Report your first fish of 2017 , pictures are nice . I'm  heading below a dam on a small river today . I give myself about a 50/50 chance of catching something .

third cast of the morning a 10 inche blew up on my little 3f rapala !!!!!!!!! it's gonna be a great year !!

I'll have pictures after I get out tomorrow. 

I'm heading out as soon as I can get these babies fed. Got a jerkbait and black/blue jig with a blue trailer tied on. If those don't do anything in about an hour I'll try swapping over to a drop shot with the new worms I got for Christmas and maybe a lipless crankbait.

 

Hitting up a local pond. Hoping that even with bluebird skies the higher than average air temps (51) and abundant sunshine will stir them up just a bit. I'll edit when I get home to add the results of the trip. If nothing else, wetting a line on the first day of the new year makes sure you're starting out on the right foot. 

 

Results: Not even a nibble. Tried a jerkbait, jig, lipless crankbait, and a weightless senko. Then switched over to a sliding float and a grub on a jig head thinking I'd at least get a nibble from some crappie. Nothing. Spent the rest of the time until the sun went down just sitting on the bank enjoying the warmth. 

It may be a couple of weeks before I have a chance at my first for 2017 

It wasnt a bass but it was my first of the year . 1-1-17 at 12 oclock .An Asian carp  caught on a Roadrunner . It was snagged .

 

 

30 minutes ago, scaleface said:

It wasnt a bass but it was my first of the year . 1-1-17 at 12 oclock .An Asian carp  caught on a Roadrunner . It was snagged .

 

 

Bet you were wishing it was a bass! That things huge

No bass with the high skies

Feeling so lucky this morning. Cold and rainy here in North Dallas...woke up at 6 and almost said the heck with it, but I got out and braved the elements. Total of 9 in two and a half hours, this moose being the best of the bunch by far. Gonna be a great year. 

Ps. Thanks bassresource, she came on a rattle trap, which I only threw bc I read here that they are good winter lures lol!

19 or so (+?)inch smallmouth. Tape measure wouldn't lock........ 

 

 

 

 

 

My first bass of 2017.

 

 

Hey guys its my first post!  I caught my first bass of 2017 on New Years day.  It was 20 inches and for the lake I was on that was a real good fish.  I would love to see some first catches of the year!  My fish is at about 4:25 in the vid.  I hope its cool I post a link to the vid.  

 

 

Welcome aboard and congrats on your icy bass! Nice catch!

Small Black and blue jig yesterday. A little small but the year is still young.

Thank you Darren!

Fantastic!

Welcome to the Forum.

Happy New Year!

Got off work and got to watch the video. Very nice!!

 

She's a beaut!

You really set the bar high for 2017 

 

Roger

21 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

My first bass of 2017.

 

 

I would retire for the year if that happened to me!

No picture of my first one, it was raining at the time but it was on a homemade bladed jig. Caught several on that, a swinging football head with a beaver, and a Duo Realis Rozante 63. I did get a picture of a fish that really liked the Rozante. 

 

Took my girl fishing with shiners since it was freezing and i couldn't get a bite earlier and we ended up catching her first tarpon and i caught a nice 2 lb peacock bass.

On 1/9/2017 at 7:44 AM, Bassfishin91 said:

Took my girl fishing with shiners since it was freezing and i couldn't get a bite earlier and we ended up catching her first tarpon and i caught a nice 2 lb peacock bass.

"It's was freezing out",

Wearing a t shirt and jeans. ?

First keeper of the year on a magnum finesse worm and a new jighead I'm working on.

On ‎1‎/‎1‎/‎2017 at 5:53 PM, Kyhokie said:

Feeling so lucky this morning. Cold and rainy here in North Dallas...woke up at 6 and almost said the heck with it, but I got out and braved the elements. Total of 9 in two and a half hours, this moose being the best of the bunch by far. Gonna be a great year. 

Ps. Thanks bassresource, she came on a rattle trap, which I only threw bc I read here that they are good winter lures lol!

nice fish dude  I'm jealous!  sleeting rain in southern Indiana

Finally made it out in 2017 caught a couple around 2 1/2 lbs. I think I was starting to have withdrawals symptoms.

Picked up the first bass of 2017 on a Berkley Havoc sick fish but most success has been on a drop shot, my two biggest have been on a jig