14 hours ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

So proud of my little man today! We've been wanting to take a deep Miami peacock trip for years but due to me always working 6-7 days a week, we never had the time. It's a 3.5 hr drive for us. Well I finally got the promotion and transfer at work I've been working for and now only work 4-5 days a week. I finally got to take him! We struggled to find them early on but around 2pm we finally got on them good. Not only did he out fish me but he caught the biggest of the day as well. I've never felt such a hard fighting fish pound for pound!

Lifetime of memories. Congrats to both of you. ?

15 hours ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

So proud of my little man today! We've been wanting to take a deep Miami peacock trip for years but due to me always working 6-7 days a week, we never had the time. It's a 3.5 hr drive for us. Well I finally got the promotion and transfer at work I've been working for and now only work 4-5 days a week. I finally got to take him! We struggled to find them early on but around 2pm we finally got on them good. Not only did he out fish me but he caught the biggest of the day as well. I've never felt such a hard fighting fish pound for pound!

Congratulations on a couple of fronts! It’s always good when the student can best the teacher, and your son’s smile speaks volumes…

Nothing special two tiny one's along with a tiny perch on a perch jerkbait lol. Had one more small bass on the jerkbait but he came off right at the front of the kayak and I had a pipsqueak come off also. I have to say it was one of those day's, fishing normally relaxes me not today though. Probably a little over a foot swells at times today made standing and fishing in the kayak fun. Two lakes I have not been out on with a vessel of sorts in years. I didn't get skunked and only threw my tiny jerkbait in one tree, got it back at least not very much room in the tiny channel.

My wife was hosting a “bridesmaid dress try on” party this afternoon so I was forced to go fishing. Poor me.  
 

I started out with a couple of nibbles that didn’t pan out. Switched to a shaky head with a pumpkin/chart yum dinger. A few casts later, I feel a tap. I set the hook and up comes a 4lber. She opens her mouth and out comes my bait. That was the second time in two days I’d lost a decent fish on that set up. When I checked he bait, the hook hadn’t even gotten exposed, both times. I decided maybe that’s why most videos suggest a trick worm. That yum dinger just may be too thick for a shaky head. 
 

Anyway , I figure the worm is working, even if the rig isn’t. So, I switch he worm to my Texas rig pole. 4 casts later, I set the hook on this girl.  

 

24” long, she weighed in at 6.54 lbs. This is my new PB. I only caught one other this night; but, I didn’t care. 

 

23 minutes ago, gunsinger said:

My wife was hosting a “bridesmaid dress try on” party this afternoon so I was forced to go fishing. Poor me.  
 

I started out with a couple of nibbles that didn’t pan out. Switched to a shaky head with a pumpkin/chart yum dinger. A few casts later, I feel a tap. I set the hook and up comes a 4lber. She opens her mouth and out comes my bait. That was the second time in two days I’d lost a decent fish on that set up. When I checked he bait, the hook hadn’t even gotten exposed, both times. I decided maybe that’s why most videos suggest a trick worm. That yum dinger just may be too thick for a shaky head. 
 

Anyway , I figure the worm is working, even if the rig isn’t. So, I switch he worm to my Texas rig pole. 4 casts later, I set the hook on this girl.  

 

24” long, she weighed in at 6.54 lbs. This is my new PB. I only caught one other this night; but, I didn’t care. 

 

Congratulations on the new pb that's a nice fish.

Fished Truman Lake in Missouri for the first time in almost a decade in preparation for a kayak tournament later this month. It was, not great, but I would have had a decent limit and I figured out a little bit of a pattern in one area and didn't try to milk it so who knows how that would have turned out if I'd really tried to hammer on them.

8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Fished Truman Lake in Missouri for the first time in almost a decade in preparation for a kayak tournament later this month. It was, not great, but I would have had a decent limit and I figured out a little bit of a pattern in one area and didn't try to milk it so who knows how that would have turned out if I'd really tried to hammer on them.

Nice fish...the first one is a pretty good Kentucky.

11 hours ago, gunsinger said:

My wife was hosting a “bridesmaid dress try on” party this afternoon so I was forced to go fishing. Poor me.  
 

I started out with a couple of nibbles that didn’t pan out. Switched to a shaky head with a pumpkin/chart yum dinger. A few casts later, I feel a tap. I set the hook and up comes a 4lber. She opens her mouth and out comes my bait. That was the second time in two days I’d lost a decent fish on that set up. When I checked he bait, the hook hadn’t even gotten exposed, both times. I decided maybe that’s why most videos suggest a trick worm. That yum dinger just may be too thick for a shaky head. 
 

