Catch 22

You can put lipstick on a bass==============but=================its still a bass

BB,I guess you didn`t kiss that one before release.

In the temps mentioned ,give me a hand full of 1/16 to 1/8 hair jigs ,mostly black,and leave me alone.

While jetty fishin the salt I snagged and landed an octopus. The head was about 8".I didn`t want to get inked so I put my foot next to its side and launched it back to the deep.

Wow,thats a fatty. Nice catch

Yup,black. Caught 5 today on jerk baits and mini rat traps. Coupla nice ones @ 12.5 to 13" https://www.google.com/search?q=black++or+white+crappie&biw=1120&bih=577&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO6JOlg8TLAhWESSYKHQm_BK0QsAQIIg#imgrc=I7h7wRgRKbNo2M%3A

From top to bottom yellow perch white perch pickerel mirror carp

Just had a meal of them fried on the grill with butter. Extremely yummy

Nice first trip .Its always relief for the rig to run right on the shake down trip.

Locating crappies can be a chore because they school and move a lot where I fish.I constantly watch the water for dimples and swirls of feeding fish. Its hard to find them when they are not up. Often times the best bite is day time before sunrise. Sometime I use a medium depth crankbait and burn it to actually bump into fish, then go try for them with conventional baits.Change colors often to find their favorite, which may change by the hour. Also I will use a 2oz sinker in the same manner as the crankbait. Keep in mind these are open water fish not relating to downfalls. Little crazy,I know but sometimes it works.

I keep numbers in my head for a short time, mainly to make a report. After that I only relate to whether it was a good trip or good season. For me it would be like a job. ETTSwims,very impressive numbers and record keeping.

Excellent choice. Occasionally don`t be afraid to work the jerk a little faster than you would think would work.

Pearl for me. Interestingly my local Walmart dropped the price for super flukes from $3.36 down to $2.77.Thats the everyday price now. C22

The whites are very common and migrate into most estuaries on the east coast in the spring. Excellent food source for man and beast. They do exist in many fresh water lakes. Great fighters and will take artificial lures too. Blades are lots of fun to take them. Most common baits around here are night crawlers and bloodworms. Similar in looks and habitat. http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/exotics/wperch.html Excellent eating as already mentioned C22

Tide and wind cooperated well today. We had to move a few times to locate the white perch.Bloodworms with high/low rigs worked well.To mention here ==no red/char beads on the rigs ,its was slow catchin.We didn`t blitz them ,but two of us got plenty for 4 meals. The big one in the pic is 12"

Crushin bass WTG

Ha ha I blitzed a bunch today in 44 deg.Lots of yellows have tapped out.Something happened about 1:00 pm. They really turned on.Mini front,major feed period?

My neighbor got a notice thanking her for a purchase of an $800 IPhone and that the payment was by Paypal.. The notice had a note to check this link for questions, she didn`t do that. Funny thing,she made no purchase and has no PP account. The barrage never stops.

Is the guy a hard core fisherman. Kidding. Some of them work according to the tides round here. C22

You may have to adjust your BP meds to your weight. BTDT. Also,if anyone is taking Lipitor for cholesterol and suffer leg cramps a lot, the med may be the culprit. BTDT too Be well C22

Let me get another one or two skunks. Well talk .How long is the bear hair

Nice catchin, gotta love the cold water.

Warm the coming week,75 deg Wed. There goes my jerk bite, goodbye ole friend