13 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Foggy start to the day. Good news... water level finally starting to come up and is just 170' from full.

 

Pops with the first one of the day.

 

Lots of feisty spots but nothing >2lbs. LM weren't participating.

 

Small Keitechs, tubes, and neko rigs all produced.

 

Even though they were on the small side we can't complain about catching quite a few in November.

It looks like a good day to me!

23 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Awesome pics, fellas!

 

Just a few recent catches from some chilly water (47-51 degrees). What the pictures don't show are the tears in my eyes knowing fishing is coming to an end here in Wisconsin. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow! What kind of crank is that in the first picture? Looks like Spro?

Last big one of the year, 3 oz off my best.  

54 minutes ago, Joe_w1234 said:

Wow! What kind of crank is that in the first picture? Looks like Spro?

 

Yessir. Spro RKCrawler 55 in Melon Craw color. 

24 minutes ago, MickD said:

Last big one of the year, 3 oz off my best.  

Beautiful brown bass, sir! 

Remember the string of posts on the forum that talked about replacing blade bait trebles with a single hook?  Worked just fine, decent hook-up rate, lure worked just as well as with trebles, and didn't get hung up as often when it hit the bottom.  Counted down 20 feet.

It was a great day

Haven't been able to get out on the water for almost 3 weeks but finally got 5 hours in today. Managed 5 with the biggest breaking just over 3lbs. Not a monster by any means but for this lake it is. Hooked into a 6th fish that fought like hell, was stripping drag hard and as I worked him in he surged and snapped 12lb floro. Keeps me hooked! Also found a squarebill after getting tangled in the previous owners snapped line! No hooks on it though? 

 

 

Went out this afternoon for about an hour, all my fingers could take in this weather. Although none were big I’m pretty happy just being out there?

Water was rolling fast today, got an 18” smallmouth and 17” largemouth with a jig, and caught a beautiful sunset 

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Water was rolling fast today, got an 18” smallmouth and 17” largemouth with a jig, and caught a beautiful sunset 

Beautiful ..

8 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

Went out this afternoon for about an hour, all my fingers could take in this weather. Although none were big I’m pretty happy just being out there?

 

 

 

 

I know the feeling. Gonna try this afternoon with upper 30's but less wind than over the weekend. Cheap toss away hand warmers in each pocket are priceless. I'm optimistic that we're not locked in this pattern yet.

20 hours ago, MickD said:

Last big one of the year, 3 oz off my best.  

 

Your knocking on the door with that one. 

18 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

It was a great day

Wow! One heck of a day 

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Wow! One heck of a day 

Thank you man :). I only brought one rod with me and focused on finding the fish. Not saying that's why it was good, but I tried to tune in as much as possible to what the fish were doing.

On 11/14/2021 at 12:22 PM, NorthernBasser said:

 

Yessir. Spro RKCrawler 55 in Melon Craw color. 

Heard good things about those. I think I might grab one or two

Got out a couple times this weekend, once at the lake by my house and then at a lake I'd never really fished before. 

I only had a few hours my first trip, so I stayed close. Ned rig and a few jerkbait fish, all the bigger ones eating the Ned. The first bigger fish had a frog in it's throat.

They sure do turn the lights off early this time of year! I was in the middle of my "Where are you and why aren't you home yet?" call with my wife when I hooked this one.

 

The other lake, I'd seen once when I was maybe 13? A friend and I camped there and catfished it. I remember lots of green sunfish but other than that we caught one catfish and nothing else. I had 7 or 8 rods, but again I could have just brought a jerkbait rod and Ned rig rod.

Wish I would have tried the Ned sooner. Lots of grass, so I was worried it would just bog down. I guess that might have been a problem if the fish ever let it get down to the weeds. I fished it exclusively for the last hour and caught another 20+ fish with my biggest of the day eating it about 10 cast into it. 

46 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Got out a couple times this weekend, once at the lake by my house and then at a lake I'd never really fished before. 

I only had a few hours my first trip, so I stayed close. Ned rig and a few jerkbait fish, all the bigger ones eating the Ned. The first bigger fish had a frog in it's throat.

They sure do turn the lights off early this time of year! I was in the middle of my "Where are you and why aren't you home yet?" call with my wife when I hooked this one.

 

The other lake, I'd seen once when I was maybe 13? A friend and I camped there and catfished it. I remember lots of green sunfish but other than that we caught one catfish and nothing else. I had 7 or 8 rods, but again I could have just brought a jerkbait rod and Ned rig rod.

Wish I would have tried the Ned sooner. Lots of grass, so I was worried it would just bog down. I guess that might have been a problem if the fish ever let it get down to the weeds. I fished it exclusively for the last hour and caught another 20+ fish with my biggest of the day eating it about 10 cast into it. 

Wow! Those are some real beauties there.

That’s a day on the (cold) water right there!

Got this one before work today with a Bitters buzz n gator in watermelon red.

3 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

Got this one before work today with a Bitters buzz n gator in watermelon red.

What time do you have to clock in?

 

1 minute ago, throttleplate said:

What time do you have to clock in?

 

I dont clock in.

I do sales, so I go when  have appointments, which is off and on all day. 

Nothing special from me, off work currently trying to get a new car. Pike came on a blade bait megabass at the end of a long cast had 8 or less single wraps on the spool. Surprised me with co poloy line. Bass came 2 hours later. It was a good day. 

We started right before dark tonight and I struck first with a juicy Rainbow on a RI Skinny Dipper. Go figure. A savage Pickerel hit my 5" Fish Arrow J-Shad, but was kind enough not to shred it. My brother wrapped things up with a nice angry bass on a 7" AZ Fisher wake bait.

 

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