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[bp_fowler]

Work and weather had kept me away from angling pursuits.  So when I got the chance today I went to the neighboring village’s municipal park to wet a line.  Even though I knew it would probably be a dink fest I just wanted to get my rod bent.

 

When I arrived it was 66 degrees, dark threatening skies with winds 5 mph from the NNE.  
 

Normally I consider casting out into the middle of the body of water I’m a fishing an act of desperation,  the angling equivalent to the Hail Mary pass.  But today I could see milfoil topping out in the middle of the lake.  So I tied on my floating worm, in this case a Xzone Deception Worm in Bass Candy, and began working it around the outside of the weed bed.  
 

I was rewarded with catching 5 fish the first one pictured being the largest that I’ve ever caught at this particular pond, and the next being typical of the rest.

At that point it started raining so I took shelter in the pavilion and snacked for a while.  The deception worm was chewed up pretty bad so I switched it out for a Senko in watermelon red flake.  I wanted to see it the more vertical presentation of the faster sinking Senko would have a different result than the more horizontal twitching movement of the floating worm.

 

By then the rain had stopped so I walked to the opposite bank of the pond to fish the other side of the weed bed.  It started raining again, so I took shelter under a big oak tree.  But then the deluge started,  I considered going back but I would end up soaked either way so I decided heck with it I’ll stay and keep fishing. I caught another 5 on the Senko with this fish being representative of the rest.  

I started to hear thunder in the distance so I called it a day and beat a hasty retreat to my car.

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

10 bass at a municipal park is impressive. 

[BayouSlide]

 

First fish of the day Sunday morning, a double when two spotted bass competed for my Yo-Zuri Rattl'n Vibe 😎👍

[scaleface]

Caught my largest Ned fish ever today . Didnt have a scale. Five lbs I guess . Caught on a rip rap bank.

 

[Pat Brown]

Dang NICE ones everyone!  5 all day @scaleface !  That's a gorgeous fish.  Love her proportions and colors.  I can't imagine the fight on a Ned!  I bet it was amazing!

 

This morning before work - only thing I could get them to eat in torrential downpour and ultra muddy water was a C rig D Bomb dipped in chartreuse dip n glow directly into the current dead stocked.

 

 

One had crawdad antenna coming out of his throat!

 

 

After work the rain subsided and Jake wanted to toss the inline spinner in the muddy water so back we went.

 

I grabbed my frog and down the bank we went.  BAM!  He is on to the right of the boat house AND I hook up on a good one on the frog on the other side of the boat house.

 

Mine comes off swimming directly at me lightning fast (bit 30 ft from me) and Jake catches his first of the day on the inline spinner!

 

 

We keep a walking down to where I was getting action in the rain this morning and I get 4 blow ups on the frog in the channels on the deep weed lines just off the banks.  I am fairly certain 3/4 of the blowups are the same fish missing it again and again so I point Jake in it's direction.

 

BAM!

 

 

Jake nails the kicker for the day on the inline spinner (same fish that missed my frog three times!). A healthy post spawn momma feeding up on bugs and minnows with her sisters.

 

Momma calls and says suppers on the way so back down towards the lot we head - I tell Jake ' hey son, you keep on throwing that spinner while we walk now 😎😎😎👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼'

 

Well it ain't long afore BAM! He whacks #3 and it's another nice one!

 

 

Just as we are about to pass the boat house again he sticks a dink and #4 for the afternoon.

 

 

My son put on a CLINIC with that inline spinner y'all.

 

Floored me!

[Swamp Girl]

Go, Jake, go!

 

[TnRiver46]

Afternoon journey near home yielded an 18.5” SMB, jighead worm. My wife got 4 different species with a fly rod/popper. Bluegill, SMb, LMB, rock bass 

[IcatchDinks]

Spent about 40 minutes before work this morning fishing a local pond. Got to watch an osprey hunting fish after he decided tangling with Mother and Father Goose over their goslings would be too much hassle. He nabbed a small bass before I got mine, but I eventually did catch a very nice 16 incher just before I had to leave. 

[TnRiver46]

That’s a solid one @IcatchDinks

[IcatchDinks]

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

That’s a solid one @IcatchDinks

Indeed. I'm always impressed that this tiny, mucky, scummy pond I fish can produce such solid fish. It was zero substantial cover aside from a few weeds and scum matts. And yet every year I pull out several bass over 16 inches. I watched another angler pull out a 22 incher! My largest is 18. Next time I'm out I'll try to get a picture of the pond to illustrate how small it is. The entire pond will fit in the picture. It gets crazy pressure, and yet in three years of fishing, the fish I've been catching just keep getting bigger. 

[Pat Brown]

I had a feeling....a tingling sensation....wake up early! - the voice inside of my head said to me before bed.

 

I set my alarm for 5 am and hit the pond at 6 am.

 

Sometimes that voice is absolutely right.  Missed one on my first cast that hit it weird.  Stuck this guy a couple casts later.

 

 

Moved down to where I missed on yesterday in some vegetation and tried to see if anyone was home.

