3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

Ha! I'm ordering some of those Zoom Trick Worms today too. 

Black and/or Bubblegum ?

13 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

Black and/or Bubblegum ?

 

I ordered black, watermelon, junebug, and green pumpkin. I would have ordered bubblegum too if I'd read your post before placing the order.

 

FWIW, I'm paddling up that little stream again this evening. We got 1.75" of rainfall last night, so I'm looking forward to experiencing and fishing the uptick in current. It was already pretty swift a couple days ago, so it should be gurgling this evening. That little stream makes me so happy. Then, before dusk, I'll paddle to the bog at the end of the stream and hope to catch a big girl, a Brunhilda. Here's why: 

 

1 minute ago, ol'crickety said:

black

good

1 minute ago, ol'crickety said:

junebug

good

 

Crush em ?

I missed @keagbassr's post. Man, oh, man, that man sure can cowboy, i.e. if cowboys actually wrangled bass. 

40 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

good

good

 

Crush em ?

 

I'll have to wait for the ordered worms to arrive, but for this evening, I did find a black worm and a smaller blue one, so I'll be fishing those within two hours!

 

@rodscrossed!

4 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Ha! I'm ordering some of those Zoom Trick Worms today too. 

 

Say, Mr. River, I missed three fish in a row at the end of my fishing session with my Magnum worm. With one, I set the hook at first feel and nada. So, I figured the worm was so long that it took two secs to reach the hook. So, I waited on the next two. I was using a Shimano Bait Runner, disengaged the drag, and both bass whizzed off line and then I cranked down until I felt their weight, set the hook, and nada again. Any suggestions? 

 

could be bluegills or small (< 8") bass that are just grabbing the tail and running off.  I get that a lot with big worms.  If its a bass, its going to get all of the worm almost all of the time to the point that I don't wait to set the hook.  Just reel down tight quickly and set it.

@LrgmouthShad @ol'crickety A 10” T-rigged Power Worm in either Tequila Sunrise or Junebug is one of my favourite ways to catch ‘em.  Drag that along a deep weed edge real slow. ?

Big bass, @The Baron!

 

I fished for 2.5 hours tonight. I caught a dozen bass in that little river and another eight in the bog below it. Back in June, @AlabamaSpothunter and @PhishLI urged me to focus on fewer bodies of water than I fished last year and I've done that, focusing primarily on four bodies of water. The payoff has been 51 bass over four pounds and seven between six and seven pounds. I didn't add to that total tonight, but I sure caught some beauties, twenty in all, up to 18 inches. The last girl was bleeding a bit and I don't know why, but she sure was feisty when I released her. It's usually me bleeding, not the bass.

 

 

Had to hide under a bridge for at least 30 minutes from a bad storm. Thought the evening was ruined until…… My buddy got a lunker! Another over 20”. I thought it was a two footer when it cleared the water, it was flying. Quite a battle in 15,000 cubic feet per second 

I got some smaller varieties and a blue cat for dinner 

Right now is the time to fish with @TnRiver46 if you want to see or catch a 20"+ smallie. That first pic is awesome. Your buddy should print it, frame it, and hang it. 

14 minutes ago, ol&#x27;crickety said:

Big bass, @The Baron!

 

I fished for 2.5 hours tonight. I caught a dozen bass in that little river and another eight in the bog below it. Back in June, @AlabamaSpothunter and @PhishLI urged me to focus on fewer bodies of water than I fished last year and I've done that, focusing primarily on four bodies of water. The payoff has been 51 bass over four pounds and seven between six and seven pounds. I didn't add to that total tonight, but I sure caught some beauties, twenty in all, up to 18 inches. The last girl was bleeding a bit and I don't know why, but she sure was feisty when I released her. It's usually me bleeding, not the bass.

 

 

Great job this season Katie on the big ones, and you still have the Fall to go!    

32 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Great job this season Katie on the big ones, and you still have the Fall to go!    

 

I hope I do better than I did last fall. I caught bass and a few big girls last fall, but expected more from the season, given the way people rave about it.

 

I credit PhishLI and you for much of my success. You guys gave me great advice. 

Thanks Katie! Our 20” probably weigh the same as your 17”fish, they are long and lean 

28 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Thanks Katie! Our 20” probably weigh the same as your 17”fish, they are long and lean 

 

Nah, that 20" is solid.

 

I'm just hoping I also catch a 20" too simply by chatting with you, that your mojo travels through the Intertubes. 

Caught a few today, 2 on the 3" kietech and 1 off blazin worm. 

 

Catching has been decent lately even with pond levels dropping from a lack of rain. Caught several today with ten or so on topwater and a half dozen more on my trusty Booyah One Knocker when the breeze finally kicked in a little. This one was the best. Got her(?) on a 04 SubWart. I actually sight fished her and she took it dead stick like a bluegill sucking in a fly rod popper.

Dink fest on the ol monster. Fall fishing officially arrived on 9/12 at sunrise. Yee haw

Got my retired 1st cousin on the boat today and the fish were very active.

Hitting crank baits, Spinnerbaits and wacky finesse worms.

He hooked the best one in a tree top with a crappie colored Spinnerbait.

In typical fall fashion, this thread gets lit up with studs. Hopefully I can contribute soon. With school and work it’s been hard to find much time but I’m gonna be getting out several more times this year at least. 

29 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

Hopefully I can contribute soon.

 

Yeah. I miss fishing.

On 9/12/2023 at 9:36 PM, ol'crickety said:

Back in June, @AlabamaSpothunter and @PhishLI urged me to focus on fewer bodies of water than I fished last year and I've done that, focusing primarily on four bodies of water. The payoff has been 51 bass over four pounds and seven between six and seven pounds. I didn't add to that total tonight, but I sure caught some beauties, twenty in all, up to 18 inches.

 

How big are your bogs?  Do you think you might be re-catching some of the bigger bass, or are they all different fish?

2 hours ago, MIbassyaker said:

Do you think you might be re-catching some of the bigger bass

 

I doubt it, but could be. Most are a hundred acres or so. 

I fished for 2.5 hours this afternoon and caught a dozen. I really don't know how to catch bass during the day, but I figured a way. I parked in a lily pad field about the size of a football field, dropped my Whopper Plopper into little, open areas, triggered a bass to slap it, and then dropped a 5" rubber worm that was T-Rigged and had a 1/16 ounce tungsten weight on their heads. I did catch a couple on the Whopper Plopper too and one bass on a frog. The first bass is typical, then four bigger ones, and finally, the most ferocious and fearless bass that swims. I pity the angler who hooks that bass in a few years. If they make the mistake of bringing it aboard, it's sure to go for their throats.

9 minutes ago, ol&#x27;crickety said:

I fished for 2.5 hours this afternoon. I really don't know how to catch bass during the day, but I figured a way. I parked in a lily pad field about the size of a football field, dropped my Whopper Plopper into little, open areas, triggered a bass to slap it, and then dropped a 5" rubber worm that was T-Rigged and had a 1/16 ounce tungsten weight on their heads. I did catch a couple on the Whopper Plopper too and one bass on a frog. The first bass is typical, then four bigger ones, and finally, the most ferocious and fearless bass that swims. I pity the angler who hooks that bass in a few years. If they make the mistake of bringing it aboard, it's sure to go for their throats.

That a terrific job! Great big fat healthy bass. And yes, the last picture shows the meanest fish in the lake, although that's the size I catch.

Dink and a freebie, life is good. Fish are shallow shallow right now, the Texas rig bite is fun. Got the jigging spoons off the bank, still in package and no water in the package. No rust. Gotta love an easy $10