1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Fun day out on the town with the poor man’s ned rig. 

Fried fish and a high life ? There's a man who knows how to live!

1 minute ago, DitchPanda said:

Fried fish and a high life ? There's a man who knows how to live!

Live frugally anyway. Burned about 1/2 gallon of gas truck and boat combine haha. Had to buy the taters tho…….

2 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Live frugally anyway. Burned about 1/2 gallon of gas truck and boat combine haha. Had to buy the taters tho…….

Ain't nothing wrong with life's simple pleasures my dude

2 hours ago, thediscochef said:

I had a foggy morning of fishing and catching dinks. This was the last catch of the day. Smallmouth, I think? I have no idea what type of bass this is. What is this?

Looks like a baby spotted bass, but might be a smallie.

7 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Looks like a baby spotted bass, but might be a smallie.

the subtle presence of a lateral line in one of the photos made me think it was perhaps some kind of hybrid or maybe a spottie. I'm considering it a smallmouth for now but I know it's definitely not the standard LMB I usually catch at that spot

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Fun day out on the town with the poor man’s ned rig.

That doesn't look like a poor man's graph though. ?

Just now, PhishLI said:

That doesn't look like a poor man's graph though. ?

That thing is wild!!! I think I can see all the lures I’ve lost with it…….

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

That thing is wild!!! I think I can see all the lures I’ve lost with it…….

sweet!

57 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

the subtle presence of a lateral line in one of the photos made me think it was perhaps some kind of hybrid or maybe a spottie. I'm considering it a smallmouth for now but I know it's definitely not the standard LMB I usually catch at that spot

Like @TnRiver46 said, it's a smallmouth. I've caught plenty that size during my creek wading days. Their markings tend to get more pronounced as they get bigger

Got out on the kayak today and was determined to figure out how to fish “offshore”. Small man made lake that’s approx 25’ at its deepest point. Coming from mostly fishing shallow retention ponds, my instinct is to beat the banks. Was determined to not do that today and work on using my graph to find fish. Took an hour, but found them in 20’ of water in isolated grass patches. Took only a drop shot so I could target fish I marked by dropping on top of them. Ended up with 8 fish with the biggest at 2.38 lbs. nothing huge but definitely gained some confidence and cannot wait to fish deep again. Thinking Texas rig will work nicely and maybe a jig as well. Just nice to have a plan, work it, and have it pay off. 

Couldn't pass up a 70* December day so I went out for a quick solo trip. Water temp 58* and it seemed like all they wanted was a jerkbait.

 

 

This one had been eating well.

 

Even caught a couple trout on the jb.

 

15 hours ago, thediscochef said:

 

Was going through my catch pics from this year when this fish caught my eye. To me, it looks like the exact same fish caught three times this year. This fish hovers around the 5 pound mark. The first pic (black shirt) is from June 7, and you can see the bottom tail fin eroded/gone, but the top of the tail fin appearing infected/red, but still intact. Also check out the dorsal fin and the fishes gill plate since it is being held in the exact same position, same hand in each pic.

The second pic (grey shirt) was from August 4. Upper tail fin now eroded away to match the bottom of the tail fin. Third pic (orange shirt) is from Sept. 7. Same top and bottom tail notch. Same dorsal and gill cover irregularities to me.

 

What say you? Same fish in each pic? Anyone else with pics of the exact same fish caught multiple times?

15 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

What say you? Same fish in each pic? Anyone else with pics of the exact same fish caught multiple times?

Sure looks like it...

@Team9nine she likes you...

 

And I can't say for certain, but I do believe I've caught the same one multiple times.  I also take horrible photos.  The fish above was a solid 5 and I made it look like a 3 ? so photo comparison would be challenging.  

2 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Was going through my catch pics from this year when this fish caught my eye. To me, it looks like the exact same fish caught three times this year. This fish hovers around the 5 pound mark. The first pic (black shirt) is from June 7, and you can see the bottom tail fin eroded/gone, but the top of the tail fin appearing infected/red, but still intact. Also check out the dorsal fin and the fishes gill plate since it is being held in the exact same position, same hand in each pic.

The second pic (grey shirt) was from August 4. Upper tail fin now eroded away to match the bottom of the tail fin. Third pic (orange shirt) is from Sept. 7. Same top and bottom tail notch. Same dorsal and gill cover irregularities to me.

