justin apfel Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Went out on saturday before the cold front hit on sunday and they were really aggressive. Caught 8+ fish within a few hours. Found a few schools of bait fish and caught 3 bass off one school with a lake fork magic shad (perfect for fall fishing). And then moved off of the schools to find some bigger bass on some docks with 12" worms and got a 5-6 pounder, and a few others in the 3 pound range. Quote
Zoff Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Went Friday afternoon but all I caught was chain pickeral. Ate up several chatterbaits but was fun. Largest was 22" and 1.8 pounds. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 8, 2012 Super User Posted October 8, 2012 Have not been out since the meet and greet, but it sounds like all of you are having some fun, congrats guys !!! Quote
Zoff Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Have not been out since the meet and greet, but it sounds like all of you are having some fun, congrats guys !!! Shame you couldn't come down. I went on Friday and caught those pickeral instead of bassin' on Saturday. Actually had to put in work on the farm rebuilding my dock. Quote
Super User deep Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 Pretty epic day, caught 5 on swimbaits (floating and slow-sink Mattlures hardgills) and only 2 on a wacky senko, real yamamotos too... Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 Shame you couldn't come down. I went on Friday and caught those pickeral instead of bassin' on Saturday. Actually had to put in work on the farm rebuilding my dock. Shame on you for not repling to my text LOL !!! Like you though I have a ton of stuff that needs to get done around the house, eventually we will get to go fishing though, I do look forward to that, I was talking to Quanjig and there may be a weekend or two open in November, hows the fishing at SML in November? or any other place you may have in mind. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 Pretty epic day, caught 5 on swimbaits (floating and slow-sink Mattlures hardgills) and only 2 on a wacky senko, real yamamotos too... Good job !! I am no swim bait guy, unless it's a jig, I need a lot of work with these things yet, you seem to be doing very well with them, congrats !!! Quote
Super User deep Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 Good job !! I am no swim bait guy, unless it's a jig, I need a lot of work with these things yet, you seem to be doing very well with them, congrats !!! LOL, it was an epic day because senkos got outfished. Biggest I caught was only a 2 lb-er! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 LOL !! Senko's are not my favorite thing either, it almost seems like your cheating they are so easy, but still congrats man, it shows a tremendous amount of effort on your part to find whats working and using the right technique to attract the right attention. Epic? yes I think so too LOL !! Quote
Zoff Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Shame on you for not repling to my text LOL !!! Like you though I have a ton of stuff that needs to get done around the house, eventually we will get to go fishing though, I do look forward to that, I was talking to Quanjig and there may be a weekend or two open in November, hows the fishing at SML in November? or any other place you may have in mind. Sorry... didn't get the text. I will call you this week and we'll talk about the fishing. Cheers! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 9, 2012 Super User Posted October 9, 2012 I look forward to it, I teach Diesel technology on Wednesday nights 6:30 to 9:30 other than that I should be able to take any calls. Quote
Broke bass fisherman Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Haven't been out in 2 months. You guys are making me itch. Hopefully I'll get out for a few this weekend but we will see. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 23, 2012 Super User Posted October 23, 2012 HA !!!! I WISH I HAD A REPORT TO GIVE BUT NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU THINK I COULD GET OFF TO GO FISHING ... HE## NO !!! LOL !!! Does a corn hole report work ???? I won 16 games straight this past weekend, had to go back to 11 about half as many games cause of my stinking short shot wouldn't land right for me LOL !!! 1 Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 23, 2012 Super User Posted October 23, 2012 SON OF A !@#$%^&*()_+_)(*&^%$#@! Quote
Zoff Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Nitrofreak... just come down here for the day and we'll get in enough fishing to last you a week. lol Heading out in about an hour and a half. Going to get in some river fishing in the jonboat. My usual trip is about 5.5 miles down the Staunton River from Altavista to my farm. About a 4 hour trip. Today, I decided to take the trip from Goose Creak down the Staunton to Altavista. It is just shy of 8 miles so it should take all day. Smallies mostly but there are some LM and walleye. I hadn't been down the river much this year since getting the new bassboat and that was one of my favorite ways to go. Very peaceful and serene. Really doesn't matter if I catch. Quote
Super User deep Posted October 24, 2012 Super User Posted October 24, 2012 Corn hole reports work too! I need to learn how to play it someday. Glad you're having fun. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 24, 2012 Super User Posted October 24, 2012 Nitrofreak... just come down here for the day and we'll get in enough fishing to last you a week. lol Heading out in about an hour and a half. Going to get in some river fishing in the jonboat. My usual trip is about 5.5 miles down the Staunton River from Altavista to my farm. About a 4 hour trip. Today, I decided to take the trip from Goose Creak down the Staunton to Altavista. It is just shy of 8 miles so it should take all day. Smallies mostly but there are some LM and walleye. I hadn't been down the river much this year since getting the new bassboat and that was one of my favorite ways to go. Very peaceful and serene. Really doesn't matter if I catch. Man I have been wanting to get down your way and do a little fishin with ya !! I have been so busy here it seems like time just goes by so fast, this coming weekend will or should be my last camping trip for the year, the campground we stay at does a Holloween thing for the children the last 2 weekends of October, it's like they have their own little community to go trick or treating in and the children love it, they get dressed up in their little costumes and have a blast !!! I have ordered a new Skeet Reese rod and some new jigs from Seibert Outdoors and lookin forward to getting out there again, the river trip sounds amazing and I would love to be able to get that in before the year is over, and before it gets too cold. I found some new interesting structure over at Anna when we did our meet and greet, I am also hoping to get to explore that as well this year, colder temps = very little boat traffic, I looked at my trolling motor this past week and I think it is time to retire that thing, it has been on it's last leg for the past 3 years now and I think it finally let go, I was hoping the extra cash would allow me some fishing trip money from my second job but now that I have to find one of those it may have to be put on hold, at least for now. Thanx for the invite, I look forward to getting there I hope and fishing with ya soon !! I will give you a call or shoot you a text after this coming weekend and let you know how things are looking, I have to fix the portch on the house I think the following weekend, but after that i am looking to take a break from the everyday normal and relax a little. I am not traveling down there for a 4 hr fishing trip, it had better take all day !!! LOL !!!!! