Fished today from 7a - 1p in off/on heavy rain. Had a big fish swipe at my 7" Bull Shad early and then this Spot grabbed it. Water temp is 58.

45 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Meanmouth is really cool. Sweet deal. 
 

I almost had a spinnerbait biggun from ol muddy to show you. 
 

Im ashamed to say but that fish owned me. Had no control. 

When they get big, all control is lost haha

1 minute ago, GreenPig said:

Fished today from 7a - 1p in off/on heavy rain. Had a big fish swipe at my 7" Bull Shad early and then this Spot grabbed it. Water temp is 58.

Did you steal all the rain ? 

@LrgmouthShad

 

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Im ashamed to say but that fish owned me. Had no control. 

 

18 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

When they get big, all control is lost haha

Did you steal all the rain ? 

I believe so and I found the limits of my boots waterproofing at 9am.

2 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Keep an eye on my location. Might change to somewhere warmer…. Oh idk…. Maybe around March. 
 

Anyone feel like Whataburger?

 

tentative! Nothing set in stone

March-ish sounds about right for the warm up down here. Trade ya a Whataburger for a Hardees Frisco Angus burger! ?

44 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

Fished today from 7a - 1p in off/on heavy rain. Had a big fish swipe at my 7" Bull Shad early and then this Spot grabbed it. Water temp is 58.

They're as mean as they are beautiful.    Fishing in those conditions is a testament to the level of angler you are

 

Caught 5 this afternoon, all small ones.    I never winter fished much growing up, and as a young adult so I'm spending at least half my time on the water playing mind games with myself and fighting my confidence.     

 

 

 

9 hours ago, GreenPig said:

Fished today from 7a - 1p in off/on heavy rain. Had a big fish swipe at my 7" Bull Shad early and then this Spot grabbed it. Water temp is 58.

Ah, yes. The Big Bass hit my big bait right off the bat syndrome. I know it well.

 

Me: I'm running up for a wile.

Wife: It's terrible out. What's a while?

Me: Um, just a quick one. A couple of hours maybe, if I last that long. A smidge more if there's a hot bite.

Wife: Oy.

 

7 hours later...

 

Wife: I thought you said it'd be a quick one.

Me: Well, a big bass hit my big bait right off the bat.

Wife: A good one! ???

Me: Well, it hit hard, but shook off quickly.

Wife: Oh. Then what else did you catch?

Me: Well, nothing. Not even a sniff.

Wife: I don't understand. Why'd you stay so long then?

Me: Well, 'cause a big bass hit my big bait right off the bat...

Wife: Oy.

9 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

  I never winter fished much growing up, and as a young adult so I'm spending at least half my time on the water playing mind games with myself and fighting my confidence

Don't sweat it, just keep grinding. It's the big fish time of year. The colder it gets the bigger my average size is, but numbers are often down. Not always though. A couple warm, calm, sunny days can load the shallow laydowns with fish.

I've been busy so I'm late posting.  Family get together for Thanksgiving was at my Sister in Law's that lives on the lake..........so I took the boat.   Before and after the feast I managed to catch 10, all spots including 2 that were 18 inches.   I only saw a couple other boats on the lake.   Water temp is down to 57.  They were out on points where the water was 20 to 25 feet deep.  They were suspended early, and hugging the bottom later.  

 

 

 

On 11/24/2022 at 8:18 PM, LrgmouthShad said:

Picked up my best bass of the season and new ol muddy pond record on Turkey Day. Not using my usual high contrast scale because don’t have my gear with me. The one I used read 6.8. Only reads to tenths. 
 

Caught on the ol muddy special: a black senko.

 

Back in NC briefly to see family. Happy to be back.

 

almost no sleep today or last night. Hunting in the morn

 

Dude, that's a donkey! Congrats man, good to see you back at it.

 

17 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Keep an eye on my location. Might change to somewhere warmer…. Oh idk…. Maybe around March. 
 

Anyone feel like Whataburger?

 

tentative! Nothing set in stone

 

Central FL would be a no-go, they closed all the Whataburgers around here over ten years ago. We got Five Guys in the trade so it wasn't all bad. I do miss those triple Whataburgers w/cheese, though.

 

@Woody B, you are consistently successful. To achieve your level of consistency, I'm guessing you're not a one-trick, Whopper Plopper-pony like me. However, you must have favorite lures and techniques. Mind sharing two or three? 

