Latest Catch Pics Thread

[GreenPig]

Caught 7 Spots and a LM. Spots on the VMC Rugby 1/16 2/0 with a Z -Man SMH worm and the LM on a GP Dinger. Water temp 58.6

[TN bassmaster]

a little late but i finally got to edit my profile my new pb is 8 pounds and 5 ounces!

[AlabamaSpothunter]

39 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

a little late but i finally got to edit my profile my new pb is 8 pounds and 5 ounces!

Congrats, awesome fish!   Tell us about it, how often do you get to break your PB ?

[MN Fisher]

19 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Apparently I was fishing the wrong pond again today

And Brian has gone classic with B&W photos.

 

Any catch is a good catch....

[TN bassmaster]

4 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Congrats, awesome fish!   Tell us about it, how often do you get to break your PB ?

now that i just got into serious bass fishing i broke it 4 times last sumeer but i was stuck at 6 forever so it was completely awesome! caught it on a black and blue pitching jig and kinky beaver which i ripped of the brush hawg looking things! i took right off into the log jam i caught it the day after my bass junior series tournament lol

[Blue Raider Bob]

On 3/21/2023 at 10:14 AM, Aaron_H said:

Still struggling this year with size, and between work, weather, and things in my personal life, I think I missed my window for any true giants. Still plenty of time left in 2023 for some big ones, though.

 

This has been about the consistent size of what I've been catching lately. This one yesterday slammed my Chatterbait but decided it fancied an ear piercing more than a meal, I guess.

Hang in there Aaron! Just remember life has it's ups and downs. For every problem, there will be a solution, however difficult it is sometimes to realize. Just keep walking through the rain and sooner or later, there will be the sun!

[Aaron_H]

49 minutes ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

Hang in there Aaron! Just remember life has it's ups and downs. For every problem, there will be a solution, however difficult it is sometimes to realize. Just keep walking through the rain and sooner or later, there will be the sun!

 

I'm not getting too down about it, sometimes you're on a hot streak and sometimes you're not. Disappointing but not the worst thing to happen, I'll get lucky again one of these days I'm sure. But thank you for the encouragement

[TN bassmaster]

Just now, Aaron_H said:

 

I'm not getting too down about it, sometimes you're on a hot streak and sometimes you're not. Disappointing but not the worst thing to happen, I'll get lucky again one of these days I'm sure. But thank you for the encouragement

I mean as long as your fishing!

[GaryH]

1 hour ago, TN bassmaster said:

a little late but i finally got to edit my profile my new pb is 8 pounds and 5 ounces!

Congrats ??

8 minutes ago, Aaron_H said:

 

I'm not getting too down about it, sometimes you're on a hot streak and sometimes you're not. Disappointing but not the worst thing to happen, I'll get lucky again one of these days I'm sure. But thank you for the encouragement

Best part is where your fishing every cast can be your new PB.  Good luck A. It will come

[Swamp Girl]

1 hour ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

Hang in there Aaron! Just remember life has it's ups and downs. For every problem, there will be a solution, however difficult it is sometimes to realize. Just keep walking through the rain and sooner or later, there will be the sun!

 

BoB is an abbreviation for Best of Bunch.  

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 hour ago, Aaron_H said:

 

I'm not getting too down about it, sometimes you're on a hot streak and sometimes you're not. Disappointing but not the worst thing to happen, I'll get lucky again one of these days I'm sure. But thank you for the encouragement

Once a hammer, always a hammer my friend!  

 

[Woody B]

I've been at a campground with no wifi access so I haven't posted.  

1st, super nice bass.....everyone.  Especially the cow pond bass.  The NC state record largemouth came from a cow pond.  My youngest grandson caught one last year that was 6lbs from a SC cow pond.  

Weather has been changing.  Monday was a struggle.  I ended up catching 5,  all nubbins.  (dinks)  I fished 4 or 5 hours after getting the camper towed down there and set up.  Tuesday was a struggle.  I caught 9, fishing pretty much all day with 5 of the 9 coming in the last hour I fished.  I caught 19 Wednesday, including one that was 19 5/8 inches and 4.69 lbs.  (It's pictured)  I also caught a goldish colored dink, that's pictured.  Mrs B fished with me a couple hours and caught 3.  Per her wishes no pictures posted.  We were coming home this morning.  I was planning on leaving my boat, bringing the camper home, and going back today.  My plan didn't work out.  (My Dad is OK)  I got a phone call waking me up in the middle of the night.  My 88 year old Dad had a terrible headache, the worst of his life, his nose was pouring and his hands were really shaky.  He was really scared, and called 911.  I left Mrs B, and the camper at the campground around midnight, and took my boat home, on the way to the hospital.  (my house is between the campground and the emergency room).  After an EKG and a bunch of blood work they determined my Dad had experienced a cluster headache.  (his first ever)   They recently changed his blood pressure meds, and believe that was the cause.  (his blood pressure was OK)   I got him back to his house around 3am.  I slept a couple hours there, after getting him settled, then went back to get Mrs B, the camper, and our dog.  (once again, my Dad is OK)   We're tired today.  I'll go back tomorrow, the last day of vacation.   On a side note, Mrs B got me an inflatable life jacket for my birthday.  I've been wearing it anytime the big motor is running.  I've got it in my seat clipped to my kill switch lanyard.   