 

What say you? Same fish in each pic? Anyone else with pics of the exact same fish caught multiple times?

No doubt the same fish

4 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

No doubt the same fish

This fish keeps on having to learn the hard way over and over again.

 

pretty relatable tbh 

1 hour ago, rtwvumtneer6 said:

@Team9nine she likes you...

 

 

Gotta be the hat.

34 minutes ago, The Bassman said:

Gotta be the hat.

Could be. Definitely not a ‘lucky’ shirt. Maybe it’s the holey jeans ?

5 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Was going through my catch pics from this year when this fish caught my eye. To me, it looks like the exact same fish caught three times this year. This fish hovers around the 5 pound mark. The first pic (black shirt) is from June 7, and you can see the bottom tail fin eroded/gone, but the top of the tail fin appearing infected/red, but still intact. Also check out the dorsal fin and the fishes gill plate since it is being held in the exact same position, same hand in each pic.

The second pic (grey shirt) was from August 4. Upper tail fin now eroded away to match the bottom of the tail fin. Third pic (orange shirt) is from Sept. 7. Same top and bottom tail notch. Same dorsal and gill cover irregularities to me.

 

What say you? Same fish in each pic? Anyone else with pics of the exact same fish caught multiple times?

C'Mon Man ~

Cut that Old Girl a break ~

Nice bass though.

A-Jay

4 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Was going through my catch pics from this year when this fish caught my eye. To me, it looks like the exact same fish caught three times this year. This fish hovers around the 5 pound mark. The first pic (black shirt) is from June 7, and you can see the bottom tail fin eroded/gone, but the top of the tail fin appearing infected/red, but still intact. Also check out the dorsal fin and the fishes gill plate since it is being held in the exact same position, same hand in each pic.

The second pic (grey shirt) was from August 4. Upper tail fin now eroded away to match the bottom of the tail fin. Third pic (orange shirt) is from Sept. 7. Same top and bottom tail notch. Same dorsal and gill cover irregularities to me.

 

What say you? Same fish in each pic? Anyone else with pics of the exact same fish caught multiple times?

that's easily the same fish three times, there's two markings in the lateral lines that look like the letter "M" with an extra hump in all three photos. That's AWESOME!

We had a cold front come through today. I didn't make much of the pre-frontal bite (where I caught the bonus baby wiper) but I was able to eek out a handful of LMB dinks before this one sent me home. Always good to leave on a high note.
Edit: yes, my phone is a potato. also it was a solid 30 mins after sunset.

The action wasn’t too swift today but the diversity was pretty crazy. I caught something like 8 or 9 species of fish, Maybe typing it out will help me remember. I got largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, what I believe was a meanmouth, white bass, black crappie, walleye, drum, bluegill, channel catfish, and skipjack herring. So that’s 9 species for sure, maybe 10. I also dropped a big spotted bass right at the boat and was donated a sauger by a friend I saw out on the water. 

here’s what I think was a meanmouth ⬇️

 

@TnRiver46 that's a meanie for sure. 

 

I know people see me in my kayak and think I have way too many rods. I let that get to me Saturday and I'm still kicking myself over it. I managed to cut it down to 6, really wanted to bring a rod I could punch grass or fish a frog on, but it's December in Kansas, why would I need those? If I'd have had that rod, I'd have been catching frog fish in Kansas, in December, that's why. I had fish in inches of water waking behind my spinnerbait from clumps of dead grass like it was middle of summertime, but the water was 48-49 degrees. I tried my one frog I had on my bladed jig rod with 15lb Big Game, but the bite I got on it pretty quickly, the fish just laughed at me when I set the hook on it. 

 

Still, I caught a bunch of fish and several nice quality ones. Got to really play with the new Okuma Hakai doing something I think it's a little better suited for than what I had been using it for. I was using it for spinnerbaits, but I swapped it to my lipless rod and it did great. The RES 2tap, a homemade spinnerbait, homemade bladed jig, and a Berkley Stunna did most of the damage.  I was in the middle of deer hunting and duck hunting country. This picture looks peaceful and serene, but it sounded like I was in a war zone. 

 

Whenever the bass bite slows down a little my son loves to go for different species. Golden shiners and what I think is a crappie were on the list yesterday. They are surprisingly fun on an ultralight combo. ?

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

here’s what I think was a meanmouth ⬇️

 

I thought the same thing when I saw it. Ky-Sm hybrid.