8 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I'll add a couple of my own pictures to @HaydenS report. My first fish of the day was a very nice walleye that smacked a 2tap on a mud flat.

All the bass were pretty similar size but my favorite I caught was this fat, dirty water spinnerbait eater.

The blues were both very nice bonus fish. Almost didn't bring the shad and rods to fish them but I'm glad I did.

For some reason I cannot see any pics you post. Anyone know why and what I can do to be able to see them? I see a jpeg address at the top but no pics. Thanks

1 hour ago, Holetail said:

For some reason I cannot see any pics you post. Anyone know why and what I can do to be able to see them? I see a jpeg address at the top but no pics. Thanks

Are you able to click on the links and see them?

https://ibb.co/zmPWnB7

 

https://ibb.co/SxX4Tzt

37 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Are you able to click on the links and see them?

https://ibb.co/zmPWnB7

 

https://ibb.co/SxX4Tzt

No. Click on link and get a black screen where photo should be. It may be the vpn I have on the phone?

Went out for a few hours yesterday evening, bite was a little better. Weather is back on a cooling trend, about 10 degrees cooler than the past few days (and down another 10 degrees today), nice cloud cover and decent breeze for the first couple of hours. Ended up with 10 and a crappie. Most of the bass and the crappie were on the jerkbait, but biggest fish came in at 4lb 5oz on the Thunderhawk Sergeant lipless in gold/black. Muuuch healthier fish than the last one I got, decent belly and shoulders. 12.75" crappie was a nice surprise. Also found a nice fresh antler shed on the bank.

Still haven't broken 5lb this year, which is unusual. Most of the smaller fish in the 2lb range look like they're pretty heavily gravid and gearing up to spawn, none of the bigger ones look like they're ready yet. Tilapia are on beds now so hopefully here soon. My "goal" fish for this spawn is a big girl that I caught in June 2020. Over 26" long and a massive head and shoulders on her, but itty bitty summer belly. Went 8lb 9oz when I got her, but I think this year she'd be 12-13 if I can get her when she's gravid.

First fish of the year and a pb, great way to start the year.  All it took was a 13hr drive south west...

 

scott

14 hours ago, softwateronly said:

First fish of the year and a pb, great way to start the year.  All it took was a 13hr drive south west...

 

scott

Congrats on the PB!!

First fish of the year for me. Started warming up here, around 65d.

 

On 2/6/2022 at 12:33 PM, TnRiver46 said:

That reminds me, are you feeling back to 100% buddy? 

Hope he doesn't have what I have, I am relatively young and am in good shape plus got all the vaccines and man I fatigue easily, it's been rough for fishing, hopefully it is not permanent, I got covid 8 months ago

27 minutes ago, FrankN209 said:

First fish of the year for me. Started warming up here, around 65d.

 

Nice, thats a good one!  What is that jighead, if you don’t mind me asking?

6 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Nice, thats a good one!  What is that jighead, if you don’t mind me asking?

Thanks! It's a 3/8oz Deeks Jigs Dead Spin. 

55 minutes ago, PressuredFishing said:

Hope he doesn't have what I have, I am relatively young and am in good shape plus got all the vaccines and man I fatigue easily, it's been rough for fishing, hopefully it is not permanent, I got covid 8 months ago

I am relatively (not) young lol. Except in my head, where I can be 45, 27 or 14 depending on the situation! Yeah, I’m not fatigued sitting in a chair, driving, etc. But physical activity definitely is more tiring. But I have fished a few times and casting and reeling isn’t an issue, so I’m not going to complain too much! 
 

Hope you get to 100% soon! 

10 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

I am relatively (not) young lol. Except in my head, where I can be 45, 27 or 14 depending on the situation! Yeah, I’m not fatigued sitting in a chair, driving, etc. But physical activity definitely is more tiring. But I have fished a few times and casting and reeling isn’t an issue, so I’m not going to complain too much! 
 

Hope you get to 100% soon! 

thanks brother, I truley do hope you get better soon too.

21 hours ago, softwateronly said:

First fish of the year and a pb, great way to start the year.  All it took was a 13hr drive south west...

 

scott

 

Sweet PB. Congrats.

1 hour ago, PressuredFishing said:

Hope he doesn't have what I have, I am relatively young and am in good shape plus got all the vaccines and man I fatigue easily, it's been rough for fishing, hopefully it is not permanent, I got covid 8 months ago

Here’s to a full recovery!!! ? 

2 hours ago, FrankN209 said:

Thanks! It's a 3/8oz Deeks Jigs Dead Spin. 

Sweet, ned heads with a underspin!

9 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Congrats on the PB!!

 

 

3 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

 

Sweet PB. Congrats.

Thanks guys!  She hit a slow rolled jackhammer with about 10' of line out from a pier.  I thought I bumped into some standing timber and did a quick pop up on the rod, then the "tree" started swimming at me.  It was a great way to get rid of the skunk, but I'm wearing it again tonight.  Got a couple more tries before I head back to the land of frozen everything.

 

scott

Got a nice one on a strike king black spinnerbait. She crushed it about 5 feet from shore…

 

 

                                       

She’s a beauty Mike 

Posted a 24.4 lb public water bag on the James river today in Virginia. Anchored by these 2 6 1/2 pounders. Killer jerkbait bite!

 

 

                                                          

3 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

Got a nice one on a strike king black spinnerbait. She crushed it about 5 feet from shore…

Nice, thats good’un!

 

3 hours ago, TravisVirginiaAngler said:

Posted a 24.4 lb public water bag on the James river today in Virginia. Anchored by these 2 6 1/2 pounders. Killer jerkbait bite!

Awesome! Toads!

4 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

Got a nice one on a strike king black spinnerbait. She crushed it about 5 feet from shore…

 

Nice one! Big ol' head on her. Love when they smash it so close to the bank, always gets my heart racing.

5 hours ago, TravisVirginiaAngler said:

Posted a 24.4 lb public water bag on the James river today in Virginia. Anchored by these 2 6 1/2 pounders. Killer jerkbait bite!

Wow! Very nice!