Craziest Conditions I Have Ever Fished

[shimmy]

On 11/17/2017 at 11:40 PM, everythingthatswims said:

You ever hear about the kid who caught a DD from his kayak on that lake?

I heard about a kid who didn’t have a scale, but still called his fish a DD...?

[everythingthatswims]

1 hour ago, shimmy said:

I heard about a kid who didn’t have a scale, but still called his fish a DD...?

"My PB is probably the world record"

[BassObsessed]

Things we do to try to catch a trophy fish. I know what ya mean, Monday I had minimal feeling in hands and feet even with arctic socks and boots. Upstate New York 28 degrees snowing and windy.

[shimmy]

4 hours ago, everythingthatswims said:

"My PB is probably the world record"

That's there specifically for the people who keep claiming certain weights, but never weigh them. Hence the stupidity of it and use of "probably." My PB is only half of the WR. The shannanigans always seem to be the magical numbers of "5," "8," or "10 pound" claims.

[OCdockskipper]

Last December, we had one day where the air temperature dropped into the 40's & I had to wear a jacket...

[everythingthatswims]

13 hours ago, shimmy said:

That's there specifically for the people who keep claiming certain weights, but never weigh them. Hence the stupidity of it and use of "probably." My PB is only half of the WR. The shannanigans always seem to be the magical numbers of "5," "8," or "10 pound" claims.

I'm just playing man. I'll never know how much the fish weighed, but the measurements put it almost half a pound over 10, so in my mind I like to think that it probably was.

 

Either way, it's one I will never forget!

[Paul Roberts]

1 hour ago, everythingthatswims said:

I'm just playing man. I'll never know how much the fish weighed, but the measurements put it almost half a pound over 10, so in my mind I like to think that it probably was.

 

Either way, it's one I will never forget!

Close enough. That was a heck of a catch. 

[soflabasser]

On 11/23/2017 at 3:45 PM, shimmy said:

I heard about a kid who didn’t have a scale, but still called his fish a DD...?

 

Last year I caught a 26.5'' by +17'' girth bass that was under 10 pounds according to my scale. Most people would call that bass a +10 pounder, even a +12 pounder, but I prefer to stick to what my scale says. Have caught several double digit bass, so I knew the scale was right on this particular bass. Not enough girth for its length.

22 hours ago, BassObsessed said:

Things we do to try to catch a trophy fish. I know what ya mean, Monday I had minimal feeling in hands and feet even with arctic socks and boots. Upstate New York 28 degrees snowing and windy.

Nice smallmouth bass. A couple weeks ago on vacation I fished while it was snowing and caught a couple smallmouth bass. It was cold and windy that whole day, but it was nowhere near the worst weather I have fished in. Have fished several times in +6-8 foot seas in small 20-22 foot boats...now that is some ruff fishing weather. Luckily for me my friend is a master boat captain since most people would of capsized a boat in those types of conditions.

[BassObsessed]

2 hours ago, soflabasser said:

 

Last year I caught a 26.5'' by +17'' girth bass that was under 10 pounds according to my scale. Most people would call that bass a +10 pounder, even a +12 pounder, but I prefer to stick to what my scale says. Have caught several double digit bass, so I knew the scale was right on this particular bass. Not enough girth for its length.

Nice smallmouth bass. A couple weeks ago on vacation I fished while it was snowing and caught a couple smallmouth bass. It was cold and windy that whole day, but it was nowhere near the worst weather I have fished in. Have fished several times in +6-8 foot seas in small 20-22 foot boats...now that is some ruff fishing weather. Luckily for me my friend is a master boat captain since most people would of capsized a boat in those types of conditions.

I fished the day after this pic. Was a little warmer but 40mph gusts and 4ft breakers. Only one other boat out besides us and I don't think he stayed long as he was in a 12-14ft boat.

[shimmy]

My 27.5 inch length and 19 inch girth was almost 11 pounds on the scale. I re-weighed it multiple times. The first weight was at the 10 lb 15 oz, but i kept re-weighing it to make sure i knew the exact weight which settled at 10 lb 12 oz. I would have preferred 10.15. The projected weight with a calculator was 14 pounds. I would prefer 14 pounds...The calculators are just flat out silly. Nevertheless, i remember that picture of your giant in Virginia and ANYBODY would love to catch that beauty. 

 

[Sam]

Many years ago fished a club tournament out of Poplar Creek on Lake Gaston after a sleet and snow storm passed earlier that morning leaving us with some light snow showers.

 

A number of guys turned around on I-85 and went home due to the dangerous driving conditions.

 

I remember two distinct things about that March event:

1.  The big lady I hooked on a crankbait is still swimming to Chicago with my crankbait in her mouth and;

2.  A lady came onto her upper deck and took a photo of us in the boat with three inches of snow and ice on the deck. She said she could not believe anyone would be out in that weather fishing.

 

Glad you had a fun time on the water and nailed some nice ones.

 

Glad you are safe.

 

 

 

 

[Paul Roberts]

Gotta calibrate your scales to really know. I use 2.5lb and 5lb weights hung in a plastic bag. I calibrate at 2.5, 5, and 7.5 -as far as I need to go where I live. Some scales calibrated at the 2.5 mark are a little off at 7.5, and vice-versa.

[WIGuide]

I've fished in some pretty nasty stuff over the years, cold, rain, wind, snow, it really didn't matter. I still went. Last year was the latest I got to fish up here, I made it into December. The ramp was iced up, skim ice on parts of the lake, 20 mph winds, cloudy overcast skies, and a high that was never supposed to make it over freezing. The trip started off on a bad note before I even left....my locks were frozen on my boat and needed to be unthawed with a hair dryer before I left. It was cold enough I couldn't make more than a cast or two without my rod icing up regardless of which one I tried. It was one of the few times I didn't catch at least something, but it was still worth giving it a try and would do it again in a heartbeat. 

[brgbassmaster]

Wasn't cold but 4ft rollers on Saginaw bay smallie fishing in a nitro bass boat. Used to have videos. That was scaaaaaary. The big walleye boats were already 8n and couldn't believe we mad3 it back. And honestly neither could we. Also have fished when it was 28F and guides were freezing but catching 6lbrs on deep crabks. Probably coldest I've been but the fishing helped. 

[Deleted account]

I'll post a picture from the boat in mid January from the North East ocean fishing with no gloves. Wimps!