Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 15, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 15, 2019 39 minutes ago, Gundog said: WEEKS....WEEKS!!! I haven't fished since October! Last time I saw a fish at the end of my line they kicked me out of the pet store's aquarium section. The benefits of having weekdays off and living 30 minutes from a powerplant lake that's open 12 months a year. I went, fish were caught ? 1 1 Quote
Fairtax4me Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 Yesterday morning my buddy was off work and he wanted in on some of that juice. So I met him at the lake to fish for a couple hours before I had to go to work. I might have jinxed him by catching a 6.2 on the 3rd or 4th cast. 21” and fat like miss piggy! I got a few bites after that and had another decent one shake the hook long before I actually saw the fish so dunno how big it was, felt like 3-4lbs. Then I had to leave (should have called in), my buddy kept fishing for another few hours. He caught a few dink’s and lost a good one at the boat. Just to rub it in a little more I went back after work and fished the bank until dark. 5 pounds on the nose. Uncle Ned strikes again! 11 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted February 18, 2019 Super User Posted February 18, 2019 Had a young friend from church over this afternoon to take advantage of the springlike condtions. We caught 27 on trick worms, flukes, and senkos. The bites came mostly in 2-3 big flurries throughout the afternoon. High was pushing 80 !! I lost 2 fish 5 minutes apart that didnt budge when I set the hook. Mission accomplished though, in putting him on some fish. 21 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 18, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 18, 2019 We got a few decent ones in the rain today!! 20 Quote
lonnie g Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 you guys start talking nicer to Mother Nature. I hear you are supposed to be getting a lot more. that water didnt look to bad bad in your pics, but I hear chickaoming is muddy. coming there in April, looking forward to it. so treat her nicely!! Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 18, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 18, 2019 Yes the main river is nasty. There's plenty of lakes around here that stay clear no matter what, I chose one of those sunday 1 Quote
BigAngus752 Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 17 hours ago, N Florida Mike said: Had a young friend from church over this afternoon to take advantage of the springlike condtions. We caught 27 on trick worms, flukes, and senkos. The bites came mostly in 2-3 big flurries throughout the afternoon. High was pushing 80 !! I lost 2 fish 5 minutes apart that didnt budge when I set the hook. Mission accomplished though, in putting him on some fish. Ok, new rule on the boards. Guys from Florida are no longer allowed to post pics wearing shorts when I am chipping ice off everything that I own. 6 Quote
Way north bass guy Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BigAngus752 said: Ok, new rule on the boards. Guys from Florida are no longer allowed to post pics wearing shorts when I am chipping ice off everything that I own. Sounds like a good rule to me, I just finished blowing a path out to my geeenhouse to get some salad greens, and there’s about 24” of snow out there ?. Won’t be seeing shorts here for some time yet. 1 Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted February 18, 2019 Super User Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BigAngus752 said: Ok, new rule on the boards. Guys from Florida are no longer allowed to post pics wearing shorts when I am chipping ice off everything that I own. 15 minutes ago, Way north bass guy said: Sounds like a good rule to me, I just finished blowing a path out to my geeenhouse to get some salad greens, and there’s about 24” of snow out there ?. Won’t be seeing shorts here for some time yet. I can get behind this - today is the warmest it's been in weeks...and we're still not breaking freezing. 1 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 18, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, BigAngus752 said: Ok, new rule on the boards. Guys from Florida are no longer allowed to post pics wearing shorts when I am chipping ice off everything that I own. They havent built a wall at the bottom of Georgia......... Yet.......... 2 Quote
hawgenvy Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Sorry, you guys in the frozen north -- I just gotta do another Florida post! That's because I got lucky tonight and caught this 5-4 on a Eco Pro Tungsten Trokar jig fished barbless. This is definitely the biggest bass I've caught barbless. It's great being able to simply lift out the hook and leave the bass unharmed. When you're just fishing for fun it makes a whole lot of sense. Also, it's a good way to practice keeping 'em pinned when they jump. 18 Quote
CrankFate Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Great to see someone’s catching fish somewhere. This winter thing is killin me. Quote
EGbassing Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/18/2019 at 7:50 PM, hawgenvy said: Sorry, you guys in the frozen north -- I just gotta do another Florida post! That's because I got lucky tonight and caught this 5-4 on a Eco Pro Tungsten Trokar jig fished barbless. This is definitely the biggest bass I've caught barbless. It's great being able to simply lift out the hook and leave the bass unharmed. When you're just fishing for fun it makes a whole lot of sense. Also, it's a good way to practice keeping 'em pinned when they jump. Nice fish! I always fish barbless and very rarely lose fish on jigs. It's stuff like ned rigs, dropshots, etc. that are hard to keep fish on. 1 Quote
hawgenvy Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Agree, EG. Its not that hard to keep the bass pinned with a barbless jig as long as you keep the pressure on, especially when it jumps. 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted February 21, 2019 Super User Posted February 21, 2019 Had time at one of my work route ponds to catch this one on a trick worm. 9 Quote
The Bassman Posted February 23, 2019 Posted February 23, 2019 Had a great afternoon with ned rig on some decent fish. This was the best of nine I caught in a little over an hour. Rain tomorrow then big wind and more cold. The groundhog is a con artist. 12 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 23, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 23, 2019 @The Bassman, I thought surely you would be frozen in Quote
The Bassman Posted February 23, 2019 Posted February 23, 2019 6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: @The Bassman, I thought surely you would be frozen in I think we're done with ice. It came and went several times this winter with mid Jan. being the most persistent. It's been a great winter of finesse fishing but I'm anxious for some power techniques soon. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 24, 2019 Global Moderator Posted February 24, 2019 Well we had to wait until 3:30 for a break in the rain but it was worth it! Got 4 nice ones. Hopefully a short video to follow 11 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted February 24, 2019 Super User Posted February 24, 2019 Got this skinny 4 pound, 9 oz. fish on a 5 inch pumkin chartruese tail yum dinger. 10 Quote
The Bassman Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said: Got this skinny 4 pound, 9 oz. fish on a 5 inch pumkin chartruese tail yum dinger. Really envy you. I was catching fish in 50* yesterday. Today we're hanging on to whatever we can with 45-50 mph wind and temps dropping to the teens tonight. Our spring's coming real soon. I can sense the transition. 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted February 24, 2019 Super User Posted February 24, 2019 We have had a very mild winter, even for us. It hasnt even been under 50 for 2 weeks now. Everything in nature around here thinks its spring. We'll see. Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted February 24, 2019 Super User Posted February 24, 2019 Got this one on the small pumkin yum dinger. 11 Quote
The Bassman Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, EGbassing said: Do you see how that one in the top picture is hooked? That's how I hooked one yesterday and it took me forever to get it out. Unless I'm missing something it looks like just a quick flick with the needle nose. 1 Quote
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