Super User N Florida Mike Posted June 1, 2021 Super User Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, bassh8er said: Those look like tilapia; not bluegill. They are all copperhead bluegills , except the second to last one , which is a shellcracker. I have never caught a tilapia. They arent very common around here, although I know 1 pond that’s full of them. They never would bite anything ... There arent any that I know of in my home lake. 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted June 1, 2021 Global Moderator Posted June 1, 2021 The carp were cruising around eating brood x cicadas so she got to battle one on the fly rod. 10.5 lbs ~28” 17 Quote
bassh8er Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 11 hours ago, N Florida Mike said: They are all copperhead bluegills , except the second to last one , which is a shellcracker. I have never caught a tilapia. They arent very common around here, although I know 1 pond that’s full of them. They never would bite anything ... There arent any that I know of in my home lake. Got ya, thanks for the education. We don’t have either of them here in NE. 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted June 1, 2021 Super User Posted June 1, 2021 Shellcrackers go by red ear sunfish outside of the south. I would have thought there were some in Nebraska... By the way, I love your state. My oldest son was stationed at Omaha for close to 10 years...Never did any fishing there though. 1 Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted June 8, 2021 Super User Posted June 8, 2021 I finally made it back to a Walleye lake for a night sesh with The Mad Walleye Lipper. A mat of grass was present at the shore line that extended out about 3 feet in zero to eight inches of water. From a distance I heard a commotion that looked like geese fighting near the shore. I worked my way down about 1000ft to find fish nearly beaching themselves in the slop. As I got closer I watched big wakes coming in, and then huge tail slaps through the matted grass right against the bank. I got a bunch of short strikes throwing small swimmers right along the mat, but they wouldn't commit. Tied on some wakes and glides, then began nailing them. No bigs, but pretty cool. 12 Quote
TheBasslayer Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 My new PB pumpkinseed! My hands are big, and I could barely get my hands around him! I’m guessing he was over a pound. I’ve also been catching some fat little Bass and a couple of other panfish. 13 Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted June 9, 2021 Super User Posted June 9, 2021 I guess a catfish will eat a big crank down wake bait. Nothing special for me last night, but my buddy got this one on a Toxic Baits WAD3. Fat little kitty got both trebles trying to eat it. Cool! 10 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted June 9, 2021 Super User Posted June 9, 2021 Todays Gator Pike was brought to you by American Fishing Wire Surflon Micro Supreme ~ Don't leave home without it . . . Fish Hard A-Jay 9 Quote
gunsinger Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Todays Gator Pike was brought to by American Fishing Wire Surflon Micro Supreme ~ Don't leave home without it . . . Fish Hard A-Jay That's a big fish. I'd be scared to let it in the boat. 2 Quote
galyonj Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 SWMBO and I ran up the river on Saturday evening to see what we could get into. Most of you reading this will probably just nod and say "Yeah, you got learnt," but two things stood out to me as a nascent boater: I should have checked the dam schedule before we left. Douglas Dam, which feeds the river we were on, was apparently wide open to clear water out of that impoundment after the few days of rain we had here last week. Because the water we were trying to fish was moving. I spent more time dancing on the trolling motor in an effort to keep the stern behind us than I did fishing. I should've just motored across to the inside bend and fished the slower water. We would've avoided all that hectic mess, and probably caught more fish. Nonetheless, and no thanks to me, I'm pleased to report that some striper candy was caught, the big motor mostly behaved, and we got the boat back on the trailer without breaking anything this time. 9 Quote
