Got tired of catching 3 pounders; so I went to Dink City today for a change, and caught... dinks!

 

Dang, I've  got nothing. 

My first ever bowfin:

 

And my second:

 

I think that the first was a female and the second was a male. The male had a black spot ahead of its tail and turquoise-tinged pectoral fins.

2 hours ago, boostr said:

Dang, I've  got nothing. 

Me neither. ? My last keeper size was on 24th and this past week I was sick like a dog.

Only took one rod with me today but it was worth it as i got this cutie.

Not sure how big she is or how much she weights but still a nice fish.

Got her on a dropshot trapper hook and wacky rig senko.

I'm starting to think this combo i pick up a month ago from a yard sale must of came with fluorocarbon as i've been doing pretty good with it on both bass and trout.

However, I don't think there's a way i could really know that.

Yesterday was brutal...was out at dawn and the air temp was 32F on the button hence the jacket in my picture. Hit my first stop, a saddle between a mainland point and island and the fog was rolling off the lake. Wind was blowing in from the east...  Once the fog cleared I caught a few on a jerkbait though nothing of any size.  The frustrating part was that I could see 3 and 4 pound fish sitting in the 2-3ft water right in front of me but they wouldn't bite on anything...argh!

Much better week this week than last. The cooler nights are finally starting to get them moving a bit a seems. Not great, but much better. Had a couple nice ones and a bunch of solid fish.

 

 

 

 

@PECo although the fight hard I hate Choupique (Bowfin), they get your hopes up thinking it's a huge bass, & they destroy your lures!

I got lucky; I caught both of them with a Gamakatsu Number 4 Octopus Circle Hook (one with a wacky Senko and one with a four-inch fluke). Hooked ‘em both right in the upper lip, too!

They love to tear up brand new war eagle spinner baits. 

Maybe I'm a slow learner, but I have finally figured out that when fishing super dense emergent pads a flipping jig gets in and out much better than a t-rigged worm or a standard flipping rig (pegged weight, snelled flipping hook, plastic creature). The weed guard pretty reliably allows the jig to glide out past the treacherous vee in the pad, where the stem meets the leaf, the point where my usual set up always got stuck. Of course, the hardest part is getting a fish out of that stuff, but that's no more difficult with a jig than with anything else. This theory doesn't apply to other types of heavy cover.

 

The bite was slow tonight but I managed to catch this 2 pound puppy out of some nearly impossible pads, using a 3/4 oz jig.

 

 

 

 

 

Well it's been a couple weeks or so since I've caught anything a pound or more. I've caught some major dinks, we're talking not even an ounce. Didn't bother with taking any pics of those. Since the daytime bite has been almost nonexistent, I desided to risk encounters with snakes and fished the smaller pond by my house tonight with my headlamp on. Took both my Lew's baitcaster with a 3/8oz black and blue chatter bait/watermelon red flake Super Fluke trailer tied on and my Lew's spinning rod with a 12" blackberry Mann's jelly worm tied on. Nothing doing with the chatter bait, but I did catch this 1lb 1oz 14g keeper size on the 12" jelly worm. First one I've caught on that worm. I pitched it at the ponds pump and almost immediately he hit it. Being as dark as it was, with the exception of the almost full moon, it was kinda hard to take a selfie. I managed these two pics. I guess they turned out ok. I know I say this alot, but I'm sure ready for some cooler weather and more active bass. ?

Got out twice in the last 2 weeks, including last monday pm..Total of 20 fish caught,18 on some variety of plastic worm.Caught the most on a 4 inch lucky strike tequila worm ,including the pictured fish.

Theyre biting better than the summer, but not as good as true fall. They seem to be hungry for nothing but worms. I did get a couple today on the small zoom fluke . Had one fish break off when I had a backlash and was trying to pick it out. Tried to hand line the fish in but he broke it.

didn't catch many but all bites on a jig. Around 11 o'clock I left the other rods alone and practiced skipping the jig with the BC. getting pretty good as long as my thumb complies. This is a 3# with a 4# head, as you can tell they haven't really started feeding up yet.

Caught a bucketload of dinks walking the banks under the midday sun. Who needs neds lol?

 

 

Mama, just killed a bass. RIP.

 

Did some fishing early this morning and this afternoon. Within the first 30 mins of being there, throwing my black and blue 3/8oz chatter bait with a watermelon red flake super fluke trailer, I got a massive hit. Bam! Set the hook! Oh wow it's a big un! I was pulling and reeling and it didn't seem to put up any fight but the weight felt like 8lbs or better. Kept pulling and reeling and finally it surfaced and I was like "you've got to be kidding me!" It was a freakin' big turtle...lol!  First turtle I've ever  caught. I did catch a little dink later on. Things just haven't been working out the greatest for me lately.

@MichaelCopeland,

So, did you weigh the turtle?

Lol! No, once I got it unhooked, which amazingly was pretty easy, it moved quickly back into the water. Never seen a turtle move that fast before...lol! ?

This is my girlfriend's son's brother-in-law. He just sent this pic to me of him and a nice 9.11lb bass he caught with a watermelon red flake brush hog on Lake Kincaid about 15-20 miles or so from where I live in Pineville. He was out night fishing with his uncle in his uncle's boat last weekend. I really need to get out in a boat and do some night fishing.

The bite is still going strong here in upstate NY. 

Yes, that is a Chug Bug stuck to my jeans.

 

And they're still hitting on top.

 

Caught one with a gnarly scar. 

 

All fish caught had bellies like this.

@Jar11591 ~ Nice Bass.

Way to stay on them.

Congrats

A-Jay

Buddy wanted a fish fry so I took him marsh fishing, we 20 caught in 4 hrs all the same size!

Catt, You having gator tonite??

9 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

The bite is still going strong here in upstate NY. 

Yes, that is a Chug Bug stuck to my jeans.

 

And they're still hitting on top.

 

Caught one with a gnarly scar. 

 

All fish caught had bellies like this.

Ol' musky got after her huh?

Got ahold of a good one today on the Chattahoochee. 6lber, green and red seiberts jig