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[The Baron]

Today was Bassmas for most of southern Ontario. With all the pent up fishing energy, I had high hopes of power fishing a boat load.  But with thunderstorms last night ahead of a cold front, the bass weren’t on board with that plan.  I ended up downsizing to a 2.8” Keitech on an 3/16oz. head and fishing it very slow with regular pauses.  That got me a few, including a 3.5# (ish) LM in the morning, with all inhaling it on the pause/fall.  

I then took my son out for the afternoon to a different lake (he’s not a morning person. lol) and found the same - they wanted slow baits. I started us off with a 3.6# smallie on a wacky senko.  We ended up with a mixed bag of about a dozen 1-2#.  This was the first day of bass fishing in our “new” boat, so we’re both  happy boys.?

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

6 minutes ago, The Baron said:

Today was Bassmas for most of southern Ontario. With all the pent up fishing energy, I had high hopes of power fishing a boat load.  But with thunderstorms last night ahead of a cold front, the bass weren’t on board with that plan.  I ended up downsizing to a 2.8” Keitech on an 3/16oz. head and fishing it very slow with regular pauses.  That got me a few, including a 3.5# (ish) LM in the morning, with all inhaling it on the pause/fall.  

I then took my son out for the afternoon to a different lake (he’s not a morning person. lol) and found the same - they wanted slow baits. I started us off with a 3.6# smallie on a wacky senko.  We ended up with a mixed bag of about a dozen 1-2#.  This was the first day of bass fishing in our “new” boat, so we’re both  happy boys.?

 

Awesome job dad!   Congrats on the great fish, and maiden voyage, here's to years and years of great memories between you and your son!  

[TnRiver46]

7 hours ago, gunsinger said:

Busted a myth today. Launched my boat and invited a complete stranger, who was fishin’ off the pier, to join me. Make the first cast of my day to one of the piling sand set the hook on a 3lb LM.  Didn’t have a bump for the next hour and thought, “They say it’s bad ouch to catch one on the first cast!”

 

But, bad luck or not, I kept at it and boated over 15, including a 4.5 lb and a 6 lb. And the stranger I took along added 4 to the pot including his own 21.5”, 6 lb’er. 
 

So much for the myth.

You stay on them big uns 

[Dominat0r]

Keeping the streak going (counts for Sunday's fish), got home late...so only a couple of casts. However, first time I fished a drop shot and on the first cast......a DINK. 

 

Going to have to play with the drop shot more. Caught on a zoom trick worm (Junebug color)

 

[thediscochef]

On 6/14/2023 at 11:54 PM, thediscochef said:

Been working a ton all over, in places I'm not licensed for fishing. Finally back at my home water tonight, with some finesse gear. Biggest bank bass I've ever caught and second biggest bass I've ever caught, 7lb 1oz. She ate a 2" Creme Maxi Tail on an eagle claw 1/16oz insider tube jig. I call it the Wally Special, costs all of $4 to get the plastic and jigs. I will say, landing a 7lb bass on 6lb mono is tons of fun. That little jig popped right out of her mouth and into my hand ?

 

Caught three more Littles and a few hand-sized bluegills. Love me some dead calm, new moon fishing

Settle an argument for me here y'all...I got some yay-hoo telling me the bottom fish is no more than 2lb and says that a $10 scale would have a greater than 100% deviation from accuracy. Any chance that looks like less than 7# to y'all? Calm me down because I'm seeeing the reeeed

this is why we can't have nice things

[Jar11591]

@thediscochef

Idk what that guy is on, but that bass looks to be approaching 2’ long. Your fish could eat a 2 pounder. I see a lot of people claim dubious weights of their fish. You’re not one of them lol 

[BrianMDTX]

@thediscochef If that’s a two lb. bass, I’ll eat my hat. Not with that belly!

 

Slow day yesterday. Very hot as far as temps and the bite was simply off. Started with a chatterbait and a PopMax and nothing doing. Switched to a TR with a Rage Tail Craw and caught two. Also caught two on a Rage Bug and one on a Yum Dinger WR. Also tried a spinnerbait and nada. The worst part of the day was I did hook one really nice bass on the craw that must have been barely hooked in the lip as it jumped and threw the hook. Looked about 3.5-4 lbs. Funniest catch was the tiny bluegill I caught on the craw. As well as one pic that looks like I caught a bass head ?

 

 

@ol'crickety I keep forgetting to take pics of the cover I’m fishing. I guess I get too wrapped up in getting the bait back in the water lol. Maybe one day I’ll remember! 

[thediscochef]

18 hours ago, gunsinger said:

Busted a myth today. Launched my boat and invited a complete stranger, who was fishin’ off the pier, to join me. Make the first cast of my day to one of the piling sand set the hook on a 3lb LM.  Didn’t have a bump for the next hour and thought, “They say it’s bad ouch to catch one on the first cast!”

