Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Woody B]

I considered just resting today with my rare holiday off work but went early.  (I have to work 2 holidays a year.  This year I worked New Years, and I'm working Labor Day)   Not up to Bass Resource hammer standards, but I had a really good day for me.   I caught 17 between 5:30 and 9:30.  All what I call "cookie cutters", between 14 and 16 inches, with the exception of one 12 inch Spot.   It was a good mix of Spots and Largemouth.   It took me 1/2 hours to find them, but when I did it was on.   Last weekend they were off shore, no where near the bank on humps and long points.  (not super deep, just off shore)  Today they were up on flats gorging on Shad.   I caught one on a Devils Horse, the rest were on a DT6.   All but a couple were when I was absolutely burning it.   For the most part they were barely hooked in the edge of the mouth on the rear hook.  I tried slowing down but they wouldn't bite.   Some had the rear hook in the edge of their lip and were skin hooked by the front hook.  I suppose swiping at the bait.  I also caught a couple smallish Channel Cats.  I shook them off at boatside instead of sliming my boat.    First and last Bass are pictured.   

 

[Pat Brown]

We were gonna not fish but then we did.

 

Glad we did.

 

Got a 6.5 on the frog to start the day:

 

 

Ole Scummy came through for us on the 4th!

 

As you can see she wasn't shy at all about the shad color Launch Frog (full size) - this exact frog has now caught over 30 fish with quite a few large fish under its belt and is still as good as new: scum frogs rule - walked gently in place under a shady tree line during the hottest sunniest part of the day with the wind blowing.  Horrible conditions for a frog 😎😎😎🐸🐸🐸

 

Or maybe not:

 

 

Maybe a frog is a pretty solid bait for catching a bass - in any conditions.

 

Jake got into a real nice one on a GYS on his spinning rod.

 

 

 

Caught a few more decent ones and missed an absolute giant on a point on the buzzbait coming in during a big storm that hit.  I mean this bass came up and surfaced ready to eat and we all saw her - she saw us - I slowed the bait down - she swerved hard.

 

The big girls were out to play.  Jake missed a giant under a shady tree on his mouse - swung too early - probably a bit keyed up from all the frog action I was getting!  😂🐸

 

We had a great 4th - time for dinner and fireworks!

 

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎆🎆🎆🎣🎣🎣

[Swamp Girl]

Batman and Robin. Martin and Lewis. Lennon and McCartney. Han Solo and Chewbacca. Pat and Jake. 

 

I observe that Phish is streaking.

 

And Woody is too, but that's nothing new for Woody.

[Pat Brown]

Aw crick your the best!!!  🙂🙂🙂

 

Happy 4th!!!

[keagbassr]

Got out yesterday morning( tues.) For about 6 hours. Caught 7, I each on a spinnerbait and a frog and 5 on a buzzbit with 2 decent buzzbait fish weighing 3-3 and 3-13.

[IcatchDinks]

I spent the better part of the afternoon solo fishing a small pond in NC that @FishTaxand @Pat Brownintroduced me to. I caught three nice bass, the largest at 18.5" and the smallest at 17. Two on a single Colorado bladed spinner. The third fish absolutely CHOKED on the crankbait. 

 

 

 

 

 

I finished out the afternoon fishing with Pat Brown and his family. It was a great time, but I didn't catch anything. Right as we got back to the dock the heavens opened up, and I spent a soggy drive back to where I'm staying. 😆

[LrgmouthShad]

👏👏

I’m coming to join the party! Sorry it took me a while! 

[Swamp Girl]

ICD, well done! Give Pat a fist bump from Ol' Crick. 

 

 

[bp_fowler]

Got out early this morning for a few hours before I have to man the till at my wife’s yard sale.  
 

Went to the gun club for the first time in long time.  I had been avoiding it as it usually gets beat to death once the weather gets nice.  
 

Managed 4 with mayor.

 

1st fish caught near the floating dock.

Next two were along this bank.

Last and biggest fish was caught by an isolated clump of weeds kinda hard to see in the picture but it’s about where the trees’  reflections are in the water.

[Woody B]

A couple days makes a big difference.  I caught 17 Bass Thursday.  Today I managed one 13 1/2 inch Spotted Bass a couple small Catfish and a Yellow Perch.   

 

 

[TnRiver46]

Got some smallies this morning on a sassy shad . Also lost the white whale, a gar we’ve been chasing for years that is very pale and approaching 50” . It hit a dead bluegill on top. Got some video but it makes me sad hahaha. Also lost a nice LM that ate the dead bluegill and just spit it out 
 

 

 

[LrgmouthShad]

While I wait for Pat Brown to post a report, l would like to put it on record that Pat does not mess around when he has a frog fish on the line. Imagine a 6+lb fish being practically water skiied across the surface like it is a 2lber and you have an idea of what I witnessed 😳

[IcatchDinks]

2 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

While I wait for Pat Brown to post a report, l would like to put it on record that Pat does not mess around when he has a frog fish on the line. Imagine a 6+lb fish being practically water skiied across the surface like it is a 2lber and you have an idea of what I witnessed 😳

Can confirm! 😂

[TnRiver46]

[FishTank]

Not sure what this guy is. Any ideas? I caught it in a local creek.  Looks like a darter fish but I've never caught one or seen one out of the water. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure I was not supposed to catch it.

 

[TnRiver46]

9 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Not sure what this guy is. Any ideas? I caught it in a local creek.  Looks like a darter fish but I've never caught one or seen one out of the water. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure I was not supposed to catch it.

 

Logperch , which is a species of “darter” I believe 

 

excellent SMB bait (excluding Minnesota and California of course) 

[MN Fisher]

10 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Not sure what this guy is. Any ideas? I caught it in a local creek.  Looks like a darter fish but I've never caught one or seen one out of the water. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure I was not supposed to catch it.

It's a common logperch - part of the darter group.

https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=821

[LrgmouthShad]

Little expedition to ol muddy with a rage tail lobster after fishing with the BR crew in the AM

 

oh ok

[LrgmouthShad]

Good shot of where I’m fishing. Little slice of bass fishing heaven

[gim]

Nice shades!   

[LrgmouthShad]

2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Nice shades!   

Thank ya. There’s a bit of a story behind them but I went into the store looking for the most obnoxious pair of shades I could find. Think I did a good job 👍🏻

[TnRiver46]

@LrgmouthShad, pigs! We need to know the output of the reading you are reading……. In the photo 

[gim]

11 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

We need to know the output of the reading you are reading

I think it's a mirror.  He just wants to look at those obnoxious shades. 😂

[LrgmouthShad]

23 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

@LrgmouthShad, pigs! We need to know the output of the reading you are reading……. In the photo 

5.57

17 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I think it's a mirror.  He just wants to look at those obnoxious shades. 😂

[TnRiver46]

12 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

5.57

 

I only weigh catfish in these units