Super User J._Bricker Posted September 25, 2020 Super User Posted September 25, 2020 I caught my best fish of a shortened COVID-19 2020, a 6.5lber on topwater. The early morning topwater bite was a bit frustrating for me, I was only able to put two non-scorable bass in the boat. The better fish were just swiping at my popper or pulling it down and not getting the hooks. I was starting to think the window for this morning’s topwater bite was about to close as I fired my popper 30 yards out in in front of me and began working the bait back to the boat. I paused the popper to let the rings widen, when a garbage can sized swirl engulfed the popper. My rod loaded for a brief second, then went slack. Another swing and a miss as I then began to cuss at what I knew was a big fish. About the same time I see my popper reappear on the surface. Instead of reeling in the bait and making another cast, I moved the popper about 2 feet and “killed” it with a couple of twitches. All of a sudden an even larger boil erupted around my bait as my rod loaded. I thought “He didn’t miss it that time” as the fight was on! What I now realized was a big fish bulldozed into some hydrilla, then out of the grass towards deep water, and back towards the hydrilla mats the whole time pulling drag. My 10lb flourocarbon leader and loop knot were up to the challenge as I brought fish to net a little while later. I did hook a 10-12lb striper on a crankbait and some punch fish during the remainder of the day... 15 Quote
keagbassr Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 Up to Maine for the last time this year.? slow start to the week, lots of swipers but got this 3-0 on a buzzbait 12 Quote
NoShoes Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 New PB this morning! Scale said 9 lbs but I'm looking for evidence it was lying light lol. 23 Quote
Will Wetline Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Uh . . . didn't think these pics were going to end up here. See, I got a PM from Glenn that while he was going through the latest pics thread, he discovered a number of photos were "lost" due to server issues and asked that I replace them. Found the Latest Catch Pics thread from June 6, 2015 but couldn't edit it . . . so those pics from May and early June '15 ended up here. 15 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 27, 2020 Global Moderator Posted September 27, 2020 10 hours ago, NoShoes said: New PB this morning! Scale said 9 lbs but I'm looking for evidence it was lying light lol. Nice fish! Did you get a length and girth? That's about the only way you could get anything to point you towards your scale being off. I picked the wrong lakes this weekend, both were showing early signs of turnover with cloudy water that had lots of suspended particles blocking visibility in their normally clear waters. Friday I went in search of a big spotted bass, which are very few and far between in Kansas. I did not find many, but I did get one that was about half the state record. They shocked a state record in this lake and the biologist told me there's "several", state records in the lake, so that's what I'm hoping for ever time I go there. Saturday I took the oldest out for a windy morning. Last time I was on this lake I could see 8-10 feet down, but it was cut to maybe 2' despite having very little rain. We caught some dinks, which is mostly what I expect to catch there anyways, and he had a good time, so that's what matters. Lake caught the first fish of the day before we'd hardly left the ramp, and he let me know about it. 14 Quote
NoShoes Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Length was 25.5” open mouth to end of flailed out tail. Girth was 18”. I’m very confident in the girth measurement but looking up to measure length I should’ve measured it closed mouth. The calculators call it a DD 10.3 lbs though, big deviation there. 5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Nice fish! Did you get a length and girth? That's about the only way you could get anything to point you towards your scale being off. Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted September 27, 2020 Super User Posted September 27, 2020 4 hours ago, NoShoes said: Length was 25.5” open mouth to end of flailed out tail. Girth was 18”. I’m very confident in the girth measurement but looking up to measure length I should’ve measured it closed mouth. The calculators call it a DD 10.3 lbs though, big deviation there. I’d say your scale is closer to right than wrong in this case. Always measure fish with mouth closed for a proper measurement. At that length, just a 1” difference makes a big deal as to possible weight as you’ve seen with the calculators. At 24.5”, that bass is typically right around the 9 lb. mark. At 25.5”, a little over 10 lb. is more the norm. You could always reweigh something else on that scale of known exact weight (go to grocery and get/weigh a bag of potatoes, apples, etc, on their produce scale) to confirm accuracy. Still a great fish either way. Congrats! 1 Quote
BurrStone Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 3.94 lb w/nice color. Roboworm drop shot in 20 f.o.w. 15 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted September 27, 2020 Super User Posted September 27, 2020 Another fat river fish caught on a suped-up Beetle Spin . 16 Quote
