Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Swamp Girl]

Those are excellent photos, GreenPig. I wish I'd been beside you, catching bass too!

[AlabamaSpothunter]

It's always a good day when thread regulars like @Greenpig are posting fish pics!

 

Found a separate group of schoolers yesterday and tried some of the things suggested like the Spoon and Fluke.    Couldn't get any bites but then again, I'm not a spoon or fluke guy.   Fish in this school were bigger on average and a little more aggressive than first school but still couldn't catch any fish bigger than about 3.5-4lbs. 

 

I did however find a bait that the fish seemed to be totally uneducated on, a bait just the night before I remembered to grab out of my childhood tackle box because of its legendary wintertime prowess.    The bait I grabbed was a Made in Ireland Shad Rap 6 in Crawdad.  If you Bass fished in the 90s, you almost certainly owned this bait.   The Crawfish colored Shad patterned bait is one of the most iconic lures of all time imho.    

 

So, at dawn I'm back at the location of the first group of schooling fish that frustrated me so much armed with a 30+ year old Rapala with OEM hardware taken straight out of the tackle box I fished with as a kid.

 

I spent the first 6 hours stripping my thumb of all the skin with 1-3lb class fish.   At least they're biting more consistently on the new bait, but at that point after 3 days on heavily schooling fish and not catching a single fish over 5lbs.......I'm starting to question the nature of the universe.

 

Long story short, this majestic creature gave me a memory that will last forever.  She was 8.7lbs, and about as short and fat as they come around here.  

 

 

 

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

So, let me get this straight. You were fishing in Alabama and shredding your thumb. Then you somehow cast all the way to Kansas, hooked one of Clayton's preposterous bass, and reeled it across the country, presumably by rivers and lakes. 

 

Seriously, you've caught so many big bass this winter, but I think this latest one is my favorite even though it's not the biggest. I just love when they look like they're about to burst. 

[N Florida Mike]

Got out today for app. 1.5 hours. Temps in the low 70s, cloudy, light breeze. Got 3 in the boat, and missed 2. Caught 2 on the 10 inch Red shad culpit , including this one, and 1 one on a 10 inch mister twister worm. Fish are up shallow, and I’m seeing a bed by my dock. 
It’s that time of year again!

[Swamp Girl]

3 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

Fish are up shallow, and I’m seeing a bed by my dock. 
It’s that time of year again!

 

Just imagine that he's singing "Love is in the water...."

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Lol Katie, great minds think alike, I remember holding that fish and thinking this reminds me of Clayton's recent fish, albeit not as fat.   I can't wait to see what an 8lb fish from his lake looks like, just a matter of time until he posts one.    As you know I'm an OCD numbers nerd, and I'd love to have all the lengths and girths to go with 7lb+ fish.  

Aesthetically speaking, I'd have to agree with you.   I had trouble letting her go, I just kept wanting to admire her.       

 

@N Florida Mike  Nice one brother!   Hopefully a big ole' DD rolls up on that bed 😎

[N Florida Mike]

@AlabamaSpothunter Yours  is a beautiful fish man ! Did you measure her ? 

[Swamp Girl]

10 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Aesthetically speaking, I'd have to agree with you.   I had trouble letting her go, I just kept wanting to admire her.     

 

In a way, she's still with you. That photo of her in the water is stunning and you'll always have it. We really should photograph them in their homes more. Not always easy to do, of course. I've returned more than one bass to the water that immediately went berserk as soon as she reached H2O. It's almost as if they get a kick out of splashing me. 

 

Regarding Clayton's bass, I've since gone back and looked at my fattest bass. As you know, I catch some thick fish, but NOTHING like Clayton's or your recent whale. 

 

P. S. - I never tire of seeing your little, old boat.  You and I both fish from small, cheap platforms. I paid $1,000, $600, and $500 for my three canoes. Our measly boats should encourage others to go catch bass without dropping five or even six figures on a bass boat.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

I disagree Katie, your PB fish last year was ridiculously fat.  The reason why I estimated her to be 8+ was the girth.     

 

You're the queen of fat Bass.........and yes I added a B in there 🤣

 

@N Florida Mike  Appreciate it brother! 

[Swamp Girl]

6 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I disagree Katie, your PB fish last year was ridiculously fat. 

 

Yeah, she was a Clayton-grade/Alex-sized bass.