Latest Catch Pics Thread

[MIbassyaker]

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

I generally don't think men have a fishing advantage over women, but when it comes to froggin', men do due to upper body strength. Froggin' is like carrying my canoe: I can't muscle it, so my technique has to pert near perfect.

 

 

Technique beats muscle strength every time -- there is no good reason why anybody shouldn't be able to set the hook with a frog.  Kids can often do it just fine; just put your body into it. .

[T-Billy]

6 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

don't think men have a fishing advantage over women, but when it comes to froggin', men do due to upper body strength. Froggin' is like carrying my canoe: I can't muscle it, so my technique has to pert near perfect. 

 

The stouter rod and braid will help. Good technique is absolutely important. Make sure you're pointing your rod tip at 'em and reeling the slack out, then crack 'em as hard as you can.

[Swamp Girl]

Tim, I don't think I've been pointing the rod tip at them and reeling out the slack before cracking them, but I will now. The new rod arrives Friday!

[Team9nine]

You can only pressure the smaller waters so much before they get tired of seeing the same thing, even finesse stuff. Still been getting a few on my usual finesse jig and drops shot setups, but watched a lot of fish spook yesterday whenever I got the drop shot near them - or just completely ignore it and swim past. Managed a few, but that bite is definitely slowing down. So I got the idea last night to try going even more finesse-y, pulling out the micro jigs, and that seemed to be the ticket today. Sometimes it doesn't take a huge change to get the bite going again, but it does take some change, and rigging method, bait style and color haven't been getting it done. Really curious to go back to the small lake now where the wolf packs are cruising but largely ignoring my efforts (just 3 bites yesterday). Hopefully another report, yea or nay, in the next few days.

 

 

 

[The Bassman]

12 hours ago, Team9nine said:

You can only pressure the smaller waters so much before they get tired of seeing the same thing, even finesse stuff. Still been getting a few on my usual finesse jig and drops shot setups, but watched a lot of fish spook yesterday whenever I got the drop shot near them - or just completely ignore it and swim past. Managed a few, but that bite is definitely slowing down. So I got the idea last night to try going even more finesse-y, pulling out the micro jigs, and that seemed to be the ticket today. Sometimes it doesn't take a huge change to get the bite going again, but it does take some change, and rigging method, bait style and color haven't been getting it done. Really curious to go back to the small lake now where the wolf packs are cruising but largely ignoring my efforts (just 3 bites yesterday). Hopefully another report, yea or nay, in the next few days.

 

 

 

This reflects exactly what I've experienced the past couple of days. I think that calm conditions play a big part as well. Wind is supposed to increase the next few days so things should improve.

[T-Billy]

FINALLY broke 5# for the first time this year pitching cattails this morning. The Sweet Craw strikes again!!! Bite and fight were awesome. I had pitched about 8' back into a cattail patch. She hit it and took off through the reeds before I even got the reel engaged. Had her pinned up against a bunch of stalks for a minute and couldn't move her. Wasn't gonna be able to get to her with the boat, so I let some pressure off her, and luckily she swam around that bunch the right direction and I was able to winch her out. She's a chunk. Weighed 5-4.

It was a heck of a tug o' war. We managed to open up a 4/0 6th Sense OX flippin hook a little. 

 

[gim]

3 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

FINALLY broke 5# for the first time this year

 

Very nice.  #Straightbraidbrigade

[AlabamaSpothunter]

3 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

FINALLY broke 5# for the first time this year pitching cattails this morning. The Sweet Craw strikes again!!! Bite and fight were awesome. I had pitched about 8' back into a cattail patch. She hit it and took off through the reeds before I even got the reel engaged. Had her pinned up against a bunch of stalks for a minute and couldn't move her. Wasn't gonna be able to get to her with the boat, so I let some pressure off her, and luckily she swam around that bunch the right direction and I was able to winch her out. She's a chunk. Weighed 5-4.

It was a heck of a tug o' war. We managed to open up a 4/0 6th Sense OX flippin hook a little. 

 

Fantastic job Tim!

 

What a beautiful fish, looks exceptionally healthy.  

[T-Billy]

1 minute ago, gimruis said:

 

Very nice.  #Straightbraidbrigade

? The only way to roll!!! Ain't no fluoro crap woulda pulled her outta there!!!

[roadwarrior]

                                                         

 

[Swamp Girl]

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 Wasn't gonna be able to get to her with the boat, so I let some pressure off her, and luckily she swam around that bunch the right direction and I was able to winch her out.

 

Wow! That was a gutsy move. I'll have to remember that, but I don't know that I'll ever have the moxie to try that too. What a gorgeous fish!

[T-Billy]

8 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Wow! That was a gutsy move. I'll have to remember that, but I don't know that I'll ever have the moxie to try that too. What a gorgeous fish!

Sometimes it works, sometimes they come off. Success rate is roughly 50/50. If I can get to them with the boat, and they're hung up shallow enough to reach, I'll keep 'em pinned to the cover and go get 'em. It doesn't happen often since I started doing all my pitching with a H rod and straight braid. 

 You don't want to give them any slack line, you just want to let off enough pressure for them to be able to swim away from whatever they're hung on a bit. Don't let 'em go more than a couple feet at most or they'll wrap you on something else. 

