Hit my family pond for an hour. Good pond for a nice confident boost. Biggest 4.7 Smallest 3.5lbs. Caught 5 in all. Lost a few good ones too. 

On 5/1/2022 at 9:31 AM, hokiehunter373 said:

Do we think this guys been busy? lol. Warmer weather but mid day and the bass weren’t having it. Only one in a few hours but I had my kids with me and didn’t switch presentations as much as I wanted 

Met up with this guy again.  Last night on the drop shot.  Caught a handful the same way but nothing for size.

 

 

Switched over to the crank and started getting better bites.  Lost the best at the bank cause I got cute with lifting him out of the water because the hunter in me was trying not to spook the deer making their way to the pond.   But hey I've got their favorite path of travel now.

 

Caught a couple more before the deer in the background got wise to me.  Lost 2 more on the crank at the bank.  Final totals, caught 7, lost 3.  Best numbers night this year but unimpressive size overall.

 

15 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Also, my facial expression are priceless in this one; I have no idea why. I was keyed up the whole day. Energy on high.

 

Figuring out the pattern, and landing nice fish like that tends to get a fisherman keyed up. Well done!

Quarantine is over for me and not a minute too soon. My symptoms were mild and luckily the rest of my family didn’t catch it.
 

The pond Bass are finally on beds. Caught the smaller of the two Bass I saw on a finesse Jerkbait. First decent Largemouth of the year for me.

 

 

Left lee street about 1:30 and headed up the Shiawassee into the flats. Had a pretty good day. Caught around 5 large mouths, 1 pike, big dog fish, white bass, of course a sheap head, and I lost somthing really big. I don’t know if it was a big dog fish or a flat head. It was taking line but, never got a look at it. I left around 7 O clock. 

Most fish came on a kvd sexy shad square bill or a black and bronze war eagle spinner bait 

I kept the pike and fillet him out as he choked my square bill and I’m not dumb enough to put my hand in its mouth. Pike was 24.5inches.

How you know it’s a good one.  I’m pretty sure first time I’ve used it and it caught fish 

Work went away for me last week, so I was able to get out and spend hours in the cold and rain for fish instead.  Lots and lots of fish, not many big girls, but loads of decent bass, and accidental pike, crappie, sunfish, and warmouth.  Most were jig fish, lots of jerkbait fish, couple handfuls of spinnerbait and swim jig fish, with some big baits and popper action too.  I also ran into a nighttime feeding frenzy, 5-6 fish in 15mins at 2 different times on the same large windblown flat, forgot how much cloudy half moon heightens the feeling. 

 

scott

 

 

Had my second kayak tournament of the year this past weekend at Perry Lake in Kansas. Friday I prefished and found some decent fish but the only bigger fish I found were 2 random smallmouth I didn't have any confidence in finding again the next day. Lots of 12-14 inch largemouth on a squarebill or split-shot rig so I at least was catching fish.

My fishing buddy from Friday. 

Saturday the weather was completely different with strong wind and sun. Friday I'd been getting very steady bites, Saturday they were very few and far between. I started where I caught the 2 nice smallmouth and managed 1 dink smallmouth of 12.5" and a 14" largemouth in 3 hours before I pulled the plugh and went to my crankbait spot. I had hoped the lack of shoreline access and brush would keep the crappie fishermen away but no luck there. I was cut off within a short pitch, over and over again, very frustrating. Thankfully I caught a nice 15" fish one of my first cast. I felt better needing only 2 more bites to get a limit. I was almost all the way to the end of the bank before I finally got another bite almost at the end of the bank from another small largemouth. I fished back up the bank, afraid I may not get a limit for the second tournament in a row with less than 2 hours left. I was nearing the end of the bank trying to decide what to do when I finally got number 5. A few cast later, I got a small cull. I decided to pedal into the wind and get to the marina and hope for a big bite in the last 45 minutes. Using a split shot rigged mid-sided Rage Bug, I caught 7 fish and culled 4 times in 30 minutes, enough to finish in 5th out of 49 anglers.  I was happy with my finish on a day only 13 anglers caught limits, I was 1 big bite away from being right there.

 

 

This morning I had 15 minutes after dropping my son off at school and before work. Had this chunk inhale a black and blue bladed jig.

