@keagbassr should be buying Megabucks and Powerball tickets. He's so hot he only needs to buy one of each.

 

@AlabamaSpothunter: Sorry, buddy. Thinking good thoughts for you. 

@ol'crickety on the rare occasions i play the lottery i usally can't even match 1 number. I guess I waste all my luck on the water.🙂

40 minutes ago, keagbassr said:

@ol'crickety on the rare occasions i play the lottery i usally can't even match 1 number. I guess I waste all my luck on the water.🙂

 

Luck on the water isn't wasting anything and your bass-catching isn't luck anyway, not with your consistency. I'm just happy for you. 

Had a fun evening, caught a SMB pushing 22” but I think it was 21.5”, I couldn’t keep its mouth closed, it was rail thin! Also caught a nice shellcracker and some other small bass , water was clear and swift at 68 degrees, I could see the bottom in 7+ feet 

 

 

10 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Had a fun evening, caught a SMB pushing 22” but I think it was 21.5”, I couldn’t keep its mouth closed, it was rail thin! Also caught a nice shellcracker and some other small bass , water was clear and swift at 68 degrees, I could see the bottom in 7+ feet 

 

 

 

That long, skinny bass could be a supermodel. You could have been her agent if you'd kept her and made $$$!

13 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Speaking of the debil, I was in the ER from about 1-5am this morning with another kidney stone......you can't describe that level of pain to folks who haven't had a stone.

Yikes, been there....only time in my 36 years I have ever asked for pain meds...and it was more like begging. Took 3 days to pass, hope yours goes quicker. 

I took vacation days today and tomorrow so I got a rare week day trip in.  I caught 16 bass.   Several smallish spots.  The biggest spot was 17 inches long(pictured).  The only Largemouth was 5.22 pounds, 21 1/2 inches long(pictured).   I caught a 15 inch spot the cast before the Largemouth.  The spot hit a Devils Horse cast alongside a boat house.   I saw the Largemouth, or another one like it follow the hooked spot almost all the way to my boat.  It swam into the boathouse.  The door to the boathouse was open a foot or so.   After I released the spot I skipped a wacky into the boathouse.   The LM nearly jerked my rod out of my hands when it hit.   Water temp is down to 69.   The water is low, and as clear as I've ever seen it.   I don't know why my pictures are sideways.  I think they'll turn upright if you click for a bigger view.  

 

Big uns @Woody B!!!

Atta, Woody! My latest pics turned sideways too, even though they were vertical on my computer.

I went Lake Woodybchuck this morning (the same lake I always go to) for 3 hours.  We're taking the camper to Lake Fulloftinyspotsupchuck later today.   I fished from 7 until 10.  It took me an hour to get the skunk out of the boat, but I ended up catching 9.  All spots.  The first (pictured) was the smallest at 12 inches.  The last (pictured) was the biggest at 18 inches.  I found that I can control the weather.   When I put my hood on it would stop raining.  When I lowered it the rain would start back.  I'll post some pictures of our camping trip when I get back Sunday.  I'm going to take a can of corn and try to catch some Carp is the only bass I can catch are 8 inch spots.  Mrs B's cousin and her husband are taking their camper too.  They're cool to hang around with.  He's a good fisherman, and a non drinker who used to drink, like myself.  We enjoy sitting around the campfire telling fishing tales and drinking unsweet tea.   

 

 

On 10/17/2023 at 7:04 PM, thediscochef said:

 Confidence is increasing for Friday's trip to PK. 

a big mistake, I spent eight hours on a boat today and didn't get a bite

1 minute ago, thediscochef said:

a big mistake, I spent eight hours on a boat today and didn't get a bite

Been there buddy, makes the next time better 

Scattered storms and showers all around us today, but I guessed we might escape most of it this afternoon after watching the radar, and I was right. Good thing, because I hooked up the boat and took a chance at the local reservoir after lunch. Water level continues to fall despite them saying they aren’t pulling the lake. Water temp also continues to drop, now down to 66 degrees.

 

Things started out good, but after the threat of rain cleared and things got sunny and calm, the bite died. Still managed a limit of bass, plus one, along with a couple bonus crappie.

 

 

 

 

Fought off the winds in the kayak today to land this 5lber off the edge of a weed line in 10’ FOW before a drop off - 

Little creek brownie...

 

That's all I got for now -- maybe something "bassier" on Monday...

Tried out one of the stealth blade chatterbaits I picked up the other day, so far pretty impressed with it. Water was cold and the shad are finally starting to school up, but the feeding pattern isn't wide open yet. Still managed a handful, couple of nicer fish with the biggest going 3lb 3oz.

 

They were eating it pretty deep, too, which is good to see. One little guy right before dark choked it.

I went fishing yesterday in the rain at Freeman Lake. During one of the brief breaks, I caught a real nice 2 pound Largemouth Bass. Unfortunately, I didn't have the phone with me, and the wife was hiding in the car due to the rain. 

 

The water was nearly perfectly calm, with orange, red, and yellow leaves scattered on its surface. I worked the Spit'm Image fast a few times, then slowed down, moving it between the leaves. It was more than the pot bellied little bass could take, and he slammed my lure about 10 yards from shore.

 

Here is a picture of my favorite topwater lure from today, well... my favorite is the original Excaliber, but this Heddon will suffice for now.

 

 

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Been there buddy, makes the next time better 

I've had one good bite across three boat trips this year with two different guides. I just get the opportunity so little, I'm honestly pretty upset at how that has gone this year. Been looking forward to this trip for weeks. Guide caught a 7+ and a couple smaller fish. My buddy and I had a single 16" fish between the two of us on an 8 hour trip. I get that nobody controls the bite but I do feel like maybe when you realize your clients haven't caught **** all day, maybe put your own rod down for a little bit and give them first crack at a FFS fish for once 

36 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

I've had one good bite across three boat trips this year with two different guides. I just get the opportunity so little, I'm honestly pretty upset at how that has gone this year. Been looking forward to this trip for weeks. Guide caught a 7+ and a couple smaller fish. My buddy and I had a single 16" fish between the two of us on an 8 hour trip. I get that nobody controls the bite but I do feel like maybe when you realize your clients haven't caught **** all day, maybe put your own rod down for a little bit and give them first crack at a FFS fish for once 

I’m more impressed by guys like you catching 7s off the rocks at a public access, that guy should hire you haha

3 hours ago, Team9nine said:

 

 

A Spoonplug sighting!

 

Council,

 

I submit my own request to be nominated as the Trendy Lures Police Chief for the Latest Catch Pics Thread 

 

My duties would include but would not be limited to:

1. Ensuring bassresource members select lures for their fishing that are currently fashionable and used by today's professional anglers.

2. Promoting the use of whatever lures the quintessential 16 year old bass fishing YouTuber currently recommends.

 

My powers would include but would not be limited to:

1. Scolding bassresource anglers that do not use trendy lures. NOTE: As a rule this includes swiftly deploying a GIF to supplement the scolding.

 

What say you, council?

6 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

What say you, council?

@MN Fisher but council member, he hath used a spoonplug, no less

@LrgmouthShad - if it works, who cares...there's people out there fishing for bass with (gasp) live bait...a spoonplug is peanuts compared to that.

@MN Fisher wait do you have some of those peanuts I’m kind of hungry now