Super User bowhunter63 Posted January 28, 2023 Super User Posted January 28, 2023 Good day there Quote
Super User GreenPig Posted January 28, 2023 Super User Posted January 28, 2023 Couple Spots from yesterday 20 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 28, 2023 Global Moderator Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 5:43 PM, GreenPig said: Couple Spots from yesterday Expand Purple worm sighting……. nice ones! 1 Quote
Woody B Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 I called my "guru" last night. (A kid I taught to fish 40 years ago, and put on a 8 pound smallie) He's a heckuva bass fisherman. I told him I was struggling in cold, muddy water. He asked "where are the bass in the Summer when it's muddy?" I said, "shallow, very close to cover" He asked "how do you catch them". I said "put something flashy right in front of their nose, for a reaction strike". He said "Bass don't have a thermometer." It rained buckets Thursday. The lake is really muddy again, with lots of stuff floating. I caught 7 today in 4 hours. Water temp was 49 to 51. Some were right up on rocky banks, the others were at shallow stumps. The same places I catch summer time muddy water bass. I caught 3 on a Red Eyed Shad (lipless) and 4 on a black and red spinner bait. Biggest (pictured) was a 3.21 pound 18 1/2 inch Largemouth. 4 spots and 3 largemouth. I'm pleased with my last 2 outings, but I'm still ready for warmer, clearer water. I'm going tomorrow but not sure where yet. 18 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 28, 2023 Super User Posted January 28, 2023 Nice fish and great story, Woody. Your pupil has become your teacher. On 1/28/2023 at 2:09 AM, AlabamaSpothunter said: I'm blessed to be fishing, that's all that matter. We're all so blessed to catch these amazing creatures that have colors Crayola couldn't dream of. Expand Good writin', Pard! 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 5:43 PM, GreenPig said: Couple Spots from yesterday Expand Beautiful, those are some high quality Spots. On 1/28/2023 at 9:32 PM, Woody B said: I called my "guru" last night. (A kid I taught to fish 40 years ago, and put on a 8 pound smallie) He's a heckuva bass fisherman. I told him I was struggling in cold, muddy water. He asked "where are the bass in the Summer when it's muddy?" I said, "shallow, very close to cover" He asked "how do you catch them". I said "put something flashy right in front of their nose, for a reaction strike". He said "Bass don't have a thermometer." It rained buckets Thursday. The lake is really muddy again, with lots of stuff floating. I caught 7 today in 4 hours. Water temp was 49 to 51. Some were right up on rocky banks, the others were at shallow stumps. The same places I catch summer time muddy water bass. I caught 3 on a Red Eyed Shad (lipless) and 4 on a black and red spinner bait. Biggest (pictured) was a 3.21 pound 18 1/2 inch Largemouth. 4 spots and 3 largemouth. I'm pleased with my last 2 outings, but I'm still ready for warmer, clearer water. I'm going tomorrow but not sure where yet. Expand Your sig line is quite appropriate, great story and great day! On 1/28/2023 at 9:49 PM, ol'crickety said: Nice fish and great story, Woody. Your pupil has become your teacher. Good writin', Pard! Expand Now my head is HUGE......getting a writing compliment from a savant writer ☺️ 2 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 For the most part I've been having the majority of my success this last month at the furthest north end of the lake. I started there for the third day in a row with the same results, got blanked sans an aquarium sized fish. Promised myself if that happened, I would motor to the exact opposite part of the lake a couple of miles away, the most southern portion, the dam, and lots of deep water from 28ft- 34ft. My nemesis outside of summer, and heavy cover in deeper water on key structure elements....which tends to cost more money in baits than when I can't reach the baits with the pole. My first hint that the fish might be active "offshore" was the flashback mini being trolled, I can't stress enough how much I learn from this bait, and then how many times I stop because of it, look around with sonar and start casting and bam, next thing I know I'm on a pattern. The flashback mini just opens that door so many days it seems. More of a tool than a lure at this point. I've tried to catch the fish in the deep 20ft+ water all over this lake since mid-August, and never had any success. Josh Jones is the whole reason I haven't given up, I can see the fish he can catch perfectly fine on quality downscan, but never could get