Latest Catch Pics Thread

[T-Billy]

1 hour ago, Functional said:

New PB! Decided to try a lake I've only been to once today.  Got up early and was on the water by about 730. Mini chatterbait pulled in a 7lb 01oz and a swim jig (which I never fish)  pulled in a 4lb and 3lb 6oz and a cat fish. 7lb 1oz is my new PB and I can say I can see the addiction to hunting for big bass. Need a DD now. For about 3/4 of the fish she did nothing but strip drag that was set at 3lb like it was nothing. 

 

7lber

 

4lber

 

 

Nice!!! Congratulations!!!

[Functional]

@GaryH @T-Billy thank you both!  

[ATA]

[AlabamaSpothunter]

There was a thread months ago talking about future goals in fishing, and I said I'm going to really dedicate a huge portion of my summer to throwing buzzbaits at night.   It's hard for me not to throw those big baits, but over the last week + I've been throwing it more and more.    Today I threw it for 4hrs, 12 fish blew it up, 5 fish were hooked at least briefly, 2 fish were landed, and one fish was a real gem.  

 

I'm trying out various Buzzbaits, and today I tried a Dirty Jigs Scott Canterbury Pro Buzz Buzzbait Version 2 I just bought the other day.   First day throwing it.     It's naked out of the box, so I figured I'd just recycle a 5.5" HogFarmer Missile Baits Spunk Shad in the BHite Delite.   Same bait caught two 5lb class fish on the back of a Bhite delite Jackhammer.     

 

Turns out the Spunk Shad makes a fantastic Buzzbait naked trailer.   I'm going to try and add a trailer hook next time out which should solve the abysmal hookup percentages, I hook 80-90% of the fish on the other ones Ive got.    I just run a skirt and trailer hooks on my other models.  

 

She had a fresh beat up tail, still had plenty of girth, my guess is she was on bed.   Love those bug eyes as Jar said.    Super exciting strike almost right when it landed so it made for a really fun fight too.  

 

  

[Just Fish Michael]

Rain storms coming in for the next 2-3 days. Had to get out today and glad I did!

 

First early spring ned rig catch on a TRD coppertreuse.  Healthy 3 pounds! Fighting the wind but he helped clear bait from the rocks  

 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

2 hours ago, Functional said:

New PB! Decided to try a lake I've only been to once today.  Got up early and was on the water by about 730. Mini chatterbait pulled in a 7lb 01oz and a swim jig (which I never fish)  pulled in a 4lb and 3lb 6oz and a cat fish. 7lb 1oz is my new PB and I can say I can see the addiction to hunting for big bass. Need a DD now. For about 3/4 of the fish she did nothing but strip drag that was set at 3lb like it was nothing. 

 

7lber

 

4lber

 

 

Who's the man, you're the man!!!!   Congrats brother!   What a truly magnificent fish!

 

Bill Geissele is a friend of mine, incredibly generous and talented man.   I love those hats.    

3 hours ago, Woody B said:

I caught more today that yesterday but I fished quite a bit longer.  I caught 12.  10 spots and 2 LM.  I also caught a white perch and a flathead cat.  The biggest bass was 4 poundish.  I didn't weigh, measure or picture it.  I got a treble in my hand lipping it.   I ended up holding it with one hand, while the treble was in the other.   I worked the hook loose from the bass quicker than I got it worked loose from me.  I just put in back in the water, then released myself.   It wasn't a big deal.  Hook was buried halfway over the barb.  I was working to keep it from getting all the way.   The other largemouth looked almost like a spot I caught yesterday.  It had a bigger mouth, not tooth patch on it's tongue and a LM dorsal, instead of a spot dorsal.   I didn't measure or weight the cat.  I'd guess 3 pounds or so.  I figure I don't need to weigh a fish I can boat flip.   The white perch was the biggest one I've ever caught.   It was 12 1/2 inches long.  I didn't weigh it.  State record is 2 lbs 5 oz.  It didn't feel that heavy.   Most of the bass, as well as the cat and perch came on a OG4.   A couple were on a shakey head.   I kept getting the tail yanked off the worm.   They were tearing up a bladed jig yesterday.  I couldn't get any interest in one today.  It's funny how things change.  

Nice Woody, I'd like to catch one of those flatheads some time.    It's always a good day in my book when I catch by product fish.....odd, but it's thrilling every time.  Even big bream are so fun when you aren't fishing for them. 

[Jar11591]

Man I can’t wait to be able to contribute to this thread. Looks like the spring big girls are showing up. 

[Functional]

@AlabamaSpothunter thank you bud!  Well tell him I love his triggers lol. Have one in every AR I own and the stack of hats to prove it!

