I struck out, but the pond hit a home run for me.

[Swamp Girl]

I went @A-Jay fishing this morning, i.e. I tried to catch the Kraken I caught earlier this spring, which was my PB. I struck out, but the pond hit a home run for me. It was just so pretty. See?

 

 

I did manage to catch 28 bass. Here was the first one.

 

 

And the second, a bit bigger. 

 

 

However, the pond was the real show.

 

 

I love when the moment is both light and dark.

 

 

Oh, yeah, another bass! I think it was my biggest. 

 

 

I cast everywhere nowadays because I never know where bass will be.

 

 

This girl came out of lily pads.

 

 

And this one was small, but fat. This pond has more small bass than the other water I fish, but it also has BIG bass. I didn't catch a BIG one today, but I'll keep plugging.

 

 

Time to go. One last look back at the pond.

 

 

There's the landing!

 

 

The wheels are strapped onto my canoe and I'm ready to roll.

 

 

Out of the woods and across the meadow.

 

 

Back to the car and I'm already thinking about my next trip.

 

 

Now, can someone tell me where my big girl is hunkering? She was so pregnant when I caught her. Maybe she's holed up in a spa and recovering.

[LrgmouthShad]

3 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Now, can someone tell me where my big girl is hunkering? She was so pregnant when I caught her. Maybe she's holed up in a spa and recovering.

Yes. She called me. She’s been at the spa but she’ll be back tomorrow

[Swamp Girl]

3 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Yes. She called me. She’s been at the spa but she’ll be back tomorrow

 

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! 

 

 

P. S. - She didn't happen to mention where she'll be hanging, did she? 

[gim]

That's not striking out.  That's a home run.

 

If that's what is referred to as striking out, then a lot of posters here don't even make it to the ball park.

[Swamp Girl]

Well, considering my mission was to catch that big girl again, I whiffed. Maybe it's expecting too much to catch her again, but I sure looked everywhere for her. 

[Fishingmickey]

She will come visit when you least expect it.

Absolutely gorgeous pictures and beautiful fish!

FM

[Swamp Girl]

4 minutes ago, Fishingmickey said:

She will come visit when you least expect it.

Absolutely gorgeous pictures and beautiful fish!

FM

 

Gosh, I hope so!

[Bird]

Wow looks like such a peaceful setting.

Perhaps a little work to get there but once you do...... payoff time 🙂 

Thanks for sharing 

[TnRiver46]

Great photos and trip. 
 

Thats the first time I’ve seen your whole canoe, that’s slicker than a peeled onion !

[Swamp Girl]

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Great photos and trip. 
 

Thats the first time I’ve seen your whole canoe, that’s slicker than a peeled onion !

 

Ha! Its hull is designed by Ted Bell, one of the best. I wish it weren't so tippy, but the narrow hull also makes it speedy and I tend to paddle miles on each fishing trip, so I appreciate its speed and its tracking. No zig-zagging in such a long, narrow hull. 

 

3 hours ago, Bird said:

Wow looks like such a peaceful setting.

 

I love to fish water with undeveloped shorelines.  

[LrgmouthShad]

54 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

S. - She didn't happen to mention where she'll be hanging, did she? 

Well, she mentioned a bunch of stuff about fish biology that I didn’t really understand. Something about “short-term suspension relief” and “mid-season crisis” but she did say she was going to check on her “favorite crawfish hole” and maybe relax in the shade of a lily pad a little  

[Functional]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

That's not striking out.  That's a home run.

 

If that's what is referred to as striking out, then a lot of posters here don't even make it to the ball park.

I might still be in Tball 🫠

 

spot looks awesome. Walk in looks really cool too!

[A-Jay]

4 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

I went @A-Jay fishing this morning, i.e. I tried to catch the Kraken I caught earlier this spring, which was my PB. I struck out,

@ol'crickety ~ you didn't strike out.

That's how this game is played.

Don't see me posting giants or numbers of giants 2 or 3 times a week.

Because I rarely get them.

There's not that many to go around and they are Vwery Twicky. 

But when I do - you'll see them - many times.

Nice trip either way.

Congrats.

A-Jay

[Dwight Hottle]

I got to hand it to you for your energy & ability to keep your spirits high. The beautiful landscapes along with all the bass your catching has got to be the motivation. 

[Swamp Girl]

1 minute ago, Dwight Hottle said:

The beautiful landscapes along with all the bass your catching has got to be the motivation. 

 

Exactly. Sometimes, I just stop fishing, look, and smile. 

 

6 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

they are Vwery Twicky. 

 

Ha! I'm guessing we watched the same cartoons as kids.

[Alex from GA]

Beautiful place.  I can't say the fish are just the bonus cus they aren't.  You're not there for a boat ride.  My day was also good with many Alabama bass.  

[Swamp Girl]

36 minutes ago, Alex from GA said:

Beautiful place.  I can't say the fish are just the bonus cus they aren't.  You're not there for a boat ride.  My day was also good with many Alabama bass.  

 

I read about your good day, Alex. Proud of you! Actually, I love boat rides. I have loved paddling and being on water my whole life. 

[Woody B]

28 Bass, and they weren't dinks.  I'd like to strike out like that.

[DogBone_384]

Boy you use a lot of film!

[Swamp Girl]

1 hour ago, DogBone_384 said:

Boy you use a lot of film!

 

I post perhaps a third of the photos. 

 

1 hour ago, Woody B said:

28 Bass, and they weren't dinks.  I'd like to strike out like that.

 

I caught a few dinks, Woody. I photographed one and they were all fat like the one I included above, which bodes well for the pond, since the bass big and small are all eating well.