AlabamaSpothunter

Glad I went fishing, what an embarrassing loss. They have always been known as most classless organization and fanbase in all of sports. Their punishment is living in the city known as Philidelphia.

@TnRiver46 Maybe this is a better pic for your friend, saw the same flocks of ducks again today.

You got it friend, hate to hear that you are going through it.

How many days can you say that you set a PB on a species, and equally lost a PB on a species after an epic fight. In between those two events lots of smaller 1-2lb Bass were caught. The heart breaking bit first: There I was Yo Yoing a 1/8 Chatterbait Flashback Mini on a 7'2 MH F SLX rod with an old Team Daiwa 2000 series spinning reel with Stren 8lb test mono across a very deep point off the main lake channel. Midway retrieve on the fall of the Yo Yo, I saw the line screaming before I felt the strike, I immediately hit the fish with everything I had in me. Immediately upon setting the hook, a 2ft+ dark object briefly came within about 6" of the surface, and as it dove back down and offshore it left what seemingly looked like a small boat wake. At this point the fish is running for the deepest water offshore possible, and there is nothing I can do to slow it down, never heard a freshwater drag tear loose like this today. Over the next minute or two in open water I struggle to keep line on the reel with anything but max drag, and it's clear to me max drag is going to break this fish off in a nano second. With the boat starting to be pulled by the fish, it began to tire to the point it decided to do the notorious big catfish "line twist/roll/thump" thing they do, and this fish must have wrapped himself up really good because the fight stopped, and I was left with the entire dead weight of this fish on the end. It was only at this point while trying to literally winch what I'm honestly guesstimating a 15-20lb Channel Catfish the old classic Stren 8lb mono decided to give way, can't blame it really. I pray and believe 99% this was a huge Channel catfish. If so, it would have unquestionably been the biggest catfish I've ever caught. If you read all that, here's some joy......caught my PB Crappie today, and caught lots of small Bass on a Crank, Roboworm, and Chatterbait. Not a Crappie guy, but this one is twice the size as any I've ever caught, so much so I had to weigh it. Love this shot just because it's got my favorite tree in it

HAHA, I've been trying to figure out how to pronounce it, and what it means since I bought it ? Fish didn't want my Digle yesterday.....I'll never see this bait the same way again, thanks ?

I can see tech in 10 years being borderline uncompetitive, but at the moment Livescope isn't some magic ju ju. Pros are paying lots of money to folks in order to learn how to best use this tech. It's anything but an underwater camera as some think it essentially is. I love the intersection of tech and fishing, and my dream is to make a device like Google Glasses that projects your waypoints and marked structure across the area of lake you are looking at (something I've been dreaming of for years). Think about if your fishing area had red buoy markers over your marked structure, that only you can see, and never needs to be picked up. Absolute gamechanger.

If you'd cheat this extensively in a fishing tournament, I don't think anything is off the table for such a vile person. He deserves to spend at least a decade with men exactly like himself, except meaner, and tougher.

Yeah I don't either, and I don't think it should be banned on this level.....however at some of the smaller levels where every angler can't afford 10k in electronics, I think it should be banned just to level the playing field in small events.

100%....said this a few times now in different threads....if Livescope gets banned in Bass fishing, it will be because it's just too boring to watch the Northern Smallmouth events where every angler is doing the same thing, staring at the same pod of big offshore Smallies on the scope. Top 10 brings in a 20lb bag each day. ETA: Merged replies/separate reply I grew up going to Bassmaster Classic weigh ins at the Birimingham BJCC.....it was epic at least in my memory, always sold old, big dog and pony show. They'd wheel those beautiful Comanches around the court and then stop at the weigh in stage. It was very professional. Very cool as a kid to watch those things.

Wow, that's just incredible! Absolute eye candy. Agreed with you when I'm picking them out of all the Yaupons, and various other bushes ? Not to mention having to pressure wash in the spring from all the staining the leaves do on the driveway.

Man those are some gorgeous trees, for not being a tree hugger, I love me some trees ?