them to bite anything. Obviously I'm not catching JJ fish, but I scratched the surface today, and I'm even more convinced giants are down there. All the quality fish came 100% because of downscan and strolling an A-Rig in an avg. of 30fow along a carpet of bait. I would just countdown to where I saw the Bass diving down into them, many times 15-20ft over bait in 20-34ft. I think somebody with FFS would have absolutely destroyed it today in my situation. Something that was again inspired from bits and pieces of Josh Jones's interview and what he's disclosed thus far. Two 5lb class fish, a 4lb class fish, and several other smaller quality fish including a solid Spot. These fish were absolutely fat to the max, and their colors were just something else. Every time I hooked up in that deep water, I thought it was my white whale lol. It was like I tapped into a secret source of fish on the lake. Got two double ups on the A-Rig as well and caught another nice fat fish on the 110jr +1. Total was around 15 fish in about 6 hours so it wasn't hot fishing for sure. About 10 came from the deep water, the others came in 10-15fow. A week ago I was catching them in less than 2fow, it's a defective puzzle I want my money back ? 20 Quote
BassSteve Posted January 29, 2023 Posted January 29, 2023 Hey, So it's no giant but a decent fish, my first largemouth of 2023. Feels good again to feel the fight of a bass ?? hopefully there's more where that came from 15 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 Gosh, those are beautiful bass, Alex. Your bass have preposterous bellies, bellies that make me laugh! Thanks for showing us the sonar screen on video and still shots. There is no way I'll lug a battery for a sonar unit, but I still like seeing how you apply it to catch fish. Congrats, Steve, on your first 2023 bass. You are one ahead of me. Alex is about 256 ahead of me. 1 1 Quote
BassSteve Posted January 29, 2023 Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 1:29 PM, ol'crickety said: Congrats, Steve, on your first 2023 bass. You are one ahead of me. Expand Thanks I appreciate that. If I put in more effort I would get more, I'm probably not going to get heavy into my fishing until March. That was just casting out in the backyard this morning to see if I could produce anything lol 2 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 Figured I’d share this MONSTER of a first fish that I caught on a Keitech. Absolute beaut Nah, Im done fishing this lake I think. I’ve spent a lot of time on various parts of the lake and not catching the size I want. I may return if I think we start going into prespawn 15 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 I've met @LrgmouthShad. He's the first giant I've ever met, so I can only roughly estimate his size, but I'm guessing he stands about 14' tall. I know I got a crick in my neck talking to him. So, his bass is likely a DD. 2 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 1:29 PM, ol'crickety said: Gosh, those are beautiful bass, Alex. Your bass have preposterous bellies, bellies that make me laugh! Thanks for showing us the sonar screen on video and still shots. There is no way I'll lug a battery for a sonar unit, but I still like seeing how you apply it to catch fish. Congrats, Steve, on your first 2023 bass. You are one ahead of me. Alex is about 256 ahead of me. Expand Thanks Katie! On the good days I rarely need the sonar, but as time goes on and I improve with it, there are days now where it's the only reason I catch them. You put in a ton of effort on the front end before ever getting in the kayak. Your sonar is your ability to find tucked away pieces of water, and truck back into places where fish aren't nearly as likely to be pressured. I think the people who are doing the best with electronics in the fishing world are using them to target un pressured fish on otherwise pressured bodies of water. Being a topwater queen, and heavy cover angler such as you are, I'm not sure it would make a huge difference anyway. 