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Gorgeous fish, man. I bet that bite was FUN!

Good on you, man. MeatEater just did a podcast that talked about all that a few weeks ago. Episode 569

Quick weekend trip to Deep Creek Lake in MD. I didn't get in too much fishing but I caught a fish during each session and had fun doing it. Started the trip off with a beautiful yellow perch That afternoon I had a pike smash a spinnerbait. He was only about 18" or so but thick and had some good head shakes in him. The kids thought it was insanity 🤣 The next morning I caught my first walleye ever. Love how they look - beautiful fish. He crushed the same spinnerbait and then as soon as he was hooked put up 0 fight just like I've heard they do. He was about 16". Broke my heart to release him lol but I didn't have time to mess with fish prep at that point in the trip. I'll get him another time. The last morning everything had been a little chaotic and I hadn't had time to fish. Got the car packed up and told the wife I needed to go get my rods and tackle off the boat. Of course I figured it wouldn't hurt to make 5 casts while doing so. 2nd cast I was retrieving the same spinner bait parallel to the back of the boats and dock ends. I had it at the last dock slip and got to watch this pike come out and eat it just a few feet in front of me. That was awesome but it was a soft eat. Buddy didn't look so good and I honestly felt bad catching him. The pic doesn't do him justice as there were a bunch of little kids on the dock who were interested in seeing/feeling him and I was just trying to get him back in the water quick. He was probably 25" or so but insanely skinny.

You guys really make me feel better about my self restraint. I thought I didn't have any but this thread helps me prove otherwise haha

The crappy thing is that he'll see their current enjoyable run as support for the decisions he's made so far. Then they'll lose Cora and not be able to replicate it next year. Love how the minors are currently looking but they need use that depth now to do something the fanbase deserves.

I mean, I guess that goes hand-in-hand with being young. We've been there and done plenty of dumb stuff. He'll figure it out. I imagine going from currently sitting in 2nd to possibly not even making the cut will wake him up some

He caught them so good he came back to the check-in early and was trying some stuff out. Caught another big one and just flat out lost track of time. Inexcusable honestly. Freakin 7 pound penalty

Trey! Oh no! Oh I'd puke

Agreed but almost 40 guys don't have a fish logged today

Was puckered up just watching that waiting for the bait to pull away and hopefully not in his face lol. Whollllllle lot of guys with out any catches logged yet today

Helpful to keep it out of your hand though lol

The boys are back at it and McKinney's on cam. Happy Thursday, ladies and gents!

They're playing their freakin tails off

Topwater bites are better than crack... at least that's what I imagine lol

IIRC he's already been there and sold it all off. He's just restocking now lol right @Jmurphy87

Took my buddy and our kids out on a panfish mission and boy did we crush them. The stringer pic doesn't do the size justice. Several were 12 ounces or bigger and bigger than our hands. Caught 30ish sunnies and 10ish small bass. Most fun I've had fishing in quite some time. The kids ate it up and the fish tacos we turned them into were one of the best things I've ever made even without proper shells.

I reiterate my previous statement. Stud!

When I grow up I wanna be like @Pat Brown lol

Carp spawn?

Man McKinney with a 90 minute penalty. Swindle reported him for flying under the bridge. How's things like that work between the guys? Seems like GMan did the right thing and I don't think Trey will be crappy about it but do other guys think one way or the other about someone reporting you? Also, did anyone get the scoop on what happened with Milliken's boat yesterday?

It sure was. I love watching that kid fish

Some of you are aware that 2024 has been delivering blow after blow after blow to me. My wife had a miscarriage at 20 weeks and then just as we were coming out of our funk, my best friends 6 year old daughter, and my sons best friend, was killed after a driver crossed over the median and struck them head on. I haven't felt much like fishing or even paying much attention to fishing. She was buried on Friday and on Sunday I figured I should get out and try to at least enjoy the outdoors. I went to the local farm pond I can fish for an hour and a half. Wind was blowing more than expected and I figured if I was going to drag myself out to fish I was going to do it with my favorite type of lure. Tied on the new Megabass Jamaica Boa Buzzbait and got to fancasting. Got to watch a bald eagle fly around which I've never seen at this pond. About 5 minutes in, I got bumped, but so subtly I wondered if I hit a stick in the water or something similar. Cast back to the spot and missed my location. Cast back again, started reeling, and got that wonderful big topwater blowup. First bass of the year weighed in at 4.49 and for a few minutes I forgot about everything crappy going on and knew the rest of my outing wouldn't matter. Worked my way around the pond without a bite or even a sight of a fish along the way. Got to the other side where I know there's a blow down and figured there had to be a good one in it. Retrieved to the right side of it and nothing. Retrieved to the left side of it and nothing. Moved on and was casting underneath some trees with still no luck and was about to call it quits and work my way back to the other side of the pond. Something told me to take one more cast along that blow down but run it parallel to the tree. Did that and got to watch a flash of bass emerge from underneath it and destroy the buzzbait. 2nd bass of the year weighed in at 4.27. I'd never caught two 4+ pound fish from this pond in the same outing before. They didn't make all my problems go away but for 90 minutes they certainly helped me feel better. I hope any of you facing challenges in your lives can enjoy some time outside, breathe in some fresh air, and feel a little bit better, if only for a little while. We don't know how long we've got. P.s. the hits keep coming and now my kids gave me the stomach bug 😩

If you can spare even $5, please help them. Their daughter died and the mother has a long road of PT ahead. Please, they're the sweetest family and don't deserve any of this.

Thank you all

Thank you