"Alabamaslamma."

 

I like that, All-knowing Giver of Nicknames.

17 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

"Alabamaslamma."

 

I like that, All-knowing Giver of Nicknames.

LOL. Alex started it with that Braided Wonder business. ? Not that it's not appropriate. I have three baitcasters with mono on them, and another dozen and a half or so spooled with braid. 

21 baitcasters??? Whoa! And 18 with braid? You are the Braided Wonder. 

 

Seriously impressed,

 

The Hammer

 

P. S. - However, you are not this braided Wonder and thank goodness for that:

 

25 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

21 baitcasters???

LOL. Sorry, that was a gross underestimate. Your comment prompted me to go count. I have 35 baitcasters, 32 with braid. 9 spinning reels. Like 55-60 rods, I'm not counting all those, some are in storage up in the rafters of the garage. 

 And yes, thank The Lord, I'm not THAT braided wonder!!! ?

13 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

LOL. Sorry, that was a gross underestimate. Your comment prompted me to go count. I have 35 baitcasters, 32 with braid. 9 spinning reels. Like 55-60 rods, I'm not counting all those, some are in storage up in the rafters of the garage. 

 And yes, thank The Lord, I'm not THAT braided wonder!!! ?

Even on this very cold day,

you just made me feel all warm & fuzzy inside of myself. 

Thank You my friend.

A-Jay

@T-Billy

 

Tim stacks deep on only the essentials, guns and tackle.  When I grow up I'm going to have collections just like his ?

 

"That sonofagun, braided wonder" was the first thing that went through my mind when he went on his recent epic big Musky tear, and I was like yeah I'd fish braid too ?

 

 

6 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

 

 

I'm so excited to fish that bog. I'm going to spend a night on one of those islands so that I can fish deep into the dark and then begin again in the dark.  

 

Alex, I'm so glad you feel supported by your peers/pals at Bass Resource, but if you keep catching more and bigger fish, you won't have any fishing peers anymore! 

You and me both Katie, that's one of the coolest fishing holes I've seen!   

 

The camping thing is so cool and talk about epic potential for a BR article......your fans demand continual content ?

8 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

 

Nice video Alex your enthusiasm really shines when you hook up. 

Thanks so much for that Dwight, that's a real compliment coming from a hammer such as yourself! 

3 hours ago, gimruis said:

We aren't allowed to have more than one with a single hook here in MN on an A-rig.  So catching more than one fish is literally impossible, because it's illegal.

 

The other minnows can be there on the rig, they just can't have any hooks.  "Decoys" if you want to call them that.

Talk about taking a bait that puts the advantage in the angler's corner squarely to a bait that puts the angler at a huge disadvantage.

 

Must be an artform trying to get the fish to key in on one specific bait with 4+ baits surrounding it. 

45 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Must be an artform trying to get the fish to key in on one specific bait with 4+ baits surrounding it. 

Honestly, I've never even tried one.  Given that I'm restricted to one single hook, there are better options to fish with IMO.

Took my papaw’s old 1957 boat out today, still floats. No trolling motor, just anchored up with the right wind and dragged a tube. Got a smallie just under 18” and a beautiful sunset , not bad for 4-6 pm. Going upstream for some big LM in standing timber tomorrow evening, that’s why I brought the stump jumper boat 

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Took my papaw’s old 1957 boat out today, still floats. Got a smallie just under 18” and a beautiful sunset , not bad for 4-6 pm. Going upstream for some big LM in standing timber tomorrow evening, that’s why I brought the stump jumper boat 

A nice fish and a beautiful sunset in a retro ride...not bad. Good luck on the bucket mouth hunt.

7 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

old 1957 boat

Is that a muck motor on it?

1 minute ago, DitchPanda said:

A nice fish and a beautiful sunset in a retro ride...not bad. Good luck on the bucket mouth hunt.

Thanks buddy, here’s a look at the area I scouted earlier this week. I think it’s better in the spring but I’m going to make sure, never been there. It was 22 degrees this morning so that swift water was cold but it’s warming quickly with 50 degree sunny afternoons 

Just now, gimruis said:

Is that a muck motor on it?

Yes sir

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

Thanks buddy, here’s a look at the area I scouted earlier this week. I think it’s better in the spring but I’m going to make sure, never been there. It was 22 degrees this morning so that swift water was cold but it’s warming quickly with 50 degree sunny afternoons 

Yes sir

Looks like catfish city if you cant find bass

8 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

Looks like catfish city if you cant find bass

I’ve got some skipjack herring frozen ……. Fish beware 

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’ve got some skipjack herring frozen ……. Fish beware 

I'd bring some along...just in case!

