Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Attila]

Though the belly isn't as big as @A-Jay's pb from the other day, this little guy sure put on the feedbag over the last few days...lol  The structure was a rock finger between a point and an island with current coming across it from left to right, and then finally going over a small dam a little ways downstream. Caught a whole bunch tonight on the Strike King KVD 2 Hook Jerkbait in ayu pattern and the old reliable, the Rapala Shadow Rap in yellow perch pattern.

 

[ohboyitsrobby]

Caught a bunch of these yesterday. Not exactly a hawg but it's who was with me that matters. Drop shotting humps on ouachita can be so much fun. First time I went fishing just for fun in a while had a blast and so did he.

[fishwizzard]

Had another good catch at the little pond today;

 

My scale is still battery-less, which is a shame cuz the she felt quite heavy and I am still trying to crack 4lbs out of this spot.  Got her on a spinnerbait and a pair of 1-2lb ones as well. 

 

Tomorrow I am giving this pond a break and am going wading for smallies, but I will be back soon.  

[Angealy]

All i wanted was a bass but instead i get two pickerel, I guess bass and other fish are hiding.

I don't run into them to often but when i do, It really puts me in a panic mode and i'm not really to sure what to do in the situation.

I hooked this guy and he gave up such a fight and wouldn't open his mouth for hook removal.

Any attempts to trying to get him unhooked and set free he'd thrash around.

So my sister put her foot barely on him and that was enough to stop him from thrash around and calm him down to where i was able to remove the hook and put him back where he belongs.

Any advice on the correct way of handling these fish would be much appreciated.

[WolfyBrandon]

55 minutes ago, Angealy said:

Any advice on the correct way of handling these fish would be much appreciated.

 

3 Tools for Toothy Critters, (what I use)

 

1) Fish Gripper (Bogagrip)

 

2) Pliars / Hook Remover (Quarrow Hook Remover)

 

3) Jaw Spreader (Danielson Fish Mouth Spreader)

 

Having them makes dealing with pike a night/day difference.

[Scarborough817]

6 hours ago, Angealy said:

Any advice on the correct way of handling these fish would be much appreciated.

look at my picture above yours you slide your finger into the gill plate which will force them to open their mouth so you can unhook them normally i use pliers so i dont cut myself because they do shake a lot 

[TnRiver46]

Some topwater smallmouth chasing shad over deep water 

[Angealy]

Went fly fishing today, Still fairly new to this type of fishing i was hoping to land a rainbow trout on it.

I ended up going to the river with some slow current and had a few fish eat my fly but not for very long.

But the fly ended up getting hung up and snagged after trying to set the hook.

I use everything trick i knew and it still wouldn't come loose.

After many attempts, I gave up and accepted defeat.

I broke the line and it caused me to lose my fly and float.

I headed back home and grabbed my other rods and went to the lake instead and it was totally worth it.

I got a rainbow and two large mouth bass.

Rainbow: Weightless trapper dropshot hook paired with a PowerBait Floating Trout Worm, Color: Bubble Gum.

Bass:Weightless 3/0 Gamakatsu Offset EWG Worm Hook paired with a Yum Dinger T-RIG,Color:Watermelon Red Flake.

My reel was having a hard time pulling in this "grass" little did i know there was a huge hog on my line.

I don't have a scale but she felt quite heavy and seemed like a good 5-6 pound bass.

She was feeding up for the winter, That's for sure.

[deep]

The fish are still acting funny. Junk fished to catch my first bluegill of the year, half a dozen crappies, and 10-12 bass. A couple in the 3# range.

 

 

[12poundbass]

The outlaws are coming out of the woodwork now! Must be a full moon. 

[IndianaFinesse]

11 hours ago, Angealy said:

Went fly fishing today, Still fairly new to this type of fishing i was hoping to land a rainbow trout on it.

I ended up going to the river with some slow current and had a few fish eat my fly but not for very long.

But the fly ended up getting hung up and snagged after trying to set the hook.

I use everything trick i knew and it still wouldn't come loose.

After many attempts, I gave up and accepted defeat.

I broke the line and it caused me to lose my fly and float.

I headed back home and grabbed my other rods and went to the lake instead and it was totally worth it.

I got a rainbow and two large mouth bass.

Rainbow: Weightless trapper dropshot hook paired with a PowerBait Floating Trout Worm, Color: Bubble Gum.

