Super User MIbassyaker Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 16 hours ago, ol'crickety said: She's a Brunhilda! 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 12, 2023 Global Moderator Posted September 12, 2023 @ol'crickety+ junebug worm= a force that should be outlawed in several states 3 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: @ol'crickety+ junebug worm= a force that should be outlawed in several states Ha! I'm ordering some of those Zoom Trick Worms today too. Say, Mr. River, I missed three fish in a row at the end of my fishing session with my Magnum worm. With one, I set the hook at first feel and nada. So, I figured the worm was so long that it took two secs to reach the hook. So, I waited on the next two. I was using a Shimano Bait Runner, disengaged the drag, and both bass whizzed off line and then I cranked down until I felt their weight, set the hook, and nada again. Any suggestions? Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 12, 2023 Global Moderator Posted September 12, 2023 Well if you tried both schools of thought, there’s not much else I could suggest haha. Sometimes they just don’t hook up, lot of plastic to booger up the hook point Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: lot of plastic to booger up the hook point 1 Quote
keagbassr Posted September 12, 2023 Posted September 12, 2023 Got out today about 7:30 to 12, caught 14 bass, 1 on a buzzbait, 2 on a frog and 11 on a double wide beaver with 5 of those being decent ones weighing 4-3, 4-2, 3-9, 3-7and 3-1. I don't know how many times I can go back to the well before It runs dry but so long as the fish are buried up.in those weeds I'm gonna keep.trying to clonk'em on the noggin. 13 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 Let's see who remembers this one.... Man, @keagbassr really gave those bass a shavin today ? 2 2 Quote
bp_fowler Posted September 12, 2023 Posted September 12, 2023 3 hours ago, ol'crickety said: Ha! I'm ordering some of those Zoom Trick Worms today too. Black and/or Bubblegum ? Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, bp_fowler said: Black and/or Bubblegum ? I ordered black, watermelon, junebug, and green pumpkin. I would have ordered bubblegum too if I'd read your post before placing the order. FWIW, I'm paddling up that little stream again this evening. We got 1.75" of rainfall last night, so I'm looking forward to experiencing and fishing the uptick in current. It was already pretty swift a couple days ago, so it should be gurgling this evening. That little stream makes me so happy. Then, before dusk, I'll paddle to the bog at the end of the stream and hope to catch a big girl, a Brunhilda. Here's why: 2 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 1 minute ago, ol'crickety said: black good 1 minute ago, ol'crickety said: junebug good Crush em ? 3 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 I missed @keagbassr's post. Man, oh, man, that man sure can cowboy, i.e. if cowboys actually wrangled bass. 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 40 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said: good good Crush em ? I'll have to wait for the ordered worms to arrive, but for this evening, I did find a black worm and a smaller blue one, so I'll be fishing those within two hours! @rodscrossed! 1 Quote
Super User casts_by_fly Posted September 12, 2023 Super User Posted September 12, 2023 4 hours ago, ol'crickety said: Ha! I'm ordering some of those Zoom Trick Worms today too. Say, Mr. River, I missed three fish in a row at the end of my fishing session with my Magnum worm. With one, I set the hook at first feel and nada. So, I figured the worm was so long that it took two secs to reach the hook. So, I waited on the next two. I was using a Shimano Bait Runner, disengaged the drag, and both bass whizzed off line and then I cranked down until I felt their weight, set the hook, and nada again. Any suggestions? could be bluegills or small (< 8") bass that are just grabbing the tail and running off. I get that a lot with big worms. If its a bass, its going to get all of the worm almost all of the time to the point that I don't wait to set the hook. Just reel down tight quickly and set it. Quote
The Baron Posted September 12, 2023 Posted September 12, 2023 @LrgmouthShad @ol'crickety A 10” T-rigged Power Worm in either Tequila Sunrise or Junebug is one of my favourite ways to catch ‘em. Drag that along a deep weed edge real slow. ? 3 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 13, 2023 Super User Posted September 13, 2023 Big bass, @The Baron! I fished for 2.5 hours tonight. I caught a dozen bass in that little river and another eight in the bog below it. Back in June, @AlabamaSpothunter and @PhishLI urged me to focus on fewer bodies of water than I fished last year and I've done that, focusing primarily on four bodies of water. The payoff has been 51 bass over four pounds and seven between six and seven pounds. I didn't add to that total tonight, but I sure caught some beauties, twenty in all, up to 18 inches. The last girl was bleeding a bit and I don't know why, but she sure was feisty when I released her. It's usually me bleeding, not the bass. 19 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 13, 2023 Global Moderator Posted September 13, 2023 Had to hide under a bridge for at least 30 minutes from a bad storm. Thought the evening was ruined until…… My buddy got a lunker! Another over 20”. I thought it was a two footer when it cleared the water, it was flying. Quite a battle in 15,000 cubic feet per second I got some smaller varieties and a blue cat for dinner 21 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 13, 2023 Super User Posted September 13, 2023 Right now is the time to fish with @TnRiver46 if you want to see or catch a 20"+ smallie. That first pic is awesome. Your buddy should print it, frame it, and hang it. 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted September 13, 2023 Super User Posted September 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, ol'crickety said: Big bass, @The Baron! I fished for 2.5 hours tonight. I caught a dozen bass in that little river and another eight in the bog below it. Back in June, @AlabamaSpothunter and @PhishLI urged me to focus on fewer bodies of water than I fished last year and I've done that, focusing primarily on four bodies of water. The payoff has been 51 bass over four pounds and seven between six and seven pounds. I didn't add to that total tonight, but I sure caught some beauties, twenty in all, up to 18 inches. The last girl was bleeding a bit and I don't know why, but she sure was feisty when I released her. It's usually me bleeding, not the bass. Great job this season Katie on the big ones, and you still have the Fall to go! Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 13, 2023 Super User Posted September 13, 2023 32 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Great job this season Katie on the big ones, and you still have the Fall to go! I hope I do better than I did last fall. I caught bass and a few big girls last fall, but expected more from the season, given the way people rave about it. I credit PhishLI and you for much of my success. You guys gave me great advice. 1 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 13, 2023 Global Moderator Posted September 13, 2023 Thanks Katie! Our 20” probably weigh the same as your 17”fish, they are long and lean 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 13, 2023 Super User Posted September 13, 2023 28 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Thanks Katie! Our 20” probably weigh the same as your 17”fish, they are long and lean Nah, that 20" is solid. I'm just hoping I also catch a 20" too simply by chatting with you, that your mojo travels through the Intertubes. 1 1 Quote
Dominat0r Posted September 13, 2023 Posted September 13, 2023 Caught a few today, 2 on the 3" kietech and 1 off blazin worm. 14 Quote
The Bassman Posted September 13, 2023 Posted September 13, 2023 Catching has been decent lately even with pond levels dropping from a lack of rain. Caught several today with ten or so on topwater and a half dozen more on my trusty Booyah One Knocker when the breeze finally kicked in a little. This one was the best. Got her(?) on a 04 SubWart. I actually sight fished her and she took it dead stick like a bluegill sucking in a fly rod popper. 17 Quote
thediscochef Posted September 13, 2023 Posted September 13, 2023 Dink fest on the ol monster. Fall fishing officially arrived on 9/12 at sunrise. Yee haw 17 Quote
Super User Bird Posted September 13, 2023 Super User Posted September 13, 2023 Got my retired 1st cousin on the boat today and the fish were very active. Hitting crank baits, Spinnerbaits and wacky finesse worms. He hooked the best one in a tree top with a crappie colored Spinnerbait. 18 Quote
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