TriStateBassin106 Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 Sorry I haven't posted in here for awhile. The bite shut down during the last week because of higher temps. But I managed to get a few finesse fishing including a nice 2.16lber, 9 Quote
WVU-SCPA Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 Wish I would of taken a picture of the fish, but you can imagine. Weighed it in as the lunker as we knew we didn't have it with the other fish. 18.25"+ large mouth tipped the scales at 1.96 lbs. Rattiest bass I've saw. 4 Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted September 30, 2020 Super User Posted September 30, 2020 I had a couple of questions answered and at the same time had some things reaffirmed. My first fish of the day did both regarding does catch and release work (which we all know is pretty much a fact), will fish stay in an area, and in Fall (whenever that’s supposed to start) fish start to put on the feed bag. For some reason I decided to start off slow rolling a spinnerbait, and it got smoked by a big girl who weighed in at 4.8lbs to start the morning. Later, when I was able to see the picture of that fish I noticed the “beauty mark” just above the anal fin. I remembered catching a fish with a similar mark not too long ago from the same spot. Checking my photos, I caught her on September 1st, on a crankbait and she weighed 4.4lbs. *So in a month’s time she put on .4 ounces and got to make a second appearance on Bass Resource. I later grabbed a jerkbait rod with a 6th Sense Provoke (thanks @Bluebasser86) and put it to work. On a pause, my rod loaded up and began to pull drag as good fish began digging down. Fortunately, the big green fish stayed pinned thanks to some very sticky hooks and I was able to lip her to welcome her aboard. She weighed 5.2lbs and definitely like being provoked... 17 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 2, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 2, 2020 I usually don’t catch anything on a full moon but I caught a nice 19” Thursday evening 11 Quote
galyonj Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 First week on the new job, and I'm already dipping out midday to chase green fish. lol I had a hunch around lunchtime and it just wouldn't leave me alone, so I went to one of the spots here @Jermination and @TnRiver46, probably some other locals will know it from the background. They were going HAM on shad. Kinda bittersweet day. Caught this little chonker, missed on a few wacky rig fish, and broke a rod tip (that I'd already fixed once, so I felt like I was playing with house money every time I used it anyway). I love fall fishing. 14 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted October 2, 2020 Super User Posted October 2, 2020 4 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: I usually don’t catch anything on a full moon but I caught a nice 19” Thursday evening Beautiful fish! I hate full moon fishing, If it weren't for Rock Bass I would have been skunked Thursday. 1 1 Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted October 3, 2020 Super User Posted October 3, 2020 Just picked up a "new to me" rod from @Pantera61 off the Flea Market. Was looking for a longer jig/worm rod for those times when making longer casts, as my current 6'6" outfit seemed to be lacking at much over 40'-45' or further. Got the B. Hite Evergreen Combat Stick, 7'3" MHvy (RCSC-73MH). Took the new rod out to the lake this afternoon for a trial run and happy to report, the rod did exactly what I was hoping for. Yet another brutal front came through yesterday. A buddy at the ramp taking out when I was launching said they only caught 2 all day, and that I should have been there yesterday - lol. Fortunately, I was able to pick off 13 in just over 4 hours, so I'm calling it a success. Here's a couple... 9 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted October 3, 2020 Super User Posted October 3, 2020 I changed line on one of my reels after losing what would have been my PB Chain Pickerel last week. I picked up some Berkley Big Game 8# line but all they had was the green color. I tested it out today in super clear water and it worked on Green Bass http:// http:// And Brown Bass http:// These are the first Bass I caught in the last few session. It has been mostly Yellow Perch http:// 10 Quote
Way north bass guy Posted October 3, 2020 Posted October 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Looks funny to not see you in shorts. Must be real “cold” down there ?. Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 3, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Way north bass guy said: Looks funny to not see you in shorts. Must be real “cold” down there ?. Haha! By 1 pm I shed all that and was in a t shirt . But it was mid 40s at daybreak I think Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted October 3, 2020 Super User Posted October 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Awesome! I have been to Tennessee a bunch of times on vacation. It’s on my short list of retirement destinations. Ten years to go! 1 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted October 3, 2020 Super User Posted October 3, 2020 Managed a few Brown Bass today. Most of them were in the fun size category A-Jay 17 Quote
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