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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 

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3 hours ago, 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.

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.

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@Bluebasser86 Ahhhh - forgot you said it had already snowed out there. None of that here yet in central IN & we’re going to be seeing more days in the 50’s but wind & rain for a few days. Hoping I can go just once in December.

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It’s currently 21 degrees here with some light flurries.  However after seeing the fish some of you have posted recently I’m tempted to head out to the local reservoir just because I’m curious if I could even catch anything. 🤔

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Gin clear water, 31° air temps, wind out of the north east, bluebird skies, 46° surface temps.  They want a plum apple ribbon tail worm. 😂😂😂😂🎣🎣🎣🎣

 

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17 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

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

I believe the largemouth on my left was 5lbs and 3 oz. I think the spot on the left was 2lbs 1 oz which for where I am located in the country is a really good one.

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@benburkefishing nice fish my man! I'd like to add if I may, that once a fish hits that 5#ish mark its best to keep their bottom jaw in line with their belly rather than holding it at an angle and leveraging their body against it.

 

Once they get that heavy hyper-extending their jaw can damage it. They'll swim off fine and you'll be none the wiser that they actually may have gotten hurt and may or may not recuperate.

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59 minutes ago, Kites R4 Skyfishing said:

@benburkefishing nice fish my man! I'd like to add if I may, that once a fish hits that 5#ish mark its best to keep their bottom jaw in line with their belly rather than holding it at an angle and leveraging their body against it.

 

Once they get that heavy hyper-extending their jaw can damage it. They'll swim off fine and you'll be none the wiser that they actually may have gotten hurt and may or may not recuperate.

 

That's an excellent bass care tip. Thanks!

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Welp, went out after all and caught three.  Would have stayed out longer but my line started freezing on the spool.

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You guys are making me feel like a wimp!

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11 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

You guys are making me feel like a wimp!

Real wimp! You go out in the pitch black, walk your canoe through the woods, launch well before daylight. I think you're good to go my lady.

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@ol'crickety 👆What they said & also deal with hellacious mosquitoes, I’d imagine.

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I'm not brave so much as completely hopelessly addicted to the tug....and a little bit stupid 😉😂😂😂

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3 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

I'm not brave so much as completely hopelessly addicted to the tug....and a little bit stupid 😉😂😂😂

All of the above but especially those head shakes before you see ‘em - then you know…..

Happy Napoleon Dynamite GIF

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4 hours ago, Kites R4 Skyfishing said:

@benburkefishing nice fish my man! I'd like to add if I may, that once a fish hits that 5#ish mark its best to keep their bottom jaw in line with their belly rather than holding it at an angle and leveraging their body against it.

 

Once they get that heavy hyper-extending their jaw can damage it. They'll swim off fine and you'll be none the wiser that they actually may have gotten hurt and may or may not recuperate.

Thanks for reminding me of this totally slipped my mind at the time. I was to concentrated by getting a good picture in between the bouts of rain. 

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@Jamesg0418 Nice smallies. Good way to end the season. Have a great trip to FL! If you do go to Stick Marsh/Headwaters area, check out Giuseppe’s Italian off of 512 in Fellsmere. Good food IMO.

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No largies today, cold shut them down a bit I think. But a solid day of striper fishing, had 21 total with 4 keepers. Largest was 23" 18/21 came on the A-rig, they didn't want anything else.

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Got my first fish on a Ned rig in the freezing cold last night.  It wasn't a bass but I caught a fish. 😎😂

 

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Then this morning I swung by the pond for the sunrise and nailed a tank on the flashy swimmer largo shad!

 

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16 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

It wasn't a bass but I caught a fish. 😎😂

 

Never know what you're gonna catch on a small piece of do-nothing plastic. I've caught 20 lb catfish all the way down to tiny bluegill.

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I threw a buzz toad and I caught two fish that each missed it once before taking. This was the better of them. Fishing the nuclear power plant lake on a boat tomorrow, recent reports have some pretty bonkers catch rates so I'm looking forward to a strong numbers day.

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2 hours ago, thediscochef said:

I threw a buzz toad and I caught two fish that each missed it once before taking. This was the better of them. Fishing the nuclear power plant lake on a boat tomorrow, recent reports have some pretty bonkers catch rates so I'm looking forward to a strong numbers day.

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Squaw Creek?

FM

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