On 11/27/2017 at 6:37 PM, bueshy said:

Caught this tank yesterday. No scale or measuring tape(didnt have my normal bag,nor did I expect this size catch).  Laid her down for just a second  so I could take a pic to show scale.  She swam off beautifully and I packed up and drove home feeling high.

Nice fish but keep them off the ground and marine carpet.  A few seconds is enough to jeopardize their health.  Just because they swim off doesn't mean they survive.  

Went out with a buddy Friday morning for about 4 hours.  I caught three nice spots, Only two pictured as I out-caught my buddy 10-1 and he was no longer interested in taking my picture, haha. 

 

1st picture - 2.5 lbs spot caught drop shotting a tree.

2nd picture - 2 lbs spot dead sticking a roboworm 

 

 

 

On 11/27/2017 at 5:37 PM, bueshy said:

Caught this tank yesterday. No scale or measuring tape(didnt have my normal bag,nor did I expect this size catch).  Laid her down for just a second  so I could take a pic to show scale.  She swam off beautifully and I packed up and drove home feeling high.

Explanation of what @NCbassraider is referring to. Bass have a thin, protective slime coating over the whole of their bodies, shielding them from harmful bacteria and parasites. This slime coat gets removed through contact with hands, boat decks, grass and fish rags. In addition, boat decks are usually fairly hot and can actually burn the side of the fish. Many times the bass is not flopping because it's trying to get away, its flopping because its getting too hot.

A little skim ice on the ponds, a cool sunset, and some biting bass makes for a good evening...

 

 

 

 

Got in what will certainly be the last open water boat trip of 2017 for me given the Polar Vortex that's about to hit us beginning this weekend. Was able to swing on several, and most came back with fish attached  Good news is today was the shortest day of the year, so things are all uphill from now until next summer! A few pics from today...

 

 

 

9 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Got in what will certainly be the last open water boat trip of 2017 for me given the Polar Vortex that's about to hit us beginning this weekend. Was able to swing on several, and most came back with fish attached  Good news is today was the shortest day of the year, so things are all uphill from now until next summer! A few pics from today...

 

 

 

 

 

Blades or jigs?  I did pretty good on blades yesterday.  At this time of year I wonder how much lure choice matters as long as presentation puts the bait in the strike zone long enough.

2 hours ago, The Bassman said:

 

 

Blades or jigs?  I did pretty good on blades yesterday.  At this time of year I wonder how much lure choice matters as long as presentation puts the bait in the strike zone long enough.

 

Jerkbaits  Did good on blades the day before in a different lake. I always carry all 3 of those baits though in the cold water period. 

Much appreciated @Team9nine.  You've really upped my game since being on this site the past year.  Have a good Christmas

I've been catching plenty of 1 to 3 pounders but no big ones for many weeks. Then tonight I pulled this babe out of a hat. From the bank. My stupid scale failed, but the girl couldn't have been less than eight pounds. She was dripping eggs. A friendly and duly impressed golfer, visiting from Canada, snapped the photo for me.

 

Caught her on a 1/4 oz Strike King Heavy Cover Swim Jig with Rage grub trailer.

 

 

10 hours ago, hawgenvy said:

I've been catching plenty of 1 to 3 pounders but no big ones for many weeks. Then tonight I pulled this babe out of a hat. From the bank. My stupid scale failed, but the girl couldn't have been less than eight pounds. She was dripping eggs. A friendly and duly impressed golfer, visiting from Canada, snapped the photo for me.

 

Caught her on a 1/4 oz Strike King Heavy Cover Swim Jig with Rage grub trailer.

 

 

Good gracious! Congrats

16 hours ago, hawgenvy said:

I've been catching plenty of 1 to 3 pounders but no big ones for many weeks. Then tonight I pulled this babe out of a hat. From the bank. My stupid scale failed, but the girl couldn't have been less than eight pounds. She was dripping eggs. A friendly and duly impressed golfer, visiting from Canada, snapped the photo for me.

 

Caught her on a 1/4 oz Strike King Heavy Cover Swim Jig with Rage grub trailer.

 

 

Gotta like FL, short sleeve in middle of December with a hawg from bank.

 

WEDGED!

1 hour ago, everythingthatswims said:

 

WEDGED!

 He doesn't even hook the fish. 

6 hours ago, everythingthatswims said:

 

WEDGED!

