Latest Catch Pics Thread

[keagbassr]

Got out today 730-130. Caught 11 total on a mix of baits; spinner and buzzbait, popper and plopper as well as 3 on a yum woolybug with 2 of those weighing 5-1and 5-6 about 6 casts apart. 

[KP Duty]

9 minutes ago, keagbassr said:

Got out today 730-130. Caught 11 total on a mix of baits; spinner and buzzbait, popper and plopper as well as 3 on a yum woolybug with 2 of those weighing 5-1and 5-6 about 6 casts apart. 

Nice fish...and shirt

[roadwarrior]

[throttleplate]

11 hours ago, keagbassr said:

Got out today 730-130. Caught 11 total on a mix of baits; spinner and buzzbait, popper and plopper as well as 3 on a yum woolybug with 2 of those weighing 5-1and 5-6 about 6 casts apart. 

dig the outfit you are wearing,

[hokiehunter373]

Back out last night on a mission with the new Megabass Magdraft Freestyle.  Few casts in and got slammed by this 2-2.5 pounder.  Hook point buried directly in the top of his mouth.  Love it.

 

 

 

Saw another fish smack it at the bank but it was probably sub 2 pounds.  Started to walk the shore.  There's one entire section of the pond that's basically inaccessible because of cattails.  I've tried to make a little path in one area that I can cast through and get fish back to me but it's difficult.  Stopped there to make a few casts.  First one reeling in and I thought I hit some mucky stuff or something.  Gave the rod a couple pops and didn't realize I had a fish until I saw a 3 or 4 pounder jumping 18" in the air and my lure flying back at my face.  Few more casts and moved on.  Continued down the edge to where I could cast parallel to the bank but I was still dealing with cattails.  Had a few fish wake on the bait and either short strike it or I was too excited and was setting the hook quicker than normal.  Finally had two chase at once and another giant strike.  I ran to an open area, rod held high while keeping pressure.  Thought I cleared all the reeds while I'm walking into the pond and the fish is splashing around close to them.  Lean into the fish and realize my line is through the reeds instead of over them.  I did everything I could to keep some pressure on the line but also try to let the fish work me free.  End result was my hook coming back bare and my PB swimming off.  ?

 

At the end of the night my results were the poorest I've had while fishing this pond but the quality of fish that bit and the strikes from those bites were the best I've had.  I'll be ordering more of these baits for sure and just need to execute better on my end.  Sometimes I really hate bank fishing lol.

 

[Biglittle8]

Took the Ranger out this morning, hot and humid. I've been trying to focus on bigger fish when I'm in my boat, the bite was tough, but managed to boat one chunky. Tons of bait in the water. So I resorted to confusion tactics and threw a Cranberry Wacky.

[hokiehunter373]

Out again last night with the Magdraft.  First cast, bass hit it so hard it knocked slack in the line and was running at me.  Took me a few seconds to catch up to him and finally set the hook.  Nothing special but lots of fun

 

 

Following two casts got bit as well but no hooks up.  That seems to be the only downside with the bait.  Short strikes.  Went cold for a little bit before I got one more on it for the evening

 

 

Caught 5-6 more on a power worm.  No dinks for the evening but nothing over 2.5# either.  Probably been doing myself a disservice not throwing a buzzbait or frog more the past couple weeks but experimenting with new stuff has been a lot of fun.  Probably it for me for the week, tight lines and enjoy your views!

 

[scaleface]

16 minutes ago, hokiehunter373 said:

 Slop fishing is fun .

 

 

[hokiehunter373]

31 minutes ago, scaleface said:

 

It is but it's not as sloppy as it looks.  I think it's watermeal.  Usually with a little bit of wind it's all in the corner of the pond I'm standing at in that pic but last night there was no breeze so it was spread out more.  It looks like more of a hassle than it is although it sure is annoying to have it all over your hands.  Effects top water baits a little bit but is perfect for frogs.  Easy to get baits through it though and run right underneath it.

[PhishLI]

For a moment last night things were looking good for my buddy and me, but then the bucket brigade showed up with surf casting gear. There's always the other side of the lake, but that provided zero relief as these fools were wearing headlamps so bright that they could've signaled Alpha Centauri. Oh, and they never turned them off. Seems that they were shining them on their bobbers, and they totally lit up our side with the huge beams of light. We were opposite from them, so my buddy quit because he was getting a headache from the never ending flashes each time these guys moved even a fraction of an inch. There was nowhere to hide. He lost a few, but I got out with a scrappy rat fish for @A-Jay before I quit too. I'm dreaming about countermeasures for next time...

 

 

 

[keagbassr]

Got out today 7-12 only managed 4 bass , 2 on a Spinnerbait and 1 on a fluke that weighed 3-11 and 1 on a yum woolybug that we nt 4-8. 

 

[Team9nine]

Cold front effects are over, as water temps here back up around 85 degrees. Spent a little over 4 hours on a local reservoir chasing bass, mostly with  jigs. Managed 18 total. Lost the best fish of the day when it jumped and threw my jig - probably between 4 and 5 pounds. Was talking to a catfish angler who pulled up and anchored within half a cast of me when he hit. That's what I get for not paying better attention. Did get a couple other nice bass though, and they came cranking a DT10, both off the same point.

 

 

[Jmurphy87]

Nothing special really just two small fish, but at least I caught something again with only a hour of time to fish. I use to get skunked here all the time now I catch fish like these, that’s a improvement.

