, grandkids.... so about 3PM, the mercury nudged up over 30 and winds were under 10, I figured I had to get out. Only few bites before the iced up guides and level wind got the best of me. Shame, because they were all good ones. Best 2 were 4.8 and 3.5. I'm jealous! Not just the fish.....but the big dose of (WANT TO), to get out in it and succeed! My (want to) needs a caffeine boost and your post just gave it! 2 Quote
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