Big Bass

SOMEBEECH said:

Another fish story,She got away with my rod so i grabbed another real fast and hooked
the other ones line with a Rattletrap.
After a long battle,A few falls and a trip its a damn Turtle!!
Did manage to catch 9-10 small ones,So it was a good time.
My biggest is 12.72,from Lake Fork,Texas.
Our local water supply is only like 5 miles so I just go there almost
daily this time of year for the spawn.
Some big fish in there also,7.05 last yr.

Any you guys like to Bass fish?
Beech

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Sounds fun! I haven't been fishing for awhile since I moved west. I like fishing for walleye and musky (and bass when available) so I'm a little jealous even if it was a turtle. It's fun not knowing what's on the other end of the line.

Im fricken Sunburned,And its raining Tday so cant go.......Unless......... the Crik rises il be doing some serious Catfishing,Yum nom nom
Beech

BarnBuster said:

Is this wayyyy north, like Hudson bay?

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No I don't go that far north. South of North Bay. Mangetawan, Burks Falls, Bracebridge, in and around that area. That whole area to the west of Algonquin pretty much is where I go. The French River is really nice.

Muskie fishing is fun, Ive caught a couple of those.

I have 3 small ponds across the street from me. I have pulled a near 6 pounder out of there and my wife caught one that was bigger.
Something, probably a catfish, broke my 8 pound test like it was thread.

I'll bide my time in the ponds until the run off is over, then it is trout time.

BarnBuster said:

Don't I remember a story from you about giant Pike?

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lol,yep.There are some big guns in the water around here. I'll be drilling through the ice for another month or two if I want to do ant fresh water fishing

slowbus said:

lol,yep.There are some big guns in the water around here. I'll be drilling through the ice for another month or two if I want to do ant fresh water fishing

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Damn, I just couldnt live up North! Guess you have to be born where its cold,cause I freeze my ass when it in the 30sF down here!
Beech

SOMEBEECH said:

Damn, I just couldnt live up North! Guess you have to be born where its cold,cause I freeze my ass when it in the 30sF down here!
Beech

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lo,no doubt.My buddies have a ranch in the Texas.They get cold down there too.Its not just you.lol.
The guy that got the biggest pike in our group is now named Catfish Hunter

I was fishing off the bank in a cove late at night and the police pulled in. The next thing I know he was above me on the bank asking what I was doing,I said fishing. He asked me for a light for his ciggarette,I guess so he could see if I was drinking or smoking weed. I set my pole down and went up the bank to give him a light and when I looked back my pole was being dragged in the lake. I took off running down the hill to try and get my pole which was 10 or 15ft out by now. I ran in the water to try and get my pole. I managed to get to it and stand on it so I could grab it. I got the fishing pole and went back to the bank soaked all over and reeled it in with the fish still on it. The cop said Shit Im sorry and have a good night and that he would tell the other officers not to bother me while I fished. He was true to his word and nobody bothered me the rest of the night.

Lost many rods till buying rod holders,back in my Drinking days,get lit then go to drinking and forget im even fishing!
Love the serenity i get at the lake,places ppl never ever even have been before.We have a island we camp on at Lake Fork=
Priceless.
Beech

SOMEBEECH said:

Lost many rods till buying rod holders,back in my Drinking days,get lit then go to drinking and forget im even fishing!
Love the serenity i get at the lake,places ppl never ever even have been before.We have a island we camp on at Lake Fork=
Priceless.
Beech

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I can relate, I have been fishing Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn for the last 25 years solid and have a place on Toledo Bend as well.
The "Bed Fishing" for bass is heating up, but the crappie fishing has been un-freakin real here for the last 2 weeks. My mother-n-law is 74 and she caught an 19.5" crappie that hit almost 2.5lbs. I have cleaned over 300 in the last 2 weeks. Will be headed back tomorrow evening after work, going to be a nice weekend for sure.

Peace and Tight Lines for All !

Asmallvoice

Love me some fishing!!......These were caught in neighborhood lake

SOMEBEECH said:

Most I bet wont get this...Hammertime rt...
Beech

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Not ashamed i know this but that's a Sir-mix-alot reference not the hammer..lolpeace

Fishing Lake Livingston back in the early 90's we would catch hundreds of white bass....each.....usually 3 of us...catching 2 at a time on a saltwater speck rig.....caught well over 300 one day as a client counted in disbelief.Keep that line tight!!peace

I was expecting some sort of dubstep lol

On topic deep sea fishing is the shit, IMO no other fishing is comparable!

I caught a bass once. I failed to be impressed with it's fight though, I thought bass were supposed to be epic fighters, but I've caught drum with more spunk than this guy had.

EDIT : I guess I should post something constructive...I like to fish for catfish mostly, or carp. I like the relaxing fishing more than the cast and reel fishing.

Orithil said:

I caught a bass once. I failed to be impressed with it's fight though, I thought bass were supposed to be epic fighters, but I've caught drum with more spunk than this guy had.

EDIT : I guess I should post something constructive...I like to fish for catfish mostly, or carp. I like the relaxing fishing more than the cast and reel fishing.

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Depends on the tackle you're using (reel type, flexibility of the pole), size and health of the fish. Catch bigger bass on lighter tackle and they put up quite a fight.

BarnBuster said:

Depends on the tackle you're using (reel type, flexibility of the pole), size and health of the fish. Catch bigger bass on lighter tackle and they put up quite a fight.

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I was just using an old ugly stick with a light reel, something like 8 pound test line, if I recall correctly.

Orithil said:

....I like to fish for catfish....

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This can be exciting too, hooking into a big cat!!

BarnBuster said:

This can be exciting too, hooking into a big cat!!

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I love catching channel cats, for me it's the best fishing. But I'm just a redneck that way.