^ that’s a nice fish. 

20 minutes ago, Derek1 said:

^ that’s a nice fish. 

Thanks man! Right back at ya! Your 3.8 probably beat mine

Probably not in the fight though 

Had about an hour free today after getting the house clean and the car tuned up. Spotty rain showers all day here just on the outer band of the hurricane. The bass really weren't in the eating mood at all. Finally caught one about 6", then a few casts later saw some movement in the grass mat I was working across. Cast back in the same spot and saw a little wake from about 2 feet away, felt the thump and the line started pulling. 

My new favorite sound is the sound of braid screaming while dragging a stud bass out of a grass pile! Biggest fish I've caught in this pond!

4.5lbs and 20.5" long. Weightless senko. Owner twist lock hooks are friggin strong! 

Got out Saturday afternoon and caught my best bass of the year so far.  This one must have been through a lot as you can see a portion of the dorsal fin is missing along with the entire upper half of the tail.  Measuring in over 20 inches and only 3.55lbs, I would have loved to catch her in her prime.  Still took advantage of the photo op since I had my wife out with me... we kayak fishermen don’t usually have the opportunity for good pictures lol

34 minutes ago, PAbasser927 said:

Got out Saturday afternoon and caught my best bass of the year so far.  This one must have been through a lot as you can see a portion of the dorsal fin is missing along with the entire upper half of the tail.  Measuring in over 20 inches and only 3.55lbs, I would have loved to catch her in her prime.  Still took advantage of the photo op since I had my wife out with me... we kayak fishermen don’t usually have the opportunity for good pictures lol

Nice Bass and Great Picture !

Congrats

A-Jay

 

So I set out Saturday morning to beat my PB crankbait fish, that fish being about 3 pounds and get some crankbait practice in general.  I was making good casts and bumping bottom, occasional pausing, constant retrieve, you name it.  No fish.

 

Then this girl cruises up to me looking for food so I made a short cast with the Berkley Squarebull and reel it right by her, get a follow, stop the bait, twitch it once and she slams the front door on it.

 

 

Took the bait beautifully.

 

What do y'all reckon she weighed?  Sorry about putting her on the ground, but at 6'1" and 200 I don't really do the fish justice when I pose with them.

 

Caught my first-ever Freshwater Drum while wading in the Maumee river yesterday.

 

2 hours ago, Hook2Jaw said:

 

 

What do y'all reckon she weighed?  Sorry about putting her on the ground, but at 6'1" and 200 I don't really do the fish justice when I pose with them.

 

Nice fish there, and you don't even have to do long hand. I would say 6+ for sure maybe close to 7.

7 minutes ago, JustJames said:

Nice fish there, and you don't even have to do long hand. I would say 6+ for sure maybe close to 7.

Thanks man!  She definitely felt heavy in hand, so I'll just keep in mind I need to beat 6.5 or so to have a new PB crank fish.

19 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Nice! I like that boat too

Its a 17 year old canoe. In canoe years that's 64 1/2. Almost ready to retire. I had to replace one of the seats with a couple of 2x4's and ants have taken up permanent residence in both of the ends. She's served me well and only cost me $300 brand new.

[September 17, 2018]

 

Sunrise

 

"Fish of the Day"

 

Removed Broke Off Rig

 

Scenic

 

Second Best of the Day

 

End of the Day

 

WolfyBrandon

 

7 hours ago, Gundog said:

Its a 17 year old canoe. In canoe years that's 64 1/2. Almost ready to retire. I had to replace one of the seats with a couple of 2x4's and ants have taken up permanent residence in both of the ends. She's served me well and only cost me $300 brand new.

Those are the best kind! I have an even older one (I think). Mine is an alumacraft that I bought on craigslist, it has a lake toxaway 1984 sticker on it so I’m guessing it’s older than me. A few drops of terro on a regular basis will wipe out boat ants 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

 A few drops of terro on a regular basis will wipe out boat ants 

I'll give it a try. Hope it keeps them away. With Raid ant killer you have to keep spraying it on, otherwise they keep coming back. Not possible when the boat is moored at a lake 30 minutes away from my home.

 

This was a great weekend in more ways than one. Sept. 15th was my 17 year wedding anniversary. It was also my son's 15th birthday. He was born on our 2 year wedding anniversary. It was also the day I got a new PB!

 

I woke up early that morning and my wife was out running some errands. I figured lets get some fishing in before the days festivities started. Saturday was dead calm water with a bit of fog. I started throwing the Whopper Plopper 90 in Bluegill color (ole faithful) I was using it similar to a popper, cast it out, wait for the ripples to die and pull it through the water to create a small plop then let it sit again. Second time I did this there was a surface swirl and my lure disappeared. At that point I set the hook and my Denali Zeynx crankbai rod bent over nearly in half. I thought the fish had swam under a rock. Once I saw the line move off to the left I realized this was a big fish.

