Bass Fisherman's Anonymous 2024
MossyBackDaddy reply :
Anyone else having a bad start to the fishing season too? I'm averaging less than one fish per trip? You know it's bad when your wife see that you are getting skunked and she's not then offer's you her rod and bait just so you can catch one lol. I think those of us in a slump should support each other.
Glaucus reply :
Pretty miserable here. I can't even fish my favorite and best places due to flooding. Where I can fish is abysmal. I'm lucky to get one most days. Worst season in a decade.
MossyBackDaddy reply :
On 5/9/2019 at 7:25 AM, Glaucus said:Pretty miserable here. I can't even fish my favorite and best places due to flooding. Where I can fish is abysmal. I'm lucky to get one most days. Worst season in a decade.
Take care with the flooding. That's way more serious than me trying to be funny. Hang in there dude.
Mike L reply :
Got the opposite problem down here. Big O is at the lowest level in a year.
Take care
Mike
Bluebasser86 reply :
I can't catch any big fish. Lots of them, but the fish over 5 just aren't happening for me this year like the last few. I think I've caught 2 or 3 over 5 and 1 over 6 so far.
HeyCoach reply :
I’m not catching any and I haven’t caught a big one.
TOXIC reply :
It's been tough here as well. Lots of rain, grass is sparse and we had a very short spring. That's why I am going to Michigan for a week!! 
Rpratt reply :
Water levels are high, lots of flooding. I caught 26 last Saturday, but everyone except one were little dinks. For some reason the ONLY thing I can catch fish with for the last month is with the wacky worm. I have caught zero fish with jigs, crankbaits, topwater.... It's frustrating to say the least.
sully420 reply :
I haven't even got to fish yet. Season dosen't open until sat.
fishwizzard reply :
I feel like I have missed or lost more fish already this year then all of last year. Swimbaits to a dropshot, I cannot seem to make a solid hookset for some reason. Yesterday was the worst, one bass landed for five on the line and maybe three more solid hits.
Glaucus reply :
On 5/9/2019 at 7:17 PM, TOXIC said:It's been tough here as well. Lots of rain, grass is sparse and we had a very short spring. That's why I am going to Michigan for a week!!
Up here we can't even get it to stay in the 60s. About to be halfway through May and we're still battling some 50s for highs with more to come.
Here being an hour and a half south of Chicago.
NYWayfarer reply :
I have been catching lots of fish...just not Bass. Catch what the waters give you. Right now they are giving me Trout and Perch.
The weather is unseasonably cool and wet. Yesterday broke an 11 day streak of days with some form of rain.
Rivers are high, fast and cold with mountain snow runoff. Still seeing some of that snow in patches on some of the higher elevations.
I predict Bass action will heat up here after the 20th. My logs show that was the magic date last year.
Armtx77 reply :
Been doing pretty well down here in SE Louisiana.
Cant complain to be honest. Those of you, dealing with flood waters, keep safe.
928JLH reply :
Fishing has been good.
However does anyone have advice or a guide for an angry Mrs.? She seen the eBay invoices for the last few months. Definitely not happy lol. Thank goodness she didn't see the tackle warehouse or local purchases!
Hawkeye21 reply :
I haven't caught a lot of fish yet this year but I've caught a lot of quality fish. The majority of all my catches have been over 18" and I got my PB on Easter.
Pickle_Power reply :
Up until Sunday afternoon, I had been having my worst early spring fishing that I can ever remember. I don't think any factors besides very inconsistent and cold weather are to blame. But, Sunday afternoon, I had a fantastic day, catching multiple quality fish on cranks, jerks, spinnerbaits, & jigs.
Bankbeater reply :
I’ve been catching this year, but nothing any size. The bass have been hitting crankbaits mostly. Not hitting plastics at all.
Harold Scoggins reply :
Cold fronts, wind, and rain are my only problems right now. (kayak angler)
A-Jay reply :
On 5/9/2019 at 7:17 PM, TOXIC said:It's been tough here as well. Lots of rain, grass is sparse and we had a very short spring. That's why I am going to Michigan for a week!!
I heard Michigan was Closed ~
Besides, there are no big fish here . . . none
A-Jay
Glaucus reply :
On 5/11/2019 at 8:48 AM, A-Jay said:I heard Michigan was Closed ~
Besides, there are no big fish here . . . none
A-Jay
Absolutely ridiculous. Very cool.
