Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 4, 2019 Global Moderator Posted July 4, 2019 Freedom!!! Happy 4th!!! I only fished for about 30-45 minutes but I caught 2 10 Quote
CrankFate Posted July 4, 2019 Posted July 4, 2019 I was not allowed to fish, but my 11 year old son won biggest fish (boys) at the local 4th of July kids fishing contest. With a bluegill, not a bass. 13 Quote
Dangerfield Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 On 7/2/2019 at 6:16 PM, Brandon O'tinger said: 2.50 lber from last week. Store manager was kind enough to take the pic. That is no small fish. When they breach 4lbs, that's when they start getting some nice bulk to them. A bass over 4 lbs is a great fish. I know I was tickled when I caught that 4.50 of mine 2 weeks ago. I caught a 6lb smallmouth bass, which I doubt I'll beat unless I fish Lake Simcoe. I was intrigued in knowing how old a 6lb smallmouth might be. Keep in mind I'm Canadian and I live/fish Southern Ontario, mainly Georgian Bay. 2 Quote
Will Wetline Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 The majority of smallmouth in my home water in central Massachusetts are now cruising deep under schools of their summer diet. Quabbin Reservoir still calls me, however, and I answer by anchoring deep on the edges of humps and flats optimistic that one or two might swim by. This fair fish took a Reaction Innovations Smallie Beaver, T-rigged. 15 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted July 7, 2019 Global Moderator Posted July 7, 2019 Yesterday was a miserable day! It was 91, very very humid, and hardly a breeze. The heat must have gotten the best of us and we decided to try it. We decided to hit another one of our tiny state land lakes, and stay away from boating traffic. This lake has always been special and it didn’t disappoint last night. We only fished 3 hours before the heat and humidity wore us out. The three hours momma bear managed 11 nice bass, I hooked two, and 6poundbass managed 3. Her trusty Senko was her choice, Liam was throwing all kinds of soft plastics, and I got one on a spinnerbait and the other came on my favorite a frog. I had a ton of blow ups but the mats were a little too thick. Biggest went just shy of 3 and the smallest 1-15. 15 Quote
RealtreeByGod Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 First bass over 4 pounds I've caught all year, also easily the darkest largemouth I've ever caught. Thought it was a smallmouth when I first saw a glimpse of it. 12 Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted July 7, 2019 Super User Posted July 7, 2019 Learned a little something tonight when I rotated through a pond the second time around today right at sunset. Bass turned on like flipping a light switch. Managed 17 fish in about 45 minutes only fishing half the pond. A full pass during the day only turned up 5 or 6, and they were toward the small size. Nothing like bass chasing down, waking and crushing a topwater just off the bank in a foot or so of water The mosquito bites I suffered, on the other hand... 18 Quote
hawgenvy Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 Club event in the Everglades yesterday, just three boats. It was hot, naturally, but thankfully moderated by cloud cover and a breeze. We met some success in a north-south canal that had a gentle current from the north. Water temp was 82 deg. The fishing was fairly slow, and there were no markings on sonar except bottom. The ticket was topwater all day, with my buddy getting a nice limit on an Eeliminator [sic], and I eventually lucked out with the SK Sexy Dawg, which, along with my fingers, was pretty scratched up by the end of the day (and I had crampy forearms from walking that Dawg for hours!). We pulled the boat out 30 seconds before the skies opened in a downpour. All-in-all a fun day. 16 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 7, 2019 Super User Posted July 7, 2019 Nice Bass Congrats on the new Personal Best A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted July 7, 2019 Super User Posted July 7, 2019 Got on a good, very shallow frog bite around mid-day today. The best one went 4lb, and she slammed a Pad Crasher right next to the boat. 21 Quote
Super User NHBull Posted July 7, 2019 Super User Posted July 7, 2019 Today was the quickest my partner and I figured out the post spawn pattern and the mag-Ned and neco filled the boat with several over 3 lbs And my partner got a new PB with a 6.7 21 Quote
The Bassman Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 10:23 PM, Team9nine said: Learned a little something tonight when I rotated through a pond the second time around today right at sunset. Bass turned on like flipping a light switch. Managed 17 fish in about 45 minutes only fishing half the pond. A full pass during the day only turned up 5 or 6, and they were toward the small size. Nothing like bass chasing down, waking and crushing a topwater just off the bank in a foot or so of water The mosquito bites I suffered, on the other hand... Skeeters gotta eat, too! 1 1 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 9, 2019 Global Moderator Posted July 9, 2019 Got in a little dock fishing on Sunday. Got a Bluegill with the fly rod that was then circle hooked and parlayed into a smallmouth. Got a couple fish out of my buddy's pond on Monday 11 Quote
keagbassr Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 Got out today 730 til 1. Got 1 punching 2 on a buzzbait and 4 on a bps double plopper including the days best at 5-4. 16 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 9, 2019 Super User Posted July 9, 2019 Man, you are maintaining a very healthy average. Congrats A-Jay 1 2 Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted July 11, 2019 Super User Posted July 11, 2019 They were chewing on the punch rig for me today, went through 2 bags of baits. Gotta love the sound of braid through the line guides on the hook set! 15 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 11, 2019 Super User Posted July 11, 2019 Nice Job Congrats btw - were they Googan baits ? A-Ja 1 1 Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted July 11, 2019 Super User Posted July 11, 2019 Hahaha thanks @A-Jay and no as a matter of they were a Strike King product ? which seemed to work just fine. However, I was impressed with the minimal effort I need using a Trokar hook as opposed to the Owner hooks I normally use. Not sure if “Googan” gets mentioned more because of a line of baits or on Wicked Tuna ?. 1 Quote
lo n slo Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 7 hours ago, Catt said: Ran outta likes ? tell me about it ? 1 Quote
superkamikazee Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Spent 4th of July week at the Cape, never fished there before. Went out 3 times, twice at the same lake. First lake best I could do was a 1.5lb'r, and a few dinks. Water was crystal clear, mostly shallow, water temps in the 80's, overall a slow day. Second lake was right by the house we were renting, first day was similar, pretty slow with a 1.5lb'r via senko being the best. The place looked like it would hold nice fish, so I went back and focused on fishing shaded little holes, and deeper water with long grass. The first days exploring paid off, and I spent most of my time in those areas with decent results. 2lbs via wacky rig senko skipped into a shady nook 3lbs with a popping pad crasher working the top of the long grassy deeper part of the lake and a 3.5lb'r, same area with the popping pad crasher. The fish absolutely hammered the frog. Caught a few more working the grass area on a lipless crank, nothing quite as nice, but still plenty fun. My local honey hole has been slow, the entire lake is now one giant mat, so it's been tough to find the fish since I'm assuming they're spread out. The big mat used to be 7-8 smaller mats so it was easier to find the fish and bait. Last nights catch on a live target 65T frog. 15 Quote
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