Big Bass
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SOMEBEECH
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Boy they are good eaters.nom nom.
When i use to guide during the winter we would catch what we call rockbass there like a little sandie but have a yellow belly.
There RT there with the crappie in taste.
Was on a trip oneday jiggin spoons in 30ft + and a guy hooks a bass about 5lbs as hes reeling it in and theres a school of BIG bass following,About 3ft from surface one comes up and scales the bass on his line,I saw it and she had to be over 15lbs.It had the 5lber in its mouth all the way up to the Gills.
Last spring I caught 3 fish on a jerkbait 1 on the front hook and 2 on the back hooks.Ive seen dead fish before Bass with another in its mouth tht Choked to death,on Lake Fork!
Beech
You guys ever see a Ling Cod ?
They hang out on/near rock piles & are extremely vicious.
We usually catch a couple a year - while bringing in small halibut (10-15 lbs) and rock fish, they will inhale them & not let go.
Free gaffing is a fun (and very wet) experience and damn are they good eating - better than halibut IMHO.
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They hang out on/near rock piles & are extremely vicious.
We usually catch a couple a year - while bringing in small halibut (10-15 lbs) and rock fish, they will inhale them & not let go.
Free gaffing is a fun (and very wet) experience and damn are they good eating - better than halibut IMHO.
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B166ER420
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THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN FISHING WITH A KID.......that knows how fish,use a rod and reel properly,tie a knot,bait their own hook....lol.My grandfather was a guide in the 80's-90's,so i've fished with a few people in my life...and it sucks having to babysit on a boat when im trying get my fish on
...but when you get a kid who knows what to do....good times,good times.SORRY ABOUT YOUR FISHING BUDDY...RIP.peace
I've caught a lot of bowfin as well (my Dad used to call them Grinnel's).
They are one heck of a fight on a Bass outfit - and they can live out of the water for hours.
Suckers are tough !
SOMEBEECH
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Soo true,me and my son whos 12 in june have a blast,Little chit talks smack and beats me almost everytime,with the sun perch.THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN FISHING WITH A KID.......that knows how fish,use a rod and reel properly,tie a knot,bait their own hook....lol.My grandfather was a guide in the 80's-90's,so i've fished with a few people in my life...and it sucks having to babysit on a boat when im trying get my fish on
Hes learning know to bass fish but I kill him there as he doesnt have the patience to throw worms,or slow baits.
Good times tho he brings his friend and they love the boat rides.
Austin my son is getting very good at riding his MX bike Slobus.Im not gonna push him tho as hard as I was pushed.
Beech
B166ER420
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Love it dude!!If I couldn't fish I would shrivel up and die........lol......I would love to fish up north muskee,striped maybe some big walleye......close by me we have some of the best freshwater striper fishing.Lake Buchanan,Lake Travis,Lake Livingston..............my personal best has only been 17lbs.
Indagrow
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Yeah it's hard for me to hit the little honey holes for schoolies sized strippers in the form of large mouth haha the ocean is just to close for me, best fight I've had was with a tarpon in key west.. Fought it for three hours and it dragged the skiff 4 miles around a lagoon.. Epic!
B166ER420
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Badass dude, I caught a 100lb- tish tarpon off the Dania beach pier,took maybe 45m-hr,brought it up to the jetty 3 times,cousin had to yell at people to get outta the way,even a couple looky-loos in boats getting to close.BEST FIGHT I'VE HAD!!!!!A few 20lb snook I caught on light bass tackle fought like hell too
!!!Tied tail to tail,a 5lb snook could pull a 10lb striper from Florida to Maine
B166ER420
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Dude I have to add my favorite day Fishing.Me and my cuz hooked and lost about a dozen 40-50lb tarpon in the canal near,we were using bass tackle trying to catch peacock bass but ran into a school of tarpon.The water was shallow and rocky.We lost every one but it was still one of my favorite days fishing
B166ER420
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I hooked and lost 5 others just like this one
...even this one came off,flop around in the shallows before I grabbed it
.Can y'all see the little schools of catfish fry in the shallow water(dark spots).....Neighborhood lake will be good for a long time!peace
Happy 4th and good luck fishing!
Perfextionist420
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did somebody say bass!?
You're right there - but the title "Big Bass" leaves me in a quandary.
Oh hell, here's a couple, just no bass.
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Oh hell, here's a couple, just no bass.
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joe macclennan
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Why I Do not use baitcasters! I bought myself a super nice shimano openface a few years ago. I really like that high return ratio.
Love catching some flatheads. Especially in high water out of a small boat by myself. Talk about a good time.
Fish runs, anchor up, chase fish, drop anchor, fight fish, fish runs anchor up, repeat...etc.
awesome time. Especially in a nice july rain.
Hey, that's the name of my boat
Yah, they do put up a hell of a fight and I can attest to them twisting off treble hooks. One of these suckers ruined my favorite crawdad rap.
We consider bowfin/dogfish trash fish and kill em. Stinky,slimy bastards.
I actually went to my buddies pond yesterday. It is pretty nice It's an old quarry around 8 acres. I didn't catch anything of size but it was nonstop action 10-18" largemouths on my spinnerbaits.