HaydenS Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, galyonj said: SWMBO and I ran up the river on Saturday evening to see what we could get into. Most of you reading this will probably just nod and say "Yeah, you got learnt," but two things stood out to me as a nascent boater: I should have checked the dam schedule before we left. Douglas Dam, which feeds the river we were on, was apparently wide open to clear water out of that impoundment after the few days of rain we had here last week. Because the water we were trying to fish was moving. I spent more time dancing on the trolling motor in an effort to keep the stern behind us than I did fishing. I should've just motored across to the inside bend and fished the slower water. We would've avoided all that hectic mess, and probably caught more fish. Nonetheless, and no thanks to me, I'm pleased to report that some striper candy was caught, the big motor mostly behaved, and we got the boat back on the trailer without breaking anything this time. What is this thing? A baby tarpon?!? A mega shad? Pretty dope looking fish! 1 Quote
TheBasslayer Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, HaydenS said: What is this thing? A baby tarpon?!? A mega shad? Pretty dope looking fish! I don’t live down there, but I looked it up and I think it is a skipjack herring. 1 Quote
HaydenS Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, TheBasslayer said: I don’t live down there, but I looked it up and I think it is a skipjack herring. Thanks! I think you're right. 2 Quote
galyonj Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, HaydenS said: What is this thing? A baby tarpon?!? A mega shad? Pretty dope looking fish! That's a skipjack herring, and they are dope, aggressive little fish. They're all over the place here, and they're a hoot to catch because they just lose their minds. I think the state record is 4lbs or so, and that fish was caught on Watt's Bar, down the river a ways from where we usually fish. Folks call them Tennessee tarpon. They'll hit...just about anything, I reckon. I've had them knock spooks way up in the air, caught them on lipless, little swimbaits, panfish gear. SWMBO caught one in the same spot on an ultralight, and it gave her everything she could handle. Striped bass just love them. If you're fishing with @TnRiver46 and he catches one, be ready to watch him drag it around behind the boat for the rest of the day. ? 2 Quote
HaydenS Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, galyonj said: That's a skipjack herring, and they are dope, aggressive little fish. They're all over the place here, and they're a hoot to catch because they just lose their minds. I think the state record is 4lbs or so, and that fish was caught on Watt's Bar, down the river a ways from where we usually fish. Folks call them Tennessee tarpon. They'll hit...just about anything, I reckon. I've had them knock spooks way up in the air, caught them on lipless, little swimbaits, panfish gear. SWMBO caught one in the same spot on an ultralight, and it gave her everything she could handle. Striped bass just love them. If you're fishing with @TnRiver46 and he catches one, be ready to watch him drag it around behind the boat for the rest of the day. ? They sound really fun to catch! Quote
galyonj Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, HaydenS said: They sound really fun to catch! I think so, but I'm probably not a great judge because I'm happy to catch any fish. lol 1 Quote
Bluegillslayer Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 36 minutes ago, HaydenS said: They sound really fun to catch! I caught a bunch down in Florida, they are aggressive and strong fighters. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 15, 2021 Global Moderator Posted June 15, 2021 9 hours ago, HaydenS said: What is this thing? A baby tarpon?!? A mega shad? Pretty dope looking fish! There's a few that get up around this way. A friend of mine had the Missouri state record for a minute. \ 1 Quote
HaydenS Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 14 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: There's a few that get up around this way. A friend of mine had the Missouri state record for a minute. \ Cool! Looks like they put up a great fight! Quote
Super User deep Posted June 15, 2021 Super User Posted June 15, 2021 Caught a pretty big bluegill yesterday on an XCalibur Zell Pop. Peeled some drag and made a couple strong runs. 12 Quote
galyonj Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, deep said: Caught a pretty big bluegill yesterday on an XCalibur Zell Pop. Peeled some drag and made a couple strong runs. Nice! Panfish are fun to catch, I don't care what anybody says. 1 Quote
Fishlegs Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 18 hours ago, galyonj said: I think so, but I'm probably not a great judge because I'm happy to catch any fish. lol I agree. They are pretty fun to catch, but it can get interesting trying to get a hook out of those slippery jokers. 2 Quote
gunsinger Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 I've actually gone out with only ultra-light gear with intentions of catching panfish. The fight is ON! 1 Quote
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