Super User NorcalBassin Posted January 21 Super User Posted January 21 Been quite a while since we've been out on the water! Able to take Pops out for his 80th right before my daughter had to head back to school. Only right he caught the first of the day. Fishing was pretty slow but we still managed a few. The three gen trips are always a good time... 23 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted January 21 Global Moderator Posted January 21 @NorcalBassin well done! Glad to see three generations out fishing together. 4 Quote
The Baron Posted January 21 Posted January 21 I don’t wanna give up all the Canadian secrets @Pat Brown but when the fishing really gets slow, or if you’re just in a hurry, you can try a CIL wobbler. 😉🤫 7 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 21 Super User Posted January 21 @NorcalBassin: Sportin' some new facial fur I see. Looks good! 1 1 Quote
ryanerb Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Good ol’ California, got this guy in a small local lake in about 2-3ft of water in the evening flipping a rage bug near some tules. Weather has been very nice, but we definitely need some rain. Edited January 25 by ryanerb spelling 18 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 26 Global Moderator Posted January 26 We made it above freezing today , got out in the kayak and caught a few. One LM had a lamprey on the top of its head, thankfully it fell off while boating the fish. You can see the scar on its head in the picture Tried to go back upstream of the dock to catch some crappie and the water was frozen…….. called it quits after that . Beautiful day, fun paddle 18 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 27 Global Moderator Posted January 27 Fished the power plant lake with my buddy today in our yaks. Weather wasn’t bad but pretty chilly, 21 at launch and 37 at take out but winds were pretty light so it made it more tolerable. The normal rock was was very unproductive, and Stony wanted to fish some different places we normally couldn’t get to, but I wanted to fish my flat point first, so we went there. We were immediately on fish, both fishing a Ned rig. I caught a football of a 17” fish that weighed 3.60. But I hadn’t even released mine when Stony hooked up with a tank that went 6.25. We caught several more small fish before it slowed down a little. I was slowly dragging my Ned rig on 10lb Seaguar TacX and 8lb Seaguar Pounce leader when my bait just disappeared. When I caught up set the hook, the fish bulldogged for deeper water and then under the kayak before sliding into the net. Not quite as heavy as most fish with a fish this size, but still a 4.73lb fish. We caught a few more little ones before we decided to go fish some other areas of the lake. I hung around a little longer than Stony and started to notice what looked like schooling activity to me and caught a few fish before I left and caught up with Stony, but I kept thinking about those fish. A couple hours later, I had one small fish and lost a big one on a crankbait. I told Stony I was going to spend my last couple hours on the flat point and he thought that was a good idea. They were biting again right away and the schooling activities had ramped up. They were chasing shad on the point and into the shallow pocket next to it. I caught several small ones off the point, but the fish in the pocket looked bigger. I caught one on a 2tap that was a little bigger and called Stony over and told him what was happening. He took that information and immediately stuck a good one. I don’t think he weighed it but it was another 4-5 pound fish. I rotated through several baits trying to find something different. I took off the 2tap and put on an Ima Suspending lipless. First cast I pulled it down and paused and got thumped. I knew it was a good one, but the mini blimp that surfaced was bigger than I expected, and it liked what I was throwing. I though she might go 7 but not quite long enough, still a little over 6.5lbs, biggest of the year so far. We made a few more cast but both had to get on the road. A great winter day on the water. 20 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 I love Clayton's blimps!!!! Thank blue somebody is still catching bass. 1 Quote
Super User NorcalBassin Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 Home lake put every boat in a 30-day quarantine with golden mussels being "discovered" well over an hour away, and after being rather upset my annual pass was worthless the past month it lessened the sting just a tad when they decided to allow non-motorized kayaks to access the lake without any quarantine or inspection. I had a short work day and figured I'd dust off the kayak to see how the lake was doing after no pressure for the past month. Afternoon air temps were in the 60's and water temps were upper 50's... no complaints there. Only had a couple hours to fish so figured I'd start with a ned since it tends to do well here in the winter. It did not disappoint with a solid spot within the first few minutes. Not going to complain about an almost 18" spot in January! Worked my way around the bridge mindlessly casting finesse baits while taking in how odd it was to be on an empty lake. Since finesse wasn't delivering any consistent bites I figured I'd switch it up and throw a swimbait. I almost couldn't believe my hands when I felt that hit! Couldn't have been happier with that plus-sized spot and figured it was the perfect time to call it a day. 22 Quote
