December 2013 Bragging Rights Finale 2024
BassinLou reply :
Alright gang, a new month is here before us and you all know what that means..... new competition time!!! If you participated last month, or you are new member, or you have been following us now for while and you're just curious. Now is your time to join us. I am proud to say that this will be our 7 month of having this monthly competition. Last month we had 27 participants and we are looking to grow that number. So please, any BR FL member can join. All we ask is that you play fair and have fun while you are with us. Just to give contenders an idea of what they are up against, here were Novembers top five bags (sort of speak) in inches. 1. 101" 2. 99.5" 3. 94.5" 4. 89.5" 5. 86". Think you can do better?? Participate and show us.
The rules are simple. Go bass fishing, and if you deem your fish is worthy to brag about, then all you have to do is measure your fish, take a clear picture of the whole fish confirming the length on a measuring device. For example a ruler, tape measure, etc... The person with the longest 5 bass at the end of the month wins bragging rights. The beauty of this competition is, there are no entry fees, no prize money, just pure clean fun for bragging rights. You can fish from the bank, from a boat, from a yak, from canoe anywhere that it is legal to fish. [ Also, please make sure your fishing license's are up to date]. On a side note we also have big fish honors. That simply means we recognize the angler who has caught the biggest fish in the month. For that recognition you will need a scale and picture confirming the weight of your catch.
When you take a pic of your catches you have up to 5 days to post those pictures on our forum. To avoid any misunderstandings on your post, please include the date of the catch. I will take care of the rest and track your catches and progress. I will post daily and weekly standings.
Lastly, this competition is for fun and to share our experiences so the rest of us can learn from your catch. Any intentional acts to mislead or harm this competition is highly discouraged, and you will be disqualified for those actions. We are participating in a honest, and fair competition.
By saying " I am in" you are accepting the guidelines of this competition. If any one has any questions or concerns please PM me at any time. I am here for all of you.
Best of the luck everyone, let's have an awesome December Finale!!
and with that..... I AM IN!!
Bassinlou
FishinDaddy reply :
I am in. Worst to first this month.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 10:10 AM, FishinDaddy said:I am in. Worst to first this month.
I like it..... I am glad you have more fishing time this month. I got you down, FishinDaddy.
Mainebass1984 reply :
Glad to see the Florida competition going strong. The Northeast Competition is on pause until spring due to ice. Looking to see someone break 110 inches this month.
Rovingmutt reply :
Lou, I'm in, and my son too 
---=Martin=--- reply :
yea I guess why not.. 
---=Martin=--- reply :
as in, i'm in 
MCS reply :
I am in. Gotta put a whooping on Lou for leaving us
fstr385 reply :
Okeechobee bound in the am! Byahhhwww!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 11:13 AM, MCS said:I am in. Gotta put a whooping on Lou for leaving us
I am not leaving, just not coordinating for a while starting in January, I will still be competing. Can't get rid of me that easy. Lol...
BassinLou reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 10:47 AM, Rovingmutt said:Lou, I'm in, and my son too
Mutt, what is your son's name?
AK-Jax86 reply :
I'm in and most likely the crew too, I'm sure they will pop their head in here at some point to announce their entry
I am bringing the gopro to our big fish spot tomorrow morning so if I hook into her or one of her sisters again atleast you guys will be able to see her too and not just read about it over and over and over lol
Mikefinfan reply :
I'm new here, but what the heck, I'll try it! Count me in!
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 12:09 PM, BassinLou said:Mutt, what is your son's name?
Joe, watch out he wants to win this. 
BassinLou reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 1:32 PM, Mikefinfan said:I'm new here, but what the heck, I'll try it! Count me in!
Welcome Mike, did you get my PM?
BassinLou reply :
Here is who I have so far for December: FishinDaddy, FSTR, MCS, Rovingmutt & Joe, Mikefinfan, Martin, AK, and LunkMaster24.
I do not want to assume that everyone is returning so please make your intention known. Cutoff will be Thurs Dec 5.
fishingator reply :
I'm in!
Mikefinfan reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 9:37 PM, BassinLou said:Welcome Mike, did you get my PM?
I just saw it, just getting used to the forum, didn't see that I had a message. Thanks though, should be a fun way to show off our fish!
DynoMyte reply :
I'm throwing my name in the hat after not posting a single thing last month. Long story didn't even cast a rod last month.
Good luck to everybody!
BassinLou reply :
Fishingator, Bostonsox, Dynomyte, 1234567, Jacob, I have all you guys down. Welcome back!! Good luck this month.
BassinLou reply :
Man.. its raining again, and I wanted to hit the ground running and put some points on the board early.
lunkmaster24 reply :
I'm down for another round
Got a few today before the rain
FishinDaddy reply :
Ya'll said bring it, here you go...
Taylor and I went to Winter Haven Chain today. Air temps in the upper 60 water temp around 63, overcast and foggy this morning.
First fish of the day. 18.5" on a 22" golden rule. I will get a sharpie and mark the lines for future fish.
Last fish of the day 19"
There were a bunch of dinks in between. Both fish caught on a Bitters Naked swimmer.
I got in some clear water and saw fish that would have put me over 100" today. Ya'll are in trouble this month.
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, I'm in and here is my first offering. The biggest was at 4lb and 21-1?2 long. The rest are smaller but I will be culling now that I have found my new honey hole.
Jacob044 reply :
Couple more, I had to split em up.
MCS reply :
Nice fish guys. Y'all are making me jealous I got at least a week before I can hit the water again
Jacob044 reply :
One more, I definitely have to get a ruler with bigger numbers. sorry.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 3:12 AM, FishinDaddy said:Ya'll said bring it, here you go...
Taylor and I went to Winter Haven Chain today. Air temps in the upper 60 water temp around 63, overcast and foggy this morning.
First fish of the day. 18.5" on a 22" golden rule. I will get a sharpie and mark the lines for future fish.
Last fish of the day 19"
There were a bunch of dinks in between. Both fish caught on a Bitters Naked swimmer.
I got in some clear water and saw fish that would have put me over 100" today. Ya'll are in trouble this month.
WTG!! Icebreaker!! The month is long, we'll when the smoke settles who will be on top. 
BassinLou reply :
Jacob and FishinDaddy way to get this party started. I documented each of your catches. Jacob, include the numbers you see, so that I do not cheat you by mistake a 1/2inch +-. I will trust the angle of the angler first. FishinDaddy, that ruler has seen its share of fish...LOL.
Putting me to work early, I love it.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 3:29 AM, BassinLou said:Jacob and FishinDaddy way to get this party started. I documented each of your catches. Jacob, include the numbers you see, so that I do not cheat you by mistake a 1/2inch +-. I will trust the angle of the angler first. FishinDaddy, that ruler has seen its share of fish...LOL.
