Very windy out today up here in northern IL. This is the biggest of the day at 2 1/2 pounds SV105 reel, 16# sniper, 7' M/F Helios rod.  

Weather was pretty awful on my days off, to go with really high and muddy water from the several inches of rain we've recently got, but still managed to grind out some nice ones. I do like 1 thing about muddy water, most rods I had out either day was 4. Spinnerbait and jig were doing the most damage, especially on the bigger fish.

Got my dad into his first few jig fish ever, including this solid little chunk. Bonus that his store bought jig wasn't working, then he started catching when I gave him one of my homemade jigs. 

Hot streak still rolling... Took another win up on Conowingo yesterday with a 5 fish limit weighing 19lbs 4oz.  These 3 certainly helped the cause.  Water was really muddy from recent rains but the flipping bite was great...It was a single rod day and I probably caught 30+ keepers throughout the day.  My co-angler also go 3rd in the Co division with around 12lbs, good day all around.  Flipping a Black/Blue Rage Bug into the nasty stuff accounted for every single fish for me, definitely need a restock now!

2 hours ago, Logan S said:

 

 

 

This one is an absolute COW.

Congrats again ~ ! 
I love single rods days - Don't have them enough though.

Nice job.

A-Jay

Caught this 3# 10oz 20" today with new Curado 70XG 40# Samurai 7' M/F Smoke rod. Throwing a Palm Tree way out 120' plus bottom of 25fow when it hit. 

  

My only keeper from my buddy tournament yesterday. My partner did put 2 in the live well. We had a good bite going until about 830, then the wind picked up and catching just stopped. Only caught 3-4 dinks after that. 20 1/4" 4.14 lbs, was good for big bass on our pond, but 4.98 was lunker of the day. (6 pond tournament). She really looks bigger than that, but is skinny from just having spawned. 

Only fish of the day, probably my PB. Right at 27.75 inches long, for some reason she was just now spawning. Gotta love pond fishing!

First  whopper plopper fish

Nice Jtrout, gotta love the plopper when they really want to eat it! 

 

Only fish of the day, probably my PB. Right at 27.75 inches long, for some reason she was just now spawning. Gotta love pond fishing!

uoo wee! that will get your blood pumping. great fish congrats! 

only got two this evening, one 2 1/2 and this right at 5 lb lady!

 

First  whopper plopper fish

Awesome man. I got my very first top water bite yesterday but miss hook on whopper popper 90. I miss top water action.

Caught this 19.5 inch, 4.2 pound largie on beautiful Lake Geneva (WI) on Monday. 

Bass aren't biting in MI yet

Caught this one last week right before a storm blew in. Unfortunately the picture doesn't do it justice, there is a pretty aggressive alligator so I had to be quick. She weighed in at 6lbs 10

Caught this buck last week.  Wish I had a weight scale, my biggest catch ever!

On 5/10/2017 at 3:50 PM, Largemouth21 said:

Bass aren't biting in MI yet

 

Come on over to Lk St Clair. They've been biting since April

boared this cool evening, so I tried it a couple of hours got 16 bass from mother to daughter.  mom about 4 lb. and one foul hook giant bluegill. then one of them figured out how to stop me, he tied my worm in a knot! my wife said come in and eat as well. i like the worm story better tho

19 minutes ago, Fishin' Fool said:

 

Come on over to Lk St Clair. They've been biting since April

man them are some hogs!! wow! that will make you forget about the cold.

Lol it helps. I don't think there has been a day that my nose hasn't been running out there yet this year.

10 hours ago, Fishin' Fool said:

 

Come on over to Lk St Clair. They've been biting since April

oh dang, those are some nice fish. I will have to try there sometime...

Good one this morning -- 20", but kinda skinny (no scale on me). On a Green Pumpkin/Purple Siebert Fogy:

Bluebasser86 and Darren. don't want me to mention the name of the rig that caught this 4.89 lb. smallmouth so I won't.

 

Nice! Almost the exact same size as the biggest I've caught on the rig that shall not be named. 

Finally get to take a picture without the Huk jacket. That one had the length of a 5 pounder and the belly of a 3 pounder. Looks like the spawn is underway on Lk St Clair. Another swimbait fish.