final month on fire

[gim]

The final month of my season was ridiculous.  I went muskie fishing twice and bass fishing 5 times since Sept 17, and it was on the category of extraordinary almost every time.  A couple of times were epic.  Fall fishing is often hit or miss for me, but there is usually a point when I hammer the fish before the season ends.  Last fall, that point never occurred because it was so warm.  This fall was a complete 180.  I won a small derby in late September, boated my 7th muskie of the season, and caught my biggest bass of the season, all in a 34 day span to finish 2022.

A spinnerbait was an extremely productive lure during this span.  The past 2 outings, the chatterbait did more damage because the water temp dropped and I needed a slightly slower presentation.  Its always a bit of a buzzkill when the season ends, but I feel pretty good about how this one finished.

[Deephaven]

Awesome, I've had Covid and zero energy the past 3 weeks so I haven't been out.  Going to winterize the boat today...but will hope for another nice day in the next couple weeks for one last hurrah.

[gim]

Just now, Deephaven said:

Awesome, I've had Covid and zero energy the past 3 weeks so I haven't been out.  Going to winterize the boat today...but will hope for another nice day in the next couple weeks for one last hurrah.

That's unfortunate.  I hope things improve not only on the health side, but the fishing side for you neighbor.  My boat gets winterized on Tuesday.

[Jar11591]

Great way to end the season, gimruis. Always easier to put the boat up knowing you crushed it at the end. That day is fast approaching for me as well. I hope to have a couple more trips. 

[TnRiver46]

Heck yeah ! Nice momentum going into shotgun season 

[DitchPanda]

My bass fishing has sucked since late August locally. Did stay in a cabin the week before last at a lake north of me 40ish minutes and did well there. That said I've been having good luck in the local river for walleye and Sauger so that's been awesome.

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13 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Heck yeah ! Nice momentum going into shotgun season 

Deer season starts on Nov 5 here (firearms). T minus 13 days.

 

[Swamp Girl]

I'm thrilled for you. Those are gorgeous fish. 

[Skunkmaster-k]

That’s awesome! 

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On 10/23/2022 at 11:57 AM, Deephaven said:

but will hope for another nice day in the next couple weeks for one last hurrah.

Hey @Deephaven I am seeing 50's tomorrow in the forecast.  Is the Ranger heading out for one last hurrah?