15 hours ago, BrianMDTX said:

Well, only one and right at dark, but it beat the skunk and stopped a streak of nada the past few outings. I missed one earlier on a light bite; this time I gave it a couple seconds to commit. 4” #956 Senko on a 3/0 EWG. 
 

956 strikes again!! I see you've got the camo on but did you do the army crawl as discussed? Lol

6 hours ago, NoShoes said:

6.5 pound frog eater

 

Heck of a noggin on her. Great catch!

3 hours ago, hokiehunter373 said:

956 strikes again!! I see you've got the camo on but did you do the army crawl as discussed? Lol

No, but I almost slipped off the bank and did the American crawl lol!

My first bass of the year came on the second cast to start the morning. When that happened I incorrectly figured they’re on a better bite. So because the bites were few and far in between, I did take a picture of my second bass of the day and 2022 which inhaled a bladed jig. It’s just gonna get better next time…

7 hours ago, NoShoes said:

6.5 pound frog eater

With that mouth, eating frogs means that fish is on a diet

Got a gorgeous but windy day on the water. Weather has been warm and water finally hit 60 so I thought they would be chewing. Hooked a dink first thing so was thinking I was correct. 3 hours of nothing later, landed this healthy 3 pounder. Had a partner who caught an action shot…one decent fish after that was all she wrote. Fished with 3 total and my buddy got two. Not a great day, but know it’s going to get better now that winter is ending. 

Got a 4.87  on another little bream…

1 hour ago, N Florida Mike said:

Got a 4.87  on another little bream…

 

The shirt says it all. Nice fish, Mike.

 

(Still no chatterbait fish yet?)

45 minutes ago, Aaron_H said:

 

The shirt says it all. Nice fish, Mike.

 

(Still no chatterbait fish yet?)

Thanks. 
Nope., I gave up on it again for awhile. 

32 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

Thanks. 
Nope., I gave up on it again for awhile. 

I like catching fish. Ive had 2 hits ever with a CB , both in my home lake. I’ve fished it in 2 other locations without a sniff.  I do ok with a spinnerbait occasionally, which would make me think I could catch something with a CB . But not yet…

A friend had an 8 pounder on one in my lake and lost it as he tried to lip it. Keeps me trying again occasionally…

1 hour ago, Aaron_H said:

(Still no chatterbait fish yet?)

Heck even I've thought about throwing the chatter again. I know it's just bait monkey talk. I know he's gonna make me throw it around wood. I know it's gonna get caught. And I know I'll buy more just because I caught one nice one before snagging it. 

18 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Heck even I've thought about throwing the chatter again. I know it's just bait monkey talk. I know he's gonna make me throw it around wood. I know it's gonna get caught. And I know I'll buy more just because I caught one nice one before snagging it. 

You need more colors

4 minutes ago, bait__Monkey said:

You need more colors

Get out of my head you furry devil

35 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Heck even I've thought about throwing the chatter again. I know it's just bait monkey talk. I know he's gonna make me throw it around wood. I know it's gonna get caught. And I know I'll buy more just because I caught one nice one before snagging it. 

 

I've been fortunate that I haven't hung up any of my chatterbaits yet (I'd say 'knock on wood' but that's the opposite of what I'm trying to do with the chatterbait), only one I "lost" was due to a massive softshell turtle biting that 5/0 hook in half.

 

I actually haven't been throwing them much with my nose to the jerkbait grind so far this year. Hmmm....maybe I'll take it with me next trip.

Spent a couple hours trying to coax a deep bite with no takers.  Ducked into a cove to take a break from the icy wind and it was lights out.  Surface temps only 48, but don't tell the bass that.  Caught all in less than 7 FOW.  What was really crazy was a dozen smaller bass in a vast, cold muddy bay, all in less than 3 foot of water.  I wouldn't even have gone in there if I hadn't noticed some surface activity.  They apparently herded a ton of bait back there. 

First fish on the swaver, saw 2 fish floating off the end of a lay down in the afternoon sun, cast past them and slowly swam in front of them and this one slammed it. One of the coolest bass eats I’ve experienced!

10 minutes ago, bigspirit said:

First fish on the swaver, saw 2 fish floating off the end of a lay down in the afternoon sun, cast past them and slowly swam in front of them and this one slammed it. One of the coolest bass eats I’ve experienced!

Nice Bass & good hooks !

A-Jay

First fish of 2022

 

 

Finally got to go fishing yesterday, after a cold front rolled in and brought down both the highs and the lows, on an overcast windy day. Started by fishing the creek but the only fish I saw was a carp and a bunch cormorants going crazy, splashing around and diving 20 feet in front of me, and I just wasn't feeling it. Drove another half hour south to a bigger lake, finally got bit on a drop shot, what else...

 

 

Set the bar pretty high for the rest of the season with a 6-9 today ?. 

 

8 minutes ago, Logan S said:

Set the bar pretty high for the rest of the season with a 6-9 today ?. 

 

 

Great Bass & Cool Pic !

Congrats

A-Jay

10 hours ago, Logan S said:

Set the bar pretty high for the rest of the season with a 6-9 today ?. 

 

 

Great start on the new year Logan. 

 

 

                           

Went out this evening, got rained on for over an hour and ended up getting run out by lightning 40 minutes earlier than I wanted, but got one last big girl to close out the month. First fish of the day was a nice 7lb 7oz girl on the ol' chatterbait. Fished it along a grass line that runs over a shallow flat and she choked it.

 

Next fish was a nice 4lb 12oz on the jerkbait, again hit it shallow along a grass line. Rest of the fish were 2lb or less, but it ended up being a fun few hours despite the weather.

 

From the still frozen north. with the exception of the perch in my hand the perch were ten plus inches.  The pike came on a tip ups.  Should have kept the fatter one as I didn’t realize the lake had special regs for pike under 24 inches.

 

 

im itching for the water to go soft.  Itching to get after bass 

I got out on the water for a few hours with air temperatures trying to hit 80 degrees, water temps 55 to 58 and change. Judging by the leathery condition of its tail, this 3.6lb chatterbait fish is getting ready to repeat the spring cycle once more.