16.25" friend who needed to leave after a visit

I know I'm not in this month, but...

19.94 bag today out of southern Lake Champlain. 5.46 (lunker) & 4.75.

 It was a really tough weekend for me. First weekend of the year didn't manage to catch a 5 lber.

 

Here is three more fish for the competition

 

Night fishing. Buzzbait. 19 inches

 

Buzzbait. 20 inches

 

One of the saddest most unhealthy bass I have caught in a long time. 19 inches.

 

Time to do some serious culling. Only a few days left.

Still nice fishes, good move night fishin'.. did you go on boat or bank?

Still nice fishes, good move night fishin'.. did you go on boat or bank?

 

 I was in my boat.  Night fishing in the summer can be super productive.

Yes I know.. u know what yer doin'.. some good fishermen here..

Well, no luck for me lately. Nothing 16" and smaller. Unfortunately I have not gotten out during prime fishing time...Nice catches fellas!

LEADERBOARD:
Nev: 105" - 22", 21", 21", 20.5", 20.5"- 5 fish

Mainebass: 100" - 21.5", 20.5", 20", 19", 19"  - 5 fish

Me: 93.5" - 22", 21", 17", 17", 16.5" - 5 fish
MARs: 93" -21",19",18.5",17.5",17" - 5 fish

einscodek: 88.5" -19.75", 18", 17.5", 17" 16.25", - 5 fish

Lonewolf: 53.75" -18.5",18.25", 17" - 3 fish 

nice job Maine.   Yes night fishing can be fantastic.  Even better in a boat.  especially now that a lot of water is at the 70 degree area.   I hope to get out this weekend for some night time fun.   My first go to for night is a 4 inch broken tail rattling jitterbug,  i changed out the rear hook for a bigger one. I also turned them out just a tad for a better hook-up rate.   Buzzbaits next always with a trailer hook. Then spinner baits with double or triple colorado blades for lots of noise usually in black or dark blue.  also big knocking zara spook or heddon crazy crawler 

What time of night do you boys generally hit the water and when do you find them generally biting best?

I usually have my best luck from 10-12. I also don't usually stay out to much later then that. I prefer to night fish during a full moon. White buzzbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits are my go to lures. The fish I usually catch at night are 2.5 lbs and bigger.

Some guys / books talk about the 1 am bite being the best there is. full moon time seems to be the best for me too.

I usually get my night fishing till about 10:30 pm.    I am up at 4 - 4:30 am rare for me to be out after 10pm.   I do try to do a late night midnight to 2 am at least one Sat night.

Fullmoon, midnight, spinnerbaits & blades .. sound advice..

Did you guys ever fish @ night in the early AM into the dawn?  The back half of the night?

Fullmoon, midnight, spinnerbaits & blades .. sound advice..

Did you guys ever fish @ night in the early AM into the dawn?  The back half of the night?

 

Don't forget about buzz baits. You can fish these a bit more effectively threw thicker weeds then a spinner bait.

I rarely fish from night into the dawn. I usually am getting up and heading out the next lake about dawn.

Great morning of fishin' .. but none to cull..

Bunch of fish caught this morning. Two 18" but one of the pictures didn'the turn out good. Not sure if I will get out again by July 1st.

 Got out yesterday afternoon. The fishing was great 69 bass in the boat. A bunch of 14-18 inch fish and a few good ones as well. I was able to cull one of my smallest fish. This was lunker for the evening. There is some good bass fishing in Vermont.

 

 

21.5 inches 5 lbs 2 oz

 

 

 

A couple more days until July. I will be fishing both afternoons in hopes of catching more fish like this and catching up to Nev.

 

Lets see some more fish guys.

Gave it another shot this morning.. got a couple for culling but was trying for homeruns and instead got doubles.

18"

17" buddy

Power fishin the best I could this morning on the banks.  Not ready to go night fishin' yet.. still early in the summer.

Lost two big ones 4lbs+ over the course of the month..one on equipment, other on my mishandling (her big mouth shakin didnt help)  had there been no competition I'd not have given them a second thought but boy did my heart sink on each loss.

Even so they may have made up some distance but even they would not have been enough..

Good competition guys.. congrats to the winner.. great fishes everyone.

Some good size fish being caught for June's competition!

Now I can fish for fun again 

not sure of i am going to get to fish again till July. I am not so comfortable knowing Maine is going to be fishing.  You are only a couple inches behind me.

Today is the last day of June. Fishing again from 4 until dark. Need a couple good fish. Its now or never.

You need 3 x 21" fish buddy.. whats yer strategy for a single summers afternoon?

You need 3 x 21" fish buddy.. whats yer strategy for a single summers afternoon?

 

Nev has me beat by 2.5 inches as of right now. My smallest two are 20" and 19". So I need to catch another 21.5 incher like I did a couple days ago to cull the 19 ".

 

My strategy is simple. Catch a big bass !!

 

My game plan for the afternoon is to fish deep weeds near main lake drop offs. Its been working lately. The past 3 afternoons there have been 56 , 69 , and 45 bass put in my boat by my friend and I. That's 170 bass in three days just fishing from 4 ish until dark 30. I am going to stick to that game plan.

 

Hey all it takes is one bite...

Thats alot of bass.. you guys must have some awesome unpressured lakes up north there in Maine/VT/NH.. BOL