Latest Catch Pics Thread

[LrgmouthShad]

3 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

That would be a Strike King Tour Grade double willow, 3/4oz in “Green Tomato”. The clean up hitter of my spinnerbait line up. 

Really unique color. Pretty cool

 

what's the trailer?

[Jar11591]

Just now, LrgmouthShad said:

Really unique color. Pretty cool

Been great in this super clear lake as well as some dingier water I fish. On sale for $6 on TW currently. 

[LrgmouthShad]

Just now, Jar11591 said:

On sale for $6 on TW currently. 

Bait monkey confirmed. We found him boys. 
 

Now get away from me, you monster 

 

Still….

[Jar11591]

31 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

what's the trailer

3.75” Rage Swimmer

[FishTank]

I took a day off and went to a new lake for me. It was unreal. I caught 17 smallmouth in the 12-15in range and a couple in 3+lb range, 2 largemouth, 5 sunfish, and 1 big gar. It was just fantastic. It was best day I have had this year.

 

This big girl was around 23in and 7lbs. 

 

Most of the smallmouth I caught were this size.

 

 

I also saw one crazy boat on the way there. I'm not quite sure where he was going to put it but it had 4 350hp engines on it. I can't imagine the cost. Sorry for the bad Pic but I passed it too quickly.  

 

 

 

[Jmurphy87]

Well I got out today and caught around 15 in a hour, no size at all really. I got one decent one probably 1.5-2lbs, not what I am looking for. But it’s the biggest one that I have pulled out so far this year. All caught on a salty super fluke in Houdini on a 2/0 owner haymaker hook. I didn’t bother with pictures since I was waste deep in muck in my swimming trunks lol, still have not bought new waders. I had a few more hits later on a ribbon tail worm, they were not eating it good enough to stick them with a hook though. They were just biting the tail lol. I finally caught some fish on a fluke so I am happy. The wife caught one also.

[TnRiver46]

[Swamp Girl]

Whadda day, @FishTank! 

 

I once saw a cigarette boat on Lake Michigan with FIVE 450 hp outboards. I didn't even know that a 450 hp outboard was made.

 

Of course, I muttered, "Someone is compensating."

 

Then a little later, I passed the boat again and the owner was there. It was still morning, but he was exhaling a haze of booze. His bulbous, red nose looked like it had been chewed by a puppy and he was as soft as a kitten. I remembered my first thought and was sad that I was so right.

[GaryH]

2 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

Whadda day, @FishTank! 

 

I once saw a cigarette boat on Lake Michigan with FIVE 450 hp outboards. I didn't even know that a 450 hp outboard was made.

 

Of course, I muttered, "Someone is compensating."

 

Then a little later, I passed the boat again and the owner was there. It was still morning, but he was exhaling a haze of booze. His bulbous, red nose looked like it had been chewed by a puppy and he was as soft as a kitten. I remembered my first thought and was sad that I was so right.

You are truly blessed with your words. Thanks for the morning smile. ?????

[A-Jay]

2 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

Whadda day, @FishTank! 

 

I once saw a cigarette boat on Lake Michigan with FIVE 450 hp outboards. I didn't even know that a 450 hp outboard was made.

 

Of course, I muttered, "Someone is compensating."

 

Then a little later, I passed the boat again and the owner was there. It was still morning, but he was exhaling a haze of booze. His bulbous, red nose looked like it had been chewed by a puppy and he was as soft as a kitten. I remembered my first thought and was sad that I was so right.

Petty.

A-Jay

[Swamp Girl]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

Petty.

A-Jay

 

Eh, you can't please everyone. 

[LrgmouthShad]

@FishTank you need a little more love for your day. Absolutely fantastic catching. Well done sir. Love that biggun 

[TnRiver46]

I wish TVA wouldn’t permit the spraying of vegetation! So much fun too fish 

[Blue Raider Bob]

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I wish TVA wouldn’t kill vegetation! So much fun too fish 

Never tried the Johnson Silver Minnow. How fast do you need to retrieve to keep from sinking?

 

[TnRiver46]

It will slow wobble on top. But they eat it when it sinks too 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

I wish TVA wouldn’t permit the spraying of vegetation! So much fun too fish 

It amazes me how even many Bass anglers don't understand the importance of keeping grass in a lake.   

 

Dude who just bought a brand new LVS 34 scope for a dedicated 25k small lake bassboat just hired a bunch of folks to get in the water and rip out a bunch of grass in front of his waterfront.    

 

Between the State DNRs and then individual property owners, my new pet peeve is people destroying grass on waterways we all share.   I'd make the case that anglers contribute more to lakes than any other group.   

[Fishlegs]

I'm late posting, but I was fortunate enough to get to tag along on a fishing trip with @roadwarrior& his friend David (sorry I didn't get his BR screen name) last week. It was a great trip. The day started with a good breakfast, and great conversation. It would've been a good day if it had ended there because I got to meet a new friend, but add beautiful weather, great water, and catching a boatload of fish to that and it became a day I won't soon forget.

