On 3/30/2023 at 1:36 AM, T-Billy said:

Lots of post spawners

Lots of dead floaters too. 

Ladies and gentlemen I’m officially on the board for 2023? 

Caught 13 Spots today. Very windy.

4 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

Ladies and gentlemen I’m officially on the board for 2023? 

Yeah buddy! Your hands cold? 

Atta boy, Eric! You too, GP. I officially saw some soft water today, about ten feet rimming the outside of an otherwise frozen lake. However, snow is tonight's forecast. 

1 hour ago, Eric 26 said:

Ladies and gentlemen I’m officially on the board for 2023? 

Outstanding!   Let the flow gates open now ?

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

Atta boy, Eric! You too, GP. I officially saw some soft water today, about ten feet rimming the outside of an otherwise frozen lake. However, snow is tonight's forecast. 

You and Jar start posting pics, the world will be right......HURRY UP WEATHER, we're waiting! ?

Just here to complain about Spawning Bass and the Spring ?

 

4 fish, 5 bites.   3.5# on a buzzbait was the best fish.   The struggle bus must go on until moral improves.    

Last one is really why I'm destined for greatness, and yes he's one of the 4 LMAO

 

Hey,

 

Just wanted to post my catch from yesterday. Enjoy your weekend 

16 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Clouds, wind and approaching storms fired up the bite a bit as you would expect. Picked off 26 this afternoon. The fish are healthy and fight good, but I’m convinced most of these smaller waters I’m fishing have suffered some kind of setback with the better quality fish. I’m now 500 bass into the year, and can count on 1 hand the number of larger fish caught. Something ain’t right - lol. Loads of 12”-16” fish bodes well for a couple more years down the road though. Should be able to start branching out and hitting the local reservoirs this next month though, so hopefully the better fish will come soon enough.

 

 

Sometimes there's certain stuff I throw that basically only catches dinks and then there's certain stuff I throw out that doesn't get bit much at all except for generally bigger fish.  Maybe your fish are being like that right now?

 

I'm not a master of the Jerkbait yet by any means but I can proudly report it is now a confidence technique.

 

I fished jigs and worms and crankbaits at my pond for 2 hours and caught one fish.  Went back to my car and grabbed my Jerkbait rod (which I'm learning and building confidence in) and caught 4 fish in 10 minutes.

 

I'm sold.  Jerkbait rules!  

 

 

 

 

 

24 minutes ago, BassSteve said:

Hey,

 

Just wanted to post my catch from yesterday. Enjoy your weekend 

 

Fish are beautiful, aren't they, bullheads and sheepshead excluded. 

16 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Yeah buddy! Your hands cold? 

The air temps were good but dang the water is cold?

 

15 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

Atta boy, Eric! You too, GP. I officially saw some soft water today, about ten feet rimming the outside of an otherwise frozen lake. However, snow is tonight's forecast. 

Not seeing you post up those beautiful Maine bass is making me sad. Hang in there Katie your time is coming ? 

19 hours ago, T-Billy said:

LOL. I enjoy doing this to my buddies. I work a rotating schedule, so I get a lot of weekdays off.

I do this to my buddies too but the joke's on me, they have boats and can actually find a place to fish on the weekends lol Ray Roberts was stupidly busy today

The forecast was thunderstorms this morning and really high winds this afternoon.  I went early before the storms and got a couple hours in.   I caught 8,  4 LM and 4 spots.  Due to the weather I wanted to stay near the landing.  (I've posted earlier, I respect lightening).  The only time I started the big motor was loading the boat.  3 LM and 2 Spots came on a Siebert bladed jig.  The other 2 spots on a OG4, and the other LM on a shakey head.   None were big, but at least none were tiny.  14 to 17 inches.   It rained a little.  When it came a big clap of thunder right overhead I went back to the landing.   I went and hung around Academy for a while, (1/3 of the way home) and considered going back after the storm.  I actually headed toward the lake, then changed my mind after a couple miles.   After the storm the wind got up, probably 25 mph.  I can handle that, but they're forecasting 55+mph gusts.   I don't know about a small aluminum boat on a 13000+ acre lake with that wind.  

