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"Whatever you do, don't drop that rod in the water, OK? Allright - now cast right THERE. Count to two-Mississippi and reel slow ..." Thump! Zizzzzzzz. Took dear daughter fishing. She is a successful young urban professional; hasn't fished since she was in grade school. I handed her my Limber Tip/Presso rigged with a trout magnet (boy did they...

I found these fish late yesterday afternoon and decided to see if they were there today. My personal best redear at 2lbs7oz and various fish at 1lb13oz and 1lb14oz. An epic day that will be very hard for me to top. My wife caught several of these fish and loved it.

Yes I was. Dropped in about 8 after breakfast with my queen. I was looking for gills but was hoping for anything dumb enough to hit my jig. I found lots of players today. First, I found gills, about 15 or em. Then I ran out of bank and I played with some Crappie on a deep tree. I got burned out on them and didn’t want to give up my find so I moved...

Josiah and myself did a tourney with the Richmond Crappie Club today and took a 3rd place win. 7 fish 7.40 lb bag weight. While this may not seem too impressive, consider this: 19 boats, 17 of which had foward facing sonar (livescope, mega imaging). I did not. Some really good fishermen coming from as far as nc to attend. Winning bag was 8.31. 2nd...

I hadn't gotten out in over a week but since we finally got some rain I went to my low river spot to see if the river was rising from the rain. River is up a foot from last visit and still rising. Started with 1/16 wedge tail fox jig under a float but no takers so removed the float. Couple minutes later I get whacked by a white bass about 2#. Next...

I was up early out ready to go turkey hunting but almost no gobbling so checked out multiple places that are public and only couple folks out chasing. As I have another buddy coming from Mark twain lake to fish with us just went down to launch area to see how bite was. Got some Intel crappie were spawning in couple isolated places but hadn5...

I want to go fishing ! :biggrin If you have children or grandchildren in this case , you probably understand how unbelievably cool it is to hear such words. About nothing I can think of makes ones heart melt quicker and causes that silly smile that pops on your face when those words come out of those lil ones mouths. The plan was simple , have...

Hard to beat simple fishing and it doesn’t get much simpler then a hook with a red wiggler. Started our fishing adventure after lunch this afternoon at our favorite local park that includes two managed ponds and a creek with a deep enough pool to get a bite. The creek was our first stop today where we managed a few small but nicely colored sunfish...

Got a call from 870 this morning asking if I had any interest in joining him for an impromptu fishing trip today. Weather was iffy here at home (it would soon clear and be a nice day)but I said yes anyway and headed his way. And what a trip it turned out to be! After a few last minute adjustments, (and we almost chose not to bring the cooler!) we...

It's really early for the redear to be up shallow. I caught this toad tonight in yellow mustard flowers here on Lake Barkley. It was 2lb2oz. What a special Easter Sunday! The fish had a length of 12 3/8 inches, a girth of an eye popping 14 inches and a weight of 2.2lbs. I cleaned the fish tonight and it was a boss male shellcracker...not a...

It's been a while since I've posted, anybody still lurking around here? I've been doing my part to try and reduce the Crappie population in Lake Conway before it dries up and all the fish rot. The lake still has lots of fish but the size is WAY down from previous years. Yesterday was decent despite the wind. 52 Crappie and 6 Bass (not pictured?,)...

My son caught a 1lb 12oz redear and I caught two that went 1lb 11oz and 1lb 7oz. We had fun using the Japanese ultra light gear!!

Not sure , could be coincidence or it might be a sign , it seems to be a lucky ballcap in many cases , that visit it was one of them need it wear it again ballcaps for sure , , , , KABOOM :Cowboy 8 fow midday in the shade , prefrontal conditions , orange jig on a no paint head and for positive sure ,I thunk it was a bass when it hit the jig...

For the 8th Spring Break in row my buddy Caleb let me fish with him. We added Hunter this year as his dad’s back is acting up. Both are great guys. They stay out of trouble, do their school work, respectful and more. We had a very good time despite the wind. I put them to work on Friday. We played on Saturday. Hunter is on his high schools...

When the Oak blooms are on the water I usually find fish in 10-13’ of water. That held true today. Didn’t see as many fish today compared to Monday. Catch rate was about half as much also. Did manage some good ones. It’s was nice not having to weed thru the small fish. The wind was way better today and the rain was light. The sun popped out and...

Well, calmer then the last week. After the winds of the last week 10-15 mph winds with gusts 25-30 was a break. Been itching to spend a day on the water. The winds had calmed overnight with the temps dipping. Frost on the windows of the truck this morning when we headed out When we launched there was even skim ice in the back bays. Water...

Was a pleasure to be hosted by Bigdaawg this past weekend , to show me the ropes for tight lining on Lake Wylie … Fought the winds and bright sun for 6 hours to boat a few crappie and a mess of white perches, which wouldn’t leave our baits alone �� Lots of good fish tales and a lake tour! Not having white perches up north we kept a few...

Work, family and the weather has conspired to cause a long drought with me not being on the water. I finally got some time off and the weather to agree today. I fished Forest Ingram in Cullman today, no fish shallow early (water was 58 degrees) but found plenty 10 to 14 foot deep on brush. I finally found a few on the edges later afternoon after...

Got the call that it's about formal time at couple of favorites so since wife wanted me to stay for eclipse I would run out to LSL and see if formal time was there. Hit smaller lake and not much there but coup k e kids in normal dress. So headed for NY docks and see what's up. Dropped jigs in usual places and picked up dozen or so dinks. Did...

Boat traffic was a pain today. Caught most of my fish on cover. Same Takeum Gray Ghost hand tied jig . Still using the light 11.5' Huckabee rod / Stryker . Kept a limit and came in to take Kena to Physical Therapy. A young man was fishing off the bank with his parents . He wanted to talk and ask a million questions . I always try to spend a few...

My daughter and son in law bought a camper and invited my bride and I to spend the night. I called ahead and confirmed the park had fishing holes and brought the necessary supplies. I had a few B&M Black Widow cane poles I haven't used in 15 years and decided these would be perfect for my young granddaughters to get a taste of the best feeling...

Bymo and his wife timed their April family trip to coincide with the eclipse. They hit grizzly jig first then stopped at cap girardeau MO. saw Totality for minutes then stayed in camper and relaxing at perryville while the terrible traffic ran it's course. Did some camping with their grandkids and now bymo was FREE to do what he really wanted...

the 2024 eclipse that is , some fish dint though , just saying :Rofl said he wanted a dozen nice ones , we ketched fire out of them .... at 12 not another went in said basket .... so us and some of the fish survived said eclipse ..... but some of them crappie dint survive it ....:crazy: K A B O O M ....:Cowboy p.s. the collage of me in my...

Slept thru night which is rare woke up perfect time to go scout for turkey. Ben stayed back to check out water heater as didn't have hot water. Heard only 1 in area I usually hunt which is disappointing. Checked on other sites. Distant gobbling. Went by lake and saw buddy fishing so stopped to visit. He was ketchn but not much size. It's...

Folks see my pics and ask often what do you do with all those filets? I have quite a few folks who love fresh fish but r either unable to get out fishing anymore or don't know how. So I make sure they have some. Near my cabin or condo have folks who take care of or watch out for my places so keep them supplied. Some will come by when I call to...