Putting me to work early, I love it.
I see the 21-1/2 + 13-1/2 =12-1/2 and 13" I took off the 1/2" that was beyond the bass mouth. Thanks, Jacob
JaxBasser reply :
I'm still alive, and I'm in.
The lack of daylight and the holidays making for long work days kept me off the water most of last month. Hopefully I can get out more this time.
BASS11 reply :
Im in
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 3:53 AM, Jacob044 said:I see the 21-1/2 + 13-1/2 =12-1/2 and 13" I took off the 1/2" that was beyond the bass mouth. Thanks, Jacob
Thanks Jacob, based on what I saw I gave you more here and there. We are on the same page now.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 6:18 AM, BASS11 said:Im in
Welcome Bass11, you and Rovingmutt's son are our first young contestants. Best of luck. If you have any questions please ask.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 5:25 AM, JaxBasser said:I'm still alive, and I'm in.
The lack of daylight and the holidays making for long work days kept me off the water most of last month. Hopefully I can get out more this time.
Welcome back Jax.
BassinLou reply :
I went out for a while this afternoon. Caught several, but none were brag worthy. LOL.
On a side note. It's day one and we are up to 16 participants. I will introduce everyone and their regions at the end of the week.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:01 AM, BassinLou said:I went out for a while this afternoon. Caught several, but none were brag worthy. LOL.
On a side note. It's day one and we are up to 16 participants. I will introduce everyone and their regions at the end of the week.
Lou what HS sport do you coach boys/girls?
BassinLou reply :
I am the defensive coordinator for a Varsity Girls Flag Football team. We made it to the semi-finals last year and we are on a mission to make it back.
AK-Jax86 reply :
Going out with my buddy tomorrow on the YAK! My first time ever lol so I don't think I will be able to measure anything since I am a yak rookie, will make sure I take pics though... got all day so we are hitting up a bunch of big fish spots
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:16 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Going out with my buddy tomorrow on the YAK! My first time ever lol so I don't think I will be able to measure anything since I am a yak rookie, will make sure I take pics though... got all day so we are hitting up a bunch of big fish spots
Remember your life vest.
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:16 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Going out with my buddy tomorrow on the YAK! My first time ever lol so I don't think I will be able to measure anything since I am a yak rookie, will make sure I take pics though... got all day so we are hitting up a bunch of big fish spots
Them Yaks are mean critters. Make sure you feed it before you saddle it.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:23 AM, BassinLou said:Remember your life vest.
Yea man I'm worried I may be taking a swim at some point especially if I encounter a spider lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:26 AM, FishinDaddy said:Them Yaks are mean critters. Make sure you feed it before you saddle it.
LOL...
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:36 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Yea man I'm worried I may be taking a swim at some point especially if I encounter a spider lol
I know your deathly afraid of spiders, but seriously speaking take a vest. You venture to far out and may underestimate the distance to shore in case you do fall out
dsidle61 reply :
I am in as well, went out this evening with (unplanned) ak and czar. Caught one small guy on the crank debated measuring but since it was my first cast I thought I'd get some better, and wrong I was.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Ok, lets play this game again. I need to get fishing some more, darn sunsetting early.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:03 AM, dsidle61 said:I am in as well, went out this evening with (unplanned) ak and czar. Caught one small guy on the crank debated measuring but since it was my first cast I thought I'd get some better, and wrong I was.
Yea man that's crazy. I was in the area shopping with my son an girl and figured I was right by your spot so I go there and I see u fishing. Then out of no where czar shows up like 15mins after that lol what are the odds. Adrian had a ball playing with the ducks it was funny
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:05 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Ok, lets play this game again. I need to get fishing some more, darn sunsetting early.
And looks like you are the leading vote getter to take over Lou's position as quarter back, you have my vote too
Rovingmutt reply :
Ok, Dec 1, a new month and i could not sit at home and my son wanted to go fishing, so off we go, and the same story as always he get the most and biggest fish lol,
we started at 12:30 and fished till 4:00, cloudy, water temp 70, we trolled crankbaits, kvd from walmart, 1.5 in sexy shad and a green one they had. he score big today 8 fish to my 2
MCS reply :
Way to go Joe! I am pulling for you this month. Isn't the measure of a man is how well he taught his son(s) you have done a fine job thus far mutt. I would give anything for my boy to throw up numbers like that! He is 7 right now, hopefully in 2 yrs lol
Man mutt everytime I take my boy out it is always a tough day, with a rare good day. I would love to talk more about this, I will pm if I get a chance this week, business travel . You may be able to help teach this dog a few tricks to get my boy on fish
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:21 AM, Rovingmutt said:
Ok, Dec 1, a new month and i could not sit at home and my son wanted to go fishing, so off we go, and the same story as always he get the most and biggest fish lol,
we started at 12:30 and fished till 4:00, cloudy, water temp 70, we trolled crankbaits, kvd from walmart, 1.5 in sexy shad and a green one they had. he score big today 8 fish to my 2
Joe's fish for today 20 1/2, 15 1/2, 15, 16, 21 =88mutt fish for today 16, 18 1/2 = 34 1/2
The rules clearly state that trying to mislead the competition will lead to a DQ. Joe is professional fisherman in a small disguise. LOL... That's awesome!! 88" on the first day of the month!! Now its catch up for the rest of us. I love it. Mutt you must be beaming from ear to ear. Great job Joe!! How old is he again?
I told my son we were going to glades again next Saturday and he was jumping up and down all excited. Those moments are awesome.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:21 AM, Rovingmutt said:
Ok, Dec 1, a new month and i could not sit at home and my son wanted to go fishing, so off we go, and the same story as always he get the most and biggest fish lol,
we started at 12:30 and fished till 4:00, cloudy, water temp 70, we trolled crankbaits, kvd from walmart, 1.5 in sexy shad and a green one they had. he score big today 8 fish to my 2
Joe's fish for today 20 1/2, 15 1/2, 15, 16, 21 =88mutt fish for today 16, 18 1/2 = 34 1/2
Wow, and I thought I had a honey hole. Great job on the catch mutt
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:03 AM, dsidle61 said:I am in as well, went out this evening with (unplanned) ak and czar. Caught one small guy on the crank debated measuring but since it was my first cast I thought I'd get some better, and wrong I was.
