@Way north bass guy: You're froggin'??? Already? Heck, then I can go froggin' too. We're at the same latitude, so if froggin' is working for you, it should work for me too. Please keep posting. We northern bassers have to represent!

 

@T-Billy: WHOA! That's a buck. Heck, that's a buck-fifty!

 

@NorcalBassin: Your two bass look long and skinny. I've caught a few like yours recently. Mine sure were strong. How about yours?

10 hours ago, T-Billy said:

? This map is actually pretty accurate. The biggest inaccuracy I see is, we have way more Amish than that. I live in Carroll county, right above the last i in hillbillies. Thus my screen name. LOL. SE OH is the most beautiful part of the state. Being unglaciated we have lots of rolling hills and forests. We also have the highest concentration of reservoirs, with most having been built by the Army Corp of Engineers for flood control.

 We also grow some dandy bucks around here. This is my best, and while he's a good one, they get MUCH bigger round here.

 

My wife is from the top left of the blue corn portion haha

 

ive always heard the Appalachians had glaciers go right over them, that’s why they aren’t as sharply peaked as the Rockies

12 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

My wife is from the top left of the blue corn portion haha

 

ive always heard the Appalachians had glaciers go right over them, that’s why they aren’t as sharply peaked as the Rockies

 

The Appalachian Mountains used to be higher than the Himalayas. Wouldn't you love to see that? I sure would. 

6 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

The Appalachian Mountains used to be higher than the Himalayas. Wouldn't you love to see that? I sure would. 

Wow! That’s cool. A lot of the rivers I fish are said to be older than the Appalachians because they flow straight thru them east to west  from NC to TN. Seems like I read the French broad is like 400 million years old, it’s right near my house 

Only caught six on the chatterbait in the dark this morning between 1:30 and 5:00, but five were in the 2-2.5# range, so decent quality.

 Once the lights came on I was once again the "DINK WHISPERER". LOL. I don't know how many I caught, but I'd guess mid 30's. I picked up 23 torn up sweet craws off the deck at the end of the trip. Pitching holes in hydrilla beds. Lots of 12-15 inchers. 

I don't know how I managed this but, IT COUNTS!!! I wasn't sight fishing!!! LOL.

Best fish of the day came late morning from an isolated patch of hydrilla. A long lean 3.79#.

I found this image of where the glaciers stopped on the ODNR website. They stopped just south of Canton over here in the eastern part of the state. It's much flatter and less rocky up north where the land was ice covered,than it is south of where they stopped. Driving up 77 from Bolivar to Canton you can really notice the change in topography. We were taught in school that the Appalachian Mountains are lower and more rolling than the Rockies because they're older and more eroded.

 

 

@T-Billy: I saw NocalBassin is catching long, lean fish. Me too. When do you think the bass will fatten again? I'd love to have more than Tim weigh in. 

2 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@T-Billy: I saw NocalBassin is catching long, lean fish. Me too. When do you think the bass will fatten again? I'd love to have more than Tim weigh in. 

The first bluegill spawn is gonna happen soon here. The bass will be gorging themselves on gills when that happens. I saw lots of gills on the bedding areas today. They're not locked on beds yet, but it won't be long. Hopfully it'll be on by the time I start vacation on the 3rd.

@T-Billy: Thanks, Tim. I have two area ponds that I've never fished that both have newly restored alewife runs. Local folks built ladders so the alewives can reach those ponds. I should really go fish those ponds and see if they're fatter there. I also have to get back to the two bogs where I've caught my fat bass this year. It's just that the wind won't stop blowing here. I bought a little anchor, but I'm afraid to drop it in the window, afraid I'll tip when it comes time to pull it free. When I fish without my anchor, I've got the paddle in my hand almost as much as the rod. Maybe I should just troll.

44 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@T-Billy: Thanks, Tim. I have two area ponds that I've never fished that both have newly restored alewife runs. Local folks built ladders so the alewives can reach those ponds. I should really go fish those ponds and see if they're fatter there. I also have to get back to the two bogs where I've caught my fat bass this year. It's just that the wind won't stop blowing here. I bought a little anchor, but I'm afraid to drop it in the window, afraid I'll tip when it comes time to pull it free. When I fish without my anchor, I've got the paddle in my hand almost as much as the rod. Maybe I should just troll.