Would have taken everything in my power to not give that guy a piece of my mind. I don't understand why folks don't understand giving others a wide birth when in nature. I go well out of my way to avoid fishing near others, even when they are fishing a place I had pre planned too. Hope he got skunked, and lost a bunch of Japanese baits lol

Awesome, I know we got some teal on the lake, but never seen such a huge flock of ducks on the lake like this. The other day a couple of Ducks very similar to these were going underneath the water for 3-5secs, and then popping up 10-15 yds away seemingly. Very cool, and again they wouldn't let me get close enough for a shot. Really appreciate your help as always. Nice to know what critters are out there.

Mommy, make the Chatterbait monkey stop.....please mommy!!!!!!!!!! The Keitech 4" are a big no go on MiniMaxs FWIW. 3" Paddletails work, but a swim tail is best I'm finding. Anybody ever bother sending a single bait back to TW? The CFL Football head model arrived with it's head chipped in 4 or 5 different places. Not sure I want to go through the hassle for $5. One other thing, finally got around to getting a few JackHammers and to my surprise just like every other Chatterbait branded product I've bought which is seemingly all of them.....Made in China appears on the back. China can make quality stuff, but I want USA or Japan for the price these commanded. Oh well, if they work 3x better than the other models I currently use, I'll keep buying them.

I suspected today was going to be slow with low pressure and strong storms having just passed by, and so I willed it to be so ? Caught 4 and it was a beautiful day, still a winning scratcher in my book. That poor Spot had some kind of crazy sore on it's tongue, wasn't anything lodged in there as I tried to pull it out.....I'm sure it hated me extra at that point lol. Tried a Crank, and Jerkbait, but only the 7" Roboworm and a Minimax in 1/2oz Gizzard Shad produced. ETA: Saw a Blue Heron eat a 8-10" fish which I strongly suspect was a little Spot. I've seen the ones that got away, many in fact, but never one that got eaten. This bird took it down in one clean swallow. Impressive birds. @TnRiver46 Can I get an ID on this flock of small Ducks.....couldn't get any closer. They were flying and swimming as a single flock. Looked to be mostly brown, and again small in size.

Skills, you got them. This is why I'm buying a decked pond boat.....I don't have these skills.

Excellent gents, I will check him and these 3.2 models out. Thanks for the info. It's well packaged stuff, which we all know is critical to the Tackle Monkey...it has to catch the monkey before it can catch a Bass ?

Never heard of that company before, but that mule minnow 3.2 sounds fantastic for a MiniMax trailer.

Knew you would, just seems like a place you'd love. I'm already looking at getting another Bass boat so I can fish these bigger lakes. I just miss being on a Bass boat.

LOL.....I can't be the only one that hates putting on new baits, and then putting baits back into storage, can I???? If I'm changing lots of baits, I'm having a bad day. As a kid I remember throwing literally everything in the tacklebox ? I mean I want to be like you, but I also think you need to seek help immediately ?

Never fished it personally, but always heard it was a bigger Crappie lake than Bass lake. A guy like you would crush it on the Coosa River impoundments down here in central AL.

Haha, I wish I smuggled all those Guntersville hogs ? We're blessed in terms of Bass fishing in Alabama, not the best state, but I'd say it's in the top 5 easily. Alabama has also contributed heavily to Bass fishing history, and where it's currently at today. We are likely close in age then, I grew up dreaming of that lake, reading everything I could about it in the Bass rags. It's tragic, but I'm far from surprised given where those once magical lakes are located. That state has a tragic history of handling it's natural resources, including modern day.

KNOCK, KNOCK ?

The whole world hates the Astros outside of a few people in Houston ? I'll take Strider over a known Charlie at this point. Strider destroys the Philles. Man I hope he's healthy, and his stache game in on point

Lol, I wanted to grab that color at TW with my recent order....no bueno, my local shop today, no bueno. Anyways I've done some trial and error with trailers, and unlike bigger ones, these are very temperamental to get on plane if you are using something longer than 3" I've found, and if it has a strong action like most paddletails, that equally messes up the action I've found. The Armor Shad 3" is dynamite I've found. Won't look like much, but that's the mission with these after all. Big fish will still blow up such a tiny bait. Caught a fattie on the gizzard shad with 3" Armor Shad a few days back Damiki Armor Shad Soft Jerkbaits - Tackle Warehouse