Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 2 Global Moderator Posted January 2 Forgot I had some walleye footage. Blue jeans tribute to @Team9nine 5 6 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 2 Super User Posted January 2 Wow @TnRiver46, I figured you for a red paisley handkerchief patch guy on those pants 3 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 2 Global Moderator Posted January 2 @Jigfishn10, I could have used some, my knees nearly froze off 1 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 2 Super User Posted January 2 5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: @Jigfishn10, I could have used some, my knees nearly froze off You just needed some Italian ingenuity Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted January 2 Super User Posted January 2 8 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Blue jeans tribute to @Team9nine Yer fixin to get cuffed and stuffed when the North Woods Wardrobe Warden sees this. 😂 5 Quote
Super User gim Posted January 2 Super User Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, T-Billy said: North Woods Wardrobe Warden Lol that's a new one. Not bad. @TnRiver46 ususally just calls it the Fashion Police. 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 2 Global Moderator Posted January 2 The worst part is when your jeans are just barely ripped. Still perfectly acceptable fishing pants. Then you go to put them on and step thru the hole!!! Then you freeze your knees off like me 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 3 Global Moderator Posted January 3 canoeing for crappies. Reminds me of “a river runs through it” …….. “closed mouth cal communes with the crappies” 12 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 8 Global Moderator Posted January 8 Went fishing off the bank after work , hands nearly froze off. Caught a ton of bluegill, one crappie and one perch. The sidewalk gathered a forest worth of lumber during the late September hurricane 10 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 15 Super User Posted January 15 Bream were biting good - got 25 in 45 minutes before dark. 12 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 16 Super User Posted January 16 @North Florida Mike: I bet that was soooo fun. I haven't caught bluegills since I was twenty-something, but I'd love to catch them again before I'm too old to fish for them. 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 16 Super User Posted January 16 @Swamp Girl I love bream fishing. I have several different kinds in the lake. Yesterday, it was mostly copperhead bluegills and shellcrackers ( Redears). I have a ultralight spinning combo that makes it more fun. I often have friends over with their kids or grandkids to fish, and that makes me feel like I’m giving back for all the blessings Ive received. I also catch some big golden shiners and catfish occasionally along with the bream… 3 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 16 Super User Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said: @Swamp Girl I love bream fishing. I have several different kinds in the lake. Yesterday, it was mostly copperhead bluegills and shellcrackers ( Redears). I have a ultralight spinning combo that makes it more fun. I often have friends over with their kids or grandkids to fish, and that makes me feel like I’m giving back for all the blessings Ive received. I also catch some big golden shiners and catfish occasionally along with the bream… Lucky kids! And you're a good man, Charlie Brown. 1 Quote
Rockhopper Posted January 16 Posted January 16 16 hours ago, Swamp Girl said: I'd love to catch them again before I'm too old to fish for them. I don't think you can ever be too old or too young to catch bluegill! 3 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted January 18 Global Moderator Posted January 18 6poundbass got a healthy pike on a tip up today. 12 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 19 Global Moderator Posted January 19 @12poundbass, heck yeah! 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 29 Super User Posted January 29 Sometimes I get lazy and just want to relax and sit while I fish. Today , the last hour of sunlight was perfect for that. Nice temps in the low 60s. Calm wind. Perfect time for some bream. Ended with app. 15 , with some nice ones mixed in. Also got 2 giant golden shiners in the mix . One of them was 12 inch ! They fight like a bass on my ultralight. I’m excited to see them because I dont have near as many now as in the old days… 9 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 30 Super User Posted January 30 Beautiful fish @N Florida Mike! There's gotta be a monster Bass in that lake that you're always posting these big BGs from, and now seeing the monster Shiners. You should chunk that 12" Shiner out there on a hook, and see what lives there for real 😎 Quote
Super User gim Posted January 30 Super User Posted January 30 2 hours ago, N Florida Mike said: Also got 2 giant golden shiners in the mix . One of them was 12 inch ! Golden shiners are a very desirable live bait here this time of year for ice anglers. They have that irresistible “shimmer” or “flash” that bring in walleyes more than other types of minnow. The problem is 1) supply, 2) cost, and 3) mortality. It’s tough to find them and when you do, they are very expensive. The most recent price I saw in a bait shop was 15 bucks for a dozen (about 3-4 inchers) and they count them out one at a time. Lastly, half of them are often dead by the time you get to the lake, and the other ones die if you look at them wrong. Still, even with the potential downsides, anglers want them because they’re more effective. Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 30 Super User Posted January 30 @gimI’ve fished with them a lot through the years. Wild ones work much better than those raised at a farm. @AlabamaSpothunter Thanks. I have had some big bass through the years, but otters cleaned some of them out The last few years. The lake used to be full of shiners, but they aren’t nearly as common anymore. I have fished with big shiners a lot. The population is low right now but getting better. I throw them back now because I want them to reproduce … 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 30 Global Moderator Posted January 30 Buying golden shiners in Florida is a combat sport 2 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 @TnRiver46 Affording them is bad enough! I can catch my own, if I have enough time. Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 3 Global Moderator Posted February 3 Me and an eagle went fishin, caught 3 bluegill and a perch the size of a rapala 9 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 3 Global Moderator Posted February 3 Got out extra early to beat everyone to my spot on what was supposed to be an extra nice day (didn't end up mattering, still got ran off). Brought the cat rods and caught a healthy blue before the sun even got up. 8 Quote
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