MN open water ALMOST over (Lots of big fish pics)

[brgbassmaster]

Winterized the boat officially but still have some river fishing to do in the yak. This isnt even close to all the pics I have this season but it sure was a heck of a 1st season in ND/MN. New pb channel cats! I caught my new PB northern at 10.3lbs, my buddy Andrew caught his pb northern at 38" didn't get a weight. I caught my PB crappie at 15" 1lb 10oz. Idk how many largemouth over 4/5lbs and countless smallmouth over 4/5lbs. Daughter caught a lot of bass on her own this summer which was amazing to watch her do. The best baits this year for largemouth were in order a whopper plopper 130, Frog, jig, 10" worm and a punch rig. Smallmouth top baits in order were also whopper plopper 130 or 110 were a tie. Keitech or scheels swimbaits in a perch color or sexy shad, tube, ned rig, spook and jig. Hopefully next summer is amazing as this one. Fished all new lakes this year being that it was my first season up here and it was a successful one. Very blessed to have been able to get up here and fish as much as I have. 

[A-Jay]

There Ya Go ~ ! 

You got Some Real Brutes

Nicely Done my friend.

Congrats 

A-Jay

[brgbassmaster]

[Fishlegs]

Very nice!

[GaryH]

Great job.. But the winner is the smile on the little one. Precious!!!

[Finessegenics]

WOW! Some of the colors on those smallmouth are awesome. And those are some tank channel cats. You had a good season ?

[FryDog62]

Looks like a great season... best part might be that your daughter is hooked too..!! 

[gim]

I recognize the rock island in the back ground of one of those with the smallmouth. But I won’t say publicly where that spot is. ?
 

I’d like to see that 15 inch crappie! I’ve tried for years to catch a slab that big every spring without success.

[TnRiver46]

Wow great catches!!!

 

how big was this one???

Looks massive 

 

[brgbassmaster]

10 hours ago, GaryH said:

Great job.. But the winner is the smile on the little one. Precious!!!

I agree! She loves her plopper 75 lol. 

10 hours ago, Finessegenics said:

WOW! Some of the colors on those smallmouth are awesome. And those are some tank channel cats. You had a good season ?

Thanks! Those cats came outta the Red River of the north. Trophy channel cat river. I am fortunate to live 10 min from it. 

9 hours ago, gimruis said:

I recognize the rock island in the back ground of one of those with the smallmouth. But I won’t say publicly where that spot is. ?
 

I’d like to see that 15 inch crappie! I’ve tried for years to catch a slab that big every spring without success.

Haha ya its pretty identifiable if you have ever been there for sure! Ill post a pic of the crappie or dm it to you. 

7 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Wow great catches!!!

 

how big was this one???

Looks massive 

 

This one was 5.79. Caught on a spook while they were chasing bait all around us. Short and fat lol. 

[roadwarrior]

Awesome!

 

                                                    

[Bankbeater]

You've been busy catching hawgs!  Nice going!

[bigspirit]

Nice! Just moved back to the south after 2 years up in northern Iowa. I’ll miss the smallmouth up there but sure as heck won’t miss 5 months of winter! Especially only being able to ice fish for a few of them!

[brgbassmaster]

16 hours ago, bigspirit said:

Nice! Just moved back to the south after 2 years up in northern Iowa. I’ll miss the smallmouth up there but sure as heck won’t miss 5 months of winter! Especially only being able to ice fish for a few of them!

haha ya winter sucks! This is the first time I'm stationed up north since leaving Michigan 15 yrs ago. But ill probably get out atleast one more time on the river in the yak before it ices to much and hopefully get a few.