Latest Catch Pics Thread

[LrgmouthShad]

25 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

That's why they pay me the big bucks 

You mean to tell me that this whole time, we’ve been uploading pictures of zebra mussels of various sizes onto this thread??!! Latest “Zebra Mussels” Pics Thread? 
 

[thediscochef]

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

That's okay. I typically don't either...

 

By the way, I didn't even know what a zebra mussel looks like but when google shows me a photo of a shell and calls it an animal, that makes me pretty uncomfortable. Like, are they just shells that have been possessed?

They can be sharp as a knife when they're alive or freshly dead which can be dangerous for swimmers and fishing line etc, though they do calcify over time and lose their edge. The main problem is clogged pipes and reduced plankton/algae that other filter feeding fish rely on. Which can affect bass forage. Doesn't seem to be affecting forage at Ivie LOL. Or at Ray Roberts. But maybe in some years. They also can produce a million larvae per mussel per year, there's only been one known eradication in Texas. They found it within days of invasion, I think

[Jmurphy87]

Got out Saturday morning after work, nothing special but still a fish. A day that you catch a fish is a good day.

[Team9nine]

Been chasing the pond bass mostly over the past few weeks in between crappie trips. Different presentations for different ponds, or different weather conditions. Just a few baits overall though as I like to keep options simple from shore. Here's what's been working:

 

JIGS -

 

SWIMBAITS - 

 

JIGHEAD WACKY (Flick Shake) - 

 

FROGS - 

[throttleplate]

Went fishin sunday and monday. The river produced some nice walleye for wife and i.

Along with the walleye we both caught smallies and pike.

I didnt have a camera on me but the smallie took the old original rapala black and gold and it hit like a tank.

The big walleye weighed 8# and 24 inches long.

[hokiehunter373]

On 5/13/2022 at 9:57 PM, HaydenS said:

Nice fish!

You throwing that robo worm on a bubba shot?

No.  I was fishing a trick worm on a shaky head and the worm got bit off.  I had the roboworms in my pocket and figured I'd try them and see how the fish liked it.  Worked well enough that I fished it some more yesterday.  Didn't get anything else sizeable but absolutely hammered a pile of 1-2 pounders on it mid day. 

 

Speaking of, yesterday was a year since my dog passed.  Took the day off work to do fun things with the fam and figured I'd start off by watching the sunrise over the water.  Didn't disappoint.  

 

 

 

Of course the first fish was fittingly the smallest of the year 

 

 

The next was considerably better.  I switched to a spinnerbait and saw this guy come charging over right as the lure got to shore and I was lifting it out of the water.  I tossed it back out a few feet in front of me, spun the reel a few times, and got to watch him annihilate it.  The amount of eats I've gotten to watch already this year has been amazing and never get old.  A caught a few more on the spinner and saw a giant bass but had to leave for the morning right as the bite was heating up.

 

 

Came back midday for an hour and change and the spinnerbait bite was off even though the wind had picked up.  Broke out the above mentioned roboworm on a shaky head and stacked um up.  Full worm or even with the end bit off, it didn't matter.  Failed to take any pics with things happening rapid fire and nothing chunky.  I'll be back at it tonight looking for something with some more size to it.

[LrgmouthShad]

1 hour ago, hokiehunter373 said:

No.  I was fishing a trick worm on a shaky head and the worm got bit off.  I had the roboworms in my pocket and figured I'd try them and see how the fish liked it.  Worked well enough that I fished it some more yesterday.  Didn't get anything else sizeable but absolutely hammered a pile of 1-2 pounders on it mid day. 

 

Speaking of, yesterday was a year since my dog passed.  Took the day off work to do fun things with the fam and figured I'd start off by watching the sunrise over the water.  Didn't disappoint.  

 

 

 

Of course the first fish was fittingly the smallest of the year 

 

 

The next was considerably better.  I switched to a spinnerbait and saw this guy come charging over right as the lure got to shore and I was lifting it out of the water.  I tossed it back out a few feet in front of me, spun the reel a few times, and got to watch him annihilate it.  The amount of eats I've gotten to watch already this year has been amazing and never get old.  A caught a few more on the spinner and saw a giant bass but had to leave for the morning right as the bite was heating up.

 

 

Came back midday for an hour and change and the spinnerbait bite was off even though the wind had picked up.  Broke out the above mentioned roboworm on a shaky head and stacked um up.  Full worm or even with the end bit off, it didn't matter.  Failed to take any pics with things happening rapid fire and nothing chunky.  I'll be back at it tonight looking for something with some more size to it.

GORGEOUS photos and nice fish, awesome

[keagbassr]

Fished today from 7-12. Caught 13, 1 on a plopper, 3 on a toad, 3 on a bladed jig and 6 on a spinnerbait, with two decent fish on the spinnerbait that weighed 3-2 and 3-4. 

[hokiehunter373]

22 hours ago, hokiehunter373 said:

I'll be back at it tonight looking for something with some more size to it.

Unfortunately didn't find any size but found numbers.  Spinnerbait bite was off, they didn't want the savage gear bluegill swimbait, but they did want the roboworm... again.  Going to need to purchase a bulk supply here soon.  Caught 11 bass and a big bluegill in 75 mins.  Can't complain at all but need to find the bigs.  Might drag around a 10" powerworm the next outing and deal with a skunk if I have to to hopefully catch something with more size.  About half of last nights catch was 1.5-2# and the rest were pretty dinky.  Lot of fun though.