[AlabamaSpothunter]

5 minutes ago, Woody B said:

I've been at a campground with no wifi access so I haven't posted.  

1st, super nice bass.....everyone.  Especially the cow pond bass.  The NC state record largemouth came from a cow pond.  My youngest grandson caught one last year that was 6lbs from a SC cow pond.  

Weather has been changing.  Monday was a struggle.  I ended up catching 5,  all nubbins.  (dinks)  I fished 4 or 5 hours after getting the camper towed down there and set up.  Tuesday was a struggle.  I caught 9, fishing pretty much all day with 5 of the 9 coming in the last hour I fished.  I caught 19 Wednesday, including one that was 19 5/8 inches and 4.69 lbs.  (It's pictured)  I also caught a goldish colored dink, that's pictured.  Mrs B fished with me a couple hours and caught 3.  Per her wishes no pictures posted.  We were coming home this morning.  I was planning on leaving my boat, bringing the camper home, and going back today.  My plan didn't work out.  (My Dad is OK)  I got a phone call waking me up in the middle of the night.  My 88 year old Dad had a terrible headache, the worst of his life, his nose was pouring and his hands were really shaky.  He was really scared, and called 911.  I left Mrs B, and the camper at the campground around midnight, and took my boat home, on the way to the hospital.  (my house is between the campground and the emergency room).  After an EKG and a bunch of blood work they determined my Dad had experienced a cluster headache.  (his first ever)   They recently changed his blood pressure meds, and believe that was the cause.  (his blood pressure was OK)   I got him back to his house around 3am.  I slept a couple hours there, after getting him settled, then went back to get Mrs B, the camper, and our dog.  (once again, my Dad is OK)   We're tired today.  I'll go back tomorrow, the last day of vacation.   On a side note, Mrs B got me an inflatable life jacket for my birthday.  I've been wearing it anytime the big motor is running.  I've got it in my seat clipped to my kill switch lanyard.   

Nice ones!   You're a good son, happy to hear your dad is okay.  Headaches are no joke.

[GreenPig]

Nice fish. Your daddy's symptoms would've scared me too. Happy Birthday.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Before anybody asks, it was my decision not to fish the Classic this weekend ?

 

[Woody B]

4 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Before anybody asks, it was my decision not to fish the Classic this weekend ?

 

 

Be careful.  You're showing too much background in your pictures.  We might use those landmarks to figure out where you caught that bad boy.   FWIW I always talk to the little ones.  

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, Mbirdsley said:

On the board for 2023.  Lake was between 42-43 degrees. Shallow lake called duck lake. Caught 2 pike, one looks like it’s full of eggs.  I had about 10 follows from pike total.  
 

caught one 14 inch bass.  

Bass and bigger pike came on a black and blue stealth 3/8 jack hammer 

 

one pike came in a blue gill 3/8 jack hammer 

Yes sir!!!!! MI on the board!!!

[Pat Brown]

 

Pre-spawn is back on like donkey Kong!

 

Nice one on the 1/2 oz Siebert swim jig with a yum Scottsboro minnow on the back 4.5"

 

I was working it quick just below the surface and she crushed it like a freight train. I set the hook fairly instantly on this one and was able to get her up and on the bank fairly quickly and then back into the water so she can lay her eggs in the next couple days.

 

Her belly is looking nice.

 

Happy to see the staging females moving back up with this warm weather!

 

More to come this weekend hopefully.

[casts_by_fly]

man, you southern guys have me itching to get out with dreams of 55 degree water.  We're in the low 40's and while there are fish to be had, the spray up over the bow isn't so nice.

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

man, you southern guys have me itching to get out with dreams of 55 degree water.  We're in the low 40's and while there are fish to be had, the spray up over the bow isn't so nice.

Windows open all night, it was a low of like 61 maybe more 

[Swamp Girl]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Windows open all night, it was a low of like 61 maybe more 

 

Come July, when it's 74 degrees with low humidity here, I'll be giving you the Daily Maine Weather Report. 

 

Atta boy, Pat! 

[T-Billy]

8 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Come July, when it's 74 degrees with low humidity here, I'll be giving you the Daily Maine Weather Report. 

In the meantime you oughta pay a visit to the other species thread, ya slacker. ?

[Blue Raider Bob]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Windows open all night, it was a low of like 61 maybe more 

That's right! Windows open and listening to the Spring Peepers!

[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, T-Billy said:

In the meantime you oughta pay a visit to the other species thread, ya slacker. ?

 

I went. I saw. I was WOWED!

 

[T-Billy]

50 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

I went. I saw. I was WOWED!

 

Lol. Hadn't seen you over there lately and thought you might like those. I'm only working a few days the first half of April. Hopefully there's a bunch more to come.