For a change of pace, here's a numerical trip report:

 

Launched: 5:45 a.m.

 

Left: 9:15 a.m.

 

Wind speed: 2 mph increasing to 8 mph

 

Wind direction: NW

 

Total caught: 20

 

SMB/LMB breakdown: 12/8

 

Longest bass: 20.75"

 

Range of SMB: 15" to 17"

 

Build of bass: On the thin side, as they always are at this pond

 

Lures used: Walking bait, fluke, and spinnerbait tipped with a Crush City chartreuse and white Mayor. Each lure caught about the same number.

 

Sky: Started mostly cloudy and ended mostly sunny

 

Temperatures: Lower fifties to sixty degrees

 

Longest bass:

 

 

Some of the other LMB:

 

 

One of the SMB:

 

Not bad.  I agree, they are a bit on the thin side.

 

At least we can clearly see how big they are on the board. 👌

Just now, gimruis said:

Not bad.  I agree, they are a bit on the thin side.

 

At least we can clearly see how big they are on the board. 👌

 

I almost titled the trip report, "This one's for you, Gimruis!" 

 

No kidding.

 

Yep, the bass at my pal's pond tend to run thin after June. I have caught some thick ones in May and June. The bass at my pond are nearly always thick, although I did catch one skinny one last week. 

  Nice. I'm going in the morning at 530am - 1 or 3pm, haven't been in my boat since the 19th of July. Wind is forcast to be 10 - 15, which translates 15 - 25mph. I'am excited as a fat kid on the way to Krispy Kreme for donuts, to fish my two new BFS rigs and just be on my boat.

17 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

I'am excited as a fat kid on the way to Krispy Kreme for donuts

 

Ha!

 

Then I'm that excited too...for you! And looking forward to seeing tomorrow's catch!!!

58 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

  I'am excited as a fat kid on the way to Krispy Kreme for donuts, to fish my two new BFS rigs and just be on my boat.

In all seriousness though I’m looking forward to hearing how you like the setups.

Sigh. I didn't even know what BFS is. Google saves the day again.

20 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Sigh. I didn't even know what BFS is. Google saves the day again.

BassFishingSocks😁

Here's the twins. They're just alike but different. 

Wow, those fish are super skinny. They look like they just finished spawning (obviously not but that is what they resemble). What kind of forage is in the pond you were fishing?

1 hour ago, pdxfisher said:

Wow, those fish are super skinny. They look like they just finished spawning (obviously not but that is what they resemble). What kind of forage is in the pond you were fishing?

 

It's a Golden shiner forage base. Like I wrote above, they're thicker in May and June. Here are some examples:

 

 

There's another pond that I fish where the bass are so well-fed that they look photographically distorted. Look at my avatar photo to see such a fish.

Just think of all the people that didn't get the opportunity to get their string stretched, you did good.  The fishing my way is a lot tougher than it's been but I have been going out some and even catching a fish.  This is what happens when you leave a salt impregnated worm on a hook for a while, lost a good one today.

@Alex from GA, how did you remove it? 

Wait what!?! A Sgt. Joe Friday quote! I got hooked, (not quite like @Alex from GA) reeled in and landed! 😁

It wasn't in my leg, the hook broke.

38 minutes ago, Alex from GA said:

It wasn't in my leg, the hook broke.

At first glance,  I thought for sure you had hooked yourself.  

Glad that's not the case. 

A-Jay 

Congrats on another great trip!

On 9/10/2024 at 1:07 PM, GreenPig said:

  Nice. I'm going in the morning at 530am - 1 or 3pm, haven't been in my boat since the 19th of July. Wind is forcast to be 10 - 15, which translates 15 - 25mph. I'am excited as a fat kid on the way to Krispy Kreme for donuts, to fish my two new BFS rigs and just be on my boat.

Only thing that kid is catching is