Super User DogBone_384 Posted January 3 Super User Share Posted January 3 January .... check.... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit1 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 ya'll suk with your fish pictures this early in the year...🤥 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwateronly Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 .... 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MIbassyaker Posted January 4 Super User Share Posted January 4 On 1/2/2024 at 1:04 PM, gimruis said: The regs here are to protect the sacred walleye. They really have nothing to do with bass. We get some of that too, but more often regulations are built around protecting steelhead and salmon....for instance, it's still illegal to dropshot in rivers here, due to potential for snagging during the salmon run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 4 Super User Share Posted January 4 @softwateronly Somebody likes spoons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwateronly Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 58 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said: @softwateronly Somebody likes spoons. Could barely get a bite on anything else. One on a blade bait, and o-fer on a little swimbait, crankbait, jig, jerkbait, and 15 ish on the little spoon and a 4" spoon over the last 4 days. I dodged a little bit of ice the other day and think the shad die off is still in full swing. Tightline to the bottom, half to 2 reel turns, tightline back to the bottom. repeat. And get bit relatively often, for me, in this cold water. scott 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Firstoutfisher Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 4 hours ago, softwateronly said: Could barely get a bite on anything else. One on a blade bait, and o-fer on a little swimbait, crankbait, jig, jerkbait, and 15 ish on the little spoon and a 4" spoon over the last 4 days. I dodged a little bit of ice the other day and think the shad die off is still in full swing. Tightline to the bottom, half to 2 reel turns, tightline back to the bottom. repeat. And get bit relatively often, for me, in this cold water. scott I've never been able to get a bass on a spoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT63 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Got my first 2024 bad yesterday. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwateronly Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 @Firstoutfisher me either till this year. I thought it had a role on my lake and turned out to be right. Started in post spawn and has carried all the way through till now. Late fall gave me some epic every other cast early morning/evening as the shad migrated from/to their nighttime cover. scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Still chasing my first bite of the year. I'm not known for being a good winter fisher 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Brown Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 54 minutes ago, thediscochef said: Still chasing my first bite of the year. I'm not known for being a good winter fisher Dude just keep tossing that red eye shad up shallow on windy days. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted January 5 Super User Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Pat Brown said: Dude just keep tossing that red eye shad up shallow on windy days. It ain’t that simple. I’ve been in Disco’s hood, as well 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Brown Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 14 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said: It ain’t that simple. I’ve been in Disco’s hood, as well He's got some toads on that thing! Just cheering my brother on! I'm sure he's gonna find a fish. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted January 5 Super User Share Posted January 5 3 minutes ago, Pat Brown said: He's got some toads on that thing! Just cheering my brother on! I'm sure he's gonna find a fish. Yeah I gotchu. You’re right. I need to cool down a little 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 6 Global Moderator Share Posted January 6 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted January 6 Super User Share Posted January 6 2022 was an awesome year for starting fish. I didn’t fish until March in NC and the first fish I caught the whole year was a 4lber on a buzzbait. Then the first fish I caught in New York was my best for the state, a 6.21lb chunk on a spinnerbait. This year I do not anticipate fishing until possibly February but potentially as late as May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 6 Super User Share Posted January 6 Hopefully my first fish of 2024 isn’t a harbinger of things to come this year…😟 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex from GA Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Hopefully you're right. That's one of the ugliest bass I've seen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody B Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 First of 2024. On an A-rig. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted January 7 Super User Share Posted January 7 53 minutes ago, Woody B said: First of 2024. On an A-rig. Nice - did you use a Musky Rod ? A-Jay 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Raider Bob Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/4/2024 at 5:23 PM, softwateronly said: Could barely get a bite on anything else. One on a blade bait, and o-fer on a little swimbait, crankbait, jig, jerkbait, and 15 ish on the little spoon and a 4" spoon over the last 4 days. I dodged a little bit of ice the other day and think the shad die off is still in full swing. Tightline to the bottom, half to 2 reel turns, tightline back to the bottom. repeat. And get bit relatively often, for me, in this cold water. scott Thanks so much for sharing your cadence/technique. I still have so much to learn and it helps so much when anglers share knowledge. I have tried blade baits and spoons, but I think I give up on them too soon. I need to learn patience! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwateronly Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 @Blue Raider Bob Thanks. I'm thinking the original tightline to the bottom has been the key. The spoon just slowly wobbles it's way to the bottom, giving the bass time to identify it as a struggling prey and also time to slowly move toward it. Nothing happens very fast in this 30 something degree water but yet I've been thumped numerous times on the initial fall near the bottom. Once it's on the bottom, I work both the spoons and blade baits relatively fast, never leaving them on the bottom for more than a 2-3 count. I will say the blade bait is usually better with less is more on the lifts, just 2-3 wobbles before I let it back down. scott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcoker Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 It was a one-two-three punch for me with the bigger fish, starting off 2024 pretty good! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingtx Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Didn't get a picture of the first one of the year, but got some of the first tournament.me and my partner weighed a total of 12.30lbs placing us 8th with a little bit of gas money. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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