2.5 lbs on the Loon Plopper 130. got her right after the pause. 

"right after the pause" makes you think a little 

Between work and school just starting up I've been busier than a one legged man in an...nevermind.
Anyway, the last couple days I've managed to get a little time between class and work to hit the pond. I was also finally able to get my very first fish on frogs. They aren't giants or anything but the way they hit that Pad Crasher is almost addicting.

 

Here's a couple smallies I worked fairly hard for today in 20+ FOW.  Both caught on a 3.5" green pumpkin strike King tube dipped in Chartruese JJs Magic.  3.54 and 3.08 lbs.

After spending last night sorting through my tackle to get ready for my vacation on Cape Cod i was staring at my $1 Walmart spinner that ive  never used. Decided to hit my local lake at night right after the rain and got this. Had another one that dwarfed this one but my stupid ass tried to heave her up while on a small bridge. It was inches away from being landed until the line broke off while rubbing on the stone ledge. this catch barely takes away from the sting but what ever. 

On ‎8‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 0:10 AM, dtux said:

Between work and school just starting up I've been busier than a one legged man in an...nevermind.
Anyway, the last couple days I've managed to get a little time between class and work to hit the pond. I was also finally able to get my very first fish on frogs. They aren't giants or anything but the way they hit that Pad Crasher is almost addicting.

A TW shirt I don't have....

I find it hard to take pictures of nice fish . Seems I only catch the big ones when I fish by myself

Was a fun morning to be out and about....caught quite a few with this being about the average size.  Rock flats were the ticket early in the day with fish sitting in less than 4ft of water.

First smallie of 2016 for me after a long recovery. It felt really good to get back on the water. 

@Dwight Hottle Very awesome for you my friend!!!!  Glad to hear you are back on the water.  Hope all is well going forward as well.

4-5 lb bass will look something like this..

44 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

he's probably got really big hands 

Well, you know what they say about big hands...... It's hard to find gloves that fit. 

 

I'll have to get somthing g b know the weight of and check my scale. I hope it's not messed up, I got it a month ago. 

4 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

First smallie of 2016 for me after a long recovery. It felt really good to get back on the water. 

Like x 1,000,000. Very happy you are making a recovery and back on the water!

Jeff

 

 

 

                                                    

Don't tell me you can't catch bass in trees

12 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Slaunch...

I'm not gonna look it up so as to hear it from the horse's mouth, but is that a real word and what does it mean?

2.6 lbs. Really long with dark red gums. I think it lost some weight recently because the head was a lot bigger than the body. June bug looking yum wooly bug.

2 hours ago, Torn Thumb said:

I'm not gonna look it up so as to hear it from the horse's mouth, but is that a real word and what does it mean?

 Although Definitely not an actual word,  I do believe this slang term  SLAUNCH was first coined by Mark Zona  (that's who I stole it from) & used to describe any rather Oversized Bass.  I'm not certain if it's a combination of Slob & perhaps Staunch.   Either way I think it sounds funny. 

Bass anglers have a number somewhat bizarre and often kind of off the wall names for Big Bass; besides pig, hoss, & fatty there's . . .

• beast, brute, monster
• sucker, giant, dandy
• sow cow
• moose, toad, mule
• whopper
• Sasquatch or Basssquatch
• chunk, chub, slob
• big nasty
• slaunch donkey (credited multiple times to Mark Zona)
• Godzilla, water zilla, hogzilla or Basszilla
• butterball
• football
• bucketmouth
• Rumpletoadskin (by Sv Rider)
• Hog Molly
• biggun'
• girl names: Nadine, Bertha, Mona, Jezebel
• boy names: Bubba, Tyrone, Ned
• big mama or big papa
• Frankenstein
• swamp donkey
• swamp gator
• grass monster
• Big Mac
• wildebeest
• Big Mama Jama
• hippopotobass
• slobber knocker
• chunky monkey
• pole bender
• behemoth
• hydrilla gorilla
• Jolly Green Giant
• Toad Choker
• humdinger
• Slabber Jabber
• Granddaddy
• whale
• log donkey
• moss monkey
• tank, truck, hemi
• Loch Ness Monster
• swamp jockey
• stump knocker
• hammer, bruiser, beefcake
• Boom Boom Pow
• heart attack
• wooly monster
• stud
• game changer
• freak neasty
• Donkey Kong
• Yeti
• T-Rex, Donkeysaurus Rex, Slobosaurus Rex, pteradactyl
• Shamu

A-Jay

Did you have that list queued up somewhere or did you type it out on the spot?

22 hours ago, Torn Thumb said:

Did you have that list queued up somewhere or did you type it out on the spot?

It's committed to memory.

I have no life.

A-Jay

Look at it as dedication instead of calling it no life.

Thanks ~ But I was being funny. (apparently unsuccessfully I might add.)

A-Jay

I love being able to see how the bass are all different shades of green, white, and black depending on where they came from. Obvious lateral lines to faint ones. Another reason to keep at it. Gotta Catch Em All.

Got a really good one on a COLD morning in the Adirondack Mountains. Air temperature was 42°, very foggy and she crushed a Rapala Skitter Walk. Biggest of the year so far. This fish is responsible for the most aggressive, violent top-water strike I have ever witnessed. Caught, weighed, photographed and promptly released.

I finally have a fish worth sharing. Unfortunately I didn't check the scale battery (of course it was dead) so I don't know the weight.  Caught on Lake Kissimmee using black and blue senko. It was really hot and she didn't put up much of a fight.