[Swamp Girl]

Tim, I lost a big one in wild rice reeds about a week or ten days ago. She powered into the reeds and I just couldn't turn her. So, I told myself to stay cool, keep the pressure on, and go plumbing for her, which required me to back my canoe into the reeds with one hand with maintaining pressure with the other. I could feel her tugging for about 30 seconds while I went digging for her into the reeds, but by the time I got to my lure, she was gone. However, I'm glad you won your fight. Go, Tim!

[T-Billy]

8 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Tim, I lost a big one in wild rice reeds about a week or ten days ago. She powered into the reeds and I just couldn't turn her. So, I told myself to stay cool, keep the pressure on, and go plumbing for her, which required me to back my canoe into the reeds with one hand with maintaining pressure with the other. I could feel her tugging for about 30 seconds while I went digging for her into the reeds, but by the time I got to my lure, she was gone. However, I'm glad you won your fight. Go, Tim!

Thanks Katie. Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. It's a lot harder for you in a canoe than it is for me in a boat with a foot controlled trolling motor. Hope you get the next one. That new rod and braid will help. You'll be able to really winch on em now. 

[A-Jay]

She Just Hammered a walking bait ~ 

A-Jay

[NorcalBassin]

Our weather went from ridiculously hot for up here (105+) to absolutely glorious in the 70's. Been almost 6 weeks since I was last able to take my dad out, so he was bursting at the seams about getting back on the water. We had an incredible morning with 35-40 LM and SM on topwater before 800AM. There were a few dinks but most of them were in the 1.5-2 pound class with a few bigger ones around 3 pounds.

 

Good sign when the second cast of the day has a bass go "air jaws" on a rat.

 

Pretty nice of this bass to share a threadfin and let me know my topwater matched the hatch. 

 

By no means AJ quality SM but it was cool catching some of those little tanks.

 

Pops getting in on the action.

 

One of the last ones to cap off a great morning.

 

[Swamp Girl]

What a thrilling morning for you, Norcalbassin!

[gim]

2 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

to absolutely glorious in the 70's

That’s my kind of weather too. Been like that since early August here.

[Functional]

My parents came over for a long weekend and took my father out on the lake. Unfortunately for him the only strike he has broke his line. He doesn't believe in retieing and he was hung up quite a few times on light mono. He still thinks it was a toothy fish....lol

 

Had a decent frog bite all day with my new SCUM frogs (my new love) and managed these two 4lbers with 3 or 4 2lb bass mixed.

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

3 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Our weather went from ridiculously hot for up here (105+) to absolutely glorious in the 70's. Been almost 6 weeks since I was last able to take my dad out, so he was bursting at the seams about getting back on the water. We had an incredible morning with 35-40 LM and SM on topwater before 800AM. There were a few dinks but most of them were in the 1.5-2 pound class with a few bigger ones around 3 pounds.

 

Good sign when the second cast of the day has a bass go "air jaws" on a rat.

 

Pretty nice of this bass to share a threadfin and let me know my topwater matched the hatch. 

 

By no means AJ quality SM but it was cool catching some of those little tanks.

 

Pops getting in on the action.

 

One of the last ones to cap off a great morning.

 

Wow, what a time that must have been.    That's a ton of Bass to be catching for an entire day much less morning.   

 

What are the odds I caught a chunky little Spot that puked up a threadfin on my hand this afternoon as well ?

 

Unlike you though I only managed 4, and for the most part caught everything that hit my baits for a change.    Caught a nice 3lb+ fish on my new reel I got today, so everything after that was gravy on top.    Nice fish came on a 3/8th Breaking Bream Chatterbait with zoom twin tail trailer, 2 Spots and small LGM came on a T rig Roboworm.   

 

I wish I could have frozen time this afternoon and the weather always be like it, while still a bit hot it was truly a beautiful afternoon.  

Awesome fish Functional and A-Jay, some pigs to be sure

[Jmurphy87]

Some more small fish out of me, but hey I am not complaining. Use to be I could never catch fish at this park, also using a left handed baitcaster for the challenge made it even more fun. I love a challenge.

[throttleplate]

Wife and i went to the dam in north dakota today and she caught 5 walleye on Gulp Alive 3.25" minnows on a 1/8 oz ball head jig and bobber. I caught a tiny walleye ?.

We did catch alot of smallmouth, wife again using gulp minnows and me berkley flat worms on jig bobber also crank baits, and silver cotten cordell rattletrap. I also caught a nice white bass below the the dam on an old creek chub that i bought as a kid in 1970 and this is the first time i ever caught a fish with it.

 

And of course my day wouldnt be complete at the dam if i didnt catch one of these dinks grrrrr. I caught her on a cotten cordell silver sided rattletrap. She fought and kept pulling drag so i loosened it up a bit so she wouldnt break off. At one point she ran a good 10 yards after she seen me so i just let her play herself out. There was a friend of the nd yak angler fishing next to me, he had a muskie net and netted her. This muskie was thick and best of all i caught her on my new 7 ft, $15.00 clearance sale Berkley cherrywood rod.

[Cbump]

On the way to the lake. Day 1 of a 2 day tourney. 530am, 75 degrees. High of 96 today. 
 

 

[Cbump]

Water is 80 degrees. Forgot the tournament starts at 7 and not 630. Been sitting quite a while on my spot lol

Fishing the tops of these early. As It warns up moving out to the points and dragging c-rig. 

[Swamp Girl]

Thanks for the fish pics, guys! Some real beauties!

 

I love this line: "I wish I could have frozen time this afternoon...."

 

We should all be on the water with such awareness and gratitude.