Nice_Bass Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 is what it is I guess- I support the HS tourneys and they don't do anything that other folks don't already do as well in non hs tourneys, it is just the sheer number of them now is ludicrous. at Clinton on the 12th there was: 4/12/15 Illiana Bass Anglers 10 boats 4/12/15 Illinois Bass Federation 30 boats 4/12/15 Lexington Bass Club 20 boats 4/12/15 Illini Bass Fishing 75 boats 135 boats in tourney format on a 5k acre lake is just crazy. Anyhow, looked at the results and about 8 pounds won it on two fish. I guess if I cant beat them, I should join them. Not really in love with the tx scene but do enjoy it occasionally but I could have cashed a check out there with 4 fish apparently. fished for only about 4hrs from about 1130 to 330-400ish. If I remember correctly Bwell helps put that thing together, and I fully support what they do either way. Quote
jross1901 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 nice_bass have you seen the weights for the thurs/fri tournies last week? the 2nd day the winning boat caught almost 25lbs, and day one the had like 23 or so lbs. the big bass was around 8lbs also for the tourney i agree that the IDNR needs to regulate these tournies, to many boats on a 5500 acre lake with only 4000 acres fishable, it sure makes it toughter for recreational guys like me. 1 Quote
Nice_Bass Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Not sure on the Thurs/Friday tourney.... cant believe there were tourneys that many days in a row and fishing was still ok on Sunday lol! 25 great bag anywhere you go...pretty excited I will be headed there in about 5 hours! Quote
Scott75 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Do any of you guys night fish, if not your missing out. These are from last night, hard to get get pics at 12:30 the biggest was about 4 we put back about a dozen over 2 lbs. and yes before anyone starts I do like to eat Bass but at most I may only keep 5% of what I catch over the year and from select lakes. 2 Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted April 17, 2015 Super User Posted April 17, 2015 Nice catches Scott I never get to fish at night most parks around me close at sunset or 10pm unless you camp all night. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 23, 2015 Super User Posted April 23, 2015 Late report from this past Sunday the 19th. Fox Chain. Water temps 59* and as high as 67* in some of the channels 2 Quote
Theangler1 Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Solid fish! With all this cold weather, idk when they're going to spawn! I have a tournament Saturday, it's going to be cold and wet. Makes for some hard fishing. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 23, 2015 Super User Posted April 23, 2015 You fishing Anglers Dream on the river? You'll be fishing against the 2 in the red boat. My son Joe is the one in the grey with the TW hoodie. Quote
Theangler1 Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I am not in anglers dream. High school tournaments. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 24, 2015 Super User Posted April 24, 2015 Good luck. Swimjigs were most productive. Bluegill colors work well year round. Pb&j is another good color as is the orange and brown seen on the jig fish in the pic. Best advice I can give you is if you find cover that looks good, make multiple casts to it. Quote
Theangler1 Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Thanks. Rip rap is usually most productive for is. Quote
Theangler1 Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Thanks. Rip rap is usually most productive for us. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 25, 2015 Super User Posted April 25, 2015 You're missing out on a lot of good fishing ground. There's not a whole lot of riprap on the Chain compared to other cover. Seawalls docks and wood, on the right lakes, at the right time, are very productive areas to fish as well as the reeds. I've been fishing the Chain for over 10 years both competitively and for fun. The jig bass was caught off wood which fishes well all season. Might be worth a look. Quote
Theangler1 Posted April 25, 2015 Posted April 25, 2015 Were at the des plaines river. But we have fished stumps with mediocre success and yet rip rap has always come up to be the best for us Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 25, 2015 Super User Posted April 25, 2015 Good luck tomorrow and post the results Quote
Theangler1 Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 Super cold and windy day yesterday. People caught, not many teams did. But people caught. Me and my partner got one and I missed a nice one on a senko. We were fishing unbearably slow. But we did qualify for the final tournament day so that'll be fun. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 27, 2015 Super User Posted April 27, 2015 My son weighed in 2 fish for 6th place. 1st weighed in a 12lb limit. I went out today looking for crappies and walleye. The water temp dropped 10* since last week. Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted April 27, 2015 Super User Posted April 27, 2015 Couple from this morning 1st pic 3.28#, 2nd pic 3.83# 4 Quote
Nice_Bass Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Did not wven want to fish for bass this weekend...caught some good fish though. 2 Quote
Scott75 Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Did not wven want to fish for bass this weekend...caught some good fish though. Nice! Quote
Scott75 Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 In the 30's last night started out slow rolling spinnerbaits, by the end of the day they were blasting out of the weed beds for buzzbaits. 3 Quote
Nice_Bass Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Shad were spawning on Clinton this weekend. Fishing real slow though. 1 Quote
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