Post em up! Better get busy! Except for you Northern folks, I guess.. dang. Uh, well, at least there’s Tackle Warehouse 

2 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Except for you Northern folks, I guess.

I tossed my waders in the car and am planning out.

My son and I were gonna go fishing yesterday, but I really didn't want to buy him a license for 1 day  

I’ll have something here shortly. Not sure bout bass but there will be fish today 

fitting, a white bass. Member of the “true” bass moronidae family 
 

 

I pert near always finish last in this thread (I only manage to beat @gim and his fellow Minnies because of their late starting date:

 

 

However, I'm ready to cheer for you guys who live in the Land of Soft Water.

 

See you in March.......... On second thought, March will be all about ice out muskie. See you in April. 😉

I drove to my favorite little Plymouth kettle and checked off January ...

 

Not a giant, but a pretty healthy 1 1/2 pounds.

 

 

5 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

I pert near always finish last in this thread (I only manage to beat @gim and his fellow Minnies because of their late starting date:

May 10 will be my day to contribute to this thread in 2025.

5 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

I pert near always finish last in this thread

 

Come south to the Cape ... 😉

I got one yesterday but he’s in the cooler on ice along with brother and a solo crappie. Not sure you want a picture of them in storage. Just good eater size.   Happy New Year’s!!

 

No fish, but went fishing with the boy new years day!

 

Technically the 3rd of the day / year but the first one worth taking a picture of...got all 4 of them today on a tequila sunrise roboworm.

It's going to be 1-1/2 to 2 months before I even think about going out.  Me and cold don't mix.

I'm still waiting on mine. Had three bites the other day but couldn't connect. First swipes on a jerkbait of the season. Tomorrow it's a high of 37 with wind chills between 6 and 16. I'll be hitting the rocks with some cautious optimism because it's supposed to be sunny. I have a lineup of jerkbaits to throw. And the dang jig

First bass of 2025:

 

 

 

Best fish on first trip of 2025 (20" 3lb 15oz):

 

 

 

Although we go to the “hot” side of lake Anna in the winter, it looks like my first bass of 2025 is going to come from Florida at the end of the month into the first week of February.  I ain’t complaining either. 😂

56 minutes ago, pdxfisher said:

First bass of 2025:

 

 

 

Best fish on first trip of 2025 (20" 3lb 15oz):

 

 

 

Atta boy!!!

@pdxfisher: Way to go, western buddy! Big one!!!

Finally. Got on the board three weeks earlier than last year. Green pumpkin jig, sunny 48f with north winds to 30mph. Third cast. Now I'm going home for coffee because I did not bring the appropriate gloves 

I caught my first 2024 bass on April 2nd last year. I hope to catch one sooner this year.

On 1/1/2025 at 6:03 PM, gim said:

May 10 will be my day to contribute to this thread in 2025.

May 12 (hopefully) for me - I don't fish the weekends.

If anyone is thinking of posting a rock bass in this thread…DON’T.

2 minutes ago, gim said:

If anyone is thinking of posting a rock bass in this thread…DON’T.

Ya - Rock Bass are a Sunfish, not a Black Bass...their closest relatives are Bluegill, so they don't belong in the 'Bass' threads but in 'Other Species'.