 

She taxed my Walmart exclusive Lew's Mark Rose baitcaster ($35 on clearance) to the limit. I was able to keep her from the bottom and jumping as I survived a run or three that peeled drag. I was finally able to get her to shore and lip her avoiding the Ploppers treble as she was only hooked with the front one.

 

On the scale she weighed 4.01 pounds my new PB from the Hudson River and my new PB topwater fish.

 

Fishing by a walking path has been helpful in the fact that I am always able to snag a passerby to take a pic. I was so grateful to the lady who did. Her dog loved me as I let it sniff the fish before I released her back into the river.

 

woke up and checked the radar saw I had about a 2 hour window between the heavy rain so I headed out. Got 2 on a 1/4 oz. Black buzzbait with this one weighing in at 3-9. 

3 hours ago, NYWayfarer said:

 

This was a great weekend in more ways than one. Sept. 15th was my 17 year wedding anniversary. It was also my son's 15th birthday. He was born on our 2 year wedding anniversary. It was also the day I got a new PB!

 

I woke up early that morning and my wife was out running some errands. I figured lets get some fishing in before the days festivities started. Saturday was dead calm water with a bit of fog. I started throwing the Whopper Plopper 90 in Bluegill color (ole faithful) I was using it similar to a popper, cast it out, wait for the ripples to die and pull it through the water to create a small plop then let it sit again. Second time I did this there was a surface swirl and my lure disappeared. At that point I set the hook and my Denali Zeynx crankbai rod bent over nearly in half. I thought the fish had swam under a rock. Once I saw the line move off to the left I realized this was a big fish.

 

She taxed my Walmart exclusive Lew's Mark Rose baitcaster ($35 on clearance) to the limit. I was able to keep her from the bottom and jumping as I survived a run or three that peeled drag. I was finally able to get her to shore and lip her avoiding the Ploppers treble as she was only hooked with the front one.

 

On the scale she weighed 4.01 pounds my new PB from the Hudson River and my new PB topwater fish.

 

Fishing by a walking path has been helpful in the fact that I am always able to snag a passerby to take a pic. I was so grateful to the lady who did. Her dog loved me as I let it sniff the fish before I released her back into the river.

 

Nice fish! Happy Anniversary to you and your wife and Happy Birthday to your son as well! ?

 

Released my PB Smallmouth and she went the wrong way! Right past me and right into some rocks. She swam away dazed and confused...

 

You can hear the lady who took the pic of me holding the Bass asking me how long they can stay out of water.

I've seen so much talk about Ned Rig lately, so I set my goal to catch one since I have not use this rig in year. As usual my setup Daiwa Alpha SV105 pair with Majorcraft Go Emotion 652L. I did prepare Zoom Super Fluke Jr. as my backup since I don't have confidence in Ned Rig as much and I'll be fishing on top of weed. End up for hour and a half i managed to catch 4, and typical of Ned Rid two were super tiny, one decent size and one a good 2.5lbers. Not bad for a rookie like myself, lol.

 

Made the long5 hour Drive to the Maine house. Unloaded grabbed a bite and headed to the river. Got 7 smallies  the best weighing 3-14 on a bps bargain bin popper

When your student  throws his chatterbait before you even deploy your TM

4.7 LM

4.0 SM

Got to Caney Lakes upper side around 5:30pm this evening. Started off a little slow but caught a nonscorable bass, a 1lb bass and a 2lb catfish on a 1/4oz weighted Texas rigged sapphire blue Z Craw. Then a little while later caught a 1lb bass on a dark green pumpkin Project Z chatterbait with the deal colored Z Man Razor Shad. Hooked into another one but it came unhooked before I could land it. It was getting close to time to go because my girlfriend got back to pick me up around 8:30pm. We smoked a cigarette before leaving. I had changed out my Project Z to my junebug @Siebert Outdoors fogy with the sapphire blue Z Craw trailer while we smoked. I bombed it out there and a 3lb 7oz hawg hammered it. After getting her unhooked and pics taken, next cast out to the same spot another hawg of at least the same size hammered it also. Lost her at the boat dock though. Bummer! A few casts later, same fogy, another 1lber smashed it and when I got it up out of the water it shook off my bait and skittered across the dock back into the water. Another bummer! It's ok though, I had a great evening/night of fishing. Hooked into 8, landed 5 of them. I'm gonna have to stock up on those sapphire blue Z Craws. Them things seem to be what the bass want right now, along with a junebug Sieberts fogy! ?

9 hours ago, MichaelCopeland said:

 

 

Is it my imagination or did the catches get bigger as it got darker out? Grats! nice night of fishing right there.

Chartreuse spinnerbait did it again!

10 hours ago, NYWayfarer said:

Is it my imagination or did the catches get bigger as it got darker out? Grats! nice night of fishing right there.

The catches actually did get bigger as it got darker out, with the exception of the very last one I hooked into that come off and skittered across the dock back into the water. It was probably a little over a pound. Thanks, indeed it was a nice night of fishing! ?