Dsidle, I got you down.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:21 AM, Rovingmutt said:Ok, Dec 1, a new month and i could not sit at home and my son wanted to go fishing, so off we go, and the same story as always he get the most and biggest fish lol,
we started at 12:30 and fished till 4:00, cloudy, water temp 70, we trolled crankbaits, kvd from walmart, 1.5 in sexy shad and a green one they had. he score big today 8 fish to my 2
Joe's fish for today 20 1/2, 15 1/2, 15, 16, 21 =88
mutt fish for today 16, 18 1/2 = 34 1/2
Your pics make me jealous man but in a good way. I can't wait to have these moments with my son, he's about to be 18months so the day can't come soon enough!
Congrats on being first and formost an excellent father and getting into some nice fish as usual
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:51 AM, MCS said:Way to go Joe! I am pulling for you this month. Isn't the measure of a man is how well he taught his son(s) you have done a fine job thus far mutt. I would give anything for my boy to throw up numbers like that! He is 7 right now, hopefully in 2 yrs lol
Man mutt everytime I take my boy out it is always a tough day, with a rare good day. I would love to talk more about this, I will pm if I get a chance this week, business travel
thats the way it was all summer for us, everytime he would go we would have a bad day, then nov hits and cool temps and the fish are on,
it did help that i found a lake that seems to have alot of fish, but not to many big big fish, 22 seems like biggest in there, but he loves it, i spend all my time unhooking fish etc..... i am 53 yo and i feel like kid when we fish, i trully believe what they say about teaching kids to fish, no better bonding time then this
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 9:11 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Your pics make me jealous man but in a good way. I can't wait to have these moments with my son, he's about to be 18months so the day can't come soon enough!
Congrats on being first and formost an excellent father and getting into some nice fish as usual
thanks ak, a few more years and it will be great for you too
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 9:00 AM, BassinLou said:The rules clearly state that trying to mislead the competition will lead to a DQ. Joe is professional fisherman in a small disguise. LOL... That's awesome!! 88" on the first day of the month!! Now its catch up for the rest of us. I love it. Mutt you must be beaming from ear to ear. Great job Joe!! How old is he again?
I told my son we were going to glades again next Saturday and he was jumping up and down all excited. Those moments are awesome.
he is 9 yo, fishing is the best father and son time
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 9:28 AM, Rovingmutt said:he is 9 yo, fishing is the best father and son time
My son is 7, he likes going to Everglades because he gets to sit on his uncle's lap and drive the boat. On a 25HP and 3 people its not going too fast. LOL. But to a 7 yr old he's on top of the world.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 9:28 AM, Rovingmutt said:he is 9 yo, fishing is the best father and son time
Mutt here is the pic I was talking about with my son and his uncle. I happen to be the photo man.. LOL
FishinDaddy reply :
<<<<<<--------------------MY Little One.... is now 17. Today she did more studying than fishing on the boat, but at least she was with me.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:10 AM, AK-Jax86 said:And looks like you are the leading vote getter to take over Lou's position as quarter back, you have my vote too
OK, but I'm gonna throw some curve balls to make this a real challenge.
MCS reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 7:01 PM, LgMouthGambler said:OK, but I'm gonna throw some curve balls to make this a real challenge.
Sounds good to me a few twists new winners would be a cool. I am down with it. We are just going to miss Lou's personable manner
So do you have any results or totals for the lure tracking statistics?
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 8:34 PM, MCS said:Sounds good to me a few twists new winners would be a cool. I am down with it. We are just going to miss Lou's personable manner
So do you have any results or totals for the lure tracking statistics?
Posted in the Nov section. Been busy this week. Exhausted.
BassinLou reply :
Evolution is a good thing.
lunkmaster24 reply :
Went fishing for a few hrs on sunday here is what i got before the rain started. caught them all on 5" senko worms
17/17.5/18/19.5
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 11:30 AM, fstr385 said:Okeechobee bound in the am! Byahhhwww!!
How'd you do at Okeechobee?
I have always wanted to fish there, it's my dream spot! I heard one average the lake is very shallow which is perfect for the way I like to fish. I have seen numerous monsters pulled out of there on a consistent basis on YouTube and tournaments on TV.
AK-Jax86 reply :
We will have a new winner this month! I am trying to focus on catching my trophy fish BEFORE they start to spawn. I will give write ups to contribute to the lure thing LGM is doing but as my usual writes up go it will be the same thing lol, instead of frogs it will be cranks and spinnerbaits because that is what they have been wanting towards the end of November.
Have been bringing out my gopro with me so when I do I will have the footage. Trying to get the hang of the video editing thing but it is all foreign to me lol.
tightlinesjax reply :
Count me in for December. Hopefully I can get out more this month. Good luck to everyone.
AK-Jax86 reply :
No yak trip today he ditched me lol
Martin I feel your pain
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 10:17 PM, lunkmaster24 said:Went fishing for a few hrs on sunday here is what i got before the rain started. caught them all on 5" senko worms
17/17.5/18/19.5
Nice Lunk, I documented your numbers. Some of you have set the bar high from the get go. Should be interesting.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 11:20 PM, tightlinesjax said:Count me in for December. Hopefully I can get out more this month. Good luck to everyone.
Tightlines good to have you back. I put you down.
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 10:02 AM, BassinLou said:
Mutt here is the pic I was talking about with my son and his uncle. I happen to be the photo man.. LOL
Priceless!!
i got to do that with my son
Rovingmutt reply :
a question for everyone, do you read/use the solunar tables when planning a fishing trip, have you noticed anything about good vs bad days
I myself have noticed more activity on strong solunar days, but that does'nt mean i will catch more fish
just wondering????
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 5:12 AM, Rovingmutt said:a question for everyone, do you read/use the solunar tables when planning a fishing trip, have you noticed anything about good vs bad days
I myself have noticed more activity on strong solunar days, but that does'nt mean i will catch more fish
just wondering????
Yes I do, but also keep this in mind, it is a tool just like your rods/reels, fishfinders, and the like.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 5:12 AM, Rovingmutt said:a question for everyone, do you read/use the solunar tables when planning a fishing trip, have you noticed anything about good vs bad days
I myself have noticed more activity on strong solunar days, but that does'nt mean i will catch more fish
just wondering????
I don't, my fishing time is so limited, that I go when I am able to go.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 5:12 AM, Rovingmutt said:a question for everyone, do you read/use the solunar tables when planning a fishing trip, have you noticed anything about good vs bad days
I myself have noticed more activity on strong solunar days, but that does'nt mean i will catch more fish
just wondering????
mutt, I found a new honey hole this week and have pulled 23 fish from it in 5 days. So, I though I would test the tables on it today. The times were generally 12:00 and 5:00 for best times and I got absolutely nothing. I haven't relied on them much in the past and with today results, I don't think I will rely on them in the future. I was wondering myself if some of the other guys find them accurate. I don't
fstr385 reply :
On 12/2/2013 at 11:07 PM, AK-Jax86 said:How'd you do at Okeechobee?
