Dominat0r Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 8 hours ago, BrianMDTX said: @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! AHAHA.....EDITED....I thought it was a head to, I was going to say.... "OH MY.....I was going to say, Gator......but where are you? Giant Snakehead? That's insane......" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted June 18, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, Dominat0r said: AHAHA.....EDITED....I thought it was a head to, I was going to say.... "OH MY.....I was going to say, Gator......but where are you? Giant Snakehead? That's insane......" The streak continues. Say, if there's a hurricane, will you still go fishing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominat0r Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, ol'crickety said: The streak continues. Say, if there's a hurricane, will you still go fishing? I am from Florida, we have outdoor BBQ's when the storms come. First things to sell out is #1 Beer, #2 Toilet Paper and #3 Bottled Water. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted June 18, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, ol'crickety said: 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. She has a rather surprised look on her face. LOL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Got out again this afternoon, after a great Father’s Day brunch and some family time. Tried a large 12ft deep weed flat surrounded by 40+ feet of water. Should be killer, but no bites. I did map it on the Garmin for future use, as it doesn’t show up on the lake maps.? We then moved shallow and found some in 3-10ft. of water. My son was throwing a wacky rigged senko and caught several dinks then unfortunately he hooked what looked like a good one that did a couple drag pulling runs and then somehow just came unhooked. I ended the day with a 2.5# on a Bandito Bug, cast to the opening in the lily pads you can see over my right shoulder. Impressed my son because I said last cast and I’m gonna catch one right in the hole… ? Five workdays now between me and the next outing. ? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User GreenPig Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Woody B said: 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. Nice. I'll cover your share of love for Spots.? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishlegs Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 @thediscochef That fish has huge, bulging eyes, and a mouth bigger than your fist. Whoever said that was a 2 pounder is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 11 hours 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. one of my favorites for sure. One-Day! ...it's official 11 hours 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. weight can be so relative to length, too. I've had 6.8s that felt the same length as a 6. I do make a point of knowing my scale's average deviation, I measure it every so often with my desk scale and weights. It's usually about 1.25oz as the current one I have measures to the 1/4oz. The deviation is less predictable above about 3lbs, but I'm not fishing for tournaments or anything like that so as long as I'm within about 3-5oz I'm good. The difference between a 6-14 and a 7-2 isn't huge, as little as a single meal. I think for tournaments length is a much better and more consistent measure of angling skill and better for the fish too. I don't love livewells. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Raider Bob Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 It counts as a catch! Tough fishing at the Duck river on Father's Day but I did do the trifecta, Spot, LM, and Smallie. Problem was out of five bass, the biggest was shy of 12". As Katie would exclaim....sigh! Wanted to go to the Tennessee River but there is a yearly, weeklong music festival called Bonnaroo in Manchester TN between here and there. Not taking a chance in getting caught in that traffic. Hippies look weird now that I'm not one of them anymore! 8 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Raider Bob Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 21 hours 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 have two different scales. One weighs an average of 2 oz. more than the other. That's the one I use. ? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Blue Raider Bob said: Hippies look weird now that I'm not one of them anymore! Ha! 1 hour ago, Blue Raider Bob said: One weighs an average of 2 oz. more than the other. That's the one I use. Double ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishTax Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Caught this one yesterday, a little over 20". Didn't put it on the scale bc I wanted to get it back in the water fast. Was very hot out, high 80s. Tons of fishing pressure, second day of tournaments on our lake (1100 acre). This was my only catch, caught her on a point in about 6' near deep water on a shaky head. I came to the point in my kayak right as some tournament guys were leaving it in a bass boat, cussing because they couldn't catch anything. I never catch numbers here but usually get decent size, and usually on shaky head or something finesse on this lake and always being sneaky and quiet in my yak. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 55 minutes ago, FishTax said: sneaky and quiet in my yak. ^Hey, we're kin!^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jar11591 Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 This morning was like fishing in a cloud. Thickest fog I’ve seen in a long time. Really weird bite today. So weird that the fish decided they weren’t going to hit anything below the surface. Every fish came on either a popper or weedless frog. Nothing of any size today either. Biggest went around 2lb. This is one of the ones that fell for the weedless frog: Other than a huge missed strike on a spinnerbait, everything was about topwater. Once the sun came out, the lake was completely dead calm and not a cloud to be seen. It was the most serene morning on my mountain lake, just wish the big fish were in a more accommodating mood. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 @Jar11591 What a beautiful lake, looks incredibly fishy. That island makes the inner Huck Finn in me smile. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 6 hours ago, Blue Raider Bob said: It counts as a catch! Tough fishing at the Duck river on Father's Day but I did do the trifecta, Spot, LM, and Smallie. Problem was out of five bass, the biggest was shy of 12". As Katie would exclaim....sigh! Wanted to go to the Tennessee River but there is a yearly, weeklong music festival called Bonnaroo in Manchester TN between here and there. Not taking a chance in getting caught in that traffic. Hippies look weird now that I'm not one of them anymore! The Duck River is special. Caught my first bass out of it a long time ago. I haven’t fished it in decades even though I own land on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominat0r Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Nasty storm here, but got about 20mins of drizzle to test out a new lure. Since my son got me the Rapala Shadow Rap Shad, I went ahead and got the brother, the Shadow Rap. Basically, one sinks (Shadow Rap) and the other floats (Shadow Rap Shad). STREAK CONTINUES! Ill be going out after dinner and a movie with my lady to see what else I can grab for the day. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Team9nine Posted June 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 19, 2023 Warm temps, but cloudy skies, an east breeze - even a few sprinkles. Hit a numbers spot and caught two dozen on finesse spin gear. Fun trip, with no expectations for a big bite. Takes all the pressure off ? 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herder Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Was up in the Adirondacks camping, what a beautiful place. My best fish was this Largemouth, we only fished for 1 and a half days due to rain and thunderstorms. Largemouths, Smallmouths, Pike and a Sunfish were caught. We had a camp Mallard hanging around to keep us company. On the thunderstorm day there just happened to be a local brewery we had to visit. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmurphy87 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 I got out on Father’s Day evening with the family for 2 hours or less. It was the wife’s birthday on the 17th so I bought her a pack of stick baits of her choice, she loves throwing a wacky rig. She chose quite cove baby bass with gold flake, interesting choice. She caught 5 dinks, my daughter caught one dink, I caught 3 dinks. I am struggling at this lake this year. I have caught some big fish out of it, although looking back it’s mostly smaller ones with a couple 2-3lb fish regularly and then a couple right around 5lbs. This year I have not broken 3lbs. There is so much going on in my life right now though, bills are more than my income. Housing is up in the air at this point and I am working 40 hours a week. It’s a struggle to even get out of bed in the morning, I get out of work and want to fish but don’t have the motivation or energy for it. I have a great wife and family who tell me that I am doing the best I can and that they are proud of me, although I still feel like a failure. I am thinking about getting a part time job on top of my full time one, shooting for 16 hours of work a day just to stay afloat. sorry for the rant and no pics of the fish, I just needed to vent. I hope that everyone has a good night. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted June 20, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 20, 2023 36 minutes ago, Jmurphy87 said: I got out on Father’s Day evening with the family for 2 hours or less. It was the wife’s birthday on the 17th so I bought her a pack of stick baits of her choice, she loves throwing a wacky rig. She chose quite cove baby bass with gold flake, interesting choice. She caught 5 dinks, my daughter caught one dink, I caught 3 dinks. I am struggling at this lake this year. I have caught some big fish out of it, although looking back it’s mostly smaller ones with a couple 2-3lb fish regularly and then a couple right around 5lbs. This year I have not broken 3lbs. There is so much going on in my life right now though, bills are more than my income. Housing is up in the air at this point and I am working 40 hours a week. It’s a struggle to even get out of bed in the morning, I get out of work and want to fish but don’t have the motivation or energy for it. I have a great wife and family who tell me that I am doing the best I can and that they are proud of me, although I still feel like a failure. I am thinking about getting a part time job on top of my full time one, shooting for 16 hours of work a day just to stay afloat. sorry for the rant and no pics of the fish, I just needed to vent. I hope that everyone has a good night. Like fishing life is funny, you simply never know when things are going to turn around, or when that fish of a lifetime will bite your lure. The only way to lose at either is quit playing, and the way to win is keep playing. Law of averages, and stats eventually catch up. Keep working hard and doing the right thing, the universe will make life easier for you I promise, just got to hang in there and don't succumb to the mental demons. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominat0r Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Some late night fishing, couple of dinks....but the streak goes on. This counts for today (tuesday). 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted June 20, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 20, 2023 @herder: Beautiful bass, trip, campsite, boat, smile, and brewery! @Jmurphy87: What Alex said times two. Quote 5 hours ago, Jmurphy87 said: I have a great wife and family who tell me that I am doing the best I can and that they are proud of me, Believe them. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmurphy87 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 7 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Like fishing life is funny, you simply never know when things are going to turn around, or when that fish of a lifetime will bite your lure. The only way to lose at either is quit playing, and the way to win is keep playing. Law of averages, and stats eventually catch up. Keep working hard and doing the right thing, the universe will make life easier for you I promise, just got to hang in there and don't succumb to the mental demons. Thank you, I just keep pushing myself through. On Saturday I lost a decent one, felt the strike and set the hook and felt it. Then a little ways into the fight he jumps out of the water, kept pressure on him and when he landed he charged and made a run straight at me. He was on but my poor 6.2 ratio reel was child’s play and he came off. I am assuming that on the jump he shifted the hook position and then when he pantsed me on the run towards me he got the hook out. That’s fishing though if it was easy why would we do it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jar11591 Posted June 20, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 20, 2023 @herder nice adirondack bass and awesome looking campsite. I do most of my fishing and all my camping in the ‘Dacks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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