[Bluebasser86]

Had storms supposed to be moving in today (never did), but it rained on me pretty good off and on this morning. I was hoping that would have the fish biting pretty well and they were pretty cooperative. Minus that stupid 6th Sense Vega frog (0-6 this morning which has me at about 1-20 hookups to bites ratio on it), that might as well not have hooks on it, I caught a fish on every rod I brought. Threw the Bull Wake quite a bit, because they were biting it ?

[Biglittle8]

48 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Had storms supposed to be moving in today (never did), but it rained on me pretty good off and on this morning. I was hoping that would have the fish biting pretty well and they were pretty cooperative. Minus that stupid 6th Sense Vega frog (0-6 this morning which has me at about 1-20 hookups to bites ratio on it), that might as well not have hooks on it, I caught a fish on every rod I brought. Threw the Bull Wake quite a bit, because they were biting it ?

What kind of rod and reel set up do you use for the Bull Wake?

[Bluebasser86]

42 minutes ago, Biglittle8 said:

What kind of rod and reel set up do you use for the Bull Wake?

Fury 795/300E Curado/20lb Big Game

[Fishlegs]

Thanks to @roadwarrior for letting me tag along with him yesterday. I always feel like I learn something, and have a great time when I get to fish with him. The bite was slow in the heat, but we both managed to land a few. Mostly small, but a couple decent ones.

 

This one was one of those times when you see a perfect spot that requires a perfect cast, and you have one shot at it. I won't hit a spot like that on the first cast every time, but this time I dropped a rage swimmer right in its face. It was a jumper so it was a really fun fight.

[12poundbass]

I have a few days off from work, so today 6poundbass and one of his friends were out with me. We made it about 1.5 hours before the boredom set in with them. I managed two, one on a swim jig and this one pitching a 1oz tungsten weight with a Rage Craw to isolated reeds. 6poundbass got his on a swimbait. 
 

 

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, Fishlegs said:

Thanks to @roadwarrior for letting me tag along with him yesterday. I always feel like I learn something, and have a great time when I get to fish with him. The bite was slow in the heat, but we both managed to land a few. Mostly small, but a couple decent ones.

 

This one was one of those times when you see a perfect spot that requires a perfect cast, and you have one shot at it. I won't hit a spot like that on the first cast every time, but this time I dropped a rage swimmer right in its face. It was a jumper so it was a really fun fight.

Nice fish, go trash pandas!

[Fishlegs]

13 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Nice fish, go trash pandas!

Thanks!

[BrianMDTX]

The Summer of Sub-3 continues lol. Wanted to fish the past three evenings but it’s been storm after storm. Water is high from the rain. Calling for storms this afternoon/evening as well, so I hit the pond this morning. 
 

Started out with a jerkbait, followed by a spinnerbait with a Rage Menace trailer. Nothing. Switched to a Mann’s Jelly Worm and lost one, then caught this bass. 
 

 

Also started working a weightless TR with a Zoom Mag II. This bass liked it. The only one that did!

 

 

Tried a squarebill and a lipless. Also zilch. Got nothing on a WR, so I started casting a weightless TR with a Daiwa/GYBC Neko Macho. That fared better. Lost one and caught two. 
 

 

 

This year has been way tougher than 2020 (as far as fishing is concerned lol). It’s been a long time since I went ofer on a Senko wacky rig. It’s a tough bite since early May. 

[David 7]

48 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

The Summer of Sub-3 continues lol. Wanted to fish the past three evenings but it’s been storm after storm. Water is high from the rain. Calling for storms this afternoon/evening as well, so I hit the pond this morning. 
 

Started out with a jerkbait, followed by a spinnerbait with a Rage Menace trailer. Nothing. Switched to a Mann’s Jelly Worm and lost one, then caught this bass. 
 

 

Also started working a weightless TR with a Zoom Mag II. This bass liked it. The only one that did!

 

 

Tried a squarebill and a lipless. Also zilch. Got nothing on a WR, so I started casting a weightless TR with a Daiwa/GYBC Neko Macho. That fared better. Lost one and caught two. 
 

 

 

This year has been way tougher than 2020 (as far as fishing is concerned lol). It’s been a long time since I went ofer on a Senko wacky rig. It’s a tough bite since early May. 

Since the fishing is slow brother, you should just start swinging for the fences and start throwing a frog in the muck. Never know what might hit; one cast could redeem the whole summer. ? 

[BrianMDTX]

2 hours ago, David 7 said:

Since the fishing is slow brother, you should just start swinging for the fences and start throwing a frog in the muck. Never know what might hit; one cast could redeem the whole summer. ? 

I’d take that for action. Except...there’s really no “muck” to throw a frog into. This pond gets duckweed and algae, but not bad. No lily pads, no big weed beds that extend out feet from shore. It’s really pretty clear. Most of the action has always been casting under or near tree limbs that overhang the water, or parallel to the bank about 10’-12’ out. It was very productive all last year except for most of September, and all this year until mid-May. I caught my 5+ lb bass (5.12 lbs) in March and the last one over 3 lbs (3.64 lbs) on May 4, and since then it’s been nothing but dinks up to 2 lbs. 

[TheBasslayer]

It was a tough day of fishing, but I kept the skunk away from me with this 1 pound Bass! This was the only bite and the only fish of the day. It was on a Roboworm hooked on a 1/0 drop shot hook and a tiny bullet weight.

[The Bassman]

Lots of rain means easy pickins in front of storm drains. Caught a couple dozen including this biggest in under an hour.