 

37 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Had my second kayak tournament of the year this past weekend at Perry Lake in Kansas. Friday I prefished and found some decent fish but the only bigger fish I found were 2 random smallmouth I didn't have any confidence in finding again the next day. Lots of 12-14 inch largemouth on a squarebill or split-shot rig so I at least was catching fish.

My fishing buddy from Friday. 

Saturday the weather was completely different with strong wind and sun. Friday I'd been getting very steady bites, Saturday they were very few and far between. I started where I caught the 2 nice smallmouth and managed 1 dink smallmouth of 12.5" and a 14" largemouth in 3 hours before I pulled the plugh and went to my crankbait spot. I had hoped the lack of shoreline access and brush would keep the crappie fishermen away but no luck there. I was cut off within a short pitch, over and over again, very frustrating. Thankfully I caught a nice 15" fish one of my first cast. I felt better needing only 2 more bites to get a limit. I was almost all the way to the end of the bank before I finally got another bite almost at the end of the bank from another small largemouth. I fished back up the bank, afraid I may not get a limit for the second tournament in a row with less than 2 hours left. I was nearing the end of the bank trying to decide what to do when I finally got number 5. A few cast later, I got a small cull. I decided to pedal into the wind and get to the marina and hope for a big bite in the last 45 minutes. Using a split shot rigged mid-sided Rage Bug, I caught 7 fish and culled 4 times in 30 minutes, enough to finish in 5th out of 49 anglers.  I was happy with my finish on a day only 13 anglers caught limits, I was 1 big bite away from being right there.

 

 

This morning I had 15 minutes after dropping my son off at school and before work. Had this chunk inhale a black and blue bladed jig.

 

those are some awfully nice bass, but that croc game is just primo ?

Nothing special but still a fish lol, 2 bass 1.82lbs each. The size is smaller this year in a pond I fish unfortunately ?. Then I caught 2 small pike also, 1 on a frog and 1 on a Ned rig. Both of the bass were caught on a Ned rig. Sorry I only have one picture of the pike. My phone is still acting funny from last Sunday when water got in my waders with my phone in my pocket.

I was able to take the kayak out for a few hours this morning. The bite was tough, there was several large carp in the area grouped up like they were about to spawn.I managed the one pictured and a even smaller 11"er, both on a wacky rigged worm. I missed 3 and seen a few large ones that wasn't interested in anything I was tossing. 

 

Even though Im done with all the therapy after my injury I think being outside, especially on my kayak, is the best therapy of all. Im happy to still be alive! Nature will show you her beauty if you let her, like these honeysuckles growing out over the water. I spent 20 minutes watching two families of geese with 9 babies between them, the parents were teaching the babies how to forage for food dunking underwater. It was a great day!

Got up at 4:21 am, yes that was the exact time. Lol

We drove 2 hours to Lake Anna but had to cut out trip short as my ole fishing partner got sick on me.

Lots of Bass guarding fry this morning so I like to avoid that if I can see it.

 

Bluebird skies, windy and water temp 65*.

Caught all my fish ( 9 ) on Wacky finesse worms and Keitech swimbaits in wind secluded coves.

my buddy with a cigarette.

Fishing the Berkley Juke jerkbait today. I caught another fat prespawn pond Largemouth Bass.

 

28 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

Fishing the Berkley Juke jerkbait today. I caught another fat prespawn pond Largemouth Bass.

 

Great fish and an exceptional combo ?

7 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

those are some awfully nice bass, but that croc game is just primo ?

The red/white/blues from last year were pretty roughed up, had to get a fresh pair and something about some bright colored Crocs that make other fishermen uncomfortable ?

Got out today about 7-12, boated 7, 1 on a spinnerbait and 6 on a frog with the best of the day a 4-6 on the frog.  

18 minutes ago, keagbassr said:

Got out today about 7-12, boated 7, 1 on a spinnerbait and 6 on a frog with the best of the day a 4-6 on the frog.  

Beautiful fish. Spectacular tie.?

Went fishing around detroit lakes minn for crappie. Wife and i during the day caught bass and pike on crappie lures, no crappie bite untill later.

 

Later came at 6 pm, amid dark skies the crappie were biting and then at 6:15 a 45 minute deluge of rain came over us so we left all our gear on the bank and sat in the car.

