WOW, @LokiDawg!!!

10 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

WOW, @LokiDawg!!!

Ikr.....I think I'll frame that 1!!!!!!

1 hour ago, LokiDawg said:

Before I could catch anything at my local fishing hole, a stranger screamed out "hey,I have a great shot of you in the misty sunlight. Do you want it?" So I gave him my number and he sent me that picture. It's a dandy for sure. Tight lines y'all!

Great pic!

75 and blue skies. Winds out of the south gusting to 22. Water vis about 18”.

Fished the crappie hole this afternoon. Started at the north end dragging a football jig with no luck. Moved to a rocky point and got a nibble but when I set the hook no one was home.

Switched to a big Colorado Spinnerbait and began working a pocket which is a shallow flat with plenty of submerged brush. Caught 2, one dink and this gal just shy of 5#.

20 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

this gal just shy of 5#.

Nice!

Great day on the water. Air 50, water 54. Lake high after rain. Fat little guys were streching my string all day. Mr clicker said 37. Spinnerbait and bladed jig did the work in 2 fow.

Best part of the day was when a turkey started gobbling in the timber above the lake. I talked to him for quite awhile (I always carry a yelper in the boat in the spring for just such an occasion)!

Well angled, BP and Al!

“Nightcrawler Secrets” - IYKYK 😎

Got a 3 pounder out back..

Ahh, the optimism and excitement for every trip as you're heading out this time of year.

Pops with a little fella but a fish is a fish

Solid LM but not the fish I'm hoping for this time of year

16 hours ago, Lottabass said:

Great day on the water. Air 50, water 54. Lake high after rain. Fat little guys were streching my string all day. Mr clicker said 37. Spinnerbait and bladed jig did the work in 2 fow.

Best part of the day was when a turkey started gobbling in the timber above the lake. I talked to him for quite awhile (I always carry a yelper in the boat in the spring for just such an occasion)!

In 2' of water, I'm sure you could see the wake the bass made while pursuing your lures. That is always a huge thrill as you tense up for the contact! Sounds like a day spent in wonderland. Thanks for sharing!

@Blue Raider Bob Thanks Bob! It was a hoot!

8-6

Choppo 105

PB

21 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

8-6

Choppo 105

PB

Congrats on a new PB!!! That’s a good looking fish.

7 minutes ago, STPC said:

Congrats on a new PB!!! That’s a good looking fish.

Thanks! I had been out wading in that spot for about 45 minutes, with many followers and one hooked small hybrid gar. Right as I was thinking "well maybe big mama is further out and tired", she smashed the choppo. I gave her a second to make sure she had it. She jumped like four times, dove into some slop, managed to throw one of two hooks from what I could feel. About 10 feet from where I was wading, gave me a good head shake out of the water and I knew it was likely fish of the year, if not a PB. Once I pulled her out of the water I knew immediately it was a PB. I turned around and new occupants of the campsite I was fishing at were behind me. So that was my one bass for the day, once the site is occupied I am obligated to leave

Got this one a Raid Osakana Slide. It totally crushed it. I thought my arm was going to come off. I would guess between 6 and 7lbs.

3 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Got this one a Raid Osakana Slide. It totally crushed it. I thought my arm was going to come off. I would guess between 6 and 7lbs.

look at the belly on that thing

39 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

Right as I was thinking "well maybe big mama is further out and tired", she smashed the choppo. I gave her a second to make sure she had it. She jumped like four times, dove into some slop, managed to throw one of two hooks from what I could feel.

Wow, that's a big fight from a big bass!

2 hours ago, thediscochef said:

8-6

Choppo 105

PB

I may be mistaken, but is this your first over 8lbs?

2 hours ago, thediscochef said:

8-6

Choppo 105

PB

@thediscochef

What a Tank !

And on Topwater to Boot.

Congrats on the new PB.

A-Jay

2 minutes ago, Aaron_H said:

I may be mistaken, but is this your first over 8lbs?

Yes, my old PB was 7-10 caught on a skeeter with a vision 110

2 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

@thediscochef

What a Tank !

And on Topwater to Boot.

Congrats on the new PB.

A-Jay

Thank you! Catching that on the surface, knee deep in the lake was really, really cool

23 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

Yes, my old PB was 7-10 caught on a skeeter with a vision 110

Thank you! Catching that on the surface, knee deep in the lake was really, really cool

Congrats and welcome to the lunker club. Awesome fish, bud, you love to see it.

1 minute ago, Aaron_H said:

Congrats and welcome to the lunker club. Awesome fish, bud, you love to see it.

thank you! feels great

On 4/9/2026 at 3:21 PM, bp_fowler said:

75 and blue skies. Winds out of the south gusting to 22. Water vis about 18”.

Fished the crappie hole this afternoon. Started at the north end dragging a football jig with no luck. Moved to a rocky point and got a nibble but when I set the hook no one was home.

Switched to a big Colorado Spinnerbait and began working a pocket which is a shallow flat with plenty of submerged brush. Caught 2, one dink and this gal just shy of 5#.

🤜🤛

Congrats @thediscochef and @FishTank on those hogs!!!

We hit some shallow water after work yesterday, got a few. My buddy saw one blowing up and caught it with a fly, fun to watch!