wnspain Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 I agree with fishinfiend, 5lbs. give or take a little 2 Quote
Ski Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 12 hours ago, fishinfiend said: thats a good one! 5 pounds or so would be my guess 1 hour ago, wnspain said: I agree with fishinfiend, 5lbs. give or take a little This ^^^ 1 Quote
Ski Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 5 hours ago, WolfyBrandon said: thought it might be too early as it was only the day after the front. That's about the time I found this... Looks as though the front is still sitting on top of ya. Looking @ the water the wind looks to be light. I am guessing the fishing will begin to worsen a little as post front conditions move in (high pressure, wind/breeze, sun) Nice fishing. 1 Quote
BillyBassMaster Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Caught this on a all white spinnerbait with a Colorado blade 21.5 inches 5.09 pounds 3 Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted April 7, 2016 Posted April 7, 2016 Had a beast of a fish get off right under the canoe on my second cast of the outing but I still nailed some nice chunky pre-spawn fish to make up for it.. Stuck with the catchem caro uncle manny minnow and got 6 fish that morning, water is still pretty cold up here.. 7 Quote
Joey Bass Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 Wow! You guys are catching monsters. Based on your criteria, here's a photo of mine... 6 Quote
Ski Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 3 hours ago, Joey Bass said: Wow! You guys are catching monsters. Based on your criteria, here's a photo of mine... Trail your boat and come on ! Quote
Jon G Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Haven't been out since December since life has been in the way. Had two hours to kill yesterday and decided to go to a pond since I haven't gone pond hopping in years. Brought my 7' MH St Croix Legend Elite with a Shimano Metanium Hg and 16lb Sunline FC Sniper. First fish of the year caught on a black and blue Siebert Outdoor Brush Jig with a Netbait paca chunk in black and blue with the tips dyed chart. Weighed in at #5.04 9 Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted April 11, 2016 Super User Posted April 11, 2016 Jeez, you guys are whackin 'em. I've got snow in my yard and a work/life to-do list that will keep me grounded through the end of the month... Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 No scale but this was a THICK fish, biggest of the year for me, action is going to start getting real good! 1 Quote
YoTone Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 first catch ever on the chatter bait. she's a hair off of 4 lbs. 11 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted April 15, 2016 Super User Posted April 15, 2016 The pointer 78 nabbed the first two smallies of the year for me in the little river/stream near my house. The water is unusually clear for this time of year, typically it is green with 3-4' vis, right now it's so clear that it looks like the water isn't even there. Sure was fun watching them chase down the jerkbait! Now that the little ones have moved up into the stretch behind my house, the big ones won't be far behind. 3 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted April 17, 2016 Super User Posted April 17, 2016 I got to one of my home lakes this morning expecting some hot pre-spawn action, but things never go to plan. This particular lake has ZERO weeds or cover except for downed and overhanging trees along the bank. This is THE ONLY cover on the lake and the only spots that hold fish so they are usually pretty easy to locate. When I got there this morning, I was very disappointed to see that, due to the lack of snow melt this year, the water level was down by about 15 feet, leaving the over-hanging and fallen trees on dry land about 10 feet away from the water. And to make matters worse, the water was very muddy (its usually gin clear) and a few degrees cooler than I was anticipating. I knew it would be tough fishing but decided to put the boat in anyway. I did manage my first bass of the year, a tiny one, and that was it. Felt good to smell fish again, and this little guy happened to be my first Ned Rig fish. 3 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted April 23, 2016 Super User Posted April 23, 2016 First nice topwater fish of the year. About a 3 and a half on a spook jr. Getting to be that time! 4 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted April 24, 2016 Super User Posted April 24, 2016 First two good ones of the year. 4 Quote
Ski Posted April 24, 2016 Posted April 24, 2016 45 minutes ago, Jar11591 said: First two good ones of the year. Good start! Amazing difference in regions, I only have a month of my season left while our brothers to the North are just kicking it off. We stop fishing 1 June as the temps are "just to darn HOT" 1 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted April 24, 2016 Super User Posted April 24, 2016 A month from now up here will only be mid-spawn lol. That's too bad you only have a month left in your season, because I love seeing all the pictures of the lunkers you have been posting. Quote
Ski Posted April 24, 2016 Posted April 24, 2016 Heading down for a 4 day adventure this afternoon. Air Temps already mid 80's and if the wind is not between 10-15 the Hydrilla gnats carry ya off. 2 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted April 24, 2016 Super User Posted April 24, 2016 Fishing wasn't as fast-paced as my last trip out, but I did manage three good ones in just two hours, including two surprise smallmouth. I have never gotten a smallie out of this lake in 4 years of fishing it, and never heard of them being caught here either. I ended up with TWO good ones. I could not believe it! Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug. Wacky-Rigged 5" senko Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug. 6 Quote
MDBowHunter Posted April 25, 2016 Posted April 25, 2016 The biggest of the day @ 4.05, caught about 10 others between .75 and 3 lbs 3 Quote
EvanT123 Posted April 25, 2016 Posted April 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Jar11591 said: Fishing wasn't as fast-paced as my last trip out, but I did manage three good ones in just two hours, including two surprise smallmouth. I have never gotten a smallie out of this lake in 4 years of fishing it, and never heard of them being caught here either. I ended up with TWO good ones. I could not believe it! Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug. Wacky-Rigged 5" senko Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug. Very Nice, I have heard there was some smallies in that lake, you just proved it!! you can probably thank hurricane Irene for that! 4 Quote
Logan S Posted April 25, 2016 Posted April 25, 2016 Two toads from Lake Gaston this past weekend. These 2 anchored a big bag that helped me jump from 14th after day 1 all the way to a second place finish. If I could have just made one more cull on the first day I would've probably won the whole thing . The big one was 6-1, the other one was around 5. Both caught on a @Siebert Outdoors Dock Rocker jig . 19 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 25, 2016 Super User Posted April 25, 2016 Great Bass Congrats A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted April 25, 2016 Super User Posted April 25, 2016 You're making me look bad lol. Did you end up fishing near holly grove Marina at all? 1 Quote
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