1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

I want to fish like @Team9nine one day. He's always shifting gears and using different lures. 

 

He skirts the law almost every outing though with the fashion police.  Stay on path @ol'crickety.

 

- Hair and Fashion Police

 

Wish I could get 3.5 inches of rain in a week.  I haven't had that much since May 1.

6 minutes ago, gimruis said:

 

He skirts the law almost every outing though with the fashion police.  Stay on path @ol'crickety.

 

- Hair and Fashion Police

 

Wish I could get 3.5 inches of rain in a week.  I haven't had that much since May 1.

I love @Team9nine Dr. P shirt, clearly the bass did too! Maybe he has it dialed in on the fashion side and we need to get on board with ripped jeans and Dr. P shirts to catch more bass!

3 minutes ago, FishTax said:

and we need to get on board with ripped jeans and Dr. P shirts

Whoa whoa whoa lets not get carried away here.  Ripped jeans and shorts?  An emphatic no.  A vintage Dr Pepper t shirt?  Ok, the fashion police approves this time.

 

 

3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

I want to fish like @Team9nine one day. He's always shifting gears and using different lures. 

 

@thediscochef, I urge you to not fish for a few nights. Let your body use all its resources to get well instead of catching bass. In the meantime, your seven-pounders will only grow larger. 

I felt OK last night but it's now "yet", 101.5f body temps. I no longer feel OK lol

34 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

 

I felt OK last night but it's now "yet", 101.5f body temps. I no longer feel OK lol

 

I'm not surprised. Please rest, my bass brother. #sleepfluidsmoresleep

@TnRiver46 Are the 2 blonde chicks still runnin their tiny boat and jumpin waves?

Blue top legend! I don’t know, I’ll have to drop by and see. Boston whaler is one helluva machine 

9 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Blue top legend! I don’t know, I’ll have to drop by and see. Boston whaler is one helluva machine 

Such a good channel. Them and Wavy. I will never get tired of seeing dudebros punch the bow on a Cigarette. Trim up! Use your speed! Lol

21 hours ago, T-Billy said:

I carry a tow strap in my truck. That knucklehead would have got moved.

I do too! That's what I wanted to say but I didn't want my BR friends to see how deep the red runs in my neck. I've got two straps and no tolerance for fools. Glad to know I am not alone!?

I would also venture to guess you have some back up! 

Bob and Tim, I'd prefer that you tow those cars into the water. That's what a loading ramp is for, after all. 

35 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Bob and Tim, I'd prefer that you tow those cars into the water. That's what a loading ramp is for, after all. 

Dang Katie! That dammed stream has got you all worked up! I just want the blocked vehicles out of the way, not pulled into the water permanently, but don't give Tim any ideas, else we may have to raise some bail money!

15 minutes ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

Dang Katie! That dammed stream has got you all worked up! I just want the blocked vehicles out of the way, not pulled into the water permanently, but don't give Tim any ideas, else we may have to raise some bail money!

 

Tim is considerate. He'll mount a Mercury outboard on their rear bumper before he launches them. 

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

Bob and Tim, I'd prefer that you tow those cars into the water. That's what a loading ramp is for, after all. 

 

There's already a Ford Escape (I think) sunk in the water near the ramp that @TnRiver46 was talking about. Been down there for a while.

17 minutes ago, galyonj said:

 

There's already a Ford Escape (I think) sunk in the water near the ramp that @TnRiver46 was talking about. Been down there for a while.

Sounds like you KNOW what is down there. Which one of ya'll did it? Was it T-Billy?

Hate it when those parking brakes fail......?

There’s a whole car lot full of vehicles in there, I saw a ford f250 go in one day. They got it out tho 

 

 

2 hours ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

I do too! That's what I wanted to say but I didn't want my BR friends to see how deep the red runs in my neck. I've got two straps and no tolerance for fools. Glad to know I am not alone!?

 

It would take 2 minutes tops to throw a strap on it, drag it out of the way, and be gone. I wouldn't launch and risk coming back to my rig being trashed. I'd just pull it out from in front of the ramp, and laugh all the way to a different launch. 

 

2 hours ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

I would also venture to guess you have some back up! 

Fear only the one who can kill both body and soul. ?

1 hour ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

else we may have to raise some bail money!