2 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 You're probably right, Alex. I'm casting to cover and fishing shallow water. Heck, I fish some bodies of water that are 10' at their deepest. You're right about my prep too, Alex. I study the Fish & Wildlife depth maps and the Google Earth images too. I use the historical slider to see the water at different times of the year, which shows me where vegetation grows. I also bought a laminator so I can print and protect the maps in plastic. I can't see the bait balls, but sometimes I see bass chasing shad on the surface and I've had good luck casting to them. BUT, Alex, I am seriously impressed by your winter fishing. A of Bass Resource guys are struggling, but you have caught so many fish in the four, five, and even SEVEN-pound class. And you're doing it with your dinky boat on a lake that no one else is bothering to fish just now. 2 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 4:42 PM, ol'crickety said: You're probably right, Alex. I'm casting to cover and fishing shallow water. Heck, I fish some bodies of water that are 10' at their deepest. You're right about my prep too, Alex. I study the Fish & Wildlife depth maps and the Google Earth images too. I use the historical slider to see the water at different times of the year, which shows me where vegetation grows. I also bought a laminator so I can print and protect the maps in plastic. I can't see the bait balls, but sometimes I see bass chasing shad on the surface and I've had good luck casting to them. BUT, Alex, I am seriously impressed by your winter fishing. A of Bass Resource guys are struggling, but you have caught so many fish in the four, five, and even SEVEN-pound class. And you're doing it with your dinky boat on a lake that no one else is bothering to fish just now. Expand You're too kind, the blind squirrel just found a bounty of acorns ? Nothing makes me happier than seeing shad on the surface and fish blowing them up, I get so excited every time I cast straight into the water, backlash, hook rods, anything but make a good cast on the fish. 2 Quote
ScottW Posted January 29, 2023 Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 12:50 PM, BassSteve said: Hey, So it's no giant but a decent fish, my first largemouth of 2023. Feels good again to feel the fight of a bass ?? hopefully there's more where that came from Expand No fair wearing flip-flops in January! No bonus points for you! ? @AlabamaSpothunter, if these winds ever die down enough I’ll try my Garmin out on the pond. Not even gonna try it and be blown all over the place and spun like a top. ? 2 Quote
BassSteve Posted January 29, 2023 Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 6:28 PM, ScottW said: No fair wearing flip-flops in January! No bonus points for you! ? Expand Ha lol, well even though I'm in Florida I still wear them even if it's 50° out so....we don't get cool fronts too often so I make the most of it when we do 1 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 4:08 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said: Being a topwater queen, Expand Queen? I thought Katie was the Plopper Princess. Dang, she moved on up faster than Weezy Jefferson!!! ? 4 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 9:46 PM, T-Billy said: Queen? I thought Katie was the Plopper Princess. Dang, she moved on up faster than Weezy Jefferson!!! ? Expand Well I called her the Whopper Plopper Queen this one time.........Plopper Princess is downright brutal ? Bless your heart Katie, it's a bad bunch in this thread ? 3 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 9:51 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said: Well I called her the Whopper Plopper Queen this one time.........Plopper Princess is downright brutal ? Bless your heart Katie, it's a bad bunch in this thread ? Expand ? Well... I mean... That girl caught more bass on a plopper last year than I caught on everything put together so............ ? ?? Love ya Katie!!! 1 1 2 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 29, 2023 Super User Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 10:16 PM, T-Billy said: ? Well... I mean... That girl caught more bass on a plopper last year than I caught on everything put together so............ ? ?? Love ya Katie!!! Expand Tis true, it's a well earned nickname....it comes from a place of extreme jealously and humor ? 2 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 30, 2023 Global Moderator Posted January 30, 2023 Single digit wind chills, high in the low twenties, freezing guides, and footballs. 17 Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted January 30, 2023 Super User Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 12:21 AM, Bluebasser86 said: Single digit wind chills, high in the low twenties, freezing guides, and footballs. Expand Atta boy...way to keep at it 2 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 30, 2023 Super User Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 10:18 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said: Tis true, it's a well earned nickname....it comes from a place of extreme jealously and humor ? Expand You guys are sweet and funny! 3 Quote
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