12 hours ago, JDJ said:

Pics or it didn't happen Kent!  JK -- nice catches and great details!!

Well, I'm not taking pics on the ground anymore, they never do justice to the fish. If there is someone around to take the picture for me, I'll post it up. In this case, another Memphis Pond Hopper might catch both of these fish, weigh them and post a picture...I hope it's you!

 

Finally caught a bass at Grove! Weighed about .4 lbs. Chartreuse spinnerbait and I was glad to catch it. 

In response to Roadwarrior's gear: you have a leader (which i never use bass fishing) that costs $50 for 200 yards. Could that be part of my problem out there, I'm throwing lures with 15lb Stren white braid? The line can easily be seen by the fish. 

How long is your leader? What type of knot do you do from the backer line? What is the backer line? 

Maybe spring fishing requires more finesse than I'm experienced giving, and why i'm not catching anything. I was killing it last fall, but this year has been rough.

Thanks for any help,

Brad

 

 

 

 

 

You don't NEED braid and you don't NEED a leader, it's just something I am experimenting with on a couple of rigs. An inexpensive alternative that I STRONGLY recommend is either #6 Yo-Zuri Hybrid on spinning tackle or #12 on baitcasting gear. To address your other questions:

My leader is about 18" long so it is not inside the guides.

The connecting knot is an Alberto.

The mainline is #40 Seaguar Smackdown.

On other rigs I am fishing Tatsu #8 on spinning gear and #15 on baitcasting equipment. I have three rigs spooled with Smackdown, all with Tatsu leaders. For all treble hook presentations I am using #15 Sunline Defier Armilo.

 

Thanks for the response RoadWarrior.

I've decided I need to throw some money at my fish catching problems: anyone selling a bass boat? 

I'm watching Craigslist, but haven't seen anything yet. Probably a fiberglass boat from the 90s is all I can afford. 

 

7 hours ago, BadBradBassMan said:

Thanks for the response RoadWarrior.

I've decided I need to throw some money at my fish catching problems: anyone selling a bass boat? 

I'm watching Craigslist, but haven't seen anything yet. Probably a fiberglass boat from the 90s is all I can afford. 

 

this sounds stupid but you might aswell buy a jetski and modfiy it to hold rods. i did it and its awesome it has an anchor and all. i use it for land and sea it was cheap and its EPIC 

 

you got alot of space and a chair. i modifyed it to also have a back rest when im catfishing  has a livewell for minnows and shad on the side too!

4 hours ago, Tery Songz said:

this sounds stupid but you might aswell buy a jetski and modfiy it to hold rods. i did it and its awesome it has an anchor and all. i use it for land and sea it was cheap and its EPIC 

 

you got alot of space and a chair. i modifyed it to also have a back rest when im catfishing  has a livewell for minnows and shad on the side too!

its at my house in california ill ask if my friend can picture it for me  if you dont belive me im not the only one. i thought i was . but mine makes me look like a redneck!!!

i found 2 pictures while image searching i thought u might have a laugh  but i got a fishing jetski its a old model sounds like a coughing tank engine too

 

 

WARNING went to grove recently and some wretched broke my rod because i crossed his line (i didnt cast on point, i got my line off of his instantly and he shoved me and broke my rod i went to call the cops and he ran away)  

13 minutes ago, Tery Songz said:

WARNING went to grove recently and some wretched broke my rod because i crossed his line (i didnt cast on point, i got my line off of his instantly and he shoved me and broke my rod i went to call the cops and he ran away)  

You were attacked.  Why didn't you fight back?

19 minutes ago, Josh Smith said:

You were attacked.  Why didn't you fight back?

i could have defended my self but he had 3 suckers with him and they all were mad at me, i think prisoners escaped jail looking for food lol! i know i couldve defended my self and i wasent sure if i could stab them since i had my pocket knife with me for tying lures it wasent a good rod tho only like a 30$ combo

Escaped cons?  Dang man, I carry a .45 and don't have a lockup of any sort close to where I fish. 

Is the fishing really that excellent there?

i was joking about them being prionsers i just said because of the way they were acting. i didnt want to injure any one since i dont know if i could do that if some one shoved me. i have an akm and never thought you can shoot some one for something like that for shoving u? can you?

41 minutes ago, Tery Songz said:

i was joking about them being prionsers i just said because of the way they were acting. i didnt want to injure any one since i dont know if i could do that if some one shoved me. i have an akm and never thought you can shoot some one for something like that for shoving u? can you?

It depends on disparity of force, and the state's laws.  In Indiana, if I were outnumbered like this, I could, though I would definitely explore other options first. 

Know what?  We're thread drifting.  Post down in the firearms forum and we can talk about self-defense.

Regards,

Josh

Rented a boat at herb parsons Saturday morning. Fished for an hour then crazy gusts started blowing making hard for the trolling motor (on highest speed) to make it back across the lake. Decided to turn it in and pond hop. 

Stopped at Halle, missed a 2lb'r right at the shore, explored Johnson park for the first time hen finished at grove catching nothing at the last two places. It was a great weather day (little windy but kept the sweat away) and just what I needed after a long work week... To exercise my gear and listen to them sing.

On 5/10/2016 at 0:55 PM, roadwarrior said:

Please be careful with our pets. Take a quick pic and release them gently.

-Kent

 

 

Saw a guy carry a 6 pounder out of there on a stringer a couple of weeks ago.  

What kind of structure is in Grove? A guy told me there was a tree out in front of the first culvert, but I don't see where it would have come from. 

Any history on the lake? Is it man made by the city of G'town?

 

 

 

 

 

On 5/23/2016 at 4:20 PM, llerroms said:

Saw a guy carry a 6 pounder out of there on a stringer a couple of weeks ago.  

Bummer....

Hey y'all.  Finally gettin around to postin on here again.  Been fishing a neighborhood lake and caught a couple nice ones....and I fished grove and ACTUALLY CAUGHT A PIG!  Caught both on a weightless rage craw. 

Here's another one....

Nice fish, great pic!

 

Hey everyone. Been fishing mostly private ponds until recently (my contacts all moved). So I'm trying to get back into the public pond scene. I've hit most of Shelby Farms, best luck at lake at Farm Rd deadend. Where else can i get some good bank action in and near Cordova, Germantown, or Bartlett?

Thanks guys,

This thread has 29 pages with lots of specific suggestions, including lures for the seasons.

 

 

pleasure meeting you today at Grove. thanks for the lure and good luck.

You're welcome!  BTW, there is a tread running in "Tackle" that's all about the Fat Ika.

Here's a beauty! Caught last night on a 6.5 inch green pumpkin plasmatail.  (Drop shot)