I have always wanted to fish there, it's my dream spot! I heard one average the lake is very shallow which is perfect for the way I like to fish. I have seen numerous monsters pulled out of there on a consistent basis on YouTube and tournaments on TV.
It stunk! I tried a new spot out of south bay so on top of not knowing the area, it was smoggy, foggy, rainy, and windy as hell. We found a few small fish but got annoyed and left. I also figured it wouldnt be as busy as clewiston where we normally go, but that was only at the ramp. I guess everyone goes in from slims. Sooo 27 was on the way home and we hit that in a new spot at which point 10 minutes on the way out rain came. Then we went south toward some airboat place to try and it followed us lol. So we gave up and went home wet and angry.id The weather forecast was 10-20% around noon which wasnt the case. But yea, most of the time its very good fishing out there. Some fish have began spawning in there already too. Going to make a return down on the next full moon if possible. If
fstr385 reply :
not really. Mostly during spawn and in saltwater.On 12/3/2013 at 5:12 AM, Rovingmutt said:a question for everyone, do you read/use the solunar tables when planning a fishing trip, have you noticed anything about good vs bad days
I myself have noticed more activity on strong solunar days, but that does'nt mean i will catch more fish
just wondering????
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 9:03 AM, fstr385 said:It stunk! I tried a new spot out of south bay so on top of not knowing the area, it was smoggy, foggy, rainy, and windy as hell. We found a few small fish but got annoyed and left. I also figured it wouldnt be as busy as clewiston where we normally go, but that was only at the ramp. I guess everyone goes in from slims. Sooo 27 was on the way home and we hit that in a new spot at which point 10 minutes on the way out rain came. Then we went south toward some airboat place to try and it followed us lol. So we gave up and went home wet and angry.id The weather forecast was 10-20% around noon which wasnt the case. But yea, most of the time its very good fishing out there. Some fish have began spawning in there already too. Going to make a return down on the next full moon if possible. If
There was a tourney out of Slims this past Sunday. My wife's uncle Jonathan and his partner Mark won it with a pretty big bag. Said they caught their 9#er out of some dirty water by Pelican Bay.
fstr385 reply :
that explains it. Yea with the weather not warming up and not getring much action around 11 we opted to go to the rim which was pretty stained, and figured warmer down below, but by then I was frustrated. Maybe if I knew the area I would habe stayed but....On 12/3/2013 at 7:35 PM, LgMouthGambler said:There was a tourney out of Slims this past Sunday. My wife's uncle Jonathan and his partner Mark won it with a pretty big bag. Said they caught their 9#er out of some dirty water by Pelican Bay.
The rim up near pelican might not have been so bad. I thought about goin up that way too but I was just grumpy and gave up. We didnt even get on the water till probably 830-9.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 8:43 PM, fstr385 said:that explains it. Yea with the weather not warming up and not getring much action around 11 we opted to go to the rim which was pretty stained, and figured warmer down below, but by then I was frustrated. Maybe if I knew the area I would habe stayed but....
The rim up near pelican might not have been so bad. I thought about goin up that way too but I was just grumpy and gave up. We didnt even get on the water till probably 830-9.
830-9, you guys were late to the game. This time of the year stay out of the rim ditch. You need to be looking for shallow water. The fish will be hanging out in the thins for warmth and spawning. They are spawning right now, and wont stop till around Feb-Mar. Best bet is to play around in the airboat trails and get into the flats and look for holes in the grass. You have a good little boat to get out there.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 9:03 AM, fstr385 said:It stunk! I tried a new spot out of south bay so on top of not knowing the area, it was smoggy, foggy, rainy, and windy as hell. We found a few small fish but got annoyed and left. I also figured it wouldnt be as busy as clewiston where we normally go, but that was only at the ramp. I guess everyone goes in from slims. Sooo 27 was on the way home and we hit that in a new spot at which point 10 minutes on the way out rain came. Then we went south toward some airboat place to try and it followed us lol. So we gave up and went home wet and angry.id The weather forecast was 10-20% around noon which wasnt the case. But yea, most of the time its very good fishing out there. Some fish have began spawning in there already too. Going to make a return down on the next full moon if possible. If
Sorry to hear your outing was a bust. The weather forecast threw me for a loop too. You said you saw spawners already on 27 huh?
fstr385 reply :
On 12/3/2013 at 9:05 PM, LgMouthGambler said:830-9, you guys were late to the game. This time of the year stay out of the rim ditch. You need to be looking for shallow water. The fish will be hanging out in the thins for warmth and spawning. They are spawning right now, and wont stop till around Feb-Mar. Best bet is to play around in the airboat trails and get into the flats and look for holes in the grass. You have a good little boat to get out there.
oh yea... we did. We even went blazing out of the trails where there were no trails into grass and pad fields lol. Your right though. Just didnt know the area, was late, weather sucked, and I was pissy... just a bunch of negatives that dont make good fishing. Next time.
BassinLou reply :
I don't share much, but since this is related to fishing, and I am bouncing off the walls, what the heck!! One of my clients was very generous to me for X-mas (for which I am very humbled by this gesture) and as a result I pulled the trigger on the next outfit that I have been wanting for a while. I will be receiving by next week a Dobyns Champion 736C and LEWS Tournament Pro HS 7:1. "Can't wait" is an understatement!!
fstr385 reply :
yea it wasnt a complete loss. We got something.didnt get to toss anything off 27. Just kept getting rain and were always to retarded to get ponchos to leave in the boat. I got a spawner in lox a few days prior wayyyyy out between levee 7 and lox north ramp. We need to get a gathering of us out there soon.On 12/4/2013 at 1:13 AM, BassinLou said:Sorry to hear your outing was a bust. The weather forecast threw me for a loop too. You said you saw spawners already on 27 huh?
BassinLou reply :
On 12/4/2013 at 2:10 AM, fstr385 said:yea it wasnt a complete loss. We got something.didnt get to toss anything off 27. Just kept getting rain and were always to retarded to get ponchos to leave in the boat. I got a spawner in lox a few days prior wayyyyy out between levee 7 and lox north ramp. We need to get a gathering of us out there soon.
We will meet soon enough, the stage is being set, but its not that magical time quite yet. We will know when to get together when "it" happens.... LOL.
