Got a skipjack along the work route so I set up some public dock catfish bait in the evening.  Lost one and got one, a nice blue cat that was making funny noises

 

 

 

YOU’RE MY BOY, BLUE!!!

 

although that may be a fat channel, can’t really see the whole fin…

1 hour ago, VolFan said:

YOU’RE MY BOY, BLUE!!!

 

although that may be a fat channel, can’t really see the whole fin…

She was a blue but I did get a channel with a fluke while waiting 

 

On 8/19/2023 at 8:47 AM, RyAxion said:

Went offshore off NJ earlier this week and boated my first yellowfins: 50 and 65 lbs.!

Betcha that was FUN! Beautiful fish. 🙂

 

Sadly, the last time I fished Tuna was Sept 11th 2001

27 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Betcha that was FUN! Beautiful fish. 🙂

 

Sadly, the last time I fished Tuna was Sept 11th 2001

of all the days. Somebody needs to take you tuna fishing! (I get seasick)

Until today I haven't really caught anything this year to post in this thread.  This little muskie was all over a black and blue jig w/ a craw trailer.  Of course I picked today to leave the lip gripper in the car.

Went fishing with a buddy on Friday after a few months without wetting a line. No bass, but we caught one of these I Can't Believe It's Not Walleye ®️

 

 

First decent size zander I've seen at 1lb 12oz. And because the Portuguese DNR considers them an invasive species, guess who has no thumbs and is now two decent fillets in the freezer?

Productive meat collection day 

Bass are moving a bunch on my local lake and hard to pin down at the moment, but the crappie bite has more than made up for it. Picked off 150+ the past two trips with a lot of quality fish in the mix (12”-14”), plus I caught my first ever pickerel as well as a PB bullhead (18+ inches). 
 

 

 

 

That's a whopper bullhead. 

Two PBs in one day for @Team9nine? Well I’ll be 

11 hours ago, galyonj said:

That's a whopper bullhead. 

Honestly thought I had my PB crappie on the line. Came right out of the middle of a brushpile. Had the net ready when this flat faced fish surfaced.  Big letdown for a second, then I looked at it closer and realized, “d**n, that’s a nice bullhead!” Lol  😆

Felt like @thediscochefout there…….

 

these spot locking live scopers trolled across my cast , then I walked a quarter mile downstream, there they were again. They weren’t following me because I was catching fish, just making trolling passes over and over right in front of all the bank fishermen…….. tech is not just for youngsters 

I got a big ole skipjack as I was leaving, they got really excited . “Is that a crappie?” I said no they don’t make crappie that big . “Sauger?” Lord help them 

5 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Felt like @thediscochefout there…….

 

these spot locking live scopers trolled across my cast , then I walked a quarter mile downstream, there they were again. They weren’t following me because I was catching fish, just making trolling passes over and over right in front of all the bank fishermen…….. tech is not just for youngsters 

I got a big ole skipjack as I was leaving, they got really excited . “Is that a crappie?” I said no they don’t make crappie that big . “Sauger?” Lord help them 

I will never understand why people with boats want to fish the most pressured areas. Like why even have the boat? Put the dang clicky boi on a 20 foot stick and scope from the bank, save yourself a couple dozen grand 

1 hour ago, thediscochef said:

I will never understand why people with boats want to fish the most pressured areas. Like why even have the boat? Put the dang clicky boi on a 20 foot stick and scope from the bank, save yourself a couple dozen grand 

I was at a dam so everyone is fishing there, boat or not, but if I can throw a crappie jig in your boat that’s too close. The wildest times are paddlefish season, I’ve been in my boat and nearly domed with a 6-8 oz sinker. I didn’t realize they had 150 yard surf casting capabilities 

moved

 

 

Set out some cutbait for cats, figured I would cast a swimbait for bass while waiting for a bite. That’s what I get for thinking, catfish hit swimbait 

 

got one off the dock this morning before my wife dragged me to a fox hunt. Tally ho!!!
 

Still having fun with the crappie. Caught 100 on Wed., then couldn’t help myself and cut my bass trip short by about 40 min on Thu. to catch another quick limit (20) before leaving.

 

 

 

Pickle-gators on a rampage here lately. They fight hard in these temps.

18 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Pickle-gators on a rampage here lately. They fight hard in these temps.

That Milliken video from last night of the Pike biting off the uber hard to get JDM bait on the first cast had me laughing for about 20 minutes 🤣

 

I'd be scared to death to fish around those things.

I can attest, pike bite thru your line way faster than gar. I think it’s the way they inhale the lure instead of clamping down on it 

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I'd be scared to death to fish around those things.

Those teeth are like razors. They'll cut you deeply in a flash, and they go berserk when you need to take them out of the water for unhooking.

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

That Milliken video from last night of the Pike biting off the uber hard to get JDM bait on the first cast had me laughing for about 20 minutes 

Zark got a tickle out of that one.