I feel I don’t understand the tournament scene very much at all, because I would never even consider tossing a big Ned rig, much less a regular ned rig. @Bluebasser86 you are in another league, man

Clayton!!! So proud of you. So very proud. I'm actually teary-eyed after reading your account, which might seem strange since we've never met, but one cyber-buddy can feel pride in another cyber-buddy, right?

 

#anglersproudofanglers

 

@keagbassr: For you, it's work. For me, it's the wind. I kid you not: The wind last night blew my canoe across my yard...and my yard is surrounded by trees, which do break the wind...somewhat. 

@Bluebasser86 Congratulations on back to back wins! I’ve got to catch up on watching your videos.

Got on a few at the new lake. They liked the minimax until the sun came out

"The wind last night blew my canoe across my yard" @ol'crickety wow! Hope there wasn't any damage. I too  Can get knocked around by wind,fortunately fo me most my waters have bends and dogleg turns so i can usually find a corner to hide.

2 minutes ago, keagbassr said:

"The wind last night blew my canoe across my yard" @ol'crickety wow! Hope there wasn't any damage. I too  Can get knocked around by wind,fortunately fo me most my waters have bends and dogleg turns so i can usually find a corner to hide.

 

It's okay. I'm amazed the wind could move it because I had the canoe tucked against the garage, so the entire garage was blocking the wind with trees beyond that, making a double windbreak. I feel sometimes like I live on the prairie during the Dust Bowl, with the wind howling for weeks. 

Snick out today for a few hours.  Went to a nearby public pond that I’ve never fished before.  
 

Weather was 55 degrees, partly cloudy with winds 3 mph out of the NE.  
 

Caught 2 in 4 strikes on a KVD 1.5 in green gizzard shad.  I’m starting to enjoy cranking, but the hookup ratio is bugging me.  Normally I don’t miss hooksets, maybe the moderate action rod requires a different approach.  I’m open to suggestions.

6 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

 

Caught 2 in 4 strikes on a KVD 1.5 in green gizzard shad.  I’m starting to enjoy cranking, but the hookup ratio is bugging me.

 

One way or another, I bet I lose half the bass that hit. So, from my perspective, I think you're doing fine. Some days, I catch 95% of the bass that hit. Other days, I'm the bug on the windshield.

11 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

One way or another, I bet I lose half the bass that hit. So, from my perspective, I think you're doing fine. Some days, I catch 95% of the bass that hit. Other days, I'm the bug on the windshield.

I’d be over the moon catching 50% if it meant I were catching  those Maine linebacker bass that you catch lol

We're fishing very different water, my fellow Buckeye (I was raised in Ohio, so I know how it fishes.). You're fishing public ponds. I'm fishing lonesome swamps. On the difficulty scale, I'm 3.0. You're 9.1, surpassed in difficulty only by PhishLI.

11 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

We're fishing very different water, my fellow Buckeye (I was raised in Ohio, so I know how it fishes.). You're fishing public ponds. I'm fishing lonesome swamps. On the difficulty scale, I'm 3.0. You're 9.1, surpassed in difficulty only by PhishLI.

I imagine that Ohio's public ponds fish similar Michigan's. (Go Blue!) I'm right there with you, @bp_fowler

@ol'crickety, another Buckeye in Yankeeland! 

 

Yeah, fishing pressure is much lower up here.

I'm also a Cheesehead, since I lived in Wisconsin for more than 30 years. I'm a cheesy, frosty Buckeye.

 

3 minutes ago, IcatchDinks said:

(Go Blue!)

 

Shame on you, IDK. Glenn doesn't like to see us using the awful language you used ^above.^ Moderator? Oh, moderator!

3 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

I'm also a Cheesehead, since I lived in Wisconsin for more than 30 years. I'm a cheesy, frosty Buckeye.

 

 

Shame on you, IDK. Glenn doesn't like to see us using the awful language you used ^above.^ Moderator? Oh, moderator!

Dang, that's... that's really terrible. So sorry for your loss. 

Here, this may help

 

https://mgoblue.com/news/2009/6/29/Michigan_Fight_Song

MODERATOR! MODERATOR!

MOM! 

@TnRiver46 is not going to be happy to hear that he's now my mom.

22 minutes ago, IcatchDinks said:

(Go Blue!) @bp_fowler

🤮🤮🤮

 

15 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Dang, that's... that's really terrible. So sorry for your loss. 

Here, this may help

 

https://mgoblue.com/news/2009/6/29/Michigan_Fight_Song

 🤮🤮🤮

2 hours ago, bp_fowler said:

 I’m open to suggestions.

 

While I don't ever accept missing hook ups short strikes are common around spawning time.   There's also other species shallow, perhaps protecting beds.   It's my belief that many fish (including Bass) will simply try to knock whatever is getting nears it's bed out of the way.  Last year, about this time I was getting a bunch to "taps" but no hookups on cranks.  I put a smaller hook on the rear and ended up catching a fairly small White Perch.   

4 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I feel I don’t understand the tournament scene very much at all, because I would never even consider tossing a big Ned rig, much less a regular ned rig. @Bluebasser86 you are in another league, man

The angry grumbles when the Tournament Director asks me what I caught them on and I said "A Ned Rig", were pretty comical. Wasn't what I wanted to be fishing, but it was what the fish wanted to be eating, so that's what I was fishing. 

I've been wanting to get a weedless ned but am still in recovery from bait monkey damage. That needs to be in my next order though because I want to throw them from the bank around some wood at some new water I've found in VA mountains. 

So, Piedmont finally came down enough to launch, and with today being post frontal, with high sun and light winds, I figgered I'd make the drive down and catch me a wheel barrow full of brown bass. 😎

 Things started out just like I'd thought they might with a steady bite on a 3" tube, fishing shallow rock in spawning pockets. It was a dink fest, but they were biting. Mixed bag of SM, LM, and saugeye. I was stoked, thinking the bite would keep improving as the day went on, and the shallows warmed after a 30 degree night. WRONG!!! 😂 

 It steadily faded as the day wore on, with the last fish coming at about 1 o'clock. I called it at four. It was a fun morning, with a steady parade of dinks keeping me busy. Best fish pictured below. About 2# give or take a crawdad or two. 

Didn't find any of the big egg laden sows I was looking for, but I'm thankful for the beautiful day on the water. 

1 hour ago, ol'crickety said:

I'm also a Cheesehead, since I lived in Wisconsin for more than 30 years. I'm a cheesy, frosty Buckeye.

I've spent a little time in Wisconsin,  great people and fishing there. Really wish we had walleyes in NH...however, I'm headed out for some crappies and largemouth tomorrow.  I've got a few new homemade lures to try!

 

Go Bucks!

54 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The angry grumbles when the Tournament Director asks me what I caught them on and I said "A Ned Rig", were pretty comical. Wasn't what I wanted to be fishing, but it was what the fish wanted to be eating, so that's what I was fishing. 

You said you only brought two spinning rods though? Why?

1 hour ago, FishTax said:

I've been wanting to get a weedless ned but am still in recovery from bait monkey damage. That needs to be in my next order though because I want to throw them from the bank around some wood at some new water I've found in VA mountains. 

I pour my own. 

 

17 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

You said you only brought two spinning rods though? Why?

Tons of standing timber and the bite I was on, really didn't think it was going to be necessary.