LgMouthGambler reply :
We need to do it around February, that's a pretty good prime time for the Lake
dsidle61 reply :
Well I only got out for about 15 min this evening after waking up from an after work nap. caught this little guy (14") on a 6" senko watermelon red flake wacky rigged. Had 2 more strikes that I missed in that short period. So it looks like im starting small this month and with limited time to fish (heading back to PA for a week around Christmas) I need to start pulling in some fish! Luckily my wife is out of town this week so im hoping to log a long afternoon evening tomorrow after work.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/4/2013 at 8:15 AM, dsidle61 said:
Well I only got out for about 15 min this evening after waking up from an after work nap. caught this little guy (14") on a 6" senko watermelon red flake wacky rigged. Had 2 more strikes that I missed in that short period. So it looks like im starting small this month and with limited time to fish (heading back to PA for a week around Christmas) I need to start pulling in some fish! Luckily my wife is out of town this week so im hoping to log a long afternoon evening tomorrow after work.
Dsidle, I documented your catch.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Got me a nice one this morning at the golf course. Gator knows. Didn't have anything to measure, but I did take a picture next to my rod and reel, and will figure out the length with a ruler and the picture later. I will also post the pic later after work. She was a jumper too. Caught her on a Pad Crusher. Its funny that I had stopped last night after work using the Type-R rig, and hooked into a nice one about the same size, but it took me into the pads. After about 5 minutes of trying to get her out, the line finally gave. So, out came the frog rod this morning, lol. This time she didn't get away. My guess is she was close to 20".
MCS reply :
On 12/4/2013 at 9:08 PM, LgMouthGambler said:Got me a nice one this morning at the golf course. Gator knows. Didn't have anything to measure, but I did take a picture next to my rod and reel, and will figure out the length with a ruler and the picture later. I will also post the pic later after work. She was a jumper too. Caught her on a Pad Crusher. Its funny that I had stopped last night after work using the Type-R rig, and hooked into a nice one about the same size, but it took me into the pads. After about 5 minutes of trying to get her out, the line finally gave. So, out came the frog rod this morning, lol. This time she didn't get away. My guess is she was close to 20".
Speaking of golf courses did you see this months issue of florida sportsman. Lists top 10 fl golf courses that allow fishing. Lots down south. A nice one in daytona too fishngator pm me and i can get yall the names if u cant get an issue. Also article about the whiteys working man tourneys for us Jax folks.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/4/2013 at 10:30 PM, MCS said:Speaking of golf courses did you see this months issue of florida sportsman. Lists top 10 fl golf courses that allow fishing. Lots down south. A nice one in daytona too fishngator pm me and i can get yall the names if u cant get an issue. Also article about the whiteys working man tourneys for us Jax folks.
They all allow fishing.......until they ask you to leave. 
fishingator reply :
Yea that's a sweet fish! Gah I am so jealous my fishing has come to a screeching halt! I bet I won't get out til the weekend after this one...maybe.
BassinLou reply :
Just got word both my new editions shipped. Man... I hope they make it by Friday, so I can break them in on Saturday in the glades. So pumped!!
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 7:22 AM, BassinLou said:Just got word both my new editions shipped. Man... I hope they make it by Friday, so I can break them in on Saturday in the glades. So pumped!!
Not important, they are not even Shimanos. 
J/K, its hard waiting for stuff huh?
dsidle61 reply :
had a decent day today on the water. got off work at 130 and headed right to the water. caught 2 fish at my first stop, one 18" the other a dink. missed another that looked to be a decent fish. caught it on a kvd 1.5 sexy shad crank around 250pm. fishing it right through the middle of pads. took me awhile to get this one in musta got hung up 5 times but she stayed on bc the entire crank was absolutely inhaled. one I missed got hung up in the pads and eventually wiggled off.
headed across town to my pond near home. caught one on the same crank but not tape measure worthy. cranks went dead around 5 so switched to the senko and caught 2 more. one 18.5" and another not for the tape measure. this one weighed in at 3.8lbs which was a pretty decent weight for the size.
I apologize for the awful pic, im working on improving this measuring device you can see the cm on the top and I just googled the conversion to make sure it was right. I don't like how it is only numbered every 2 inches so when I remember im going to fix it for the future. I believe these two fish put me at 50.5" total with three fish (18.5, 18, 14)
LgMouthGambler reply :
Here is the pic, I figure I would add a pic of the rig to give an idea of the length of the fish. What a fight, got me a nice little hole to stop at before and after work. I would go with a good 21" for it. I just wasnt prepared, sorry.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 8:19 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Not important, they are not even Shimanos.
This is coming from someone who just got a tatula!! Yes, the waiting is crazy especially since I don't know when I am getting to the glades again after Saturday.
On 12/5/2013 at 8:27 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Here is the pic, I figure I would add a pic of the rig to give an idea of the length of the fish. What a fight, got me a nice little hole to stop at before and after work. I would go with a good 21" for it. I just wasnt prepared, sorry.
Sorry unacceptable!! ............. just kidding. I documented your dink... oops! I mean your nice fish....
BassinLou reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 8:24 AM, dsidle61 said:had a decent day today on the water. got off work at 130 and headed right to the water. caught 2 fish at my first stop, one 18" the other a dink. missed another that looked to be a decent fish. caught it on a kvd 1.5 sexy shad crank around 250pm. fishing it right through the middle of pads. took me awhile to get this one in musta got hung up 5 times but she stayed on bc the entire crank was absolutely inhaled. one I missed got hung up in the pads and eventually wiggled off.
headed across town to my pond near home. caught one on the same crank but not tape measure worthy. cranks went dead around 5 so switched to the senko and caught 2 more. one 18.5" and another not for the tape measure. this one weighed in at 3.8lbs which was a pretty decent weight for the size.
I apologize for the awful pic, im working on improving this measuring device you can see the cm on the top and I just googled the conversion to make sure it was right. I don't like how it is only numbered every 2 inches so when I remember im going to fix it for the future. I believe these two fish put me at 50.5" total with three fish (18.5, 18, 14)
I documented your catches also Dsidle. WTG!! You are correct, you're at 50.5"
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 8:36 AM, BassinLou said:This is coming from someone who just got a tatula!!
Sorry unacceptable!!
Hey, at least I bought the Type-R. Getting all JDM in this "whaaaaaaat!"
BassinLou reply :
Just a friendly reminder, tomorrow is the last day of entries for participants in our last competition of 2013. Right now as it stands we have 21 who threw their hat into the ring. On Monday I will post the standings.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 9:00 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Hey, at least I bought the Type-R. Getting all JDM in this "whaaaaaaat!"
LOL....LOL... Yeah..... Yeah....
BassinLou reply :
I also forgot, I will introduce all the participants and the regions they are from on Friday.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 9:05 AM, BassinLou said:I also forgot, I will introduce all the participants and the regions they are from on Friday.
