Aaron_H Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Walked out back with the panfish setup to see if I could catch some of the bigger bluegill and shellcrackers behind the house. No dice, but did get one little bass that was a fun fight on the light line. 1/16 oz jighead with a junebug/chartreuse curlytail grub, had to bounce it on the bottom for about 10 mins before I finally got him to commit. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted March 26 Super User Share Posted March 26 7 hours ago, king fisher said: Mexico bass fishing is great, but there isn't a 10 pound bass waiting to bite any lure every cast, like some believe. Like anywhere else it takes lots of work to get a decent bass, and sometimes I get skunked. I had to get up at 3:00 AM, drive my POS car 3.5 hours to get to the lake Thursday. I would have gone to another lake, but my car has had some difficulties, and I didn't want to drive that far, and be 30 miles out of cell phone range for three days. I started fishing at daylight, and didn't land a bass until 9:00 AM. Landed the big one the next cast, I fished hard all day for three days, didn't land another bass over 2.5 pounds and I lost so much tackle, the Bait Monkey is still doing his happy dance this morning. The afternoon winds blew 20 -30 KTS. and started early at 11:30 AM. I had to set my tent up after dark, and take it down before daylight every night. The last time I camped there, the police drove by, saw my tent,, and tried to shake me down for some money even though the place is public, and I have a perfect right to camp there. I gave them some sodas, and once they found out I was just a crazy, gringo, with a big orange kayak they acted like my best friend. The lake is a favorite place for the teenagers, in the local village to come and party, so I camp a ways away from the launch- picnic party site, but I still don't want to draw any attention, so I don't put up camp until the party is over, making it a short night sleep on the weekend nights. Long story short is I love bass fishing in the secluded unknown lakes of Mexico, but it isn't the same experience anglers read about at the first class lodges. I did have a DD break me off on a barbed wire fence. Because of that fish, I will be back soon, POS car, cheap tent, and my latest tackle order. My safety would be the biggest concern, you are basically fishing in the wild wild west lol. Great writeup, thanks for sharing the process! 3 hours ago, Woody B said: I caught 9 yesterday (Saturday) in 3 hours......but I fished 7 hours. When it stopped raining I stopped catching bass. At a certain time I usually tell myself "I'm going home next bass". That way while waiting until I can fish again I caught a bass on my last cast. That didn't work out yesterday. Today I caught 8 in 3 1/2 hours. I caught one on my last cast, but didn't plan on that being my last cast. It was getting cloudy and windy. I landed a dink, then heard a big clap of thunder. I don't fear anything, but I respect lightening. When I was 6, (a couple days after my parents have gave me the lightening is dangerous speech) my best friend, his Grandfather and his dog were struck and killed by lightening. I'm not taking any chances on a lake. I lost a BIG one today right at the boat. I'm pretty sure it was a spot. If it was it would have been a new pb, and possibly a new NC state record. My pb spot is 4 pounds 15 ounces. The NC state record is 6 pounds 5 ounces. It might have been a largemouth but it fought like a spot, and what I seen of it looked like a spot. I lost a few more on that lure, then FINALLY decided to look at the hooks. They weren't sharp at all. It was a new DT6 out of the package. I usually look at stuff like that, but during my vacation I've been spending more time fishing and less time preparing. I sharpened the hooks then caught the fat Largemouth pictured on the next cast. The spot pictured is from Saturday. They were the biggest of both days. I didn't weigh or measure either one, just snapped a pic and put them back. Most of them both days were in the backs of creeks. Yesterday, when I wasn't catching any I was way up the South Fork river. I guess they liked the smaller creeks better. Great report and great fish Woody, hate to hear about the big fish. It's my belief that you aren't fishing around big fish if you don't lose a fish occasionally due to failed terminal tackle, or just bad luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol'crickety Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: My safety would be the biggest concern, you are basically fishing in the wild wild west lol. Great writeup, thanks for sharing the process! Great report and great fish Woody, hate to hear about the big fish. It's my belief that you aren't fishing around big fish if you don't lose a fish occasionally due to failed terminal tackle, or just bad luck. Alex, the YouTubers that I prefer to watch are the ones who show the lost fish. I can relate to them and I can't trust the ones who only show that every hooked fish is landed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Caught a beat up 6ish on Ray Bob today mixed in with four other 1-3s. I think she may have been defending a bed. Chatterbait did the heavy lifting. My buddy caught a few 4s too. And the bluebonnets the mower guy ran over the other day are sprouting blooms, so they will come back. It's been a good day 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmurphy87 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Another small pike day out of me, different lures today. 