2 hours ago, Woody B said:

I can handle that, but they're forecasting 55+mph gusts.   I don't know about a small aluminum boat on a 13000+ acre lake with that wind. 

 

Good move, Woody. All kinds of wrong can happen in wind like that. 

17 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Just here to complain about Spawning Bass and the Spring ?

 

4 fish, 5 bites.   3.5# on a buzzbait was the best fish.   The struggle bus must go on until moral improves.    

Last one is really why I'm destined for greatness, and yes he's one of the 4 LMAO

 

I truly enjoy seeing in your pictures and reading you talking about the variety of baits you throw. I feel like I’ve really stepped up my game in terms of what techniques I’m using and tuning my gear for said techniques in the last few years. A lot of that comes from mimicking quite a few members including yourself and fine tuning the gear to meet my budget. ?

7 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

I truly enjoy seeing in your pictures and reading you talking about the variety of baits you throw. I feel like I’ve really stepped up my game in terms of what techniques I’m using and tuning my gear for said techniques in the last few years. A lot of that comes from mimicking quite a few members including yourself and fine tuning the gear to meet my budget. ?

Thanks for the really kind words, Eric! 

 

I'm the same way, I've bought baits because of folks here, and then learned to use them better by reading, or seeing how they fish them.   

2 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Thanks for the really kind words, Eric! 

 

I'm the same way, I've bought baits because of folks here, and then learned to use them better by reading, or seeing how they fish them.   

 

 

My son got a Damiki vault from the local tackle store because I told him you were very successful with blade baits. So your influence is far reaching and I hope to share with you soon a big fish he catches on it!

15 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

 

 

My son got a Damiki vault from the local tackle store because I told him you were very successful with blade baits. So your influence is far reaching and I hope to share with you soon a big fish he catches on it!

Awesome Pat, and thanks!   I bought it based off of Matt from TacticalBassin.   

 

Looking forward to that pic/catch!   Sure wish my father would have loved Bass fishing, let alone had that big fish magic you have ?

 

 

First smallie of the year! Windy day on Pickwick 

3 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

First smallie of the year! Windy day on Pickwick 

Fantastic, windy here in central AL as well.     

 

If I'm lucky I'll get to catch a Smallie this year.    N AL, S TN is paradise for a Bass angler, DD LGMs on Guntersville/Chickamauga, abundant 5lb+ Smallies throughout the TVA lakes, and sprinkled in are Alabama Spots in just about every major body of water.  

8 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

First smallie of the year! Windy day on Pickwick 

Nice! Crazy windy today 

A two pounder and a 3 finished in 12th place with 5.30 lbs caught a bunch of shorts! 

My buddy and I fished a benefit tournament today. There was about 50 boats. Not sure where we ended up but I think 20th or so. I usually just fish my club which is no where near the level of fisherman I saw today. Some of the best in our area fished. 
We ended up at 16lbs which we were super excited about. Winning bag was 30.5! Lol 

Big bass for the tournament was 9.78 and the guy won $1440 for It. 
 

Here we are. Got free lunch and I made out like a bandit on door prizes too. Great day. 
 

 

This morning I made the drive to the same lake I fished last week.  Bass are still going after spinnerbaits and they're still in the eel grass.

31 minutes ago, Cbump said:

My buddy and I fished a benefit tournament today. There was about 50 boats. Not sure where we ended up but I think 20th or so. I usually just fish my club which is no where near the level of fisherman I saw today. Some of the best in our area fished. 
We ended up at 16lbs which we were super excited about. Winning bag was 30.5! Lol 

Big bass for the tournament was 9.78 and the guy won $1440 for It. 
 

Here we are. Got free lunch and I made out like a bandit on door prizes too. Great day. 
 

 

That would have won my junior tournament on Pickwick lol