ryanerb Posted January 28 Posted January 28 16 hours ago, NorcalBassin said: Home lake put every boat in a 30-day quarantine with golden mussels being "discovered" well over an hour away, and after being rather upset my annual pass was worthless the past month it lessened the sting just a tad when they decided to allow non-motorized kayaks to access the lake without any quarantine or inspection. I had a short work day and figured I'd dust off the kayak to see how the lake was doing after no pressure for the past month. Afternoon air temps were in the 60's and water temps were upper 50's... no complaints there. Only had a couple hours to fish so figured I'd start with a ned since it tends to do well here in the winter. It did not disappoint with a solid spot within the first few minutes. Not going to complain about an almost 18" spot in January! Worked my way around the bridge mindlessly casting finesse baits while taking in how odd it was to be on an empty lake. Since finesse wasn't delivering any consistent bites I figured I'd switch it up and throw a swimbait. I almost couldn't believe my hands when I felt that hit! Couldn't have been happier with that plus-sized spot and figured it was the perfect time to call it a day. Wowza, that's a tank. Amazing what a lake can put out when all the other boats get kicked off! haha Nice job in the yak! I bet you will be going back again soon?! I'm surprised you were high 50's water temp, all my lakes here in cen-cal are high 40s or very low 50s. 2 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 24 days later I can officially announce a very happy ending to my lost GoPro data saga. While I wasn't able to recover the entire cast to catch video, or other ones from that day due to not wanting to spend more money, they were able to recover the one video I wanted most which starts the moment the fish is in the net. It's total amateur hour with me being in half a state of shock hooking myself 50 ways from Sunday so don't judge me too harshly 😅 Jeremy at Recovermyflashdrive.com is truly a magician and miracle worker. He's extremely fair with regard to pricing. It should have been a flat rate to recover the full 128gb, however GoPro files require more extensive work. If he would have recovered everything on the card, it would have cost about $1450 which I just couldn't do. @Bluebasser86 It might worth sending your card to Jeremy, especially if you think you might not need everything recovered and you can help him home in where exactly the data is you most want off the card. Lastly, a huge thanks for all the love and support from my friends here when it happened......I was crushed and you folks made me feel better! Katie was even checking in to see how the progress was going.....everybody should be so lucky to have a pal like Katie in your corner. 18 Quote
Eric 26 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 @AlabamaSpothunterAlthough I can’t watch it right now I’m really looking forward to seeing the video later and congratulations on being able to recover the most important part of the video. By the way she is beautiful 👍🏻 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 Many thanks Eric! Expect to hear a teenage girl screaming and fumbling around 🤣 5 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 5 minutes ago, Eric 26 said: @AlabamaSpothunterAlthough I can’t watch it right now I’m really looking forward to seeing the video later and congratulations on being able to recover the most important part of the video. By the way she is beautiful 👍🏻 I agree with Eric. She is such a beautiful bass. Peak health. She has thrived. Alex for the win!!! 2 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Many thanks Eric! Expect to hear a teenage girl screaming and fumbling around 🤣 As beautiful as she was in the Sun, she was at peak beauty swimming away. Honestly, she looked bigger and bigger as she left. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 26 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: 24 days later I can officially announce a very happy ending to my lost GoPro data saga. Well That's Just Awesome ~ Congrats on sticking with it and getting the footage of such a great fish back. So you're saying you like that blade bait then ? Good Times A-Jay 1 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 Thanks so much Katie and A-Jay!!! Seeing her swim away healthy and unharmed was my favorite part as well. I know if we ever cross paths again, she's likely going to be well north of 10lbs. I suspect as I type she already is. 3 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 28 Super User Posted January 28 2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: I know if we ever cross paths again, she's likely going to be well north of 10lbs. I suspect as I type she already is. Agreed. Her perfect form, free of scars and wear and tear, tells me that she's a perfect huntress too, meaning she kills cleanly and efficiently and therefore grows quickly. If you catch her again, you'll yell, "YOU AGAIN!" And she'll sigh, "You again? Oh, well, at least you treat me well." 1 1 Quote
softwateronly Posted January 29 Posted January 29 @AlabamaSpothunter Heck of a catch and gopro saga! Congrats!! I hope you get to visit with her again soon. scott 2 1 Quote
Eric 26 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 @AlabamaSpothunter I just got done watching your video and I started shaking when you held her up. Congratulations for sure my friend. 1 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29 Super User Posted January 29 Thanks a bunch Scott!!! I can't tell you how many times I've thrown that red blade bait at the location I caught her at since then 🤣 2 minutes ago, Eric 26 said: @AlabamaSpothunter I just got done watching your video and I started shaking when you held her up. Congratulations for sure my friend. I surely appreciate it Eric!!! It just never felt like a complete catch until I got to share her with folks like you pal. Outside of this place very, very few people in my universe "get it", it really is great to have friends to share these moments with 🙂 4 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 29 Global Moderator Posted January 29 Awesome! Glad you got it back ! 1 Quote
Fishlegs Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Fantastic news @AlabamaSpothunter! I'm glad you were able to recover it, but you didn't need that to validate yourself here. You are fully validated already! We know you've unlocked the secrets of your lake, and are a high level angler. Congrats on landing her. 1 Quote
Blue Raider Bob Posted January 29 Posted January 29 17 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Expect to hear a teenage girl screaming We all sound like that Alex. Anybody says different is lying. 🤣 1 1 Quote
FishTax Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Incredible! I'm fairly confident I would have fallen in as I'd have lost control of my body functions holding that fish! 1 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29 Super User Posted January 29 Really appreciate the kind words friends!!! @FishTax I was too busy hooking myself to fall in the water, it's definitely still on the table if I ever catch another one like that though 🤣 1 2 Quote
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