3 hours ago, Joey Bass said:

Wow! You guys are catching monsters. Based on your criteria, here's a photo of mine...

Trail your boat and come on !

Haven't been out since December since life has been in the way.  Had two hours to kill yesterday and decided to go to a pond since I haven't gone pond hopping in years. Brought my 7' MH St Croix Legend Elite with a Shimano Metanium Hg and 16lb Sunline FC Sniper. First fish of the year caught on a black and blue Siebert Outdoor Brush Jig with a Netbait paca chunk in black and blue with the tips dyed chart. Weighed in at #5.04

 

Jeez, you guys are whackin 'em. I've got snow in my yard and a work/life to-do list that will keep me grounded through the end of the month...

No scale but this was a THICK fish, biggest of the year for me, action is going to start getting real good!

first catch ever on the chatter bait. she's a hair off of 4 lbs.

The pointer 78 nabbed the first two smallies of the year for me in the little river/stream near my house. The water is unusually clear for this time of year, typically it is green with 3-4' vis, right now it's so clear that it looks like the water isn't even there. Sure was fun watching them chase down the jerkbait! Now that the little ones have moved up into the stretch behind my house, the big ones won't be far behind. 

I got to one of my home lakes this morning expecting some hot pre-spawn action, but things never go to plan. This particular lake has ZERO weeds or cover except for downed and overhanging trees along the bank. This is THE ONLY cover on the lake and the only spots that hold fish so they are usually pretty easy to locate. When I got there this morning, I was very disappointed to see that, due to the lack of snow melt this year, the water level was down by about 15 feet, leaving the over-hanging and fallen trees on dry land about 10 feet away from the water. And to make matters worse, the water was very muddy (its usually gin clear) and a few degrees cooler than I was anticipating. I knew it would be tough fishing but decided to put the boat in anyway. I did manage my first bass of the year, a tiny one, and that was it. Felt good to smell fish again, and this little guy happened to be my first Ned Rig fish.

First nice topwater fish of the year. About a 3 and a half on a spook jr. Getting to be that time!

First two good ones of the year.

 

45 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

First two good ones of the year.

Good start! Amazing difference in regions, I only have a month of my season left while our brothers to the North are just kicking it off.

We stop fishing  1 June as the temps are "just to darn HOT"

A month from now up here will only be mid-spawn lol. That's too bad you only have a month left in your season, because I love seeing all the pictures of the lunkers you have been posting.

Heading down for a 4 day adventure this afternoon. Air Temps already mid 80's and if the wind is not between 10-15 the Hydrilla gnats carry ya off.

Fishing wasn't as fast-paced as my last trip out, but I did manage three good ones in just two hours, including two surprise smallmouth. I have never gotten a smallie out of this lake in 4 years of fishing it, and never heard of them being caught here either. I ended up with TWO good ones. I could not believe it!

 

Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug.

 

 

Wacky-Rigged 5" senko

 

Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug.

 

The biggest of the day @ 4.05, caught about 10 others between .75 and 3 lbs

 

2 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

Fishing wasn't as fast-paced as my last trip out, but I did manage three good ones in just two hours, including two surprise smallmouth. I have never gotten a smallie out of this lake in 4 years of fishing it, and never heard of them being caught here either. I ended up with TWO good ones. I could not believe it!

 

Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug.

 

 

Wacky-Rigged 5" senko

 

Texas-Rigged Rage Tail Structure Bug.

 

Very Nice,  I have heard there was some smallies in that lake, you just proved it!! you can probably thank hurricane Irene for that!

Two toads from Lake Gaston this past weekend.  These 2 anchored a big bag that helped me jump from 14th after day 1 all the way to a second place finish.  If I could have just made one more cull on the first day I would've probably won the whole thing .  The big one was 6-1, the other one was around 5.  Both caught on a @Siebert Outdoors Dock Rocker jig .  

Awesome!!

Great Bass

Congrats

A-Jay

You're making me look bad lol. Did you end up fishing near holly grove Marina at all?

These were caught within a few days of each other both on a swim jig with a rage craw, left one went 4.7 and the right went 5.7, not sure why the right photo is turned but she's there..

 

1 hour ago, everythingthatswims said:

You're making me look bad lol. Did you end up fishing near holly grove Marina at all?

Different weekend man , fishing got better each day I was there from Wednesday on.  You guys had the tougher fishing last weekend.  

I fished downlake, Stonehouse was the furthest uplake I went...But I essentially fished everything between there and the dam.  All the major creeks plus a bunch of main lake cuts/coves on both sides.  

4.05# the vision 110 has been money so far this year!!!

 

Hopefully the tournament will go as well as practice! This one went 4.3, I think I shook off enough for us to catch tomorrow ?

Had a pretty solid day at Buggs Island. 12.24lbs puts us in 2nd in the state championship on day one. The forecast for day two looks like a lot of rain but we are hoping to scratch our a few before the storm rolls in wth thunder/lightning and shuts us down. 

Caught 13 on the home lake last evening.Most were caught on senkos and trick worms.Total fishing time was 2 and a half hours.Windy !  This one was the biggest.Caught on watermelon seed trick worm.Caught my PB 30 feet from where I caught this one.