Latest Catch Pics Thread

[MIbassyaker]

  On 11/27/2023 at 1:44 AM, TnRiver46 said:

@MIbassyaker, nowhere to stand on the bank below a dam and fish ? I do that when it’s too cold and at least break off some jigs 

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The major obstacle is time.  The second obstacle is Steelhead Season: Dams are constantly crowded, thus defeating the purpose as far as I'm concerned. 

 

 

  On 11/27/2023 at 1:41 AM, ol'crickety said:

I second @MIbassyaker's sigh.

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The struggle is real, isnt it!

[RipzLipz]

@TnRiver46 Well done hanging in there & making the best of it. Slow days can be bummers but still better than raking leaves in my book. 👍

 

@MIbassyaker You’re more than welcome to come down & freeze your beans off in the Crawdad with me.🤣 I draw the line at 39° & wind over 10mph though.

 

Extended forecast calling for highs in 40s & into upper 50s but going to be too windy. Thursday is supposed to be almost 60° but calling for rain for 4 out of 5 days later in the week. I hope the honey hole isn’t going to be chocolate milk by December. Chances looking good I may make it out next month.

 

@ol'crickety I know the feeling all too well. With luck a short winter but usually when it’s mild like this we get a late running winter. 🤮

[jimanchower]

@RipzLipz sent me here...

 

 

 

I got out intending to throw swimbaits but started with a 3/8" jig with a Rage Bug 3.5" trailer and on about my third cast I stuck a 5.5 pounder. I threw the jig some more and then threw swimbaits for about an hour with no luck. I've never been much of a football jig guy but I brought one with me so I tied it on and caught three decent fish in my first three casts. Played around a little more and decided to switch it up to a black and blue jig. All I had was a 1/2" Beast Coast Lil Magnum and I had one black and blue Sweet Beaver trailer. A couple of casts later I land my PB, or at least the largest that I've weighed: 7lb 4oz. I kept on fishing and caught several more decent ones. Great day on the water.

[Swamp Girl]

@jimanchower: Welcome and congrats! Please don't do a one and done posting. Stay! Be an active member of this great group of anglers. Now, here's me celebrating your beast:

 

[RipzLipz]

@jimanchower

Nicely done & congratulations on the PB. I can blame you for having to look this up:

"A group of pigs is called a drift or drove. A group of young pigs is called a litter. A group of hogs is called a passel or team. A group of swine is called a sounder. A group of boars is called a singular."

 

Nice drove you ran into. You toss that jig out & piggies be like:

 

Keep spanking them until they don’t want it anymore.

 

[Swamp Girl]

One way I can infer weight is the heavy bass, over six pounds or so, stretch their lower jaws when lipped and gripped, like @jimanchower's big girl. 

 

 

 

 

 

[RipzLipz]

  On 11/27/2023 at 3:01 AM, ol'crickety said:

One way I can infer weight is the heavy bass, over six pounds or so, stretch their lower jaws when lipped and gripped, like @jimanchower's big girl. 

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That & it appears he might be able to fit his face in her mouth 🤣🤣

[PhishLI]

  On 11/27/2023 at 2:22 AM, jimanchower said:

A couple of casts later I land my PB, or at least the largest that I've weighed: 7lb 4oz. I kept on fishing and caught several more decent ones. Great day on the water.

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👊💪👍

[thediscochef]

Well I didn't get a PB, or even close. But I did successfully catch bass under the full moon. NWS says 36 degrees out, 70% humidity, and 10mph north wind. Caught four, lost two better fish but that's just the way she goes sometimes. Gonna be making my way round some other spots this week, hoping for some good luck.