I did exactly that with a worm hook. It was really stuck, pretty hard to get it out even though he wasn't hooked. Love a good jigging spoon bite!

that should have been supper!! merry Christmas my friend ! you are fishing while I am freezing

On ‎12‎/‎22‎/‎2017 at 8:38 PM, hawgenvy said:

I've been catching plenty of 1 to 3 pounders but no big ones for many weeks. Then tonight I pulled this babe out of a hat. From the bank. My stupid scale failed, but the girl couldn't have been less than eight pounds. She was dripping eggs. A friendly and duly impressed golfer, visiting from Canada, snapped the photo for me.

 

Caught her on a 1/4 oz Strike King Heavy Cover Swim Jig with Rage grub trailer.

 

 

WOW!! great fish! jealous  of your warm weather

On 12/23/2017 at 6:13 PM, DINK WHISPERER said:

Today was the worse day in my history of fishing! Started out forgetting my wallet and didn't realize it till I got to the gas station. Then I forgot the motor mate on the motor after launching. Fog was insane so we lingered close to the ramp. Finally the fog lifts around 10am and we go to our first spot. I go to get on the trolling motor and it gives me the good news that my batteries took a dump on me. They were under warranty so I go and get them swapped out. Get back to the lake around 1pm and launch. Idle a good ways out but the boat won't plane. I realize i forgot the plug! After another trip to the ramp to fix that we finally got on some decent fish at the spot we've been trying to get to all day! 

D**n!  Way to stick with it!  I would probably have made it through retrieving the wallet, maybe the fog, definitely not the batteries.  I wouldn't have gone back.  You deserve that fish.  

Weather has been trash lately. Plus I work retail and during crazy season it’s been keeping me from doing what I love. 

 

But it I did get on my inlaws’ farm pond for an hour or so today for some Christmas Eve bass. 

 

I hope everyone has Merry Christmas!

 

Took my cousin Dax bank fishing today. He caught more fish than I did, using a Texas rigged worm. The best part was watching him set the hook like a pro!

 

Got out for a couple hours yesterday evening and caught a few COLD river bass. Water temps are in the upper 30s but it's not that hard to catch them when you know where they live and are willing to go sllllowwwww. They were hitting the bait when it had been stationary for 5-10 seconds. One on a finesse football jig and 4 on a tiny little tube.

 

I think this makes 4 years in a row now that I've bank fished that river on Christmas day and caught bass, somewhat of a tradition now!

 

1 hour ago, everythingthatswims said:

Got out for a couple hours yesterday evening and caught a few COLD river bass. Water temps are in the upper 30s but it's not that hard to catch them when you know where they live and are willing to go sllllowwwww. They were hitting the bait when it had been stationary for 5-10 seconds. One on a finesse football jig and 4 on a tiny little tube.

 

I think this makes 4 years in a row now that I've bank fished that river on Christmas day and caught bass, somewhat of a tradition now!

 

Very nice!  I was all set to go out yesterday, but the wind here was strong enough to almost pull my rods out of my hand when carrying them to the car, so I gave up and drank eggnog in front of the fire instead.  

1 hour ago, fishwizzard said:

Very nice!  I was all set to go out yesterday, but the wind here was strong enough to almost pull my rods out of my hand when carrying them to the car, so I gave up and drank eggnog in front of the fire instead.  

It was really bad here too, luckily it was a west wind on a north/south flowing river so I was protected from it. Guides were icy though!

Final trip of the year on Christmas Day. An inch of snow the day before, then 20 degrees Monday with 15+ mph North winds. Was curious to see if I could catch one under those conditions. Wound up with 6  Wind died overnight and our high today was 11 deg., so everything locked up on us. 

 

 

 

 

55 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Final trip of the year on Christmas Day. An inch of snow the day before, then 20 degrees Monday with 15+ mph North winds. Was curious to see if I could catch one under those conditions. Wound up with 6  Wind died overnight and our high today was 11 deg., so everything locked up on us. 

 

 

 

 

new species of bass [snow bass]

14 minutes ago, lonnie g said:

new species of bass [snow bass]

 Several of the fish I actually had to pull over/across the ice shelf ringing the lake (see background pic 2). They inevitably got wedged at the shoreline and coated in snow before I could get down to them and lip 'em. Releasing was fun too, giving them a push and sliding them 8-10' across the ice until they dropped into the water.

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

Final trip of the year on Christmas Day. An inch of snow the day before, then 20 degrees Monday with 15+ mph North winds. Was curious to see if I could catch one under those conditions. Wound up with 6  Wind died overnight and our high today was 11 deg., so everything locked up on us. 

 

 

 

 

Excellent work, I can't get fish to hit blade baits like I used to. But I do have some just like the one in your picture