[PhishLI]

3 hours ago, Functional said:

New PB!

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[LrgmouthShad]

I’ll come out of hiding to say congratulations on the PB, @Functional! Really awesome fish. Seen a lot of really nice fish on here recently @Pat Brown, @BigAngus752, @PhishLI, @Team9nine

[AlabamaSpothunter]

15 minutes ago, Functional said:

@AlabamaSpothunter thank you bud!  Well tell him I love his triggers lol. Have one in every AR I own and the stack of hats to prove it!

It's been a minute since we connected, he went big time which was incredible to witness.   I met him in 2008 when he was selling triggers out of his basement, became a lucky early product tester before folks really knew about his triggers, and really the first SMR rails.    I've been out of the 2A stuff to some degree once I got that big Bass fever again back in August.  I tend to obsess on one thing lol.   

 

Again congrats on that PB brother, the allure and feeling of accomplishment of catching a big Bass is just priceless.   You're 100% right about the addiction to them.   One can't deny their narcotic effect.  I start floating on air the minute I catch one, everything about the catch almost seems like a blur, colors are brighter, sounds crisper, if that's not a narcotic I don't know what is ?

[TnRiver46]

4 hours ago, Functional said:

New PB! Decided to try a lake I've only been to once today.  Got up early and was on the water by about 730. Mini chatterbait pulled in a 7lb 01oz and a swim jig (which I never fish)  pulled in a 4lb and 3lb 6oz and a cat fish. 7lb 1oz is my new PB and I can say I can see the addiction to hunting for big bass. Need a DD now. For about 3/4 of the fish she did nothing but strip drag that was set at 3lb like it was nothing. 

 

7lber

 

4lber

 

 

Congrats! Looks massive in that second photo

[PhishLI]

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

2 fish were landed, and one fish was a real gem.

Nice run of chunks you're on, man!

[AlabamaSpothunter]

18 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Nice run of chunks you're on, man!

Thanks friend!  

[Texas Flood]

First one of the year. Just a lil guy but it was nice to feel that tug again.

[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, Texas Flood said:

First one of the year. Just a lil guy but it was nice to feel that tug again.

 

Heck, yeah!  Were you fishing a river, pond, or lake?

 

Another fun video, Alex, with another fat fish!

[Texas Flood]

20 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Heck, yeah!  Were you fishing a river, pond, or lake?

 

Another fun video, Alex, with another fat fish!

I was at a decent sized pond. Temp outside was in the 70s but winds were gusting up to 40mph.

[TN bassmaster]

3 pounder! I saw it shoot out of a tire in 2 feet of water !

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

42 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Heck, yeah!  Were you fishing a river, pond, or lake?

 

Another fun video, Alex, with another fat fish!

Thanks Katie, seems like the topwater bite is heating up, and I'm pumped to show off a whopper plopper fish I caught all because of you ?

17 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

3 pounder! I saw it shoot out of a tire in 2 feet of water !

 

Nice fatty!  Seeing them eat it is so much fun.  

[Drawdown]

The Coosa bass are fixing to spawn, from the looks of this one’s belly.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

7 minutes ago, Drawdown said:

The Coosa bass are fixing to spawn, from the looks of this one’s belly.

Awesome fish!  Check out that non forked tail, so cool.  

[Swamp Girl]

56 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

3 pounder! I saw it shoot out of a tire in 2 feet of water !

 

 

This kid can fish! Go, young blood, go!

[Blue Raider Bob]

3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

 

This kid can fish! Go, young blood, go!

Yeah, Katie, he's outfishing my old ahhh (Butt), something terrible! I better get back on the water. I caught a 2.5 Sunday was proud of it......until I opened this thread!

[T-Billy]

Bite was tough again today. 10hrs of grindin produced 5 fish. The muskie bite has really died off. Been around lots, but getting bit is tough to do. Put down the rig after about an hour and a half today, and decided to go bass fishing. I promptly caught two little muskie pitching a sweet craw to shallow rock piles. Go figure. Managed two LM and a SM too. All off sandstone chunk rock. The second LM was a nice chunk, 3.54#.

[Team9nine]

Finally, some really nice weather. Steady south wind at 8-12, occasionally gusting to 20+ with highs near 75 and pretty decent cloud cover. Made one pass on a pond and then kept hopping back and forth between the two windblown corners. Ended the afternoon with 26 fish on a small mix of baits. Supposed to be similar but a little more windy tomorrow, so hopefully another good bite if I get out. They had just treated this pond, rather indiscriminately IMO, so may need to let it rest until the compound spreads, mixes, and stabilizes more.