[RipzLipz]

@thediscochef You need a stocking cap that says, "I’d rather be fishing in warmer weather" 🤣

 

All kidding aside, that’s dedication my man. Nicely done.👍

[Bluebasser86]

Spent a day on the water with my buddy Jon on Saturday. Temps started in the 20s and barely broke freezing by quitting time when the snow really started. Fighting the ice ws annoying, but we were fighting so many fish it was easy to ignore. Over 50 fish between us on jerkbaits, Neds, and blades mostly. Jon's fish were camera shy 😅

 

 

[RipzLipz]

@Bluebasser86 Just the one on crankbait starting to show lipstick. 👍

[Swamp Girl]

 

^This^ is for Officer Blue, but I know Tim RipZ loves squirrels too. 

[N Florida Mike]

Tried another pond on the work route for a little while. This pond has been there a long time but was private land with one landowner. Now, like so much of Florida, develepors bought it and now there’s access. 
A man stopped and asked if I caught anything, as I turned to talk to him a fish clobbered my yum dinger as I was reeling in. He missed, I threw back over , and he bit again. The man said he’s fished there a lot and never caught anything, not even a bream, nor has other people he talked to.

I told him” a local boy can survive” .

Not big but we know there’s fish in there at least !

 

ps: on the way out the biggest bobcat I’ve ever seen crossed the road. Too far away to get a pic though…

[Bluebasser86]

  On 11/27/2023 at 5:42 PM, RipzLipz said:

@Bluebasser86 Just the one on crankbait starting to show lipstick. 👍

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Water was 42*. Lake will likely be froze over by next weekend 🤦

[RipzLipz]

  On 11/27/2023 at 7:49 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

Water was 42*. Lake will likely be froze over by next weekend 🤦

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I am pretty much east of you & would be surprised if we’re froze out that soon but we have more hills than what I’ve seen driving through KS on I-70. I could be wrong though - wouldn’t be the first time. Biggest factor for me right now is wind due to small waters & lightweight boat.

 

  On 11/27/2023 at 5:44 PM, ol'crickety said:

 

^This^ is for Officer Blue, but I know Tim RipZ loves squirrels too. 

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[Swamp Girl]

That is one sassy squirrel!

[Blue Raider Bob]

  On 11/27/2023 at 5:13 AM, RipzLipz said:

@thediscochef You need a stocking cap that says, "I’d rather be fishing in warmer weather" 🤣

 

All kidding aside, that’s dedication my man. Nicely done.👍

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Took me awhile to read his hat. First thought was it was written in Russian...that would explain the heavy clothing. Surprised Gimruis hasn't thrown a flag on that Crappie!  🤣

[RipzLipz]

  On 11/27/2023 at 8:21 PM, Blue Raider Bob said:

Took me awhile to read his hat. First thought was it was written in Russian...that would explain the heavy clothing.

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Took me a bit too until I decoded "rather be" 🤣

[TnRiver46]

@Bluebasser86, looks like you’re warming up nicely to blade baits 

[fishingtx]

Hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. Caught these 2 last Wednesday solo in a rainstorm.

[Bluebasser86]

  On 11/27/2023 at 9:47 PM, TnRiver46 said:

@Bluebasser86, looks like you’re warming up nicely to blade baits 

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It's hard for me to find areas I can fish them, but I feel like I've figured them out. I was doing way too much with them. I think I do better fishing them on spinning gear also. I showed my buddy how to fish one and he caught his first couple blade fish also.

[TnRiver46]

I need to get on the cheap ones you mentioned, I bought 2 for $11 and lost them both. Did catch a few fish but thats still a little steep as hangy as they are 

[Swamp Girl]

@benburkefishing: How big was the one on your left, Ben?

[Bluebasser86]

  On 11/27/2023 at 7:55 PM, RipzLipz said:

I am pretty much east of you & would be surprised if we’re froze out that soon but we have more hills than what I’ve seen driving through KS on I-70. I could be wrong though - wouldn’t be the first time. Biggest factor for me right now is wind due to small waters & lightweight boat.

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We got a lot of snow Saturday/Sunday to really cool the water, plus several days in a row with lows in the teens and highs barely above freezing. Most of the ponds were already froze over today.