Nice one Dwight!

6-9.  big fun on a short line.

The Whopper Plopper was on fire tonight!

 

 

Was finally able to hit the water after a near 10 day hiatus (Got married and went on honeymoon).

 

 

 

Got a chance to get out on the water on my day off, it was tough but managed one small fatty pitching a brush hog. The after work fishing at the local park has been hot fishing the rc stx. 

 

New PB at 4.74 pounds. He was quite a bit of fun to bring in. 

 

In the shadows of downtown Morgantown

22 hours ago, everythingthatswims said:

In the shadows of downtown Morgantown

 

Heck of a smallmouth.  Nice catch!

Got this one just under 4 pounds. My new Daiwa RG-AB real is getting broke in nicely.

Avid 8' ML/Mod rod Daiwa RG-AB reel 8# Nanofil

Got some rain and snow at the end of this week so the water was up and pretty dirty. 2-3' vis at best. Somehow found a school of them in 30FOW. Caught them on keitech swing impact 4" on 1/4 and 3/8oz heads. Weird fishing here in WV.

 

 

Good going fellows, as usual  

"Nothingthatswims" is safe.

 

Roger

 

First Smallies of the 2017 season - Long Slanky bass. 

A-Jay 

 

 

 

Today my West Virginia PB moved from 3.94 to 4.51... Definitely earned this one, I had a bit of a morning flurry, but after that I went 6 hours with 2 bites, this being one of them!

We had the first of 7 buddy tournaments yesterday, only had 2 keepers. The weather late last week made it a tough bite. My partner had one pickerel all day, and I had these and one that we couldn't quite get the tail to touch the 12" mark (11 31/32). A beautiful day on the water though, once the sun came up and it wasn't 32 degrees any longer. 

Biggest was 4.5lbs. I didn't weigh the other two, but 2.5-3lbs if I had to guess.

 

On 4/9/2017 at 8:25 PM, everythingthatswims said:

Today my West Virginia PB moved from 3.94 to 4.51... Definitely earned this one, I had a bit of a morning flurry, but after that I went 6 hours with 2 bites, this being one of them!

your killing them man!! there ought to be a law for having as much fun as you are!! love the pics you are showing us nice ones for sure

Somehow managed to snag this. Hooked him in the head, not sure if he was striking my kvd or I just happened to throw it right in him. 

 

Not sure why the pics are sideways. Oh well. First 3 of the season. Pumpkin seed creature bait on a jig head and a black purple creature jig. 

 

 

Found a couple on beds today, managed to catch one before a thunderstorm chased me off the lake, I didn't paddle fast enough and had to hunker down in a low spot while it passed, but made it back in one piece!

Text book 3.5lb jig fish.

 

 

 

Found this little guy floating/swimming lazily on his side. I scooped him up out of the water to snap a quick pic, and he flopped out of my hand. I thought for sure he was dead, but I put him back in the water and he swam away. Definitely the smallest bass I've ever "caught". 

 

 

And I also saw this one cruising rip rap for shad, two casts and he took the lure. 

 

 

 

 

A little Plopper at dusk. I hit a few on a Rage lizard too, but the lizard bite isn't on yet.

 

Chronarch MGL on Smoke rod using paddletail yo yoing off bottom. Right at 18" little over 3 pounds

 

I freed this robin from some braid that it got tangled in. Knotted around its neck and both feet/legs it was in a perdickerment.  I only had long nose pliers with wire cutter so it wasnt very easy being gentle around its neck took about 45 minutes to get all braid off of it. It looked away camera shy and all.

 

Caught using BPS black buzz bait. I didn't weigh her, but she felt about 6.5 lbs. She fought like a 1 lber; no fight when I dragged her through the grass... must be weak from spawning?