Dont forget to state that Im from the "dirty dirty", lol.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 8:24 AM, dsidle61 said:had a decent day today on the water. got off work at 130 and headed right to the water. caught 2 fish at my first stop, one 18" the other a dink. missed another that looked to be a decent fish. caught it on a kvd 1.5 sexy shad crank around 250pm. fishing it right through the middle of pads. took me awhile to get this one in musta got hung up 5 times but she stayed on bc the entire crank was absolutely inhaled. one I missed got hung up in the pads and eventually wiggled off.
headed across town to my pond near home. caught one on the same crank but not tape measure worthy. cranks went dead around 5 so switched to the senko and caught 2 more. one 18.5" and another not for the tape measure. this one weighed in at 3.8lbs which was a pretty decent weight for the size.
I apologize for the awful pic, im working on improving this measuring device you can see the cm on the top and I just googled the conversion to make sure it was right. I don't like how it is only numbered every 2 inches so when I remember im going to fix it for the future. I believe these two fish put me at 50.5" total with three fish (18.5, 18, 14)
Man where did you get that first fish at? From the pic it looks like an amazing spot how'd you come across that? Lol
PS: thanks for leaving me the dinks!
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 9:08 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Man where did you get that first fish at? From the pic it looks like an amazing spot how'd you come across that? Lol
PS: thanks for leaving me the dinks!
haha I left you the big one!! I even told you to throw the frog! That's just payback for making me watch you catch fish the other day.
Caylub reply :
Lou can I be in if I promise to fish in Fl exclusively? I'm kidding. I won't be able to get out much this month, with the holidays and all. Its nice to see you guys are still catching though. Nice fish dsidle61.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/5/2013 at 9:18 AM, dsidle61 said:haha I left you the big one!! I even told you to throw the frog! That's just payback for making me watch you catch fish the other day.
Yes you did tell me they were hitting top water and to throw the frog so I appreciate it lol.
MCS reply :
On 12/4/2013 at 10:54 PM, LgMouthGambler said:They all allow fishing.......until they ask you to leave.
Funny only one of the ten is open to the public the others you need to be a club member to fish
Mikefinfan reply :
finals are killing me lol, haven't been able to get out an fish yet, but I'm going friday for sure, so lets see how I do...finally lol
LgMouthGambler reply :
Went back to the hole that I pulled that hawg yesterday after work. I was working the pads real good, when all of a sudden a HUGE girl rolled to take my frog but missed. The back on this fish was massive. My best guess is that she is close to double digits. I spent the next half hour working the crap out of those pads to get her to take the frog, but no luck. She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine.
This morning I did a bit of fishing before work, but only had one that was around 14", but I wont even bother because this month is gonna take big females to win.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Oh, by the way, I haven't been putting up the top times of the day due to some confusion about the times. In different regions is going to dictate the top times of the day to fish. All my times are programmed for my general area, but I could post from the Farmers Almanac if you guys would like, or you could look it up yourselves. Here is the site
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/calendar/fishing/
LgMouthGambler reply :
Oh snap! Pulled the trigger on the T3 Ballistic XS for $125 at TW. Wife won't let me have it till Christmas though.
MCS reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 5:32 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Oh snap! Pulled the trigger on the T3 Ballistic XS for $125 at TW. Wife won't let me have it till Christmas though.
I hate when that happens lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 5:32 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Oh snap! Pulled the trigger on the T3 Ballistic XS for $125 at TW. Wife won't let me have it till Christmas though.
That is/was nice deal. That monkey has you hooked!! I didn't know you rolled like that LMG!! New reel here, new reel there, every where reel, reel...... lol.
Jacob044 reply :
WHO STOLE MY FISH???
In 5 days I pulled over 23 nice bass from the river right in my back yard. For the last 2 days I cannot get a bite. I pulled 1-4lb mud fish from that honey hole but nothing else. Do bass travel the whole river from time to time? I sure hope they come back. 
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 8:18 AM, BassinLou said:That is/was nice deal. That monkey has you hooked!! I didn't know you rolled like that LMG!! New reel here, new reel there, every where reel, reel...... lol.
I have what they call O.C.F.D.
BassinLou reply :
It doesn't look like we are going to have any last second participant entries. I am still looking for Bass Czar? PhilM? Zach? CutlerJay? you guys will be missed....
Here is our December 2013 Finale line-up, broken down by region.
North, FL WEST, FL Central, FL South, FL
1. AK 7. Rovingmutt & JOE 9.FishinDaddy 11. Bassinlou
2. Bass11 8. 1234567 10. Jacob044 12. BostonSox
3. dsidle 13. Diggy
4. JaxBasser 14. Dynomyte
5. MCS 15. Fishingator
6. TightlinesJAX 16. FSTR
17. LMG
18. LunkMaster
19. Martin
20. Mikefinfan
Good luck this month everybody.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 9:28 AM, LgMouthGambler said:I have what they call O.C.F.D.
I think everyone here has to some degree... LOL... you my friend just had an episode..
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 9:35 AM, BassinLou said:I think everyone here has to some degree... LOL... you my friend just had an episode..
*twitch* *twitch*, it just never goes away. 
Diggy reply :
caught 15 fish today on 2 senkos....all under 1lb sigh
BassinLou reply :
Who's going fishing this weekend??
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 7:59 PM, BassinLou said:Who's going fishing this weekend??
I'm going to fish that honey hole until I get some more bass. They all couldn't have just left the area.
bostonsox2904 reply :
Had a great day of fishing yesterday. One keeper @ 16"
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/6/2013 at 7:59 PM, BassinLou said:Who's going fishing this weekend??
I haven't got a definite from Martin yet if wants to go. I just don't want to hear him cry. 
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, here are 2-15" bass I got today. Please cull. Thanks Jacob044
One came on a watermelon w/ red/blk fleck and one on bluegill rattler.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/7/2013 at 6:03 AM, Jacob044 said:Lou, here are 2-15" bass I got today. Please cull. Thanks Jacob044
One came on a watermelon w/ red/blk fleck and one on bluegill rattler.
Jacob I documented your catch, your top 5 is up to 78" Joe, RovingMutt's son is still in the lead with 5 fish at 88"
BassinLou reply :
Bummer 
my new outfit will not be delivered til next week. You know what that means.... I will be heading out to the glades again in December. LOL.
dsidle61 reply :
ok got out this afternoon about 4-530. Hit up a pond w creek inlet near me that AK was kind enough to show me. Didn't get anything of much size but this month im just trying to get my 5 fish before im shut down for holiday travel! So here they are.
First fish: 14" caught on a pop-r bass color. Caught it right in the middle of the creek just popping 3 times and letting it sit. AK had told me that the fish in this area have great color and patterns on them, that's really the only reason I wanted to take this picture.
Second fish" 16" caught on a top toad. Also caught this one in the middle of the creek on a straight retrieve. I worked half of the large pond w the crank and pop-r with no luck.
