(Un)official Hoosiers Thread

[dsqui]

and if it was me i wouldnt be afraid to go up to the 734 but i prefer a longer rod

[OddChase]

2 minutes ago, dsqui said:

and if it was me i wouldnt be afraid to go up to the 734 but i prefer a longer rod

I might do that, but for now I just bank fish so the shorter the better in some cases. Plus it's a solid blank and that makes for difficulties when it comes to transportation haha. I have a 7' spinning rod and it just barely makes it to the lake. 

[dsqui]

well that makes sense for me 7 3 is all the bigger my rod locker will hold so everything else gets strapped down.

[tstraub]

6 hours ago, OddChase said:

About to buy a real rod for my bait caster. Any one have a preference between the #8 BlackO or a Mojo Bass?  

I have a blackout 7'0 MH/XF.  My father in law has a mojo bass 7' M/F that I have fished a few times.  We both use these rods primarily for weighted T-rigged worms.  They are both great rods.  The boat rarely leaves the pier without both rods on board.  

I can't say that I prefer one over the other it's just not a fair comparison because they are different power and actions.  His mojo is a bit better with lighter lures but that's what I would expect out of a M/F rod my blackout drives the hooks home with less effort like you would expect a MH/XF rod to do.  They are both plenty sensitive, light weight, and comfortable to fish. I would recommend either one.  

[Wally Corder]

I dunno, I really dig the new mojo this year with the switch to the scIII blanks as opposed to the last gen scII. 

[OddChase]

Hey guys I'm taking a week off of work soon now that summer classes are over. Is there any lakes in Indiana that I should visit? I'll have to rent a boat and I'm willing to drive a few hours, just want to test some new water. Northern smallie water would be preferred I might add. 

[dsqui]

lol northern smallie water in indiana never heard of such a thing...best lake around with a chance at a smallie that i know of is clear lake in fremont(steuben county) as far as boat rentals lake james comes to mind by angola  great fishing if you dont mind all the pleasure traffic, ild reccomend hitting it on like a tuesday or wed.  there is also big turkey which has been known to spit out some decent smallies occasionally its over in stroh

[Wally Corder]

Alright folks I need some help. We're going over to the Lake Tippecanoe chain "Big tippi, James Lake, Oswego, etc..." for awhile in August and I'm looking for pointers so we don't end up getting skunked. I know the musky bite is probably going to be terrible with the water being so warm but what about the LMB and others? I see us doing a lot of top water frogging, jigs, dropshot/carolina/texas rigs, and dock skipping but does anyone know something they would care sharing so my family and I have a better chance and having a fish story or two to come back home with? Thanks in advance!

[IndianaFinesse]

Sorry I haven't posted on here in while, mostly because I've been to busy fishing.. Bass are still on a great topwater bite, namely frogs and the whopper plopper.  The bass are on main lake points and weed beds in eight to twelve feet of water, but when the sun gets higher I move to main lake docks.  I start out in the morning throwing a whopper plopper, and later on switch to skipping frogs underneath docks and flipping deep weed beds.  Anyway, today I was skipping docks on main lake points with a popping pad crasher when I caught my pb frog fish that measured 22 inches and 5.34 pounds!  I haven't caught one that big since the pre-spawn period.  It was under this tiny 2 foot by six foot old dock on a point in seven feet of water, not exactly a great looking dock.  Seeing big bass come up to the surface and smash my frog is an adrenaline rush, I don't know why I didn't throw topwater much last year.

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

Congrats on your new Frog PB.  I've also had a lot of success this summer on topwater.  Lobina Rico and whopper plopper have been money!  Changing hooks on the whopper plopper made a big difference.  

[OddChase]

Caught some nice bass pitching senkos and creature baits along a grass line. Saw another boat catching bass using a floating worm in the same areas. The dog days of summer are upon us. 

[IndianaFinesse]

I tried night fishing a few days ago.  I tore them up from 8:30 to 10 pm., with 13 bass caught on a frog, whopper plopper, and a senko with nine over fifteen inches all on points. My best five weighed twelve pounds with big bass weighing 3.8.  Sounds pretty good, but I didn't catch a single fish from 10 till 2 am.  I don't know what I was doing wrong, I tried noisy topwater, subtle plastics, spinnerbaits, deeper, shallower, etc.  Do you guys have any idea as to what I should do when the bite shuts down when the sun sets?

[Team9nine]

35 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

 Do you guys have any idea as to what I should do when the bite shuts down when the sun sets?

Yeah, park the boat, come inside and grab a drink, then jump on the Bass Resource website and post a report  

BTW, I don't know what "with *** fish" means, but it must be good if it got deleted out

-T9 

[IndianaFinesse]

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

Yeah, park the boat, come inside and grab a drink, then jump on the Bass Resource website and post a report  

BTW, I don't know what "with *** fish" means, but it must be good if it got deleted out

-T9 

I guess it thought I was mentioning the number after twelve brand when I tried to write the number after twelve fish.  BTW, I haven't seen you write any reports in the last few months.

[Team9nine]

14 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

I guess it thought I was mentioning the number after twelve brand when I tried to write the number after twelve fish.  BTW, I haven't seen you write any reports in the last few months.

OK - that explains it. No reports because I stopped bass fishing for a while there and was chasing everything else - mostly crappie, walleye, and white bass, and hitting some other lakes in the area. Just started fishing bass again the past 2 weekends. Not getting out much, usually just for 2.5 hours once or twice a week, so not much to write about. Been catching most of what I've been catching on finesse worms, both Ned style and shaky.

