Jigfishn10

WTG! I have a feeling that you'll be well on your way to besting that this fall! Congrats! JF10 My 11 y/o son and I hit the bay in Kennebunkport yesterday only for an hour and a half before we got chased off the water due to weather. Unfortunately, the stripe sides weren't cooperating. We'll have to wait till next week. I'm really trying hard for him to catch his first striper. Keep your fingers crossed.

Wonder if that play made his mind up to retire...LOL I actually liked him as a first baseman, he was a fundamentally sound ball player. The kind of player you recommend your kids to watch and learn from.

wa da faq did I just watch? LOL

I managed to hit Houghton's Pond for 2 1/2 hours today on my way home and had a decent outing. 6 bass and 1 snot rocket from the esox family. The bite started off aggressive with 2 out of the gate on a Rippin Rap and 2 more on a Slug-Go. The Slug-Go bites were twitched fairly quickly and the Rippin Rap bites were both on a yo-yo retrieve. The bite shut down and I moved to another spot. I lost 2 rigs in a row on aggressive Slug-Go bites on hooksets. On both hooksets, my Power Pro Braid came back cleanly sheared off, so I'm guessing 2 snot rockets from the esox family were liking the menu. No more bites, so I moved on. The bite at this point was very slow, I wound up deadsticking 2 more Slug-Go fish and the esox snot rocket on my way out to the truck when I called it a day. All fish were in and around the first weedline. Usually this time of year I have better luck on a secondary weedline, but with overcast skies, I'm guessing they were cruising more. Good luck and be safe.

I wish you were here fishing and not down there and watching...LOL...thanks a million grampa. I have a preconstruction meeting tomorrow and I'll take up the advice and go exploring after the meeting. Thanks a million for the suggestions folks!

Thx

I'll be starting a project in Westboro, anyone have any watering holes they like in the area?

I finally went fishing this year and went old school - weightless slug-gos. I was able to go out for 2 hours this afternoon after work before the humidity got to me. I managed 1 dink on an Arkansas shiner 'go and a 1.5 lber on a rainbow 'go. Wished I could have stay longer, but my body had had enough of this heat for 1 week. Tomorrow I'm up in Kennebunkport ME chasing stripers. Good luck and stay safe

Hey Broke bass, up here is really no different than what you're probably used to fishing with. We've been experiencing some really hot weather and the fish will be deep and in their dog days of summer mode. Think deeper water, obviously near structure or cover and fish your favorite finesse baits. Fishing later in the evening would probably be a better option this time of year as it is with most of the country. I would start slow and if all else fails, speed it up with some horizontal presentations. I find that the bass up here are about the same as the rest of the country and don't read the same books and view the same youtube vids we do...LOL I grew up in the next town over and my parents still live in the same house so it would be a good op to meet up one day if you're interested and I can go visit them after. Good luck and stay safe.

Sorry to hear that DogBone, I've never lost a rig in the water, but I snapped my fair share of rigs, 2 of which I built. It's an empty feeling for sure. Hope you find it.

Watched some of the HOF induction ceremony last night and kept thinking how much I would have loved to have been there. I went to Cooperstown once at the request of my then 8 year old little leaguer. I could spend days in that museum. Any of you baseball fans ever visit Cooperstown?

Man, One year I hooked into one accidently in it's leg. I didn't know what I hooked into, it kept swimming down. I can't tell you what was going thru my head other than "FISH OF A LIFETIME!" After what seemed like a fish fight for the ages, my heart is pumping, my mind is racing and I finally see something coming to the surface. I'm like: "A fricken garbage can top?!?! I 'm fighting a fricken garbage can top?!?!" I reel in until the garbage can top is about 6 feet away and I see my hook attached to the leg. The head came out of the water and this garbage can top is p!$$ed!. Now my heart starts pumping harder and mind starts racing for a different reason. I dig in my pocket to get a pocket knife to cut the line and for some reason, the jig dislodged from it leg. That thing swam away and sat down on a stump saying over and over, "there's no way something that big lives in this little pond."

Nice job, sounds like you had a couple of good outings. Good job, man. I used the cxx and loved the strength it had, very surprised with that line. If I use a hybrid, I still like the C21 tho. I will admit that I switched to Power Pro Braid a couple of years ago and use it for most applications. Love it.

Still, that myst have been quite a fish you had on! Those smallies will get tour heart pumping for sure! Good luck Bud!

Must have been a powerful fish to straighten out a hook on a Whopper Plopper, considering the lure was designed to catch musky?!?!

You know, I forgot about the Tigers in this conversation? I know they're in it, but are they really in it?

All of the above night time advice are great suggestions and should be part of your night arsenal. One of Mr. Bass' favorite night time snacks like to come out to play as well. May I suggest a jig and craw? Dark colored to silhouette against the moon's light. Good luck. BTW: Going old school as one Mr. Trubiano AKA grampa1114 suggested is a lot of fun!

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The smallies do like to follow which usually means you have the right type of lure on. Sometimes it's matter of speeding up or slowing down, a pop of the rod or a kill on the retrieve or maybe it's a matter of a color change. Unfortunately, you were handcuffed with the color. Don't let the lack of cloud cover deter you from a spinnerbait, when the wind picks up it's usually enough to disturb the water surface to make a spinnerbait that much more effective. A lipless crank in that situation would be a good choice as well. I know you know all this, but sometimes you get yourself on the water and you blank out. I find that just by talking about a subject you know about, keeps the mind sharp for when you get into a similar situation. Keep up the good work, love seeing the great posts you and everyone here puts up. John AKA JF10

The trade deadline is coming up, who are the buyers and who are the sellers? These teams can go either way, what do these teams do? American League: Yankees, Astros, Tigers, White Sox, Royals, Mariners National League: Marlins, Mets, Cardinals, Pirates, Dodgers

Nice job bud! I wonder what would of happened if you abandoned the drop shot when the winds picked up and you introduced them to a spinnerbait...white on white...HMMM....Just a thought bud...LOL 10 fish is nothing to sneeze at, you should be happy...Nice hat BTW...LOL...I love it!

I would love to fish Santee Cooper, sounds like your next move is going to be a good one! Good luck!

18 innings between the Pirates and Nats? That's crazy!?!?!

Good job buddy You're missed up here Mike...I hope all is well with you and your wife

Little League season will finally be over in 1 week. Hoping to hit the water for the first time starting Monday the 25th. Thinking about going old school with Slug-Gos, Traps and Jerkbaits. Doesn't that look scrumptious!