4 hours ago, Functional said:

New PB! Decided to try a lake I've only been to once today.  Got up early and was on the water by about 730. Mini chatterbait pulled in a 7lb 01oz and a swim jig (which I never fish)  pulled in a 4lb and 3lb 6oz and a cat fish. 7lb 1oz is my new PB and I can say I can see the addiction to hunting for big bass. Need a DD now. For about 3/4 of the fish she did nothing but strip drag that was set at 3lb like it was nothing. 

 

7lber

 

4lber

 

 

Congrats! Looks massive in that second photo

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

2 fish were landed, and one fish was a real gem.

Nice run of chunks you're on, man!

18 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Nice run of chunks you're on, man!

Thanks friend!  

First one of the year. Just a lil guy but it was nice to feel that tug again.

2 hours ago, Texas Flood said:

First one of the year. Just a lil guy but it was nice to feel that tug again.

 

Heck, yeah!  Were you fishing a river, pond, or lake?

 

Another fun video, Alex, with another fat fish!

20 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Heck, yeah!  Were you fishing a river, pond, or lake?

 

Another fun video, Alex, with another fat fish!

I was at a decent sized pond. Temp outside was in the 70s but winds were gusting up to 40mph.

3 pounder! I saw it shoot out of a tire in 2 feet of water !

 

42 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Heck, yeah!  Were you fishing a river, pond, or lake?

 

Another fun video, Alex, with another fat fish!

Thanks Katie, seems like the topwater bite is heating up, and I'm pumped to show off a whopper plopper fish I caught all because of you ?

17 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

3 pounder! I saw it shoot out of a tire in 2 feet of water !

 

Nice fatty!  Seeing them eat it is so much fun.  

The Coosa bass are fixing to spawn, from the looks of this one’s belly.

7 minutes ago, Drawdown said:

The Coosa bass are fixing to spawn, from the looks of this one’s belly.

Awesome fish!  Check out that non forked tail, so cool.  

56 minutes ago, TN bassmaster said:

3 pounder! I saw it shoot out of a tire in 2 feet of water !

 

 

This kid can fish! Go, young blood, go!

3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

 

This kid can fish! Go, young blood, go!

Yeah, Katie, he's outfishing my old ahhh (Butt), something terrible! I better get back on the water. I caught a 2.5 Sunday was proud of it......until I opened this thread!

Bite was tough again today. 10hrs of grindin produced 5 fish. The muskie bite has really died off. Been around lots, but getting bit is tough to do. Put down the rig after about an hour and a half today, and decided to go bass fishing. I promptly caught two little muskie pitching a sweet craw to shallow rock piles. Go figure. Managed two LM and a SM too. All off sandstone chunk rock. The second LM was a nice chunk, 3.54#.

Finally, some really nice weather. Steady south wind at 8-12, occasionally gusting to 20+ with highs near 75 and pretty decent cloud cover. Made one pass on a pond and then kept hopping back and forth between the two windblown corners. Ended the afternoon with 26 fish on a small mix of baits. Supposed to be similar but a little more windy tomorrow, so hopefully another good bite if I get out. They had just treated this pond, rather indiscriminately IMO, so may need to let it rest until the compound spreads, mixes, and stabilizes more.

 

 

 

 

49 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Finally, some really nice weather. Steady south wind at 8-12, occasionally gusting to 20+ with highs near 75 and pretty decent cloud cover. Made one pass on a pond and then kept hopping back and forth between the two windblown corners. Ended the afternoon with 26 fish on a small mix of baits. Supposed to be similar but a little more windy tomorrow, so hopefully another good bite if I get out. They had just treated this pond, rather indiscriminately IMO, so may need to let it rest until the compound spreads, mixes, and stabilizes more.

 

 

 

 

Do you find that ponds with the blue colorant are less productive or is it all in my head?

1 hour ago, T-Billy said:

Bite was tough again today. 10hrs of grindin produced 5 fish. The muskie bite has really died off. Been around lots, but getting bit is tough to do. Put down the rig after about an hour and a half today, and decided to go bass fishing. I promptly caught two little muskie pitching a sweet craw to shallow rock piles. Go figure. Managed two LM and a SM too. All off sandstone chunk rock. The second LM was a nice chunk, 3.54#.

Tim says the bite is tough.......what's a great bite look like then ?

 

Man those are some really healthy and beautiful fish, the variety is just awesome.

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

Finally, some really nice weather. Steady south wind at 8-12, occasionally gusting to 20+ with highs near 75 and pretty decent cloud cover. Made one pass on a pond and then kept hopping back and forth between the two windblown corners. Ended the afternoon with 26 fish on a small mix of baits. Supposed to be similar but a little more windy tomorrow, so hopefully another good bite if I get out. They had just treated this pond, rather indiscriminately IMO, so may need to let it rest until the compound spreads, mixes, and stabilizes more.

 

 

 

 

Nice ones!  

 

Looks like blue holes down in FL.   

36 minutes ago, The Bassman said:

Do you find that ponds with the blue colorant are less productive or is it all in my head?

Only one I fish that gets treated this heavily. It will be blue-blue for the next 6-7 months. They still bite great in that water color once they get adjusted. “Junebug” works like a charm. I’d say it’s in your head ? or it’s just a less optimal pond to begin with. 

This one slammed my chrome Cotton Cordell today.  What do you guys think?  Skin mount or replica?

 

My first day out on the lake today water temp was 44* and the wind was around 12mph which is usually a no for me in the kayak but I just wanted to get out finally.

Didn't get skunked but only got three, this was the first.

 

@Team9nine, good numbers!

 

@T-Billy, good tenacity and fine fish!

 

@Bassin Bruce, you're on the board! 

 

@BigAngus752, I'd do both. For sure. 

4 more hours of dedicated buzzbaiting, 8 fish.....double that on blowups which I think are just bucks blowing it off their bed area.    It's not hard to trust the "Pat Cullen" plan, few baits are as fun to fish as a buzzbait.     I will likely stroke out if I get the white whale to blow one up at night this summer.

 

Perhaps last big wave of spawn with the full moon tom and weds. night, best fish was only about 3lbs, but haven't seen a porker like this since winter, see/he reminded me of the good ole days, the winter.   

 

Lastly, this might be the most magnificent, and regal Heron I've seen.    I feel like I spend more time with Herons than humans since starting back heavy.   

 

On a road trip with my woman, stopped at Inks Lake for about 45 minute. Threw a weightless fluke around where I saw something eating something in some shallows near some reeds. Bass ate fluke. I took a picture, released it, and kept on my way to where we're staying, about an hour away. It's probably the biggest first catch at any lake I've been to, I'm guessing 3-4lb but probably closer to 3. I didn't take the time to weigh it. Pretty, thick fish. Super fun, should be a fun week. Hoping to catch another Guadalupe but we will see.

Got a break in the weather. Water temps still cold for this time of year (49-51*), but we have a warming trend starting later this week that should start getting the fish to move up. Can't wait!

 

Pops got us started off with a little fella.

 

Well, at least it was legal. ?

 

Best one of the day.

5 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

  I feel like I spend more time with Herons than humans since starting back heavy.   

That's not a bad thing IMO. I know some people who behave like herons. All they do is eat, poop, and squawk a lot. LOL.

10 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Got a break in the weather. Water temps still cold for this time of year (49-51*), but we have a warming trend starting later this week that should start getting the fish to move up. Can't wait!

 

Pops got us started off with a little fella.

 

Well, at least it was legal. ?

 

Best one of the day.

Awesome, and pops won the day, that's a really nice fish. 

 

Big believer in that sig line, we're in the last cycle imho.