2 came on a 3/8 oz dirty jigs swim jig black and blue with a rage menace trailer in blue sapphire. 1 came on a fire craw hybrid hunter jr with upgraded owner treble hooks. I even went fishing for squirrels with my sleeper gill, now she rest at the bottom of the pond. That’s my fault 100% got impatient trying to get it out of the tree, I should have finessed it but oh well that’s what lures are for to be bought used lost and bought again lol. The last pike that ate the crank I felt bad for it got one of the treble hooks in the tongue and was bleeding some did what I could and released him. I fished for a hour and a half and there was no floating fish so that made me feel a tiny bit better. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted March 26 Super User Share Posted March 26 23 minutes ago, thediscochef said: Caught a beat up 6ish on Ray Bob today mixed in with four other 1-3s. I think she may have been defending a bed. Chatterbait did the heavy lifting. My buddy caught a few 4s too. And the bluebonnets the mower guy ran over the other day are sprouting blooms, so they will come back. It's been a good day Outstanding sir! 34 minutes ago, ol'crickety said: Alex, the YouTubers that I prefer to watch are the ones who show the lost fish. I can relate to them and I can't trust the ones who only show that every hooked fish is landed. Amen Katie, losing a big fish is such a big part of Bass fishing. The greatest Bass anglers in the world lose vastly more big fish than me, and that's simply because they are hooking that many more big fish than me. That said, just last night I was thinking about the two big fish I lost this winter. I can close my eyes and see those lost fish fights more than I can with the big fish I landed. The ones that come in the boat just seem like a blur, those lost big fish make you vividly remember all the details, or at least they do for me. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 27 Global Moderator Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, thediscochef said: Caught a beat up 6ish on Ray Bob today mixed in with four other 1-3s. I think she may have been defending a bed. Chatterbait did the heavy lifting. My buddy caught a few 4s too. And the bluebonnets the mower guy ran over the other day are sprouting blooms, so they will come back. It's been a good day Yes!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 19 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Yes!!!!! Felt great to break the 1lb mark for the first time this year, not gonna lie it was really buggin me 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted March 27 Super User Share Posted March 27 Got some love on a Spro Little Jon 50, Buzzbait, and Shimano big bait. Tons of follows and strikes, and even a couple lost ones of that Shimano bait. I think it was bucks just blowing it up out of anger, the ones that were hooked, were on the outside like they were just swiping it. Easily the most drawing power out of any lure I've owned. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 27 Global Moderator Share Posted March 27 3 minutes ago, thediscochef said: Felt great to break the 1lb mark for the first time this year, not gonna lie it was really buggin me Felt good for me knowing you got a big ole LM, we know you’ve been working at it 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted March 27 Super User Share Posted March 27 2 minutes ago, thediscochef said: Felt great to break the 1lb mark for the first time this year, not gonna lie it was really buggin me You blew way past 1lb 😎 You earned that one! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User GreenPig Posted March 27 Super User Share Posted March 27 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 27 Global Moderator Share Posted March 27 19 minutes ago, GreenPig said: What the pickerel??? I’ve heard tale they are tasty (in FLA ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User GreenPig Posted March 27 Super User Share Posted March 27 5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: What the pickerel??? I’ve heard tale they are tasty (in FLA ) Caught my bud 17 last year and he devoured those Ga pickerels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 29 minutes ago, GreenPig said: ooooooooooooo teethy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_H Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, thediscochef said: Caught a beat up 6ish on Ray Bob today mixed in with four other 1-3s. I think she may have been defending a bed. Chatterbait did the heavy lifting. My buddy caught a few 4s too. And the bluebonnets the mower guy ran over the other day are sprouting blooms, so they will come back. It's been a good day 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmontgomery87 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 A bunch of us got together at a friend's 5 acre pond for a cookout and fishing on Saturday. It was really foggy early and we were on a good top water bite until about 930. I caught 5 on a spook, 4 on a swim jig, 1 on a Senko, and a bullfrog on a frog. Almost all were in the 2 to 3lb range. My best was 2-15; biggest bass of the day was 3-4. The frog was 1-4. Lol. An excellent day! 