 

But, bad luck or not, I kept at it and boated over 15, including a 4.5 lb and a 6 lb. And the stranger I took along added 4 to the pot including his own 21.5”, 6 lb’er. 
 

So much for the myth.

Bless you for bringing a random bank angler with you, the world could use more of that attitude. I've had a few of those experiences and I don't forget the people who let me on their boats. I'm glad the bass cooperated for you after that, awesome!!

[IcatchDinks]

Spent this past week hand carving and hand painting a crankbait. I've never tried making lures before, but after watching several YouTube videos, it looked like something I could do too. I finished it up last night and got up early before church this morning to give it a try. I caught decent largemouth on it.

 

I probably won't use the bait again because it's not the best crankbait I've ever used. It wants to pull to one side and I didn't space my hooks far enough apart, so they occasionally become tangled. I have cheap crank baits that work better and that I haven't spent hours hand carving. But it sure feels rewarding to catch something on a lure I made with my own hands. 

 

 

[ol'crickety]

@BrianMDTX, that second bass photo gives me the willies. It looks like there are sharks where you fish.

[thediscochef]

46 minutes ago, IcatchDinks said:

Spent this past week hand carving and hand painting a crankbait. I've never tried making lures before, but after watching several YouTube videos, it looked like something I could do too. I finished it up last night and got up early before church this morning to give it a try. I caught decent largemouth on it.

 

I probably won't use the bait again because it's not the best crankbait I've ever used. It wants to pull to one side and I didn't space my hooks far enough apart, so they occasionally become tangled. I have cheap crank baits that work better and that I haven't spent hours hand carving. But it sure feels rewarding to catch something on a lure I made with my own hands. 

 

 

That's an experience most won't ever have, too cool! All the carvers start somewhere though...Marling Baits has a really good video about that. Great job!

[IcatchDinks]

1 hour ago, thediscochef said:

That's an experience most won't ever have, too cool! All the carvers start somewhere though...Marling Baits has a really good video about that. Great job!

Thanks! Marling is one of my favorite YouTubers to watch, and the one who inspired me to try my hand at it. The guy is an absolute artist. And super funny to boot. 

[ol'crickety]

4 minutes ago, IcatchDinks said:

Thanks! Marling is one of my favorite YouTubers to watch, and the one who inspired me to try my hand at it. The guy is an absolute artist. And super funny to boot. 

 

I second what @thediscochef said. You have a talent for carving. I can't believe that your crawdad was your first effort. Plus, it caught a bass, so it's not just a pretty exoskeleton. 

[gimruis]

9 hours ago, thediscochef said:

Settle an argument for me here y'all...I got some yay-hoo telling me the bottom fish is no more than 2lb and says that a $10 scale would have a greater than 100% deviation from accuracy. Any chance that looks like less than 7# to y'all?

The issue is that every scale is different. Some are calibrated, most aren’t. Unless everyone is using the same scale (like at a weigh in), it’s never going to be a universal measurement amongst us.

 

Thats partially why I primarily measure my fish instead. 18 inches is 18 inches on every single measuring board. Variation from one measuring board to another does not exist like it does with scales.

 

I’m not going to guess how much that fish in question weighs. But I will say it’s more than 2 pounds.

[ol'crickety]

19 minutes ago, gimruis said:

The issue is that every scale is different. Some are calibrated, most aren’t. Unless everyone is using the same scale (like at a weigh in), it’s never going to be a universal measurement amongst us.

 

Thats partially why I primarily measure my fish instead. 18 inches is 18 inches on every single measuring board. Variation from one measuring board to another does not exist like it does with scales.

 

I’m not going to guess how much that fish in question weighs. But I will say it’s more than 2 pounds.

 

I measure more than I weigh because I get a good photo with the bump board cradling and calming the bass. For my bigger fish, I often weight and measure, but sometimes I'm happy with just the length and the photo. 

 

To your point, I get that. The pro kayak anglers just measure, so there are other bass fishers like you who feel that a length is sufficient and the best way to measure one fish versus another. 

[gimruis]

5 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

The pro kayak anglers just measure, so there are other bass fishers like you who feel that a length is sufficient and the best way to measure one fish versus another. 

I think it could also be a regional thing. I’m in walleye and muskie country and no one weighs those. I grew up with a measuring board in the boat, not a scale. A lot of tournaments have moved to immediate release format and in the absence of having an official in each boat to weigh the fish, measuring the fish and taking a photo (just like you and I do) is how they do it.

