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[Jason.Domingo]

Went fishing after work yesterday caught my first jig fish of the year lol..then my wife caught her first jig fish ever and what a first jig fish for her it was lol

 

 

 

[PhishLI]

The state stocks trout in a few of my favorite local spots. It's a blessing and a curse. Those places hold some pretty big fish for these parts, but the bite disappears for a spell after the stocking. It definitely gets tough. One of my pals that's been fishing one particular spot we like for the past 30 years has been skunked for at least 3 weeks after the stocking for the past 6 years. It drives him crazy. He does very well otherwise. 

 

We got to a spot about 11:00 pm. I have no good explanation as to why I threw everything but a trout-like bait, but that's what I did for two hours. Not a sniff. Well, there's actually bit of an explanation. My best trout imitators are soft plastic, and the pickerel here grow unusually large. They simply destroy soft baits and are just as likely to slice through your line. I'm down to the last pack of my beloved 6" Nories Spoon Tail Shad in Rainbow Ayu, which are now nearly unobtanium. The two hour skunk made them less precious, so I tied one on, and just like that, action!. Over the course of 15 minutes I had three fish lunge at the bait as I was lifting it out of the water after a cast. That just about gave us both heart attacks! I finally hooked up with a nice fighter who was full of energy. My Daiwa Catalina has a clicking drag and this guy had it zipping. He wasn't a biggun, but he must have some smallmouth blood because he did not want to be caught. I didn't want to push my luck and lose that bait, so I tied on a Rat 40 in morning dawn and got a second fish. My buddy got a pickerel that let him keep his lure, this time.

[jbsoonerfan]

Okay, I lied. I said my new "picture worthy" fish was 3lbs. Well, this one went 2-15 so I called it close enough. Water was over the picnic tables and looked like chocolate milk. Tough day for sure. I talked to a couple other guys and I was the only one who had even caught a fish at all.

[samwise2u]

4.0 on Caddo Lake. One of 2 4lb'ers caught today.

[BigAngus752]

 

Unbelievably this was the my first trip out this year.  We've been so incredibly busy.  I ran to a small lake after work and fished from shore.  High bluebird skies and a boater told me the water temp was 46 degrees so I started slow and had no luck.  I decided maybe they were moving up already even though the water is still cold and I hit a main, rocky point with a lipless.  I caught four of these in ten minutes in 4-6ft of water.  Apparently they're hanging just outside the coves and ready to eat!  Happy to get my hands smelling like bass for the first time in awhile.  

 

 

[N Florida Mike]

Wore em out this afternoon on the zoom super fluke in watermelon seed and red. Biggest was 4.1 . Most were caught dead sticking the bait , and the biggest fish were caught fishing the slowest.

My favorite kind of weather. Cloudy , 5-10 breeze blowing the way you want it to. Temps in the 70s. Nice get away for me today. 

 

 

[lavbasser]

My best one from the bank this morning.  All caught on Vision 110 and TN60.

[jbsoonerfan]

These were all about the average today. Caught 10 that went from 2 lb to 3 lb 4 oz. These were the 4 biggest, not sure the order but a 2-14, 2-15, 3-01 and a 3-04. Just couldn't find the big ones.

 

[Bassfishingfred]

4.4lb Jackall Rerange 110

[jbsoonerfan]

Apparently I simply cannot catch anything but a "3 pounder" lol. These were 2-14, 3 even and 3-3. I just cannot find any big ones. Oh well, I can't complain. 

[TnRiver46]

@jbsoonerfan, 3 lbs is a good ‘un!

[jbsoonerfan]

Thanks! I'm not complaining, they are fun to catch that's for sure. Would like to get into a good one soon though.

[PhishLI]

Crazy swimbait dinks!

 

 

[Mbirdsley]

Pb alert. First trip of the year.  Caught this big girl today and is my new personal best.  Water was 44 degrees and she was hanging out in 7ft of water and nailed a #5 shad rap in delta craw.  Air temp 50 degrees.  I bought the shad rap on a whim off of eBay.  I am now a believer in red lures 

[rtwvumtneer6]

Fatty McBugeye... Almost lost my entire grip on her trying to take the darn picture ?

 

[Fairtax4me]

That’s awesome man thanks! I’ll be sure to give you a shout next time I’m down that way. Time-line for that at this point... who knows. Hope you guys are staying safe and practicing your “social distancing” out there! 
 

