Mr. Aquarium

That’s so awesome!!!! You’ve been busy!! If I ever find my way out there, I’m always traveling somewhere to fish, I’ll be sure to give you a call! I can’t go to the show I will be out plowing in the storm. I’m making money instead of spending it.

Nice RMs. I love big swimbaits, I just recently got a RM lipped trick, a cooperb8s miner glide, a Sherpa, and a CL8 opposum. The miner glide is a 9’inch floating glide. I’m getting a DS custom floating glide

I’m bummed out I cant Make it to the show. There goes my chance for a psycho trout and a Sherpa

When I go and fish a spot new pond or one of my favorites. I likely know what the water clarity will be and the forage. I will have some idea of what to expect. I will also start with my confidence baits. A jig, texas rig, topwater, and swimbait. If it’s clear deep and sandy I’ll have a tube tied on and go more finesse.

A swimbait! A swimbait like a glide will draw out fish. They just come to investigate it even if they won’t bite. They can see it long distances. A glide bait has a ton of drawing power. When you find a school of fish or big fish. Sit in that area or come back to that area and catch em

Welcome back @LadiMopar. Where the hell have you been!

I love lead free bass jigs

I’ll be there Saturday

I absolutely love the zoom fluke! It literally catches everything’ one of my ab Go to baits!

Draggin tube as been very productive this winter! 37 degree water!

I like either the jiggle drag or jiggle lift pause

I have a 2 deep cranks and a handful of jerkbaits, handful of spinner baits and handful of cranks,(squarebill etc.) I own a ton of baits. But 99% of it is what i throw and what I’m good at. Like big swimbaits, topwaters, soft plastics and jigs.

That’s awesome. They got sweet swimbaits over seas

They are fun! Last time I went was 2020. I lost the rod due to a closed bail. Fish hit and took the rod. I caught the rod an hour later with the fish still attached. So i caught the rod with my other setup, reeled in the fish on the rod I just lost

I bought a similar one by Zman. It’s a free swinging with a football head. So I plan on reeling this along rocks and other bottom types. I would think you could use this in similar way.

Thanks dude! Was hoping for multiple bass each day. I’ve seen people slay this time of year locally. Chance for a striper in the Charles

Thanks for the info guys! here’s the full report 5 bass, 10 pickerel, and a big golden shiner It’s been a grind the past 3 days. Friday, fished a new pond, 37 degree water, 3.5lb pickerel and a small bass on a tube quickly right when I got there. Saturday went for a Hail Mary. Trying to start the new year with a giant bass. Missed 3 pickerel at the first spot. They wouldn’t bite!!! 2nd spot, a new spot. I finally got fish! A 2lb bass and a 3.5 lb pickerel on a jerkbait at sunset. They were chasing bait up shallow. Water temps 41 Sunday. Fished another new spot, got lot of pickerel and a big pondie up shallow, water temps 38-43. Saw lot of surface activity. Got lot of hits on a few different baits, deps 175, Swaver, real prey, jerkbaits, imakastu stealth swimmer, square bills. With no bass to show, I decided to pack up, close to the ramp. I saw a few fish jump, took a cast, spooked a big school up really shallow. Last cast of the day got a 3.8 lb bass on a jerkbait. Then I decided to try for some topwater bass. Got 2 bass and missed 2. Slammer got it done! Super stoked!

It’s been a grind the past 3 days. Friday, fished a new pond, 37 degree water, 3.5lb pickerel and a small bass on a tube quickly right when I got there. Saturday went for a Hail Mary. Trying to start the new year with a giant bass. Missed 3 pickerel at the first spot. They wouldn’t bite!!! 2nd spot, a new spot. I finally got fish! A 2lb bass and a 3.5 lb pickerel on a jerkbait at sunset. They were chasing bait up shallow. Water temps 41 Sunday. Fished another new spot, got lot of pickerel and a big pondie up shallow, water temps 38-43. Saw lot of surface activity. Got lot of hits on a few different baits, deps 175, Swaver, real prey, jerkbaits, imakastu stealth swimmer, square bills. With no bass to show, I decided to pack up, close to the ramp. I saw a few fish jump, took a cast, spooked a big school up really shallow. Last cast of the day got a 3.8 lb bass on a jerkbait. Then I decided to try for some topwater bass. Got 2 bass and missed 2. Slammer got it done! Super stoked!

Hope so! Fishing with a buddy tomorrow. He slays, he does very very well especially this time of year. Hes Going to show me some good areas to hit!

I thought so to. My last spot I saw fish getting pushed to the surface at dusk, got a bass and pickerel. That saved the day!

Well I gave the promise land a shot, 43 degree water, swimbaits, Jigs, jerkbaits. I had 3 pickerel hit. Very slow the past 2 days! Let’s hope I get em tomororw

I was ranting and complaining today. It happens!

Daaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmm. I was happy when it was 45 today! Lol

I got my only 2 fish today on a tube kn 37 degree water. They flat out work

Real Prey 7 inch forage trout. I caught all my big fish this year on some sort of really prey swimbait. Even back to back 5s the