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter373 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Caught this beautiful little guy as by catch from my trout outing. Caught 2 bass on roostertails and 1 on a jerkbait. First 3 of the year and wasn't even going for them so I'll take it. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Billy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Ain't much of one, but I caught my first green bass of 23 today. Super pale, fresh up from the deep. Water's up to 45. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I think weightless flukes are good. Four on that today, in about two hours of messing about. Ray Bob spawn is in full effect. The spotted gar were up doing their thing too. It's good to be back. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 27 Global Moderator Share Posted March 27 Had a pretty good weekend of fishing this past weekend. Saturday, I took my boys out to a creek with some crawlers so mom could have some quiet time to do what she wanted to do and they could get out of the house. Well, I guess it rained a lot more than I thought and the creeks were really moving. We fished for a little over a hour without a bite and called it a day. My oldest son was disappointed though and didn't want to go home skunked. So we waited for mom to get home and helped her with some chores and went to the pond down the street. It's loaded with bluegills but it was muddy also, surprising since nothing drains into it. Really had to work for it, but we finally got him on the board, including the first crappie I've ever seen from there. He's got a frog in one hand and a fish in the other in this picture. The peepers were everywhere and he'd just caught one when his bobber when down. Saturday, I went to one of my favorite early season lakes hoping to maybe find my first smallmouth of the season. Not only did I not find my first smallmouth of the season, I couldn't hardly find a bass. What I did find, was a bunch of trout that wanted to eat a Ned rig. I kept catching trout pretty steady, and had just about talked myself into going somewhere else, when I got a bite and what looked like a giant creamsicle jumped out of the water. I've caught a couple palomino trout, but none even close to this size. The fish when nuts but was in the net after a brief fight. I carefully got a couple quick pictures and and a measurement and sent it back on it's way. Shortly after that, I'd decided to go to a lake a ways south and fish the marina in hopes of getting my first smallmouth there and seeing how the lake was doing since I hadn't been there yet this year. There was one spot by the ramp I wanted to check again before I left though, because I'd marked a ton of fish in the morning but didn't catch any. I pitched my Ned rig around a laydown and finally got a bite, it was another palomino trout! I think I've maybe caught 3 or 4 of them in my life and then I caught 2 in a couple hours and both pretty nice fish, I couldn't believe it. Again I got a couple quick pictures and a measurement and released the fish to maybe be caught again. With that, I headed south to a different lake. I got there to whitecaps and a few boats already fishing the small marina. I guess there was a tournament plus several boats practicing for a tournament the next weekend, so it was busy. I launched my kayak and got a call from one of the highschool kids I boat captain for. He saw me launching because he was practicing for the tournament next weekend. He told me they'd just fished the marina and didn't catch anything. I went ahead and shoved into the pounding waves and headed for the relative safety of the marina. Once I got into calm enough water to cast, I fired a jerkbait. Right as it reached the kayak, my first smallmouth of the year ate it. I only had about 2.5-3 hours left in my fishing day to fish a small and already heavily pressured area, but I caught somewhere between 15 and 20 bass on a jerkbait, Ned rig, and Wiggle Wart. None were very big, but I did manage a bass slam (all 3 species we have in Kansas). This is pretty difficult because of how few lakes we have where all 3 reside together and in any numbers. My 2nd and last smallmouth of the day was a pretty solid fish too. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 48 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: Had a pretty good weekend of fishing this past weekend. Saturday, I took my boys out to a creek with some crawlers so mom could have some quiet time to do what she wanted to do and they could get out of the house. Well, I guess it rained a lot more than I thought and the creeks were really moving. We fished for a little over a hour without a bite and called it a day. My oldest son was disappointed though and didn't want to go home skunked. So we waited for mom to get home and helped her with some chores and went to the pond down the street. It's loaded with bluegills but it was muddy also, surprising since nothing drains into it. Really had to work for it, but we finally got him on the board, including the first crappie I've ever seen from there. He's got a frog in one hand and a fish in the other in this picture. The peepers were everywhere and he'd just caught one when his bobber when down. Saturday, I went to one of my favorite early season lakes hoping to maybe find my first smallmouth of the season. Not only did I not find my first smallmouth of the season, I couldn't hardly find a bass. What I did find, was a bunch of trout that wanted to eat a Ned rig. I kept catching trout pretty steady, and had just about talked myself into going somewhere else, when I got a bite and what looked like a giant creamsicle jumped out of the water. I've caught a couple palomino trout, but none even close to this size. The fish when nuts but was in the net after a brief fight. I carefully got a couple quick pictures and and a measurement and sent it back on it's way. Shortly after that, I'd decided to go to a lake a ways south and fish the marina in hopes of getting my first smallmouth there and seeing how the lake was doing since I hadn't been there yet this year. There was one spot by the ramp I wanted to check again before I left though, because I'd marked a ton of fish in the morning but didn't catch any. I pitched my Ned rig around a laydown and finally got a bite, it was another palomino trout! I think I've maybe caught 3 or 4 of them in my life and then I caught 2 in a couple hours and both pretty nice fish, I couldn't believe it. Again I got a couple quick pictures and a measurement and released the fish to maybe be caught again. With that, I headed south to a different lake. I got there to whitecaps and a few boats already fishing the small marina. I guess there was a tournament plus several boats practicing for a tournament the next weekend, so it was busy. I launched my kayak and got a call from one of the highschool kids I boat captain for. He saw me launching because he was practicing for the tournament next weekend. He told me they'd just fished the marina and didn't catch anything. I went ahead and shoved into the pounding waves and headed for the relative safety of the marina. Once I got into calm enough water to cast, I fired a jerkbait. Right as it reached the kayak, my first smallmouth of the year ate it. I only had about 2.5-3 hours left in my fishing day to fish a small and already heavily pressured area, but I caught somewhere between 15 and 20 bass on a jerkbait, Ned rig, and Wiggle Wart. None were very big, but I did manage a bass slam (all 3 species we have in Kansas). This is pretty difficult because of how few lakes we have where all 3 reside together and in any numbers. My 2nd and last smallmouth of the day was a pretty solid fish too. Lucky boys and lucky dad. 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Team9nine Posted March 27 Super User Share Posted March 27 Yesterday was 64, sunny, and a warm south wind - I stayed home. Today was post frontal - another half inch of rain overnight to go with our nearly 2 inches the previous 36 hrs, heavy cloud cover all day, a NW wind at 10-14 mph, and a high that only briefly touched 45 deg. Still managed 45 bass this afternoon, and got to let what is the best numbers lake rest for another day. Blade bait did all the heavy lifting today. Here’s a few (biggest fish got off right at my feet today - was almost able to grab him, but…). 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol'crickety Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I loved this latest line of posts. Those Dreamsicle trout, T-Billy's first bass, 45 bass, and the discochef's got his groove back! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User N Florida Mike Posted March 28 Super User Share Posted March 28 Had a friend over for his first try at bass fishing. We went from 5:30 or so until dark. Near perfect temps in the low 80s, light breeze , partly cloudy. Started out near our island with no fish caught on several baits. Got to the south end of the island and got my first ( and biggest fish) on the UV speed worm in watermelon red. My friend had several bites with a super fluke but was having trouble hooking them. I had switched to the bama bug yum dinger and caught several more . Evan finally connected on the yum dinger. On the way home , I stopped at the deep hole on the way . As I was changing to an ol monster, Evan hooked another fish that seemed small , but it ended up being his best fish. We ended up with around 10 total… I think Evan enjoyed it, which was the goal. He’s asking me if we can go agin this thursday. Thinks he’s got the bug… 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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