Positive note for me here: caught 14 in an hour and a half this morning. Access to the pond has been restored as water makes its way back to where it belongs (although the river is still to be avoided). Ned Rig got it done for the best day yet this spring. Nothing over 2.5 pounds but it was great.
MossyBackDaddy reply :
On 5/9/2019 at 8:07 PM, fishwizzard said:I feel like I have missed or lost more fish already this year then all of last year. Swimbaits to a dropshot, I cannot seem to make a solid hookset for some reason. Yesterday was the worst, one bass landed for five on the line and maybe three more solid hits.
That seems to be my problem as well. The other day they kept pulling the skirt halfway off of my jigs. I've never had that happen before. I was standing there scratching my head like whaaa...?
Yeah you guys in the midwest seem to be stuck in a early spring pattern weather wise. Shoot we already have had 85F here in the Seattle area. Hopefully things change for yall soon.
Alex from GA reply :
They're jumping in the boat here in N GA.
MossyBackDaddy reply :
On 5/12/2019 at 4:58 AM, Alex from GA said:They're jumping in the boat here in N GA.
I'm sure they are jumping in the boats here in WA but apparenty I'm using baits without hooks.
TOXIC reply :
On 5/11/2019 at 8:48 AM, A-Jay said:I heard Michigan was Closed ~
Besides, there are no big fish here . . . none
A-Jay
Fake News!! I'm leaving Saturday of this week for 7 days of toadapoolaza on St Clair!! Careful, after I retire in June, I may just head to your personal Lake Menderchuck and sample it as well!! 
A-Jay reply :
On 5/13/2019 at 6:24 PM, TOXIC said:Fake News!!
Good luck Sir . .
Hope you get fish-able conditions.
Also just because you watch Bruce Lee movies, may not mean you know Karate.
A-Jay
TOXIC reply :
On 5/13/2019 at 8:53 PM, A-Jay said:Good luck Sir . .
Hope you get fish-able conditions.
Also just because you watch Bruce Lee movies, may not mean you know Karate.
A-Jay
Aaaaaahhhhhh Yesssss A-Jayson....but with a good teacher all things are possible!!
A-Jay reply :
On 5/13/2019 at 8:56 PM, TOXIC said:Aaaaaahhhhhh Yesssss A-Jayson....but with a good teacher all things are possible!!
You guys are going to have one heck of a Killer trip - Fish are thick this year.
A-Jay
Dave22 reply :
Here in SW Ohio and across southern Ohio everyone I’ve talked to has been struggling. I got on a good prespawn bite for a solid hour a few weeks ago and have been struggling ever since. I’ve missed probably six fish on the jig and they won’t even hit anything else. Fluctuations in water level and unstable temperatures have messed up the spawning times and consistencies I believe
MossyBackDaddy reply :
I've been reduced to hitting up the golf course ponds near my house. Shallow water uneducated fish should make me feel better. **Sniff Sniff**
TOXIC reply :
Well, we are loaded and will leave at 3am tomorrow for our annual trip to Lake St Clair. It's the highlight of my fishing season.
FishinBuck07 reply :
Good luck Toxic! Hope you have a blast! I am really struggling in NE Ohio also, can't seem to find the fish. I can't even seem to find the crappie when I take a break from bass. I have friends that just keep sending me pics of fish they are catching in the same area though! Guess the fishing gods have an issue with me this year! Haha
NHBull reply :
With a very late ice-out and water Temps below 50, I feel lucky to average 2 good fish a day. Lip less and jerks bringing my only success.
.....it is still better than being snowbound.
MossyBackDaddy reply :
Finally got the stank off. Here are a couple from yesterday's trip to a small lake/pond. A probable 3 and 2 pounder respectively. Not huge but better than dinks.
Flatrock reply :
On 5/12/2019 at 4:58 AM, Alex from GA said:They're jumping in the boat here in N GA.
Those are Asian Carp... LOL
N Florida Mike reply :
It’s been a great spring here , numbers have been great with some big uns mixed in , but it’s fixing to slow down. Summer is almost here. Supposed to be 97 a couple days this week coming up.
I’ll be switching to mostly early morning tactics til fall .
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