So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Just now, Catt said:

 

The entire lake is in pre-spawn, spawn, post spawn with any technique working shallow to deep. 

My gosh, 27lb 14oz sack just weighed in!   Big fish of the bag was a 9.8!

 

Now this is a Bass fishing derby, why they don't save the Classic for places like TB, Guntersville, etc. is beyond me.  

[Catt]

Lake level is key & it's holding steady. 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Toledo Bend is showing out, four 9lb+ fish already.    Some dude talking about losing a 14lber ?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Ben Milliken almost got that 30lb bag, he certainly seems to be the real deal.  

 

He used a C25 I'm pretty sure, I bet he was deep cranking for post spawners.   

[A5BLASTER]

For those of yall who might be wondering how I came up with the weight needed to win.

 

I used a very secret and sophisticated mathematical formula known as WAG lol.

 

Lakes in great shape with fish in all spawn conditions and the right water depth and weather conditions to turn up some huge bags.

[LovestoFish]

Alot of big prespawners at the weigh in. I thought the spawn was over?? ?

[LovestoFish]

Catt what do u make of the top 3 nonboaters weighing 5 pound average fish? Better fish are deeper than most think?

[Catt]

@LovestoFish I ain't heard who is catching what where!

 

How ya think "team" tournaments work? The team member in the back seat can be considered a non-boater. The difference is the top 5 of both anglers is weighed in. 

 

44 minutes ago, LovestoFish said:

Better fish are deeper than most think?

 

IDK if I would bet money on that!

[LovestoFish]

 Of the top 3 nonboater weights, only 1 of the boaters, Milliken caught em good. Other 2 boaters caught less than 12 lbs.

 

I wouldn't bet either. Just curious what u thought 

[Catt]

1 hour ago, LovestoFish said:

Other 2 boaters caught less than 12 lbs.

 

I prefer fishing team tournaments for the simple reason one of us will be on!

 

I've never understood how guys can fish together & not fish as a "team"! 

 

Name any "stick" on Toledo Bend & I will bet you $100 they have an outstanding partner. That's how you go from 30# sacks to 35-40# sacks.

 

Rant over ?

[Catt]

Y'all quit watching already?

 

My 60# guess was kinda light!

[AlabamaSpothunter]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

Y'all quit watching already?

 

My 60# guess was kinda light!

No way brother, another thread was started on Ben and the Bend.

 

Yesterday the lake wasn't as hot as the first, but they are coming out with guns a blazing this morning.  Dudes picking up 4 and 5 fish in the first cpl. hours.  

 

Really, really hope to see a DD come across the stage.

[LovestoFish]

6 hours ago, Catt said:

Y'all quit watching already?

 

My 60# guess was kinda light!

No we're watching! That's y it's called a guess ?. I think most fisherman would've guessed 60 r lighter. 

 

Not sure I like seeing this...more attention means more...

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Just now, LovestoFish said:

No we're watching! That's y it's called a guess ?. I think most fisherman would've guessed 60 r lighter. 

 

Not sure I like seeing this...more attention means more...

News was already leaked brother ?

 

[RockNReelN]

Wow that is a monster.  Great fish and pic Congrats.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

52 minutes ago, RockNReelN said:

Wow that is a monster.  Great fish and pic Congrats.

Yeah I might quit after I caught a fish like that, after seeing the top of Everest, the Rockies become boring ?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

On 4/15/2023 at 12:23 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

News was already leaked brother ?

 

Not everyday you get the story behind these magnificent .000001% fish, stumbled on this one just now though.   Cool stuff, you guys need to be throwing frogs ?

Prairieville angler’s Toledo Bend lunker was acting like a carp - Louisiana Sportsman

 

[A5BLASTER]

20 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Not everyday you get the story behind these magnificent .000001% fish, stumbled on this one just now though.   Cool stuff, you guys need to be throwing frogs ?

Prairieville angler’s Toledo Bend lunker was acting like a carp - Louisiana Sportsman

 

Lol. Been catching them on frogs since beginning of February.

[thediscochef]

Gonna get my first crack at Toledo tomorrow, was gonna hit Rayburn but the guide says it's slow right now. Big time excitement!

[LovestoFish]

On 5/11/2023 at 6:36 PM, thediscochef said:

Gonna get my first crack at Toledo tomorrow, was gonna hit Rayburn but the guide says it's slow right now. Big time excitement!

U got a report for us disco?

[thediscochef]

2 hours ago, LovestoFish said:

U got a report for us disco?

Not a great one unfortunately. Boat didn't catch any above 5# that we could tell, I boated two fish all day. I missed about 8 fish on a dropshot, as far as I could tell they were just tiny spotties playing with the tail. I'm about 99% sure we were fishing on the backside of an eastbound low pressure shortwave which would explain the lockjaw and congregation to 30+ FOW. Didn't see any bass shallower than 10 FOW. I had hoped for significantly better but that's fishin - somewhere between casting and catching. Guide did his best, d**n good with his sonar but locating them is only part of the equation. I know that we would have done significantly better with a different barometric setup. To be on the back side of a system like that and still catch as many as we did was admirable.

[Catt]

Is the lake still there? 

 

[BayouSlide]

Hope so. Taking my new camping rig to the north state park Monday for an overnight. Plan to do a little bank fishin' while I'm there.

[LovestoFish]

On 5/26/2023 at 5:55 AM, Catt said:

Is the lake still there? 

 

It was there 2 weeks ago. Not sure where the Bass were tho

[Catt]

If I don't go soon y'all may have to give me directions!