 

We started out drifting with minnows, but the drum, sauger, and catfish made us switch to artificials. I tried throwing spinnerbaits, and lipless cranks, but the only thing getting bites were soft plastics. We caught fish on several different varieties, but the Rage Menace was the champ. It didn't matter what color it was. If it was a menace it got bit. Kent caught some on a Rage Bug, and I caught a couple on a brush hog, but the menace showed out all day. Among the three of us we ended up catching 45 fish. Mostly smallmouth, a few largemouth, one spotted bass, one striper, a few white bass, catfish, sauger, and drum. If we had been fishing in a drum tournament I would've gotten a check. ??‍♂️

 

I didn't end up with many pictures because we were too busy catching fish, and grabbing the net. I'll take that any day though. Here are a few I got. The last one is one that Kent caught. I don't think it was the biggest fish of the day, but I think it was the prettiest fish of the day. A big thanks to Kent & David for letting me tag along. I hope we get to do it again soon!

 

 

 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

17 minutes ago, Fishlegs said:

I'm late posting, but I was fortunate enough to get to tag along on a fishing trip with @roadwarrior& his friend David (sorry I didn't get his BR screen name) last week. It was a great trip. The day started with a good breakfast, and great conversation. It would've been a good day if it had ended there because I got to meet a new friend, but add beautiful weather, great water, and catching a boatload of fish to that and it became a day I won't soon forget.

 

We started out drifting with minnows, but the drum, sauger, and catfish made us switch to artificials. I tried throwing spinnerbaits, and lipless cranks, but the only thing getting bites were soft plastics. We caught fish on several different varieties, but the Rage Menace was the champ. It didn't matter what color it was. If it was a menace it got bit. Kent caught some on a Rage Bug, and I caught a couple on a brush hog, but the menace showed out all day. Among the three of us we ended up catching 45 fish. Mostly smallmouth, a few largemouth, one spotted bass, one striper, a few white bass, catfish, sauger, and drum. If we had been fishing in a drum tournament I would've gotten a check. ??‍♂️

 

I didn't end up with many pictures because we were too busy catching fish, and grabbing the net. I'll take that any day though. Here are a few I got. The last one is one that Kent caught. I don't think it was the biggest fish of the day, but I think it was the prettiest fish of the day. A big thanks to Kent & David for letting me tag along. I hope we get to do it again soon!

 

 

 

 

 

That's awesome, Roadwarrior seems like a heck of a dude who loves to put others on fish.

[T-Billy]

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Petty.

A-Jay

Richard? I bet he has a fast boat.

Our office manager has God given floatation devices and a ski boat named "Always Wet". She's Awesome.

[Fishlegs]

8 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Roadwarrior seems like a heck of a dude who loves to put others on fish.

That is an accurate statement. I'm thankful to get to fish with him. I learn something every time I go with him. He has definitely made me a better fisherman.

[TnRiver46]

5 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

That's awesome, Roadwarrior seems like a heck of a dude who loves to put others on fish.

You nailed it! 
 

rumor has it the he is also the master of the barbecue grill 

[Team9nine]

Short trip in the heat (high 86), but it wasn’t too terrible. Beat the pop-up thunderstorms. Weeds overgrew the shallows before they treated, now everything is dying/dead. EVERY cast required cleaning off the clinging vegetation, but enough casts found open areas to get a handful of bites, including one decent fish and another near the 5 pound mark.

Two shots of the bigger fish:

 

 

A second decent fish caught sight fishing the inside weedline:

[Bluebasser86]

Got in a bunch of fishing over the holiday weekend, most of it with the family which was a nice bonus. 

Saturday we spent most of the day on the lake that was surprisingly not that crowded and most of the other boats were fellow fishermen, so that was nice. We caught a little bit of everything, nothing big, but lots of action.

Sunday I went and met a friend at some walk in fishing ponds. I brought both kayaks and he got to experience that for the first time. I think he had a lot of fun, other than he wore shorts and didn't wear sunblock on his legs. He caught a couple nice fish, and I got a few of my own as well.

 

Monday wasn't supposed to be a lake day, but it was too nice outside and we couldn't think of anything better to do, so I took the family back to the same lake we were at Saturday. I thought the boat traffic would be lighter but I think there was actually more traffic Monday than there had been Saturday, but it still wasn't terrible. Fishing was a little tougher, but still caught a lot of fish. My son and I teamed up for the biggest smallmouth of the day when it chased my fish into the boat. I took his rod and dropped his bait real quick and gave it right back when it ate it. Got it all on video, it was a really cool and hectic moment. Lake also managed a "Bass Slam", catching a spot, largemouth, and smallmouth, the first time he's ever done it. The spot was his first fish of the day and the largemouth he caught from the ramp while I was loading the boat up. 

 

[Jmurphy87]

I got to go out to the lake again today, I was constantly at work thinking about how the fish were short striking the ribbon tail worm yesterday. I knew that the reaction bite is hot currently, my solution is add a bigger bullet weight to give them less time to stare at it. It worked, I caught six or more slightly larger dinks today on the ribbon tail. Success, I tried my other idea also and caught two on a baby paca craw in sungill with a 3/8 bullet weight. I even caught a decent little one on it, just under 3lbs at 2.92lbs. I then caught a couple on a perch of flat 6 crank, I also had a long skinny fish jump over my top water lure. I think that I did ok.

Edited June 1, 2023 by Jmurphy87
I had 2.96, was 2.92

[TnRiver46]

@Bluebasser86, awesome trip with great fish! I like those go vols shorts your oldest is wearing ! Hahaha