Thats 5 fish for me should put me at 80.5" ive got some serious culling to do starting with those two stupid 14"s. Heading out with AK tomorrow afternoon, we have put each other on fish the past two days so hopefully we can do it together.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/7/2013 at 10:15 AM, dsidle61 said:ok got out this afternoon about 4-530. Hit up a pond w creek inlet near me that AK was kind enough to show me. Didn't get anything of much size but this month im just trying to get my 5 fish before im shut down for holiday travel! So here they are.
First fish: 14" caught on a pop-r bass color. Caught it right in the middle of the creek just popping 3 times and letting it sit. AK had told me that the fish in this area have great color and patterns on them, that's really the only reason I wanted to take this picture.
Second fish" 16" caught on a top toad. Also caught this one in the middle of the creek on a straight retrieve. I worked half of the large pond w the crank and pop-r with no luck.
Thats 5 fish for me should put me at 80.5" ive got some serious culling to do starting with those two stupid 14"s. Heading out with AK tomorrow afternoon, we have put each other on fish the past two days so hopefully we can do it together.
Documented your catches, you are indeed at 80.5"
Rovingmutt reply :
Very quite here today, everyone must be out fishing, good luck, I am stuck working this weekend
LgMouthGambler reply :
Looks like I am floating solo tomorrow. Peace and quiet. Maybe I will take some beers and relax a bit too. Good chance to throw the Type-R around.
---=Martin=--- reply :
Been so busy lately with xmass preparations and all that stuff hopefully I'll put in some rod time this month... I do have the last week of Dec. off
dsidle61 reply :
last day before my wife gets back to town and my fishing time gets slashed lol. went out around 1230pm to my pond right up the street. threw the top toad and crank for about an hour w no action at all. switched up to the senko which has been hot at this place. caught this 18" on the first cast got another smaller on the second cast but didn't bother w the measurement. senko was wacky rigged and watermelon red flake.
headed over to the other side of town with AK to work some of his spots and we both got skunked, he did miss a nice one but that was our only action over there. This culls one of my 14s and puts me at 84.5".
BassinLou reply :
Just got back in from the glades. Whew!! I am pooped. 3 of us went out. Me, my son, and brother in law. We got out there by 830, and fished til 430. My son was a trooper. We caught 48 fish, and the best part 40 of them were caught by son. Dinks, but, to a 7 year old he is on cloud nine. I only caught one contest worthy and it went for 14". The promising things I did see, was that the big ones are starting to stage. I saw some really nice bass, but they were not interested today. The water levels are coming down. So this Spring its going to be unbelievable. On a funny note, my new reel came in while we were out. LOL. It's a sweet reel. I will post my little guy later.
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/8/2013 at 7:57 AM, BassinLou said:Just got back in from the glades. Whew!! I am pooped. 3 of us went out. Me, my son, and brother in law. We got out there by 830, and fished til 430. My son was a trooper. We caught 48 fish, and the best part 40 of them were caught by son. Dinks, but, to a 7 year old he is on cloud nine. I only caught one contest worthy and it went for 14". The promising things I did see, was that the big ones are starting to stage. I saw some really nice bass, but they were not interested today. The water levels are coming down. So this Spring its going to be unbelievable. On a funny note, my new reel came in while we were out. LOL. It's a sweet reel. I will post my little guy later.
40 wow, i bet you were tired, pulling out hooks as fast as he catches them, good day, good memories
BassinLou reply :
On 12/8/2013 at 8:20 AM, Rovingmutt said:40 wow, i bet you were tired, pulling out hooks as fast as he catches them, good day, good memories
Fortunately, my brother in law and I tagged team. My son would fish with me and some with his uncle. We did this through out the day. My son was in charge of the fish counter. We used a variety of soft plastics. Flukes, stick worms and centipedes. I just stuck with the frog to weed out the little guys. It was a beautiful day, with great memories.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Boat'n. Me, the Tatula, and the frog rig. Yes, I only have 2 rods on the boat.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/8/2013 at 8:57 PM, LgMouthGambler said:Boat'n. Me, the Tatula, and the frog rig. Yes, I only have 2 rods on the boat.
What happen to the arsenal? Is this just a "you" time trip, for relaxation?
BassinLou reply :
Here is the 14" fish from yesterday. Caught this one with the medium Koppers frog.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/8/2013 at 10:24 PM, BassinLou said:What happen to the arsenal? Is this just a "you" time trip, for relaxation?
Just forcing myself to throw the Daiwa all day with as many different baits as possible for my review.
bostonsox2904 reply :
16" and 16.5"
Also a big ol' Peacock Bass!
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 6:01 AM, bostonsox2904 said:16" and 16.5"
Also a big ol' Peacock Bass!
d**n that's a nice peacock! Did you measure it, they count too ya know.
I can't wait to get down south to target some peas never caught one we don't have them this far north
fishingator reply :
Sweat Pea!!!!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Saturday I went out with DS and hooked into a nice one but she shook the hook on a semi jump lol. That's was the only bite of the day.
Went out today after the Eagles game. There were tons of good games today perhaps the most entertaining was the Ravens Vikings game. They scored 5 TDs between them in the last 2mins of the game with the Ravens pulling out the win (MCS I hope u were able to catch that game while you were on your trip)
I was out from like 4:45 til about 5:45 at this spot right by my house, I pass it every day but never fished there before. I hooked into 3 big fish atleast 5lbs got a good look at all three before they have me the shake lol. First one shook the hook after the first jump, 2nd shook me on the first jump, and the third came off when she was hung up in pads right in front of me. May think about switching out the standard KVD treble hooks since the big ones have shook them past two days. I landed 5 fish 2 were dinks and the other three were between 15-20".
Still haven't got my trophy fish yet but have a feeling she may come from this new spot. Which is nice since I won't have to travel far and take advantage of the daylight while I can in the evenings.
I am going to Ponte Vedra tomorrow morning and I know she's at this one spot, I just hope the cops don't run me off like they did to Me, czar, and DS that one weekend
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 6:01 AM, bostonsox2904 said:16" and 16.5"
Also a big ol' Peacock Bass!
I documented your catch Boston. BTW the nice pea.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 5:58 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Just forcing myself to throw the Daiwa all day with as many different baits as possible for my review.
And the review is???
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 7:29 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Saturday I went out with DS and hooked into a nice one but she shook the hook on a semi jump lol. That's was the only bite of the day.
