We use to have a question/answer section featuring Hank Parker. In the first segment

I asked if he fished promising structure if there were no signs of fish on his electronics.

He replied "Yes".

7 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

and 1 drum a piece

 

Where's @roadwarrior?  Drum are not worth taking photos of here.  LOL

42 minutes ago, gimruis said:

 

Where's @roadwarrior?  Drum are not worth taking photos of here.  LOL

I left out two drum photos but the one has already gotten a rave review 

*****

Highly recommend @TnRiver46's drum photos. Well composed, focused, and lighted. Will enjoy them again! 

Geez...

Off line for a couple hours and look what happens.

 

Drum...Oh my...

 

2 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

We use to have a question/answer section featuring Hank Parker. In the first segment

I asked if he fished promising structure if there were no signs of fish on his electronics.

He replied "Yes".

 

 

I agree!  That's why I bank fish every day still.  All I'm doing this time of year for the most part is hitting promising structure.

 

I subscribe to the 1/3 rule.  You only need to see one out of the three to warrant a cast:

 

Bait

Bass

Structure

@Pat Brown, my favorite bog had weeds from shore to shore, about 100 yards of weeds. However, we received a LOT of 2023 rain in Maine and the rain in Maine stays mainly on the watery plains. So, by the end of the summer, there were several inches of water over a football field's length of weeds, meaning there was structure everywhere. So, I'd position myself in the middle and cast and catch in all directions. It was crazy wonderful. 

Heaven is what that is @ol'crickety

1 minute ago, Pat Brown said:

Heaven is what that is.

 

Amen. When I saw it, I couldn't believe my good fortune. Actually, when I first saw it, I was confused. I'd paddled down the river to the bog and...the weeds were gone. Huh? Then I looked down and saw the lily pads and the rest inches below me. Woo-hoo! I think that was a 44-bass evening and I typically don't catch 40some bass beyond June.

1 hour ago, Pat Brown said:

 

 

I agree!  That's why I bank fish every day still.  All I'm doing this time of year for the most part is hitting promising structure.

 

I subscribe to the 1/3 rule.  You only need to see one out of the three to warrant a cast:

 

Bait

Bass

Structure

I just need water, although I have casted many times in my front yard 

@TnRiver46 just ask my wife how good I am at flipping a jig into her coffee cup while she reads  her emails before work in the morning.  😎😎😎😂😂😂

 

I just know there's a big bass in there somewhere.  I keep hearing you can catch them in the chocolate milk, I figure why not coffee?

Was able to get out briefly after work. I'll be glad when sunset starts getting later before long. Yesterday was a wash with low 30's and wind. Upper 30's and sun today. The green and chartreuse ned keeps soldiering on. Nine bites, seven decent ones in a little over an hour.

I caught this one last Friday. It helped me fulfill my fishing goal of catching a fish in every month of the year in 2023. It may seem like a small thing to the dedicated anglers of BR, but it's a first for me. 2023 was a blessed year in many ways.

 

I'm thankful for the friends who helped me with this. One of which is BR's very own @roadwarrior. He helped me in several months this year. If you're reading...thank you too, David. 😊

 

PS - I don't hold roadwarrior responsible for any of the drum I caught...just the bass. 🤣

 

@Fishlegs: That's a gorgeous smallmouth. She looks like a mount, too perfect to be real. 

4 hours ago, Fishlegs said:

 

PS - I don't hold roadwarrior responsible for any of the drum I caught...just the bass.

 

You know Glenn Rules: If one collects the praise, one must also bear the sheepshead shame. Roadwarrior can take the shame. Trust me. He might have hooked the world record smallmouth, so he's the real Man of Steel. 

33 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

He might have hooked the world record smallmouth, so he's the real Man of Steel. 

He is still working to get another shot at one. I'd love to be there to help him when he gets it.

 

 

                                             

Had the urge to head down to the shoreline with about 30 minutes of daylight left. Third cast this little stripey decided to smoke the duo pencil.

Posting this just for @roadwarrior

@Bluebasser86 & @TnRiver46 Y'all trying to get sent to the principle's office posting these drum pictures? I can hear @roadwarrior calling you in to say...

 

Got 3 smallies a rock bass a largemouth and a drum. Even have two Videos of the drum @Fishlegs 😂 

 

My buddy got the biggest smallie at 20” 3.87 lbs.

 

the drum was 5.86
 

Side note: I told my buddy not to get a scale cuz all our 20” fish we tell the ladies were 5 lbs would be 3.5. Well he got one, last two 20” fish of ours were 3.46 and 3.87 😂 

 

6 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Posting this just for @roadwarrior

Good lord that thing is just preposterous. Too bad it’s still a drum lol

@TnRiver46
 

Went fishing in December in my home state for the first time in my life. Didn’t matter what I did or how I did it. This pretty much sums it up.

 

The end.