-T9

[IndianaFinesse]

Fished this morning from 6:30 till 11:30.  I tried fishing an offshore hump that comes out of 28 feet of water in the channel and tops out at 8, but didn't catch a single bass.  Interestingly I caught a handful of big bluegill, they somehow managed to get the hook on my Carolina rig.  I finally gave up and started fishing in my usual areas with about an hour of time left.  Only caught five bass with two over fifteen inches, all on the junior pad crasher skipped under docks on points.  

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

On 7/31/2016 at 6:57 PM, IndianaFinesse said:

Do you guys have any idea as to what I should do when the bite shuts down when the sun sets?

Weightless wacky senkos in dark colors towards the bank, or a single Colorado blade dark spinnerbait.

 

Fished some gravel pits on Saturday and a reservoir on Sunday.  Fish were stacked under docks and in offshore grass in both locations.  Fishing both inner and outer grass line edges paid off.  On Saturday we found a spot with a depth of 12-14' with grass coming up to 5'. There was a nice breeze coming in from the West, so we tied on jerkbaits and started fishing them above the grass and wore those largemouths out.  I've honestly never fished jerkbaits in 80+ degree water before but man that was exciting.  

I need a new topwater rod.  Can anyone recommend a 6'6" - 6'9" medium casting rod with an extra-fast tip under $160 ?

Many thanks

[BassOnKlinger]

From Northern Indiana.  Currently living around Indy. Working in Lafayette.

Haven't had much time lately to fish. Would like to get out more often once these temps cool down. I'm a bank fisherman so finding decent places can be tough. I don't have access to a lot of ponds/lakes that produce for bank fishermen. 

[BassOnKlinger]

On 3/18/2016 at 1:49 PM, Amoore9900 said:

We put the boat in the water for the first time today it was 40 when we started so I wasn't sure...but a guy across the lake got 2 6 pound bass so I was hoping....we started out at the North end of the lake and got 1 fish on a lizard bait where the lake flows out..we threw cranks around that end and nothing so we headed to the south end....we got 1 nice bass a the mouth of a channel on a strike king red eye shad in about 4 feet of water...we then went around and fished the mouth of another channel and the 1st fish in this pic came at that spot...they were just off the mouth of the channel in about 3 feet...(surprised they were not deeper)...we then went to the little lake and fished the beaver dam...and got bass 3 in the pic....5 or 6 feet of water....we then fished some trees and got bass 2  in the pic 5 or 6 feet deep...we lost 3 big fish...one bass that was huge was at that boat and I can still see the bass jump and spit the boat and jump over the net and land about 4 inches from the net....the fish were thick looks like they have been feeding most of the winter..

 

Is this Geist?

I know some guys don't like to give away their spots, so I'll understand.  Just curious. These are some giants. 

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

2 hours ago, BassOnKlinger said:

Is this Geist?

I know some guys don't like to give away their spots, so I'll understand.  Just curious. These are some giants. 

Nope. He's talking about a private lake in Anderson.  I fished it once with him and it's a fantastic lake.

[BassOnKlinger]

8 minutes ago, BigBassLoveSenkos said:

Nope. He's talking about a private lake in Anderson.  I fished it once with him and it's a fantastic lake.

Oh Ok.  Thanks for the response.  Incredible fish.  A buddy of mine fishes a private lake near Valpo with similar results. I think he said they caught about 25 fish in about 5 hours. Average was 3-3.5  Biggest was 6.  Never fails with those private lakes. Just sucks for us common folk. haha

[BassOnKlinger]

Had some time during lunch to check our Fairfield Lakes in Lafayette.  Beautiful area with 4 lakes and trails. Not very many people there. I went to one end of a lake and fished some scum with a frog. Three blowups in 5 minutes. No hooksets though. Pretty happy with that amount of action in the short 30 minutes I was there. Looking forward to getting back out there when it's not high-noon and 90 degrees.

Anyone with experience out at this place?

[dsqui]

4 hours ago, BigBassLoveSenkos said:

Weightless wacky senkos in dark colors towards the bank, or a single Colorado blade dark spinnerbait.

 

Fished some gravel pits on Saturday and a reservoir on Sunday.  Fish were stacked under docks and in offshore grass in both locations.  Fishing both inner and outer grass line edges paid off.  On Saturday we found a spot with a depth of 12-14' with grass coming up to 5'. There was a nice breeze coming in from the West, so we tied on jerkbaits and started fishing them above the grass and wore those largemouths out.  I've honestly never fished jerkbaits in 80+ degree water before but man that was exciting.  

I need a new topwater rod.  Can anyone recommend a 6'6" - 6'9" medium casting rod with an extra-fast tip under $160 ?

Many thanks

dobyns sa 682c but dont be afraid to jump up to the sa683c

[IndianaFinesse]

12 hours ago, BigBassLoveSenkos said:

Weightless wacky senkos in dark colors towards the bank, or a single Colorado blade dark.

Thanks for the help.

Fished this morning for three hours.  Caught six fish on the popping frog skipped under overhanging brush, not many but every one was over fifteen inches.  The sinker on the bottom of my frog fell out, I was able to get it somewhat balanced with a glued in split shot but is there any better way to improvise one or a way to keep it from falling out in the future?  I have had this problem with every pad crasher I have owned, so I am going to try ish's phat frog to see if it lasts longer.

[dsqui]

6 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Thanks for the help.

Fished this morning for three hours.  Caught six fish on the popping frog skipped under overhanging brush, not many but every one was over fifteen inches.  The sinker on the bottom of my frog fell out, I was able to get it somewhat balanced with a glued in split shot but is there any better way to improvise one or a way to keep it from falling out in the future?  I have had this problem with every pad crasher I have owned, so I am going to try ish's phat frog to see if it lasts longer.

i havnt had this problem with a spro itll cost ya a little more up front but if u have to keep replacing pad crashers then itll be cjeaper in the long run