[IcatchDinks]

10 hours ago, thediscochef said:

Settle an argument for me here y'all...I got some yay-hoo telling me the bottom fish is no more than 2lb and says that a $10 scale would have a greater than 100% deviation from accuracy. Any chance that looks like less than 7# to y'all? Calm me down because I'm seeeing the reeeed

this is why we can't have nice things

I've never caught a 7lb fish. But I've caught plenty of 2lbers. Your fish is AT LEAST twice the size of any of my two pound fish. 

[ol'crickety]

37 minutes ago, gimruis said:

immediate release format

 

^This^ is another reason I measure length more than I weigh. I'm slower to weigh a fish than measure one. I have to turn on the scale. Then zero it. Then clamp the bass. Then wait for the bass to stop wiggling enough for me to read the weight. Then unclamp the bass.

 

Still, I'm glad I have my weight scale. As Alex predicted, I've weighed enough bass to ballpark them now. Then there are exceptions, like this 19"-bass that weighed five and a half pounds, whereas most 19" Maine bass weight four pounds. Both measuring her length and weighing her confirmed how special she was.

 

[IcatchDinks]

40 minutes ago, gimruis said:

The issue is that every scale is different. Some are calibrated, most aren’t. Unless everyone is using the same scale (like at a weigh in), it’s never going to be a universal measurement amongst us.

 

Thats partially why I primarily measure my fish instead. 18 inches is 18 inches on every single measuring board. Variation from one measuring board to another does not exist like it does with scales.

 

I’m not going to guess how much that fish in question weighs. But I will say it’s more than 2 pounds.

I also have become partial to measuring. Especially considering how depending on what the fish eats, what season it is, spawn, etc, they can weigh more or less. Length pretty much always stays the same unless something took a bite. ?

[gimruis]

10 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Then are exceptions

Definitely a worthy exception. That things tail is puny compared to the head and shoulders.

[ol'crickety]

33 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Definitely a worthy exception. That things tail is puny compared to the head and shoulders.

 

You're right. That ol' gal has been chomping at the feed bag, but not enough of her vittles made it to her tail! She's like a fat woman from an old cartoon with tiny ankles and feet.

[GreenPig]

On 6/15/2023 at 8:00 PM, Dominat0r said:

 

Now thats a first, turtle on a plastic worm....haha

Here's a second. On a black Trick worm.

On 6/15/2023 at 7:51 PM, BigAngus752 said:

Guess who LOVES Zoom Trick Worms in Watermelon Candy and really doesn't want the hook removed after he eats one.  I named him Bitey McBiterson.  He does not consider us to be friends. 

 

Likely my fault as I caught Mr. McBiteron some years ago and there was a pack of Watermelon Candy Trick worms on deck. Hateful grudge holding creatures with good memories. 

[Woody B]

I went this morning.  I was going to leave my boat at the landing (at the campground) but when I left it was full.   The Park (Ebenezer Park, York SC) was at capacity.  They were only letting people in as people left.   I've never been there on a Summer weekend.  I left my boat at my Sister in laws house a few miles away so I don't have to drive there with the camper, then come all the way back home to get the boat.   I caught 8.  7 Largemouth and 1 Spot.  1 on a T-rig, the others on a bladed jig.    All of the largemouth were between 13 and 15 inches.  This will make Alex mad, but I think I hate spots.  I caught all 7 LM's before the spot.  As I said earlier all between 13 and 15 inches long.  When I hooked the spot I thought I had a bigger one.  It was by far the smallest fish I caught today.   (pictured)  If it's going to fight like an 18 incher it should be 18 inches long.  (LOL)   I guessed it at 12 inches but I didn't even compare it to the inch marks on my boat.  ( I have marks at 14, 18 and 22 inches)  I'm still working on the phone/camera positioning.   

 

[Dominat0r]

Happy Fathers day....had some fun at my pond today. It was beautiful out, hope everyone got their time to fish. The streak continues, 3 different species in 2 hour time. Caught 6 total, 2 snakeheads (dispatched, 7lbs 4oz, 6lbs 7oz), 3 large mouth, biggest is 2lbs 7oz, and a cichlid. 

 

CAN NOT believe that the snake heads were both caught on a spinnerbait. First bass was on the whopper plopper and the rest were on a new fathers day present from my son, the Rapala Shadow Rap Shad. 

 

Great day to do some fishing......

 

2 hours ago, GreenPig said:

Here's a second. On a black Trick worm.

Likely my fault as I caught Mr. McBiteron some years ago and there was a pack of Watermelon Candy Trick worms on deck. Hateful grudge holding creatures with good memories. 

 

 

WOW......I thought I saw it all, but today, I got 2 snakeheads on a SPINNERBAIT. Can scroll up and look at it still in his mouth on one. 

[gimruis]

42 minutes ago, Woody B said:

I'm still working on the phone/camera positioning

Getting better though, certainly better than a selfie.