 

Around here my fishing has been kinda dismal the last few weeks. Fronts and cold and hot, then almost snow, then about 1.5” of rain the last few days, fish are all over, but are pulling up almost ready to spawn! 
Finally got on some bigguns today after work! 5-1/2lbs that went 22” and a 4-1/2lbs around 20”. Only caught three fish in three hours and they were on brush around 5-8feet just out from shallower areas. The other one was a serious dink, but hungry enough to eat the same jig these big girls fell for.  

[TnRiver46]

@Fairtax4me, nice fish! It appears we suck at social distancing in East Tennessee. Kindness may indeed kill us 

[Fairtax4me]

You guys may not have as much to worry about right now as we do, but please do not take this virus for granted! The shads hitting the fan here and in a lot of major cities across the US, and it’s not gonna be pretty for us or the rest of the world.  
Not the thread for this topic I know, so enough [/offtopic], back to the fishes!! 

[TnRiver46]

The fishes appear to be moving shallow and feeding 

[Bassfishingfred]

Enjoy the outdoors but be safe and take precautions guys and girls

[kayaking_kev]

My best one of 2020 so far, 18". I didn't bring my scales this time, but I'm guessing it was around 3 lbs judging by other 3 lbers I've caught there. Another catch on the jerkbait with the Fury 703 and he choked it. It's been mostly jerkbaits and lipless catching me fish so far with a couple on the Ned Rig. The water is still around 48 degrees and it was a pretty shallow park pond. 3lbs is a good size around here, I only caught two 4+ lbers. ever and one was from the same pond as this one.

 

 

[Dangerfield]

On 3/26/2020 at 3:01 AM, PhishLI said:

I made my way down a bank that finally provided some relief from the wind. It was like I was in another season instantly, so I went to work. Within 3 casts of the Beast Coast Miyagi I had a taker. Absolutely choked it. On the next cast another one grabbed the bait and ran hard, but spit it on the hookset.

Please share more about his Swimbait, it doesn't get talked about much.

 

It's not massive, and I like how the nose has some girth to it which should pair up nicey with a large CPS screw. What size hook are you using? How durable is the plastic?

[PhishLI]

I have it in 3 colors: Dope Gill, Pro Ghost Alewife, and a limited run color called Deluxe Hitch. I got my PB Smallmouth at 21 1/2", and Walleye at 29," on that particular color. I threw the Dope Gill shown in my earlier post in this topic. There's no doubt that my confidence baits are 4"-5" paddeltail swimmers, especially with eyes that have been applied. I believe they offer the "correct" amount of flash. This bait is chunky compared to the other types I use the most, but still presents an easily eat-able meal. The plastic is very soft, yet very repairable. I keep a good stock of Mend-It on hand which has allowed me to repair these baits multiple times to like new status. If the CPS gets pulled out along with a core of plastic, I chop up a piece of a senko very finely then use it to fill the hole, apply Mend It, then it's ready to go again. The Owner 6/0 1/4oz weighted Beast hook is perfect for this bait as it runs very true with it, and it also keeps it quite weedless. However, rigging it with a wide gap unweighted hook like a 6/0 EWG superline makes it run erratically which has been effective too. Both my PB smallie and walleye were caught on the same night running with this rigging, but this hook wouldn't be my first choice. I only did this because baitfish were getting hammered in a flat I was working, and I wanted to mimic them injured and running. It worked. Anyway, this is an affordable and fantastic bait. I've had bass from 2 1/2lbs to 7lbs smash it. Highly recommended.

[PhishLI]

13 hours ago, Fairtax4me said:

You guys may not have as much to worry about right now as we do, but please do not take this virus for granted! The shads hitting the fan here and in a lot of major cities across the US, and it’s not gonna be pretty for us or the rest of the world.  

A thought popped into my head last night as I was mindlessly casting a Rat 40 while waist deep in water: Am I fiddling while Rome burns? I'm no emperor, so that thought evaporated quickly as a crazed prespawner blasted my rat about 100 feet out. I'd never thrown that bait before on a crankbait stick, and the fight felt harder than it would've otherwise.

 

 

[Dangerfield]

I've only thrown mine on a cranking stick, mind you a 25. It feels right at home with it for straight retrieving. Twitching or walk the dog is out of the question. I'm grabbing a Rat 40 after NDYakAngler's last video, probably toss it on a MHMF jig rod or  fury 735.