Anyway , I figure the worm is working, even if the rig isn’t. So, I switch he worm to my Texas rig pole. 4 casts later, I set the hook on this girl.  

 

24” long, she weighed in at 6.54 lbs. This is my new PB. I only caught one other this night; but, I didn’t care. 

 

Congrats.. ?

On 9/21/2021 at 9:19 AM, gunsinger said:

Another day off last Friday

What does that feel like?!  It's been a while... 

 

Nice catch! 

I finally got a nice one on a little bream.

I got a smallmouth! *Does a happy dance*. That one's the second photo. These pictures are from the past two days. I fished Lake Otisco, one of the finger lakes, for the first time and that was a lot of fun. Very beautiful countryside and green water. Nothing too crazy over the past couple days but I'm always happy to be out there. I really don't know when I'll stop throwing spinnerbaits. 

11 hours ago, rtwvumtneer6 said:

What does that feel like?!  It's been a while... 

 

Nice catch! 

I am a big fan of 4 day work weeks. Thanks. 

13 minutes ago, gunsinger said:

I am a big fan of 4 day work weeks. Thanks.

I'll have to give that a try sometime.  I've been doing it wrong (6 day weeks).

13 minutes ago, rtwvumtneer6 said:

I'll have to give that a try sometime.  I've been doing it wrong (6 day weeks).

Yeah that’s bass ackwards !!!

Buddy and I took another swing at Weslemkoon Lake.  This lake should produce some good smallmouth, and we’re hoping to find some after many failed attempts through the summer and early fall.  It didn’t work out, with nothing to show but a handful of small ones.  But, the weather was beautiful… and you do have to appreciate how every smallmouth self-identifies as a badass.  ?

Glad to see people catching fish.  My place of employment has been imploading from within.  Which, has caused a lot of OT.  Also been looking for another job

.  Sooooooo….  I’ve only been out once over the last month and caught one sheep head and smallie. Only thing worth taking a pic of was this little smallie from the titabawassee river about 2 weeks ago.  Caught on a Berkeley black blue flake ribbon worm.

 

  I only went out due to calling in and being po’d from work. Hoping the decent weather holds before and after deer season.  

I got these 2 fish today while wading the stream by my grandmas house. It feels good catching some fish again while wading!

Dude you really need to clean that tape measure @TnRiver46. It’s so dirty with stains the numbers aren’t even visible anymore!

45 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Dude you really need to clean that tape measure @TnRiver46. It’s so dirty with stains the numbers aren’t even visible anymore!

Well, it fits his trailer...other than the winch of course.

 

Went creek fishing for like the 3rd time ever and the first time I've ever done decent. Caught a couple dink smallmouth and a rock bass. These guys are fun to catch though, they put up more of a fight than some 4+ pound largemouth I've caught on the same gear. 

 

 

10 hours ago, gimruis said:

Dude you really need to clean that tape measure @TnRiver46. It’s so dirty with stains the numbers aren’t even visible anymore!

Haha! That’s what my buddies said on a group text. It’s when you upload the pic, it’s loses clarity, he was pushing 19”. See if this is more legible? Here in the land of 100% humidity 100% of the time, everything is rusted 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Haha! That’s what my buddies said on a group text. It’s when you upload the pic, it’s loses clarity, he was pushing 19”. See if this is more legible? Here in the land of 100% humidity 100% of the time, everything is rusted 

Not much better.  How about a plastic bump board or measuring stick that won't rust?  Maybe you can borrow @Team9nine holey jeans to match with the stained/rusty tape measure.

 

Still a solid fish regardless of how its measured BTW

34 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Not much better.  How about a plastic bump board or measuring stick that won't rust?  Maybe you can borrow @Team9nine holey jeans to match with the stained/rusty tape measure.

 

Still a solid fish regardless of how its measured BTW

I’m not allowed to have nice things like a plastic measure board, just look at what I did to a perfectly good measuring tape!  

45 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Not much better.  How about a plastic bump board or measuring stick that won't rust?  Maybe you can borrow @Team9nine holey jeans to match with the stained/rusty tape measure.

 

Still a solid fish regardless of how its measured BTW

 

I use these little retractable tape measures. Super lightweight and they never rust. Measure the fish vertically so it never touches the ground. Also great for girth measurements if you get a fatty - and I can color coordinate or accessorize with my holey jeans ?