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Nice looking pickerel Mrs Matstone.

Welcome and enjoy the knowledge.

When that happens to me I take a picture of the person and the boat and put it on the forum for all to see. That way others know to look out for the inconsiderate folks.

Nice looking fish. Did you submit the paperwork for the citation crappie?

Very nice smallie, I have yet to catch one.

Nice fish, good job using the jig.

Where are the pictures that you stated you would post? I would like to see them.

Nice fish, I would love to catch an LMB that large.

Andy we are going to have to pound those mats with jigs to catch those LMBs we saw on the sonar that did not want to bite today. I am on a mission to catch one on a jig next Sunday after I pull one or two in with my swim senkos.

Has anyone on this forum fished Shelby Farms Park? If so what have you caught? I plans on going there in the spring when I go visit my daughter. It looks like there are quite a few ponds and a lake to fish. Any help you could provide would be appreciated.

Here is the fourth LMB (12oz).

Here is the third LMB (another 1lb 6oz).

Here is the second LMB (1lb 6oz).

I caught four LMBs today all on swim senkos, three on pumkinseed and one on watermelon. It was a fun morning of fishing even though my brand new Bass pro Shop hat came flying off while crossing the Potomac river. I had to turn around and fish it out of the river. Over all it was a great day, almost 6lbs of fish in a short period of time. Here is the first LMB (2lb 6oz).

I caught four more LMBs this morning using swim senkos weightless. They are my go to bait and have worked great for me fishing this way.

I am hoping for a big day tomorrow, I want to get a new PB and this is the place to do it. Lots of citations come from this creek, the Maryland State record LMB came out of this creek.

I am going to say that they are designed to be fished multiple ways, not just rigged or weighted.

Good job with the jig, thats a nice LMB. My guess is 4.5 lbs

I had another good day with the swim senkos. I caught three LMBs fishing them weightless.

No I do not fish them like a spinner bait, I cast the swim senko out, let it sink for a few seconds, give it a small tug with the rod, reel in a little slack and then let it sink again. I repeat this over and over until I have retreived the swim senko. The LMBs usually hit the swim senko when it is sinking. I have had a lot of good days fishing the swim senko this way. Since I started using the swim senko exclusively and I followed this technique I always end up catching multiple LMBs. Before this I would have days where I would get skunked. That is why I continue fishing the swim senkos (pumkinseed and watermelon) they work great every time I use them. Don't get me wrong it took me a little bit to perfect the technique and it was frustrating at first but I can tell you I am now catching LMBs where others have tried and failed. I have been asked numerous times lately (by other bass fisherman on the water) what I am doing because I am pulling fish into the boat in the same spot where they were unable to catch them. I always offer to show others what I am using but I don't show them the technique I use. I am going back out on my boat later this morning and tomorrow morning and will use the swim senkos again because I know that I will catch LMBs this way. On another note, I have also learned the behavoir of the LMBs where I fish. I fish in tidal waters and the LMBs always bite best at high tide and for about 3 hours after, as the tide is receding. I have learned where the LMBs are during this time and that I can catch them with the swim senko. I still need to determine where to find them at low tide when the bite dies down. My guess is I am going to have to learn to perfect the jigs or try some crank baits in the deep water. I may even try a screw in bullet weight on the swim senko to go into the deep water (10 feet and below), I just need to find some of them and see if they really help the swim senko as roadwarrior claims. I can see how it may help in deep or fast moving water.

I feel the need to chime in here. I have been fishing the swim senkos exclusively for the last month and have had my best days when fishing weightless. I have caught as many as 10 LMBs in just a couple of hours with the swim senkos. You can get the full action of the swim senko by technique you do not have to use weights. I do see a need for weights if you are fishing in fast moving water, otherwise the swim senko will sink down pretty deep on it's own and with the right retreival technique you can catch some nice LMBs. Just my two cents worth.

You want some fun catch a long-nosed gar they are pretty good fighters. I caught an 8 lb 31 inch gar this past summer, the best fight I ever had.

The bait monkey reaches into my wallet at least once a week. The wife is getting ticked at the bait monkey.

fishfordollars, I hear you, I hate hiding the purchases from the wife too. I try to limit my purchases now so I don't have to hide them from her.

Nice fish