Terrible pics and no scale yet again, but this big girl is about 24". She loved a crankbait burned/paused just before a 10' shelf on one of our few points.  The fat 17-18" grabbed a blade as it ripped from some short grass on the shallow side of a steep break.  There were a couple other decent blade bait bass and one little guy on a okashira head w/ 3" spark shad.

 

scott

 

 

 

6 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

@Woody B, you are consistently successful. To achieve your level of consistency, I'm guessing you're not a one-trick, Whopper Plopper-pony like me. However, you must have favorite lures and techniques. Mind sharing two or three? 

You catch a BUNCH more bass than I do.   I fish all kinds of baits.  I look around at what other people are doing, and usually try to do something different.   Lately I've seen a BUNCH of people throwing jerkbaits on points, but right at the bank.   It's always interesting to see pretty much everyone doing the same thing.   Is there a book or something they're all going by?   Many people say bass fishing is on a down cycle at Lake Wylie.  Most of the people I talk to at the landing aren't catching any, or many.  I caught 7 today.  I told a couple people at the landing.  They said they hadn't caught 7 all year.  I showed them pictures.    

 

The fat one was 14 inches long and weighed 2 pounds 5 ounces.   The other one pictured was 18" and weighed 3 pounds 6 ounces.   I caught 4 today on a 1/4 ounce Red Eyed Shad,  3 on a Bandit 300 and 1 one a Strike King 8XD.   

 

1 hour ago, Woody B said:

I look around at what other people are doing, and usually try to do something different.  
 

Is there a book or something they're all going by?   

 

Easy, everyone else throws nothing but ned rig haha

Wanted to go for bass today at the local reservoir, but got sidetracked by the crappie again. Did throw jerks and jigs on some of the crappie holes and scored one decent bass. Water at 44 degrees and holding steady, but expecting an inch of rain over the next 24 hrs, so we’ll see what happens.

 

@Woody B

 

Thanks, Woody. Throwing what the other guys aren't sounds like 24K advice to me. I am just impressed by your consistency. It seems that nearly every time you fish, you catch an 18-inch bass and other bass too. I like that 14-inch fattie. Some of my favorite fish are the shorter, fatter ones. 

11 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Wanted to go for bass today at the local reservoir, but got sidetracked by the crappie again. Did throw jerks and jigs on some of the crappie holes and scored one decent bass. Water at 44 degrees and holding steady, but expecting an inch of rain over the next 24 hrs, so we’ll see what happens.

 

You're going to be the reason I heal up quick from this TKR. I'm less than five days post-op, off narcs, and even driving. I figured I was out of commission for a while but am determined to get on the water before winter zaps us after next week. Thanks for the kick in the pants.

1 hour ago, The Bassman said:

You're going to be the reason I heal up quick from this TKR. I'm less than five days post-op, off narcs, and even driving. I figured I was out of commission for a while but am determined to get on the water before winter zaps us after next week. Thanks for the kick in the pants.

Sounds like you’re making really good progress, which is great to hear. Seeing a lot of high 40s, low 50s in the extended forecast along with precip, so that should buy us time with the open water enough for you to heal and make it out. Just be very careful with the slopes and grass when you do - not worth aggravating or reinjuring the knee over. They’re just fish…most of them will still be there in the spring to catch ? but I totally get catching a few soon as “therapy”

16 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

 

Really nothing special about this bass except for one thing: I caught it just five days after my knee replacement surgery. My doc probably wouldn't be too happy with me now but nothing a little ice and rest won't take care of. Also lost a decent one. Damp, windy weather today with winter on the horizon after this week. I think I'm gonna get my December bass after all for another twelve months of bass award. (Still waiting on my last five)

Just now, The Bassman said:

Really nothing special about this bass except for one thing: I caught it just five days after my knee replacement surgery. My doc probably wouldn't be too happy with me now but nothing a little ice and rest won't take care of. Also lost a decent one. Damp, windy weather today with winter on the horizon after this week. I think I'm gonna get my December bass after all for another twelve months of bass award. (Still waiting on my last five)

Congrats on the successful surgery and fish!   Stay on that PT.   

22 minutes ago, The Bassman said:

Really nothing special about this bass except for one thing: I caught it just five days after my knee replacement surgery.

Hardcore, man! Hardcore! ?

@The Bassman

 

Tough hombre. 

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

@The Bassman

 

Tough hombre. 

I'm eating all this up right now but the truth is that they've got this down to a science so it's so much easier than it was just a few years ago. I really do appreciate all the encouragement. Now I have to try to crack the 6 lb. barrier before we lock in here.