pretty decent weather here for the past few days. the fish have turned on a little with the warming trend and i've been fishin' one of my favorite cold water baits, a red rattle trap. my 7 y.o. tagged along for a short bank fishing outing today. for some reason, the fish were just too strong for me to handle today, and i had to have some help. so little em reeled in 3 nice ones for dad. here was the best one. not weighed, but probably 6ish. emily was the photographer for this outing too. : so y'all understand the strange angle, she was standing on a picnic table when she took this one. ;D

Nice fish Paul. We have had some real nice weather lately. I've been thinking about fishing some. I may give you a call sometime tomorrow if you think you might like to do some fishing together.

unfortunately i gotta work tomorrow and wed.  not sure about my jan schedule yet 'cause some things are changing at work.  i should know something by tomorrow night though.  holler at me then and we'll try to get together if you still can.

Another nice catch!

8-)

Paul, once again Nice catch.. You must be fishing the most productive lake in the South East.

Nice pic Emily! the fish isnt that bad either

Paul, once again Nice catch.. You must be fishing the most productive lake in the South East.

i don't know if i'd go THAT far, but you are absolutely right.  i have been blessed with some fantastic fishin' holes.  i have been blessed with a wonderful wife who understands my love for fishing and is completely supportive.  i have been blessed with a father who cared enough to teach me to fish and took me along despite all my goofs, mistakes, tangles, hang ups, etc.  i have been blessed with several friends along the way who are great fisherman and have been willing to share their time and knowledge to reduce my learning curve.  i have been blesssed with kind landowners who have been trusting  enough to allow me to fish on their property.  and of course there's bassresource, which has also helped a great deal.   there is certainly nothing special about my fishing and i will be the first to say it.   anyone who has fished with me will vouch for that as well.   i constantly try to remember that my results are not a product of what i have done, but rather a product of what others have been good enough to do for me.  this helps me keep the proper perspective on things.  

You never cease to amaze us with your catches.  And kudos to you for taking lil'em with you.

Paul Is The Man!   ;D    Nice fish

Paul, once again Nice catch.. You must be fishing the most productive lake in the South East.

i don't know if i'd go THAT far, but you are absolutely right. i have been blessed with some fantastic fishin' holes. i have been blessed with a wonderful wife who understands my love for fishing and is completely supportive. i have been blessed with a father who cared enough to teach me to fish and took me along despite all my goofs, mistakes, tangles, hang ups, etc. i have been blessed with several friends along the way who are great fisherman and have been willing to share their time and knowledge to reduce my learning curve. i have been blesssed with kind landowners who have been trusting enough to allow me to fish on their property. and of course there's bassresource, which has also helped a great deal. there is certainly nothing special about my fishing and i will be the first to say it. anyone who has fished with me will vouch for that as well. i constantly try to remember that my results are not a product of what i have done, but rather a product of what others have been good enough to do for me. this helps me keep the proper perspective on things.

Nice fish Paul! You are truely a very grateful man. That is a great post.

Chris

Paul youre too humble. I dont care where you fish it takes some serious skill to trick and land those fish.

By the way this is my first post from [my friends] iPhone. This thing is ridiculous  

Awesome looking fish.  

Always enjoy reading your posts. Glad to see that you and Emily had another productive outing. Congrats.  ;D

guppy

Awesome Fish Paul!!!!!