 

Now it was 7pm after the storm and the crappie were crazy, we caught a load of them, average size was 10 inches with a few 12 inchers. We used small jig heads with 2 1/2" gulp minnows.

 

As wife started to clean the fish it was now dark out and the crappie were still lit up so as she was cleaning i kept walking up to her with another. Wife found in 4 of the fish a large amount of fish eggs.

 

Pitch black out and still biting i decided to stop and give them a break, we arrived home at 11.30 pm, an hour drive to get home.

 

As i took off my clothes to get into the shower i found 4 ticks on me, 2 on my scalp attached, and 2 on my back attached.

 

 

Trying to make up for lost time......

 

I the last 3 days got 4 SM over 4 lbs...all on a MB +1 in perch.

Lost one that was over 5 when I OK ocked it off while netting him.

 

I need some #A-Jay cams?

Down in San Angelo for work, I took a detour to Possum Kingdom and Hubbard Creek Reservoirs. Possum is absolutely amazing, beautiful clear blue water and so many rocks and docks to cast around. Spent about 90 minutes, caught two LMB and six Wipers. This was the largest fish I landed, I lost two more that felt much larger. First time I've ever actually wanted to set up tent camp and stay somewhere in 100 degree heat.

 

Hubbard Creek was kind of the opposite...that's where the pictured backlash ended my day on cast #2 LOL

Hubbard is murky as heck, max 18" vis, less than a foot in others. Didn't bother with Lake Fort Phantom Hill, it's being reported as even murkier.

 

On the job as I type, I leave here Sunday and will be hitting a few lakes on the way back. Hopeful to find a shore spot at OH Ivie but thinking Brownwood and Proctor will be better access. 

 

I'm finding that I much much prefer clearer water over the usually 2-6ft vis I have back home. Whitney and Possum are now favorites. 

One of my many annual training days today. Never look forward to them but the long lunch breaks are always appreciated when the weather is nice.

I managed to sneak the kayak out for a few hours this morning. The carp were still everywhere doing their thing and messing up my fishing. I did catch this dink and a panfish, missed another one that threw the worm close to the yak. I had a great time as always and found a healthy water snake enjoying his day as well.

Roboworm is becoming a favorite quickly. 3# that looked like she just dumped a bunch of eggs. Caught a couple 2s on a shallow crank. Bite was weird tonight after some dumping rain but a lot of fun

 

 

26 minutes ago, hokiehunter373 said:

Roboworm is becoming a favorite quickly. 3# that looked like she just dumped a bunch of eggs. Caught a couple 2s on a shallow crank. Bite was weird tonight after some dumping rain but a lot of fun

 

 

Nice fish!

You throwing that robo worm on a bubba shot?

12 hours ago, thediscochef said:

 

that is quite impressive. 

I took a day off and went home to my parents for a couple days (left Wednesday after work, worked Friday morning before coming home).  My (retired, and picks his days) dad has a local lake that he fishes exclusively from the start of may until mid June because of TONS of smallmouth and plenty over 5 lb. Mostly it’s topwaters and just cast and catch. Since I kinda had to work around work we didn’t have optimal weather but we managed 11 with a bonus pike. None over 16” or so this time. But catching and big fish isn’t the point. When you’re fishing on a Thursday with your 68 year old dad guiding you, it’s not about the fish. 
 

I had to miss the past two weeks, but I made it back to the lake this morning and had great conditions with pea soup fog and a slight breeze. I thought I'd have this place to myself, but the bucket brigade was there in force using headlamps so bright they could've signaled a distant galaxy. They like to aim them at their bobbers, but they end up washing the opposite shore with light. Thankfully they stayed far away from where I planned to be.

 

Just like that the trees are in full bloom, and It's amazing how much the weeds came up in two weeks, Too bad the algae is everywhere too.

 

I saw gills on beds, which is quite early around here for that, so I tied on a Shellcracker G2. First up was a skinny guy who looked like he gave everything he had to give during these lovin' times. Got an upgrade with another G2 eater, then figured why not and tied on a 7" senko, which is like throwing a kielbasa, and upgraded again with a decent chunk. Got a bonus crappie on a Livingston Bullnose wake, then I boogied on outta there.