Been away for a while, but I got some nice 5+lber smallies last time I was out pre-winter.

 

I bought three Damiki Axe Blades. 

 

 

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Took my papaw’s old 1957 boat out today, still floats. No trolling motor, just anchored up with the right wind and dragged a tube. Got a smallie just under 18” and a beautiful sunset , not bad for 4-6 pm. Going upstream for some big LM in standing timber tomorrow evening, that’s why I brought the stump jumper boat 

I love this thread.   Beautiful pics, incredibly cool boat and connection, and good luck tomorrow with the LM!      

 

 

48 minutes ago, Michigander said:

Been away for a while, but I got some nice 5+lber smallies last time I was out pre-winter.

 

Dang bro, looks like the Great Lakes in the background......also what a toad! 

6 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I love this thread.   Beautiful pics, incredibly cool boat and connection, and good luck tomorrow with the LM!      

 

 

Dang bro, looks like the Great Lakes in the background......also what a toad! 

Only a couple miles from Huron.

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

I bought three Damiki Axe Blades. 

 

 

 Dang Katie, you own two more than me now......Luckeeeee ?

 

I will 1000% be ordering at least a few more after today.   In the last 48 hours this bait has caught over 75 fish.    After going through the files on the GoPro, I got 46 fish alone on film, "quick released" another 3.....that's almost 50 fish in 7 hours.   A single bait, 75+ fish with the caveat that the stock treble sucks big time!!!   Same goes for the ones they put on the Vaults.   Two broken hooks over the last 48 hours but thankfully no cost fish because of it.   The big lost fish at dusk yesterday just straightened one side of the small stinger hook which is an ingenious design regardless.   

 

The second best angler on the lake who has been fishing it 25yrs, and certainly a better Bass angler than myself, has his own nice Bass boat, has fished some tourneys......caught 6 fish today.    I'd like to take credit, but the reality is that I lucked into one of those rare occasions when you find the absolute perfect bait they want.

 

     

My thumb actually died at 4:46pm, it was an amazing soldier.....pour one out for my homie if you can ?

40gb of catch footage is a bit much to go through tonight, but hopefully tom goes well and I'll roll only the big girls from the two days into one.   If not I'll just make a video of one of the most wide open bites I've ever had.   

 

All these fish are suspending over and around huge carpets of what I believe are mostly very small, like the smallest size I ever see Threadfins.    I think it's extremely key to why this bait is producing so spectacularly.     I consciously fished several other baits to check, and while the Damaki Vault produced a fish relatively fast, only two other fish were caught on a downsized A-Rig, and then nothing again for the two dozenth time on that stupid Tactical Crank.    Matt Allen got me on that zero of a bait ?

 

Truly Garmin's and Damaki's fish.   It was a pleasure to be a witness to their incredible day though.  

 

Unlike yesterday where I knew lots of big fish were present, today lots more fish were seemingly present in a larger area, and oddly enough LOTs more quality and big Spots showed up today.

 

Still the best 5 LGMs would have gone close to 20lbs.  A couple of 5lb class fish.   Several 4lb class fish as well.  

 

 

Best 5 Spots would have gone 12-15lbs.   Several at or slightly over 3lbs. 

  

 

Finally 2/3 ingredients for creating two of the most memorable days I've ever had fishing.    I've never had a bait match so perfectly outside of maybe a big swimbait and the common sized 6-8" Gizzards on the lake.

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Thanks buddy, here’s a look at the area I scouted earlier this week. I think it’s better in the spring but I’m going to make sure, never been there. It was 22 degrees this morning so that swift water was cold but it’s warming quickly with 50 degree sunny afternoons 

 

Yes sir

That's a sweet looking stretch of river. Good luck.

@AlabamaSpothunter still crushing it. I’m waiting for the day I check this thread to see that you got a whole 5 fish limit on one cast of the A-rig. 
 

You and @TnRiver46 are keeping this thread going. I can’t wait to be able to contribute again. The cabin fever has been BAD the last 2 weeks. I could potentially be wetting a line in less than 8 weeks, but it all depends on how much of a lion March is. So until then I’ll keep living through you guys!

Had to post this one up as it was ridiculously fat but only weighed in as a low 5lber. She still had the remnants of something in her throat when I unhooked her.