 

 

Little but the blowup was satisfying and dragging him in with the salad was fun.  Also this told me all I needed to know.  Fish fast and fish that frog HARD.

 

Which is exactly what I did.

 

Missed one more who gently swirled at my frog so I left that area and made my way to the upper pond and made a cast paralleling the rip rap bank / deeper weedline.

 

BAM!

 

 

After an epic battle I land this 6 pound momma all full of eggs and mad as can be.  Set her off swimming and walked another ten paces and paralleled the bank with a second cast.

 

Missed what appeared to be a larger fish and in setting the hook I twisted my frog up in a deep thick tree branch and had to break it off.

 

The bite shut down pretty much at 7:30/sunrise but they were all over it for that first hour and a half of low light.

 

It was awesome!  Hoping I can find a couple more willing to bite after work!

 

 

[IcatchDinks]

@Pat Brown I had the same feeling! I got up about an hour later than you did, but going to bed early and getting up early is a new routine I'm trying to adapt to. Gives me time to fish in the morning before work and let's me spend my evenings with my family. Today was the first day trying it. Only got one good fish, but getting up early has given a pep to my step as I walk into work instead dragging myself in like I used to. Very nice fish! 

[MIbassyaker]

Got on the water at "Lake 28" for 3 hours, 6am-9am.

 

Only my 5th ever trip to this place (less than 18 hours total, according to my records), so I'm still kind of figuring it out.   I did catch a 4lber here last year.

 

Nothing that nice today, but I got a few (9), including my first few topwater bass of the year on a frog Pop Max....and a few more on the obligatory Super Fluke:

 

Biggest fish was 15", the rest between 12" an 14"

 

[Swamp Girl]

Good fishing, gang! I'm out of reactions...AGAIN!

[Jmurphy87]

I had 45 minutes to fish and caught these two small fish out of the river, dill pickle d bomb with a 1/16 oz brass weight. The last one put up a nice fight but was no match for my zillion mhh rod. I didn’t get skunked and caught a couple fish. It was a good day.

[bp_fowler]

Made it out to the New Reservoir today.  69 degrees and partly cloudy. Winds from the NNE at 2mph.

 

Started out around the boat ramp today and landed 5 on the floating worm.  

 

Here’s the biggest one I caught there….

 

…and the average size fish below

 

My worm and I wore out or welcome there so I took a deer trail through the woods to get to the lower end and the dam.  Along the way I stopped at a few spots where I could access the bank and landed a couple more.

 

 

Added 4 more around the lower end and the dam, this time with the weightless senko.  Typical size shown below. 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2024 by bp_fowler
Accidentally posted the same fish twice 🤦🏻‍♂️

[LrgmouthShad]

@bp_fowler I totally forgot the floating worm exists. Definitely a great thing to be throwing right now, thanks.

 

Great day!

[bp_fowler]

10 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

@bp_fowler I totally forgot the floating worm exists. Definitely a great thing to be throwing right now, thanks.

It’s been gangbusters for me so far this spring.  Especially shines around shallow vegetation.

[Swamp Girl]

Just now, bp_fowler said:

It’s been gangbusters for me so far this spring.  Especially shines around shallow vegetation.

 

Are you T-rigging it, BP? And does it literally float like a surface lure?

[LrgmouthShad]

2 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Are you T-rigging it, BP? And does it literally float like a surface lure?

 

4 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

It’s been gangbusters for me so far this spring.  Especially shines around shallow vegetation.

Yeah, and my lake is flooded. Bass are either in the bushes or suspended. That could be the deal, right there. 
 

I don’t know if I’m comfortable including it in my DD hunt rotation, but rumor has it that disco and I are fishing together soon and of course it will be just “fun fishing”

[bp_fowler]

@ol'crickety Yes, it’s t-rigged but weightless, or as some folks call it “Texposed”.  It doesn’t float but sinks verrrrrry slooowly.  I’m throwing it on 10# braid to an 8# f/c leader, w/ a Gamakatsu 2/0 offset hook.   I’d imagine on straight braid or mono it’d sink even slower or faster with a bigger hook.

20 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Yeah, and my lake is flooded. Bass are either in the bushes or suspended. That could be the deal, right there. 

My only caveat is that it seems to do better for me in clearer water, YMMV.

[LrgmouthShad]

14 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

My only caveat is that it seems to do better for me in clearer water, YMMV.

Still 4-5ft visibility up by the marina where we will be fishing 👍🏻. 4-5ft visibility is dirty for that area of Stillhouse 

[IcatchDinks]

Me, reading this convo about weightless worms and how to fish them: 

[CastingClinic]

Very windy day with rain over night to the early morning.  Scored this pair of two and a half pounders.

 

Spinnerbaits

 

 

[Team9nine]

Squeezed in a few hours this afternoon on a local reservoir. Started out with a swim jig fishing shallow to pads and pitching laydowns with nothing to show for it. Moved out into deeper water off the banks and finally found a few biters. Ended with 3 keepers and a couple nice bonus crappie. Water temps into the upper 70s at the moment.