Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Mbirdsley]

3 hours ago, MIbassyaker said:

yeah, that's probably what was going on this morning where I was too. There's a 20 foot drop a little behind me in that pic -- I worked it at about 6-12' with a lizard for a little while but gave up quickly because...well, what can I say? bites are addictive, and I was getting bites shallower.

That’s my issue too. I like getting bites even if it is a 1 lbs fish 

[Swamp Girl]

PHISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TnRiver46]

Y’all ain’t gonna believe this one……..

I was piddling around downtown and saw some shad flicker . Chucked the spinnerbait over there and a smallmouth ate it. Still in shock today……. I even took two pictures just in case and the fish looks totally different seconds apart haha

[Jar11591]

@TnRiver46 the most surprising part for me is that you even had a spinnerbait tied on lol 

[LrgmouthShad]

Thank goodness. I can now sleep at night

[Eric 26]

@TnRiver46 I knew you could do it?

[TnRiver46]

@Jar11591, you’d be shocked how often I throw those things haha. @LrgmouthShad gave me that bait, I think he might have infused it with magic shad oil 

[LrgmouthShad]

8 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

@Jar11591, you’d be shocked how often I throw those things haha. @LrgmouthShad gave me that bait, I think he might have infused it with magic shad oil 

You’d thrown that same one a bunch before though right? Or did you swap colors? 
 

[TnRiver46]

@LrgmouthShad I’ve tried that one and the chartreuse one 

[LrgmouthShad]

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

@LrgmouthShad I’ve tried that one and the chartreuse one 

Do me a favor and try the green glimmer one soon. That water looks decently clear 

[hokiehunter373]

Had an hour to get out last night and took my new best bud with me.  First cast ever with a Berkley MaxScent Flat Worm and this little 1.5-2# male inhaled it.  5# mama wasn't as stupid as he was though.  Sun got down and air cooled down quick and that was all she wrote for the night but it was great to just be out.  Hopefully some longer and more productive sessions soon.

 

 

 

It's tough work when dad doesn't let you chew on their tales like you want to

 

[Swamp Girl]

@PhishLI, please tell the story of your Great Green Whale. When did you realize she was a trophy. What did she hit? How was the fight? Did you ever feel she might free herself? 

 

@hokiehunter373, I love dog pics as much as bass pics.

[Swamp Girl]

I rose at four to fish a new pond. Some landowners permit passage to reach water, but this landowner didn't allow fishers to drive down to the water. I had to park beside a stone wall and then go under a barrier bristling with signs. I strapped a pair of wheels under my canoe and rolled it down the road. The wheels worked great. I only caught six bass, using a loon-colored Whopper Plopper, a wacky-hooked Senko in green pumpkin with a chartreuse tip, and a Rage Swimmer in shad colors. I took photos of the trail after the fishing when it was light, hoping you guys would find the approach to be interesting. Sorry about the water on the lens. Canoes are wet. 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

4 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Y’all ain’t gonna believe this one……..

I was piddling around downtown and saw some shad flicker . Chucked the spinnerbait over there and a smallmouth ate it. Still in shock today……. I even took two pictures just in case and the fish looks totally different seconds apart haha

What an incredibly stupid yet beautiful fish, congrats you caught the lowest IQ fish in the TN River  ?

[gim]

21 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

I rose at four to fish a new pond.

That is dedication, no doubt about it.  Do they require lights on a watercraft in the dark there?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

6 minutes ago, gimruis said:

That is dedication, no doubt about it.  Do they require lights on a watercraft in the dark there?

I'd venture a guess that Game Wardens are too soft to trek back into the areas that Katie lurks ?

[Fishlegs]

@TnRiver46 caught a fish on a spinnerbait!?! Everybody better get their lives in order...

 

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[TnRiver46]

22 minutes ago, gimruis said:

That is dedication, no doubt about it.  Do they require lights on a watercraft in the dark there?

If you don’t have a motor, only a flashlight is required to have on board for signaling (it’s hard to plug your lights into a wooden paddle.)

[gim]

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

If you don’t have a motor, only a flashlight is required to have on board for signaling

Did not know that.  Thanks

[Swamp Girl]

54 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I'd venture a guess that Game Wardens are too soft to trek back into the areas that Katie lurks ?

 

Ha! I've never seen a game warden, but they used to have their own tv show called, "North Woods Law." Four is my usual time to begin a fishing morning. Fishing can be great then. I have caught a bass on many first casts.

 

As far as a flashlight, I rarely carry one. I do, however, always carry a Rapala digital scale now thanks to Alex! And I always carry hook cutters too thanks to another BR poster. 

[Kirtley Howe]

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

If you don’t have a motor, only a flashlight is required to have on board for signaling (it’s hard to plug your lights into a wooden paddle.)

When I owned a wooden rowboat, I mounted lights front and back. The rear all-around white light was powered with 2 D batteries. The front Red/Green lights were powered with a small 12v battery. I am not sure what the rules were, but I did not want to be invisible to other boaters. I also put 3M reflective tape on my oars, and down the sides of the boat just below the gunnels. 

[Swamp Girl]

14 minutes ago, Kirtley Howe said:

I am not sure what the rules were, but I did not want to be invisible to other boaters.

 

98% of the time, I'm the only boater and if there is another boater, 99% of the time, it's another paddler, so a collision would be a bitsy bump. Still, a flashlight makes sense, maybe a tiny, but high-powered LED flashlight that I can wear.

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

98% of the time, I'm the only boater and if there is another boater, 99% of the time, it's another paddler, so a collision would be a bitsy bump. Still, a flashlight makes sense, maybe a tiny, but high-powered LED flashlight that I can wear.

A game warden buddy of mine said even a cell phone  flashlight counts. 

 

I was driving up the dead center of TN River  one night and saw a blinking red light in the middle. I idled over to see what it was and it was two people on two paddle boards. It takes a village……

 

[Swamp Girl]

4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I was driving up the dead center of TN River  one night and saw a blinking red light in the middle. I idled over to see what it was and it was two people on two paddle boards. It takes a village……

 

[throttleplate]

8 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Y’all ain’t gonna believe this one……..

I was piddling around downtown and saw some shad flicker . Chucked the spinnerbait over there and a smallmouth ate it. Still in shock today……. I even took two pictures just in case and the fish looks totally different seconds apart haha