Bass:Weightless 3/0 Gamakatsu Offset EWG Worm Hook paired with a Yum Dinger T-RIG,Color:Watermelon Red Flake.

My reel was having a hard time pulling in this "grass" little did i know there was a huge hog on my line.

I don't have a scale but she felt quite heavy and seemed like a good 5-6 pound bass.

She was feeding up for the winter, That's for sure.

I think it might be time to get yourself a scale, something like This.  Walmart even sometimes has one on sale for less than $10 or $15.

[everythingthatswims]

My tournament partner and I fished a tournament on Stonewall Jackson Lake (WV) on Sunday and we won it with 16lbs. We had never been on the lake before, and spent more time on the trolling motor than anything else, putting together a pattern as we went! Most of the fish came on a whopper plopper 130 and a strike king 1.5 and 2.5.

 

Felt good to whoop up on some locals who didn't expect much from the college kids in the aluminum boat

[A-Jay]

Outstanding ~ Congrats to you both !

btw -  Miss Hand on Hip there in the background, does not appear to be sharing your enthusiasm for this win. 

A-Jay

 

[PECo]

On 9/28/2017 at 12:52 AM, Angealy said:

Any advice on the correct way of handling these fish would be much appreciated.

You can grab a small pickerel just behind the head and gill plate. Just squeeze it a little bit.

[CybrSlydr]

Got two for ya.

 

 

[Bassin' Brad]

 

6 lbs 23 1/2" long

Chrome W/blue back RattleTrap

[Bassin' Brad]

5 1/4 lbs 21 1/2" long

Chrome W/blue back RattleTrap 

[frosty]

My biggest in 5 years, but definitely not my pb, I guess him around 5, my scale died when I grabbed it to weigh him. 

[lo n slo]

On 9/29/2017 at 12:36 PM, everythingthatswims said:

My tournament partner and I fished a tournament on Stonewall Jackson Lake (WV) on Sunday and we won it with 16lbs. We had never been on the lake before, and spent more time on the trolling motor than anything else, putting together a pattern as we went! Most of the fish came on a whopper plopper 130 and a strike king 1.5 and 2.5.

 

Felt good to whoop up on some locals who didn't expect much from the college kids in the aluminum boat

well done. it's more about the fisherman than the boat anyways!

[everythingthatswims]

Fall has definitely made its arrival... Look at the build on these fish! FYI these 3 would weigh 10-11lbs together

[Team9nine]

Small lakes have been a little slow with this weather and lack of rain, but managed a couple dozen this weekend including this guy - score another one for finesse fishing

 

[NorcalBassin]

Took my dad out for a quick trip to Clear Lake last week. Timing with the weather (cold front) was terrible considering how great it's been, but we still had a great time and caught a lot of 2-4 pounders.

 

Every fish was thick with a big ol belly. Should be a great spring considering the ridiculous amount of bait in there...

 

 

 

Even saw a bobcat that couldn't have cared less about us being right there

[StrikePrince]

Fished my favorite little stretch of river today and had a nice day.  Light rain showers scared most people off so I mostly had the stretch to myself.  Turned out to be sunny out and combined with the solitude it was beautiful.

 

But, the bite was slow.  The first fish was this one on a keitech paddletail,  it was probably around 3 lbs?  I had to look it up and I think it's a mountain whitefish (I'm fishing an offshoot of the Columbia river).  

 

The bass bite was slow. Showers stopped, wind slowed and the sun came out and I was able to start getting bit on a grub on a jighead.  Caught a few small smallmouth and decided to drag a jig and trailer.  I'm reluctant to do that at this spot because it's easy to get hung up on the rocks (any tips for jig fishing the size/shape of rocks in the pics?  Football head doesn't seem to help).

 

I only got maybe two bites, but one of them was this nice smallmouth.  Not sure the weight, but I think it was the biggest I'd caught.  May be 2.5?  MAking a hard hookset into a jig bite is so satisfying.  Looking for that feeling again is addicting.

 

Was awesome being able to see the fish come up in the clear water and having the place to myself.  

[BASS302]

@StrikePrince,

That top fish might be a pikeminnow.

[StrikePrince]

9 hours ago, BASS302 said:

@StrikePrince,

That top fish might be a pikeminnow.

Yup, looking at pics of pikeminniws and it was definitely that. Thanks