Try to position yourself where you can make long drifts, so you can fish as the wind carries you along.

Won a local derb this weekend and was an ounce short of lunker, fish was only 3.6lbs but that's probably because of it being spawned out I've now won 1st in this specific event 8 times since 2009 which is crazy lol. also here are some other catches from the past two weeks including some smallies and largemouth and a bonus crappie which is my new PB. 

KEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE! Here is Monday 6/26 fish. Caught it on the new chatterbait and new rod (Dobyns Fury 734C). Hit it on the fall, almost thought I was caught on something till it yanked back haha. 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

Won a local derb this weekend and was an ounce short of lunker, fish was only 3.6lbs but that's probably because of it being spawned out I've now won 1st in this specific event 8 times since 2009 which is crazy lol. also here are some other catches from the past two weeks including some smallies and largemouth and a bonus crappie which is my new PB. 

Congrats on the win and the PB Crappie! 

Meat nuggets and a pretty sunset

 

Crazy winds out there today. Sustained at 25-30 with gusts as high as 40. Managed 18 bites on a rather slow day of fishing, mostly on swim jig. Good news - I got a 4 pound fish. Bad news - I dumped an even larger one when conditions forced me to set to my weak side…it was pretty pathetic in hindsight - lol. Had her stuck long enough for her to come up and wallow. Had no idea it was that big until she did, then the hook went flying. Today’s lesson - pay better attention, especially to your hookset positioning. You win some; you lose some 

 

 

@Team9nine I’m out of likes but dang you post some of the prettiest, most healthy bass I’ve ever seen out of not that large of waters. Unless I’m not seeing the actual size of the waters you’re fishing I’m blown away.

Well, GF went to sleep late, but still got out to get Tuesday 6/27 fish. STREAK CONTINUES! Got my first buzzbait fish tonight, the zoom speed worm got the next one....and the Patroller hooked a LUNKER HAHA!!

 

5 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Had her stuck long enough for her to come up and wallow.

 

I know this wallowing. Perfect description. Sorry you lost the big gal. 

I launched at 4:10 this morning. Conditions were tough: fog, rain, and wind. I had a hard time seeing the lily pads and other weeds for the first hour. I caught 22 fish, but mostly bitsy butterballs. I did catch one fat 17.5-incher, but didn't get a pic. Near the end, I caught a 19.5-incher. I was targeting big fish with big lures: a 130 Whopper Plopper, 7" Senko, and a hinged-swimbait. However, the little bass were happy to hit my big lures. I am so spoiled by my four recent 21"+ bass. I looked at the 19.5-incher, who has a fine, stocky frame and thick tail and she just didn't look as big as 19" fish once did simply because I've recently caught 21-inchers. Sigh. Spoiled so soon.

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

I launched at 4:10 this morning. Conditions were tough: fog, rain, and wind. I had a hard time seeing the lily pads and other weeds for the first hour. I caught 22 fish, but mostly bitsy butterballs. I did catch one fat 17.5-incher, but didn't get a pic. Near the end, I caught a 19.5-incher. I was targeting big fish with big lures: a 130 Whopper Plopper, 7" Senko, and a hinged-swimbait. However, the little bass were happy to hit my big lures. I am so spoiled by my four recent 21"+ bass. I looked at the 19.5-incher and she just didn't look as big as 19" fish recently did.

Beautiful fish! One day I'm gonna have to come try out that mud puddle you threatened me with. ?

@IcatchDinks, if your PB really is less than two pounds, I'm serious that you would break it five or six times in a day. I'd take you to a numbers pond the first day and you'd catch a 2-lber., then 2.2-lber., and so on. The next day, we'd go to a big fish bog and hope for a five-pounder, but beware, they are powerful and there are weeds everywhere. As I fished today, I kept being blown into lily pads and I thought that if I did catch a big fish, I would likely be in trouble. When I'm casting for big fish, I like to set up with open water beneath my canoe.

 

 

@ol'crickety set you up an anchor system for front or rear of your boat

A drift sock might also help.

@ol'crickety, have you considered one of those fiberglass stake out poles? If those bogs have a soft bottom one of those might work well for you.

Another day out on the water...kind of slow but not a skunk day. Biggest was #2 at 14"

27 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Another day out on the water

Bass Trek back in action and operating properly I see.