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 24, 2012 Super User Posted October 24, 2012 Corn hole reports work too! I need to learn how to play it someday. Glad you're having fun. It's a fun and addictive game, anytime you want to learn give me a shout, I wish you could have made it to the meet and greet, I had my boards there with me and we could have played a few games. Quote
Zoff Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Well... the trip today was 10 hours. Is that OK? Started at 7:30 this AM and got off the water at 5:30PM. I boated 35 Smallies and Largemouth. Not a joke... 35! Nothing really to speak of though. I lost a real pig right at the boat. Had caught a 2.35 pound smallie and failed to re-tie. That Largemouth had to have gone 15 pounds. He came out of the water at the boat and I felt like I was looking into a bucket. When his head went under... snap... I think I drifted a hundred yards with the broken line still in the water before I moved. Somewhere in the Staunton there is a bass with a Storm Kickin' Shad hung in his lip. Soon after they stopped biting the Storms. Tried flukes and nothing. Started throwing a wacky rig and it was on again. Green Pumpkin Yum Dinger 4" was the flavor. Problem was I kept catching the dinks... all under a pound, Tried a bigger Dinger and they would drag it around. Threw on a Z-Man Chatterbait and got hit after hit but didn't get one in the boat. Seemed like I couldn't get a decent hookset. Added a trailer hook and that did the trick. Well... the highlight of the day was catching something I had heard of but never caught or seen... a Roanoke Bass. It went about 1.38. So... pic is of the Smallie and the Roanoke Bass... Quote
Zoff Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 BTW... we don't play cornhole round here. Apparently it means something else where you guys are from. At least... I hope it does. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 25, 2012 Super User Posted October 25, 2012 Well... the trip today was 10 hours. Is that OK? Started at 7:30 this AM and got off the water at 5:30PM. I boated 35 Smallies and Largemouth. Not a joke... 35! Nothing really to speak of though. I lost a real pig right at the boat. Had caught a 2.35 pound smallie and failed to re-tie. That Largemouth had to have gone 15 pounds. He came out of the water at the boat and I felt like I was looking into a bucket. When his head went under... snap... I think I drifted a hundred yards with the broken line still in the water before I moved. Somewhere in the Staunton there is a bass with a Storm Kickin' Shad hung in his lip. Soon after they stopped biting the Storms. Tried flukes and nothing. Started throwing a wacky rig and it was on again. Green Pumpkin Yum Dinger 4" was the flavor. Problem was I kept catching the dinks... all under a pound, Tried a bigger Dinger and they would drag it around. Threw on a Z-Man Chatterbait and got hit after hit but didn't get one in the boat. Seemed like I couldn't get a decent hookset. Added a trailer hook and that did the trick. Well... the highlight of the day was catching something I had heard of but never caught or seen... a Roanoke Bass. It went about 1.38. So... pic is of the Smallie and the Roanoke Bass... 10 hrs will do, but I go from daylight to dark. Now, first I want to say awesome job Zoff, 35 fish is a great day !!!!! No seriously Awesome job !!!! You know I am going to have to give you a little grief about loosing that monster right, well no, I changed my mind we have all had moments like that, but that is a lesson to us all, inspect your line after each snag and fish that we catch, you never know when one of these big girls are gonna hit your bait, sorry for the loss big guy !!!! Look at it this way, when we get together and go fishing, we will find her again and you can get your bait back, how's that sound. A Roanoke bass, I have also heard of these but had never seen one for myself, thats an odd looking bass but a beautiful bass none the less. You know, and I think I have told you, I have never caught a SMB, it looks like there would be a very good chance of me getting my first SMB when we finally get to fish, as of right now I am looking at November the 10th and 11th or the 17th and 18th, one of those 2 weekends should be open for me do get down there, most likely the 17th and 18th but I will double check and get back with you before I make any promises, will either or both of those weekends work for you? Congrats buddy, you had a great day and thanx for the pics !!!!! Good luck and be safe !!! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 25, 2012 Super User Posted October 25, 2012 BTW... we don't play cornhole round here. Apparently it means something else where you guys are from. At least... I hope it does. AAAWWWWW now look at that comment right there, I just finished feelin a little sorry for you about loosin that fish and then I see something like this. Just for that, I am going to catch that big bass AND keep your bait, I will however return what is left of the line that broke to it's rightful owner. Quote
Zoff Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Ok... ok... I apologize. Yes... you will probably catch a brownie. That was the majority of what I caught. Our river is loaded with them. You come down and see what we can do. Any of those dates are OK with me. Just let me know which one. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted October 25, 2012 Super User Posted October 25, 2012 Ok... ok... I apologize. Yes... you will probably catch a brownie. That was the majority of what I caught. Our river is loaded with them. You come down and see what we can do. Any of those dates are OK with me. Just let me know which one. You know I am just havin some fun with ya right? besides I would have let you have the bait back anyway LOL !!! I am hoping for the first one but I shall give you a call this weekend or after this weekend is over and work the details out with ya. Talk to you soon buddy and thanx !!! Good luck and be safe !!! Quote
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