The first two came from a sweaty trip this past Thursday to a regular spot.

 

Then I drove through rain on Friday down to Virginia where I met up with a good friend who drove up from North Carolina and we had an even HOTTER day fishing a Virginia lake all day Saturday.

 

I caught four and my buddy caught four.  Nothing big enough to brag about but I was happy we were catching in water that topped out at 92.5 degrees.

 

 

Coaxed a few the other day.

 

 

 

I took a farmer friends two oldest boys out this morning, which is becoming a couple times a year tradition.  I’ve been on two weeks’ vacation and fishing has varied from “poor” to “ok” so I was thankful to have an “ok” morning for them.  We started in a big bay, working along a weed edge that’s usually pretty reliable. It was near flat calm and they brought live frogs - I was shocked they caught nothing on them.  I caught a 2.5# on my first cast with a popper, then after a while with no more bites I tried a dropshot along the weed edge where it drops for 4-5ft. to 10ft. and got them on a few with that.  Their family likes fresh fish so this is a rare occasion I’ll keep some.  They brought home five bass about 1.5-2.5# and a couple medium size perch.  They were happy… and I brought home a thank you gift of four T-bone steaks from their own beef.😎

 

Back to work for me tomorrow.  I’m ready to go back though, and today was a nice way to end my vacation.

 

(I don’t want to post pics of other peoples kids, hence the markup.  Their youngest brother climbed up in the boat to join in the at home photos.)

 

2 hours ago, CastingClinic said:

The first two came from a sweaty trip this past Thursday to a regular spot.

 

Then I drove through rain on Friday down to Virginia where I met up with a good friend who drove up from North Carolina and we had an even HOTTER day fishing a Virginia lake all day Saturday.

 

I caught four and my buddy caught four.  Nothing big enough to brag about but I was happy we were catching in water that topped out at 92.5 degrees.

 

 

Thats a really interesting color pattern on that smallie

@The Baron: Thanks for taking those kids fishing. A couple of their bass have nice, round bellies. Whatever the length, I like to see bass eating well. Thriving. 

 

10 hours ago, BluegillsTightlines said:

Got a couple nice bass today before some buffoons in a couple trailers started making ob oxious racket driving around the road behind the lake and back.

 

Weird to make a racket with trailers. I'm glad you caught some anyway.

 

It's Crickety o'clock (3:19 a.m.) and I'm leaving in a few minutes to fish a bog. Fingers crossed. I've tied a jig and spinnerbait onto my rods, hoping to develop a little more range today. 

Its been a busy and productive last two months

https://www.youtube.com/@AManAndaBoat

proud of him, he became a great fisherman, sending pics after pics. pond hopping and catching bass.

@ATA: The color of that water is wild!

 

@AndrewJ: Nice to have you in this thread, nice fish, and nice boat.

30 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@ATA: The color of that water is wild!

 

@AndrewJ: Nice to have you in this thread, nice fish, and nice boat.

Thanks I appreciate it.  If you go back about 5 years I am in this post a few times.  Took a break from posting and now make videos for youtube.

Six days ago, I had an iron infusion because of severe anemia. Well, today, I felt like my old self. I fished this morning from four in the morning until nearly ten, shoveled some pea gravel, visited some friends, worked on a couple articles, and then I WENT FISHING AGAIN, for just a little more than an hour and for the first half, I fretted because I always have to find the bass and I didn't know if an hour was enough time. So, I tried the two most likely spots and they weren't there. I only caught one. However, the third spot I tried was where they were and I caught another eight, all on an underspin with a white and chartreuse Rapala Crush City Mayor. Here are some of them, starting with a pic of where they were, i.e. the edge of the marsh. The second bass had a big head, but it wasn't as thin as it looks in the photo. It was gyrating.  

 

 

Got out to the Crappie Hole with my boy for some birthday fishing.  That was a great present in itself but as a bonus I caught a new PB.

@bp_fowler: How sweet it is!

 

 

Congrats @bp_fowler, you've been putting in that time on water, you deserved that magnificent fish!   

3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

Six days ago, I had an iron infusion because of severe anemia. Well, today, I felt like my old self. I fished this morning from four in the morning until nearly ten, shoveled some pea gravel, visited some friends, worked on a couple articles, and then I WENT FISHING AGAIN, for just a little more than an hour and for the first half, I fretted because I always have to find the bass and I didn't know if an hour was enough time. So, I tried the two most likely spots and they weren't there. I only caught one. However, the third spot I tried was where they were and I caught another eight, all on an underspin with a white and chartreuse Rapala Crush City Mayor. Here are some of them, starting with a pic of where they were, i.e. the edge of the marsh. The second bass had a big head, but it wasn't as thin as it looks in the photo. It was gyrating.  

 

 

Beautiful fish Katie, but more importantly glad to hear your feeling better!

So glad you're feeling better, @ol'crickety! Beautiful fish! 

 

@bp_fowler, congrats on the new PB! So cool! 😎

Caught a couple bass this morning: 

 

I started out with the Mepps #5 and hooked into a good one, but lost it right at the bank. 

 

Two casts later, I hooked into an even larger bass @17" long. Ole boy put up a heckuva fight, but I managed to keep this one on. 

 

 

Caught one more before I had to go to work. This one came on the Crush City Mayor. 

 

 

 

@IcatchDinks: Fishing with the Mayor is Crick fishing. Now, if you were fishing in a creek, you were Crick-crick fishing.

30 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@IcatchDinks: Fishing with the Mayor is Crick fishing.

 

What do ya think inspired me to buy them? 😄

Congrats @bp_fowler! Nice fish!

2 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

 

What do ya think inspired me to buy them? 😄

 

The Mayor shakes her tail like this gal:

 

It's been nearly 2 weeks since I'd fished my local hole and was surprised by just how choked out it's become with the relentless sun and heat. Just wild. Only had an hour after work but didn't even get that in because of lightning and pounding rain. Managed one scrappy acrobat on the Heavy Poop chucked as far as I could past a weed line and into slightly deeper water. Had to fight her back through the pads, but no problem on a heavy stick and straight 50lb braid.

@PhishLI: I didn't know you moved to Brazil! I'm assuming you were fishing backwaters of the Amazon. 

5 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

I'm assuming you were fishing backwaters of the Amazon. 

Nope, just equatorial Long Island.🤣 I actually started at a lower lake just across the street, but it was way worse, so I gave up quickly. Weedlessly rigged plastics were frustrating to bring back in. Even when skin-hooked, they'd get wrapped up with what looked to me like a new-to-the area type of floating brown-green weed. 

7 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Nope, just equatorial Long Island.🤣 I actually started at a lower lake just across the street, but it was way worse, so I gave up quickly. Weedlessly rigged plastics were frustrating to bring back in. Even when skin-hooked, they'd get wrapped up with what looked to me like a new-to-the area type of floating brown-green weed. 

 

Your pics depict a magnitude of weeds that make me now feel like I'm fishing clear, blue water.

Nabbed a couple more today. The Mepps #5 Black Fury is the most productive bait this week. 

 

 

 

Also, something ripped the tail off my Mepps. Felt a big thump, then nothing, and when I got my bait back, the tail was gone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

@IcatchDinks: You're a Mepps man. My kinda guy!