Fishing 2017

[Limbrat]

Beautiful bass! The best of both worlds, getting a workout on the PB and catching lunker largemouths. You fishing a whacky worm?

 

[No_Bivy]

yes..wacky rigged watermelon creme senko. unweighted

let it sink slow with occasional twitch. Bass destroyed it in 5' of water.

that was a test run for my redneck cooler mount set up. Hope for some redfish sleigh rides here soon.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's a cool rig you have!

 

[FireFighterZero]

One of the best pictures I have seen all year!

I can already tell you are much smarter than I am. You have your poles tied on.........

 

[No_Bivy]

those are sea to summit bungee leashes. I highly recommend. I think they are intended for the paddle but work great for rods too

 

[FireFighterZero]

I bet they are cheaper than the 200 dollars worth of rods and reels I lost on my first kayak expedition.

Excellent tip, thanks very much.

 

[No_Bivy]

how deep was it there? can you dive down and get them? Or maybe snag em with grappling hook?

19 bucks.

Also, you can take a pool noodle and cut it up, put a small piece around a rod not in action. should float them

 

[FireFighterZero]

It was only about 10 feet. I tried to dive down but I was just grabbing in the dark. Murky water.

I used to have a weighted paddle fish hook around but could not find it.

Good idea about the noodle. We have some old ones at the ambulance barn that I bet I could use. They get retired when they get too ratty.

 

[BlackSmith]

The pup has good luck with the bass, me, not so much...

 

[Limbrat]

yes..wacky rigged watermelon creme senko. unweighted

let it sink slow with occasional twitch. Bass destroyed it in 5' of water.

that was a test run for my redneck cooler mount set up. Hope for some redfish sleigh rides here soon.

Deadly rig alright. Been doing the redfish, tripletail, speckled trout thing out of the kayak for a few years and it's a blast. Where do you chase redfish?

Fine bass Bob, 6-7 pounder?

 

[BlackSmith]

He said a heavy 7 but he IS my son so I'd guess an honest 4... lol

 

[Limbrat]

 

[BOTS]

WOW, some monsta bass there folks!!! great hook up

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've never ate fish like that.

Just catfish, perch, and a few snapper and grouper.

I bet they are tasty!

 

[No_Bivy]

Nice fish Bob....that aint 4 lbs

CPR fishing for those......catch...photo...release

probably tastes funky like a farm pond

eat the redfish though!

 

[No_Bivy]

i like you guys better in this thread....

we seem to have the same artiFISHle intelligence.

 

[BlackSmith]

Yeah, catch and release. Only fish he'll kill is a snakehead, it's the law here.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Is Bass eatable? I've never heard of anyone eating one.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I think they eat the hell out of em down south.

People eat small mouth up here.

 

[BlackSmith]

Good eat'n Jay, we just don't.

 

[woodworkingboy]

We've got them here too, a couple lakes close by. People here eat just about anything domestic that has fins or moves about on four legs, but oddly, Bass isn't something I have ever seen on a table.

 

[MasterBlaster]

People don't eat bass? Really?

They eat trout, right?

 

[FireFighterZero]

I will eat almost anything. Even tried to catch a frog the other day while loading up the trailer.

Funny though, when folks list favorite table fish up here, trout and bass are not on the list usually.

Perch and Walleye are at the top.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Oh sure, MB, trout even raw.

 

[Limbrat]

A lot of folks have been mesmerized into following the catch and release mantra for bass and I fell into that trance for a while. Then I woke up hungry and it was on! Seriously, I never kill a big bass but those four pounds or less are definite candidates for dinner plates. Bass from clean water are delicious!