 

 

 

 

[gunsinger]

I took a friend fishing last Friday and, just after casting my worm, he had a malfunction that I needed to help him with.  So, i set my rod in the bottom of the boat and rendered assistance.  When i was through, I picked up my rod and it seemed hung on the bottom.  So, I gave it a tug and whatever it was hung on started coming up....then it started going back down.  I immediate set the the hook and the battle began.  I was certain this was going to be my first double-digit bass and when I saw it coming up, i could see the pectoral fins waving in the dingy water.  They were at least 6"- 8" apart and then I was convinced I was looking a record.  A few more cranks of the reel and this is what I found:

 

 

A snapping turtle with claws like razors.  Caught on 20lb braid and a Watermelon/Red Flake Yumdinger rigged TR.

 

I did manage to catch a few LMB's that day (8 all total) with these being the best of the bunch.

 

 

[BrianMDTX]

On 5/17/2022 at 9:51 AM, hokiehunter373 said:

No.  I was fishing a trick worm on a shaky head and the worm got bit off.  I had the roboworms in my pocket and figured I'd try them and see how the fish liked it.  Worked well enough that I fished it some more yesterday.  Didn't get anything else sizeable but absolutely hammered a pile of 1-2 pounders on it mid day. 

 

Speaking of, yesterday was a year since my dog passed.  Took the day off work to do fun things with the fam and figured I'd start off by watching the sunrise over the water.  Didn't disappoint.  

 

 

 

Of course the first fish was fittingly the smallest of the year 

 

 

The next was considerably better.  I switched to a spinnerbait and saw this guy come charging over right as the lure got to shore and I was lifting it out of the water.  I tossed it back out a few feet in front of me, spun the reel a few times, and got to watch him annihilate it.  The amount of eats I've gotten to watch already this year has been amazing and never get old.  A caught a few more on the spinner and saw a giant bass but had to leave for the morning right as the bite was heating up.

 

 

Came back midday for an hour and change and the spinnerbait bite was off even though the wind had picked up.  Broke out the above mentioned roboworm on a shaky head and stacked um up.  Full worm or even with the end bit off, it didn't matter.  Failed to take any pics with things happening rapid fire and nothing chunky.  I'll be back at it tonight looking for something with some more size to it.

hokie, I’ve used a pantload of different soft plastics but not Roboworms. I know @Spankey loves ‘em. Now I gotta heed the call of the BM and head to Academy and try some!

 

And agreed. Beautiful pics! 

[hokiehunter373]

22 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

hokie, I’ve used a pantload of different soft plastics but not Roboworms. I know @Spankey loves ‘em. Now I gotta heed the call of the BM and head to Academy and try some!

 

Morning dawn has been what's worked for me.  Make sure to try them on the drop shot 

[BrianMDTX]

58 minutes ago, hokiehunter373 said:

Morning dawn has been what's worked for me.  Make sure to try them on the drop shot 

That I’ll do. 

[thediscochef]

Had a couple little 6-8" guys hit the 110-sized bait I had tied on today before I got this fatty. Nothing huge, probably 2-2.25lbs, but look at that belly 

[Jmilburn76]

Had another great day kayak fishing, the 11.5" and 13" were caught on a Texas rigged Powerbait worm and the 14" was caught on a jig and craw trailer. Ive yet to find the 20"ers this year, hopefully soon.  The carp/buffalo are still shallow and spawning and Ill be glad when they are done and gone.

 

[TnRiver46]

14 minutes ago, Jmilburn76 said:

Had another great day kayak fishing, the 11.5" and 13" were caught on a Texas rigged Powerbait worm and the 14" was caught on a jig and craw trailer. Ive yet to find the 20"ers this year, hopefully soon.  The carp/buffalo are still shallow and spawning and Ill be glad when they are done and gone.

 

Nice job! And great photos. One reason I’m not sure I would do very well in kayak tournaments is I’ve never been able to get a fish to keep its mouth shut without flopping around. If it’s borderline I just chuck them back because I can never seem to get a good measurement 

[Jmilburn76]

@TnRiver46  A trick I read about is to dunk the measuring board in the water first, not sure why but it helps and they generally will stay still. Ive had to re-situate them though which is fun when trying to get phone ready for pic and a left hand that partially works. Its all new to me though as this is the first tourney Ive entered.

[TnRiver46]

5 minutes ago, Jmilburn76 said:

@TnRiver46  A trick I read about is to dunk the measuring board in the water first, not sure why but it helps and they generally will stay still. Ive had to re-situate them though which is fun when trying to get phone ready for pic and a left hand that partially works. Its all new to me though as this is the first tourney Ive entered.

Well, you look like a veteran from those 3 photos 

[thediscochef]

Didn't realize I had 20 more minutes to spare so here's a scrawny but healthy looking 3lb fish

[N Florida Mike]

Caught a couple more with the chatterbait  and lost one that got close to 3 feet out of the water and threw it.

Also got a couple on yum dingers…

[TnRiver46]

5 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

Caught a couple more with the chatterbait  and lost one that got close to 3 feet out of the water and threw it.

Also got a couple on yum dingers…

What finally brought about the breakthrough with the chatter bait ? Any idea? 

[N Florida Mike]

It could be the speed craw trailer. I had used others without much interest. Today I fished it for a couple hours continually to get the 3 bites. Starting to

Get confidence in it now…

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, N Florida Mike said:

It could be the speed craw trailer. I had used others without much interest. Today I fished it for a couple hours continually to get the 3 bites. Starting to

Get confidence in it now…

That speed craw is good for all manner of things, including Carolina rig ?

[JustJames]

Two setups one lure? Why?
So I can switch hand when one get tired. I’m too old or what? cannot hold and shake a rod in one hand for too long. Not bad 7 nice little bass in less than two hours, shaking Fatika on top of the weed. Gotta love them finesse Fatika lol and thanks these two smooth, reliable, light weight reels.

 

[lo n slo]

a couple brush pile spots from this morning