Nah. Getting caught might cost a few bucks, but it wouldn't land ya in the pokey.

4 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

There’s a whole car lot full of vehicles in there, I saw a ford f250 go in one day. They got it out tho 

 

 

 

Found Off-Ramp Drowned?

 

Threw one of the little ultralight lures I picked up today out back for a few minutes to see how it runs. Topwater propbait, this little 11 incher seemed to think it looked good enough to eat. Followed it in twice, decided to give it small pops instead of a steady retrieve, swirled on it once, then struck. He missed it, and it took a few more casts to coax him again, but he nailed it the second time. Super fun little fight on the 6' ultra light casting and 6lb line.

 

Still a rough year for me size-wise. Fingers crossed for a big summer girl soon (and a break in the weather on my days off please).

 

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

There’s a whole car lot full of vehicles in there, I saw a ford f250 go in one day. They got it out tho 

 

 

 

You should watch the youtube channel "Adventures with a Purpose". This is a screenshot of what he saw on his live scope when searching for sunken cars.

After dinner fish, only got like 15mins before the mosquitoes. Off the good ole ball and chain rig (carolina). 

 

 

 

 

@Aaron_H, the guys that were launching called the wrecker/diver I think. It was not warm enough to swim down and hook it up for regular joes 

Got out this morning from 730 -11. Managed to boat 5 bass ,3on a buzzbait ,1 on a plopper and 1 on a frog as a follow up to a pair of plopper whiffs that weighed 4-3

 

Well sorry about no pictures tonight, although I remained true to my word. I fished for less than 2 hours, winds were not too bad. I think steady 12-15mph with gusts higher. I wanted to throw weightless plastics like normal when wading the bank, although with the wind I put a 1/4 tungsten on a 4/0 owner twistlock flipping hook. I caught three to four on a rage tail craw that has the rattle, color was black with blue flakes. The next bait to catch three fish was a bandito bug same color combination. I then tried a 5” ocho in ghost minnow but the overcast skies or lack of fish didn’t net me anything. I was now about to the reed islands again. The next bait was given to me by a member of the site @GaryH it was a bass pro shops June bug worm with a flat like paddle tail, sorry I don’t know the name of it. I rig it with the tail vertically and it has some really nice thump to it. I started working the flat in front of the islands, got nothing. I knew what I had to do since I caught a 4.22lb one out of there on Sunday. I started casting into the reeds deep into the middle of the island, it took a few cast but I eventually got a bite and set the hook. I knew that it was a good fish from the weight that I felt on the rod and how it loaded it up. The fish started thrashing and I l knew even more yet that it was a good fish. My conquest 844c mbr was up to the task with my 14lb sun line sniper. I got it out of the reeds and coming towards me and saw it and I was happy. The fish then charged me and tried going between my legs and all I could think of was when another fish put a hook into my ankles doing the same thing lol. I kept my composure and landed it, she was probably around 3.25-3.65lbs maybe a little more I held her in the water and made sure that she was fine. I was standing there in the water going how do I explain to my wife that I let the fish go. I didn’t bother weighing her because my scale was in my car 800 yards or more down the bank and another 150 yards from the beach to my car. She gave me the signs that she was ready to go, I released her and she swam off in all of her majesty.

 

 I know why these big bass are holding up there, easy access to a all you can eat buffet of panfish and other things. Felt good to let her go. I even told my wife about it, I also explained to her about keeping the good genetics in the lake. It was a good day.

@keagbassr: Bodacious bass!

 

@Jmurphy87: I love Q2 days, i.e. quantity plus quality.  

12 hours ago, Aaron_H said:

 

Found Off-Ramp Drowned?

 

 

I thought it was 'Fix It Again, Tony' 

Quick trip to the old Pressured Pond ™ and I stuck this doozy on a hack attack pad perch in white.  By far the most productive week for frog fishing of my life and it's only Wednesday ?????????

 

 

Got quite a few fish to swat at it this morning with one take where I pulled to fast and then right as my time was running out, I did the requisite 'circle back to the area you got the most/best bite and hit it before leaving' and she hit it almost instantly.

 

I waited correctly til I felt her on there and then set the hook and in she came!

 

I think I might be getting addicted to this whole summertime early morning topwater bite!