Live From The Water 2022

[grampy]

10 hours ago, BizCT said:

How big was the gator and how close did it come to make you piss yourself in the second pic?


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LOL.......

No gator, and no piss either. But got a good laugh after looking at the picture! As it does look like I'm an old pissy pants!

[518BowSlayer]

Didn't have to work until 1pm yesterday so I hit the lansingburgh reservoir with my kayak in the am now that I live about 100 yards from it. 3 keeper bass and a bunch of shorts. Saw some huge splashes so I went to investigate and saw a big old carp. Talked to a guy as I was leaving and he said some girl caught a 5lb bass out of it last year. Nice having a fishing spot so close to home now

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[wolc123]

3 smallmouth made it into the boat so far this morning.  One on jig earlier and then a couple on a silver hotntot trolling.   All released.  I will only keep one over 22” to mount (if I find one) on this trip.  Peacefull out here with the whole 100 acre lake to myself.  There was another guy out on a kayak earlier but he went back in.

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by wolc123

[The_Real_TCIII]

Lake Erie lobsters





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[The_Real_TCIII]

Gotta keep the sponsors happy


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[The_Real_TCIII]

Gotta keep the sponsors happy


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[Robhuntandfish]

Cheeks in a bag for me?

[wolc123]

5 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Cheeks in a bag for me?

Swallow fhem whole and wash them down with a Ruby red.

 

MOB

[Pygmy]

11 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Lake Erie lobsters





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Does TF know that you are cutting in on his sheepshead catch  ??....

[wolc123]

I caught (2) smallmouth (15”,16”) early on jigs.  Lake was dead calm this morning.  I rowed out to the center, where I saw minnows being chased out of the water, and made a few casts over water that was about 85 ft deep.    They hit the 1/8 oz bucktail jig, soon after it touched the water, within 5 ft of the surface.

 

A slight breeze picked up now, causing some wave action and I can’t see any more fish or minnows jumping.  I am trolling with a small hotntot, to see if I can get a few more bass (maybe that elusive 22 incher) before 10:00.

[wolc123]

I trolled once around the lake and got nothing.  Drifted across the area where I got the 2 early, saw one jump and caught it on a jig.  Caught another 2 casts later.

 All (4) were within an inch of each other on size.  Back to trolling again now, trying for number 5 for the day, or 10 am, whichever comes first.

 

[Robhuntandfish]

Merica spinners tomorrow!

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[wolc123]

A 5th “legal sized” bass this evening and (2) more shorts on jigs.  Nothing at all trolling the plug today.  (2) 16”, 15”, 17” and 14” on the jig.   Not as many fish, out suspended over deep water as when they are along the shoreline earlier and later, but way less snags.  I have not lost a lure in two days of fishing, unlike Memorial Day weekend when I went thru almost a dozen jigs.  Good thing they are almost free.

 

 

[wolc123]

It took just over an hour to get (5) smallmouth bass this morning, all on the same 1/8 oz bucktail jig.  Just one other guy out there in a kayak.  The lake was dead calm at sunrise.  I made a few casts with a Zara pooch from the dock, with no hits.  Then I motored over to the big underwater bar, where I had the most action the last two days.

It looked like the water was boiling near the tip of that bar, as the bass were chasing minnows up to the surface.  I caught (3) there on my first (5) casts.  They scattered a bit after that.  I was able to get two more by rowing over to where I saw something breaking the surface and casting the jig to that spot.  
 

The last one was the biggest (18”).  The shortest one this morning was 14”.  All but the fourth (16”) fought very good.  I was thankful that the last and biggest one didn’t break off, because it really pulled.  
 

The improved cinch knot, twice thru the hook eye, is pretty strong when you are not bouncing the jig off rocks on the bottom.  That’s the best part about fishing for suspended bass in mid-summer.  They also fight like mad in the warm water.  
 

 

[REDNECK4LIFE32]

Been fishing everyday down here on st Simons island. We've caught a few stingrays, a couple hard head cats, a croaker, lots of blue crabs. Really nice size black drum. Bite has been slow. But we're enjoying the time spent with friends and family. Hopefully the fishing picks up.

[Robhuntandfish]

Not a great bite but biggest of the year eye . And got it on the Merica spinner on the 4th! We dropped 4-5 eyes as well and several hit the red white and blue. Got the big one while I was putting the planer on. Good day on the water as always.

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[The_Real_TCIII]

FIRST FISH ALERT!: my four year old nephew


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[Chef]

Hit the sound last night, caught a shad while jiging for for fluke and a dog fish chunking





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[virgil]

12 hours ago, Chef said:

Hit the sound last night, caught a shad while jiging for for fluke and a dog fish chunking





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That looks like a shark, no?

[Chef]

That looks like a shark, no?

A dogfish is a type of shark


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[turkeyfeathers]

6 minutes ago, Chef said:

A dogfish is a type of shark


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and a brewery 

[Chef]

and a brewery 

Would that be dogfish head ?


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[crappyice]

So how would I fish this pond from a kayak for the stocked rainbows and browns? I don't have a fish finder and saw another boat lose a good brown at the boat this last weekend when I was just throwing and retrieving rooster tails to no success. Looked like they were jigging in the deep water cove...with what? Not a huge fan of trolling but could get a canoe in their with an electric motor- or is it possible to troll paddling kayak?


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[Robhuntandfish]

use a jigging spoon or jigging rap off the areas where the contour lines are tight. Mid summer def look for deep cool water.  Can also jig a smaller sonar. A slip bobber system that would drop a bait down deeper is also a good option esp if you can use minnows there, but a lot of trout waters you cannot. 

Edited July 6, 2022 by Robhuntandfish

[BizCT]

So how would I fish this pond from a kayak for the stocked rainbows and browns? I don't have a fish finder and saw another boat lose a good brown at the boat this last weekend when I was just throwing and retrieving rooster tails to no success. Looked like they were jigging in the deep water cove...with what? Not a huge fan of trolling but could get a canoe in their with an electric motor- or is it possible to troll paddling kayak?


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In the reservoirs near that body of water the browns were never below 30’. For some reason 15-22 but usually 18’ seemed to be the sweet spot for browns locally in the summer. Grab some shiners, put them 15’, 18’ and 22’ down with a baitfeeder reel and drift around waiting for the zingggggggggggg


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