Jig Rookie Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 Tell me about it, so much of the shoreline cover my way is outta the water, we need a wet May badly. I can't catch on anything right now besides a Dinger, still can't get bit on moving baits. 4 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted May 26, 2021 Posted May 26, 2021 Storms came through overnight, leaving my neighborhood pond up the street all blown out. I got out right before first light this morning, figured I'd throw the big rat wake around in the chocolate and see if I could find a topwater bite. Was not disappointed--the last bite and fight was so violent he ripped the tail completely off! Hopefully the wake bite is here for good. 3 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted May 31, 2021 Posted May 31, 2021 Quick stop at the pond on the way home from work produced another small one. This rat bite is addictive! 3 1 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 Went out and threw the Gantarel at a small local spot; this was last week on that last rainy, windy, wretched day when only a crazy person would be out chasing em ha. Got rewarded with a nice one. Where's everyone else, I know somebody's catching fish in Illinois besides me? 3 Quote
Eric 26 Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 Went to a local retention pond Monday for a few hours, these are the best 3. My favorite was the ambitious little guy who whacked a Berkeley “Choppo 110” I was playing around with. The others all came on a ultralight lipless crank fished on a light rod with 4 lb line. 3 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 NICE, you even got a fat gill to eat the lipless? That must've been fun! 1 Quote
Eric 26 Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Jig Rookie said: NICE, you even got a fat gill to eat the lipless? That must've been fun! Yeah this retention pond has a lot of dink bass but some nice fat gills. Quote
JWall14 Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 21 hours ago, Jig Rookie said: Went out and threw the Gantarel at a small local spot; this was last week on that last rainy, windy, wretched day when only a crazy person would be out chasing em ha. Got rewarded with a nice one. Where's everyone else, I know somebody's catching fish in Illinois besides me? Nice fish! I post all of my pictures to the latest catch pics thread that’s why they aren’t on here. 1 Quote
Junk Fisherman Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 Had a fun day at Braidwood Wednesday. The biggest 3 were 17" but I caught a bunch of 14"-16" chunky fish. Probably caught 50 or so on the day. Had a couple flurries of fish on every cast or every other cast. The bigger fish came pitching weeds in the shadows early but as the sun came out that bite died. I was surprised how many fish I caught on a couple relatively small flats throughout the day. Caught fish on a Stupid tube, swimbait, and a dropshot. I caught so many on a dropshot that I was going through different dropshot baits that I had never caught fish on before. A half shell was a big producer. I did realize how nice it is to use the Z Man plastics since they stay on the hook so much better than a traditional plastic. Hell, I never even took the Ned Rig rod out of the box. 5 Quote
softwateronly Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 12:52 PM, Jig Rookie said: Went out and threw the Gantarel at a small local spot; this was last week on that last rainy, windy, wretched day when only a crazy person would be out chasing em ha. Got rewarded with a nice one. Where's everyone else, I know somebody's catching fish in Illinois besides me? I cheat and run to my place in MI, about 1:45hr away. I'm impressed you're finding water with decent fish! To be honest I can't remember the last IL largemouth I caught, its spring and fall harbor smallies for me. scott 1 Quote
Allen Der Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 7:24 PM, softwateronly said: I cheat and run to my place in MI, about 1:45hr away. I'm impressed you're finding water with decent fish! To be honest I can't remember the last IL largemouth I caught, its spring and fall harbor smallies for me. scott you'd be surprised, there's a lot of nice largemouth in the suburbs but you need a kayak or shore fish ponds to get them. 1 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Allen Der said: you'd be surprised, there's a lot of nice largemouth in the suburbs but you need a kayak or shore fish ponds to get them. True--most of the big, public preserve lakes are so pressured from shore these days it's tough. Neighborhood ponds have been key for quality fish this year. 1 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 Got out to the pond the other night about 2a. Topwater bite is still on; it was calm, no breeze, so I decided to tone it down from the rat and use a smaller wake-and-crank, the Boogie Back. Caught a bunch, only two keepers, but the action was great. 4 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted June 19, 2021 Super User Posted June 19, 2021 Took the grandson out today. 6 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, slonezp said: Took the grandson out today. Starting em early! What a good-looking kid, and so lucky to have you for Grandpa, Slonze. Happy Father's Day! 2 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted June 19, 2021 Super User Posted June 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Jig Rookie said: Starting em early! What a good-looking kid, and so lucky to have you for Grandpa, Slonze. Happy Father's Day! He's hooked. He's going to be 4 next month. We're having a fish fry tonight. I posted additional pics in the "Post a photo a day" thread. 2 Quote
Eric 26 Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 2 hours ago, slonezp said: Took the grandson out today. That’s awesome ??? 1 Quote
Eric 26 Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 Just got back from the local pond, caught four on a coffee tube. This was the biggest one. 2 Quote
Jig Rookie Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Eric 26 said: Just got back from the local pond, caught four on a coffee tube. This was the biggest one. Nice--is a "coffee tube" just a coffee-scented tube bait or something different? Nice to see your ponds are producing too. Quote
Eric 26 Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Jig Rookie said: Nice--is a "coffee tube" just a coffee-scented tube bait or something different? Nice to see your ponds are producing too. Not going to lie... they are Strike King KVD coffee tubes which are supposed to be coffee oil infused and sprinkled with coffee dust but I’m not smelling much coffee. I just know they worked when nothing else would yesterday. 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted June 23, 2021 Super User Posted June 23, 2021 Myself and @cadman volunteer annually in a one day program which introduces kids ages 5-15 to the outdoors and conservation. He and I and a couple other volunteers run the casting/fishing portion. They also have archery, .22 rifles, sporting clays, hunting dog demonstrations etc. There is a raffle and door prizes as well. It's Saturday August 21st in Pleasant Prairie WI. If anyone is interested in attending with their children or volunteering, here is the link to register. You do not need a WI fishing license as this is on private property and is 100% catch and release. https://sites.google.com/site/youthdaygamefair/ 5 Quote
Eric 26 Posted June 26, 2021 Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 6:27 PM, slonezp said: Myself and @cadman volunteer annually in a one day program which introduces kids ages 5-15 to the outdoors and conservation. He and I and a couple other volunteers run the casting/fishing portion. They also have archery, .22 rifles, sporting clays, hunting dog demonstrations etc. There is a raffle and door prizes as well. It's Saturday August 21st in Pleasant Prairie WI. If anyone is interested in attending with their children or volunteering, here is the link to register. You do not need a WI fishing license as this is on private property and is 100% catch and release. https://sites.google.com/site/youthdaygamefair/ You sir are a good man?? I used to go to the power plant before it was shut down, beautiful area. Looking forward to hearing how the event goes with maybe some photos. Stopped by my local pond after work yesterday for 45 minutes and did pretty well on a 1/8 oz jig. Two more? One more 2 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted June 26, 2021 Super User Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Eric 26 said: You sir are a good man?? I used to go to the power plant before it was shut down, beautiful area. Looking forward to hearing how the event goes with maybe some photos. Stopped by my local pond after work yesterday for 45 minutes and did pretty well on a 1/8 oz jig. Two more? One more You're welcome to come volunteer. We could always use more help. Quote
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