Went out today after the Eagles game. There were tons of good games today perhaps the most entertaining was the Ravens Vikings game. They scored 5 TDs between them in the last 2mins of the game with the Ravens pulling out the win (MCS I hope u were able to catch that game while you were on your trip)
I was out from like 4:45 til about 5:45 at this spot right by my house, I pass it every day but never fished there before. I hooked into 3 big fish atleast 5lbs got a good look at all three before they have me the shake lol. First one shook the hook after the first jump, 2nd shook me on the first jump, and the third came off when she was hung up in pads right in front of me. May think about switching out the standard KVD treble hooks since the big ones have shook them past two days. I landed 5 fish 2 were dinks and the other three were between 15-20".
Still haven't got my trophy fish yet but have a feeling she may come from this new spot. Which is nice since I won't have to travel far and take advantage of the daylight while I can in the evenings.
I am going to Ponte Vedra tomorrow morning and I know she's at this one spot, I just hope the cops don't run me off like they did to Me, czar, and DS that one weekend
You have been missing some nice bass lately on those crank baits, how are you setting the hook on those fish, and what type of rod are you using?
fishingator reply :
Ugh that makes me nervous about using my kvd :/. I have very limited time this month.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 8:48 AM, BassinLou said:You have been missing some nice bass lately on those crank baits, how are you setting the hook on those fish, and what type of rod are you using?
The one on Saturday I messed up and set the hook slinging my rod up, that one wasn't hooked right I could just tell. I usually set the hook to the side cuz when I try to set it by pulling up, like you would a frog, I find it rips the crank out their mouth. The ones today were to the side when I set the hook. The one that came off close to shore was my fault because she was hung up in the pads I let out slack which relieved the pressure on the line and hook. Reeled in my crank with some vegetables on it and watched her tail flap on top and swim off. The other two just shook it after a nice fight on the jump.
When you use cranks is that how you set the hook too, down/to the side
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 8:02 AM, BassinLou said:And the review is???
Not on this site.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 9:33 AM, AK-Jax86 said:The one on Saturday I messed up and set the hook slinging my rod up, that one wasn't hooked right I could just tell. I usually set the hook to the side cuz when I try to set it by pulling up, like you would a frog, I find it rips the crank out their mouth. The ones today were to the side when I set the hook. The one that came off close to shore was my fault because she was hung up in the pads I let out slack which relieved the pressure on the line and hook. Reeled in my crank with some vegetables on it and watched her tail flap on top and swim off. The other two just shook it after a nice fight on the jump.
When you use cranks is that how you set the hook too, down/to the side
Yes, I use a side sweep.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 9:52 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Not on this site.
We are not review worthy? 
fstr385 reply :
Went out to lox this morning for a little bit. Got a bunch of fish but only one good fish worthy of a picture.maybe a 5lber. Oh and I caught a speeding ticket. I never knew there was a sign posted there for 35mph lol. He got me doin 51 in a 35. Alot of people for ticket fish this morning.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 10:07 AM, BassinLou said:We are not review worthy?
I dont post on this site anymore other than here with you guys. My hub is at UB.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 10:51 AM, fstr385 said:Went out to lox this morning for a little bit. Got a bunch of fish but only one good fish worthy of a picture.maybe a 5lber. Oh and I caught a speeding ticket. I never knew there was a sign posted there for 35mph lol. He got me doin 51 in a 35. Alot of people for ticket fish this morning.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 7:40 PM, BassinLou said:On 12/9/2013 at 10:51 AM, fstr385 said:Went out to lox this morning for a little bit. Got a bunch of fish but only one good fish worthy of a picture.maybe a 5lber. Oh and I caught a speeding ticket. I never knew there was a sign posted there for 35mph lol. He got me doin 51 in a 35. Alot of people for ticket fish this morning.
Oh yeah, they do have a speed limit at Lox, I have seen the signs. They do speed traps on the water.
fishingator reply :
Ticket fish rofl
geo g reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 7:42 PM, BassinLou said:Oh yeah, they do have a speed limit at Lox, I have seen the signs. They do speed traps on the water.
I too have seen them six months ago righting tickets at Lox for speeding. Easy to do when your boat can do 70 and your not used to speed limits on big bodies of water. Does anyone know why they posted a limit?
fstr385 reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 7:42 PM, BassinLou said:Oh yeah, they do have a speed limit at Lox, I have seen the signs. They do speed traps on the water.
out on one of the levvees he was up there shooting lazer. I seen the sign after I came back in and looked for it, but never noticed it before that.
fstr385 reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 9:10 PM, geo g said:I too have seen them six months ago righting tickets at Lox for speeding. Easy to do when your boat can do 70 and your not used to speed limits on big bodies of water. Does anyone know why they posted a limit?
he said it was easier to slow down for gators in the water at 35 than 50.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 10:51 AM, fstr385 said:Went out to lox this morning for a little bit. Got a bunch of fish but only one good fish worthy of a picture.maybe a 5lber. Oh and I caught a speeding ticket. I never knew there was a sign posted there for 35mph lol. He got me doin 51 in a 35. Alot of people for ticket fish this morning.
That little boat goes that fast?
fstr385 reply :
On 12/9/2013 at 11:11 PM, LgMouthGambler said:That little boat goes that fast?
Of course! No I have an 18' nitro as well lol.
fish....
bostonsox2904 reply :
Here's a 16" from lunch. First lunch break bass in a while! Brush hog fished carolina in about 1 foot of water
LgMouthGambler reply :
So far we have had some quality fish come by.
FishDaddy-18.5, 19 Bitters naked swimmer
Jacob-20.5, and a few 15's. The 15s caught on a bluegill rattler
Mutt and Joe caught a boat load on cranks, I think they were trolling them (cheaters, lol)
Lunkmaster-19.5,18,17.5,17, on Senkos
Dsidle-18.5,18 on sexy shad. A 18, 14 on senkos
BoSox-in the 16's with all, one coming from a brush hog
Lou-............a 14 on a koppers frog. Might have been bigger if he used a Booyah!
Fstr-pulled himself a nice 20. Also managed to catch a speeding ticket, whatever that is, he must have been burning a buzzbait or something, lol.
Me? Well, just the one 21 from the golf course. Didn't get anything worth writing home about yesterday. But it was fun using the Type-R with light line and rod for small fish. Kind of gave a good fight.
Tight lines everyone!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Had to go to Jacksonville Beach today so I stopped at Ponte Vedra for a hour. Was throwing a frog at first, still won't give up on it, missed one fish. Then switched to my crank rod and caught 2 fish on KVD 1.5 (some new color don't remember exact name but it looks like a Dalmatian with a yellow belly the name on the box was long).
Met up with DS around 3:30ish at my golf course. Had a miss at the first two ponds but that was it. We moved to a different pond in the back. We both were throwing frogs and cranks. He switched to a senko and caught 1. I switched from a KVD 1.5 (Dalmatian color) to a KVD 1.0 in blue gill. Caught a small one hit it right at shore. Then same thing happened as I was talking to DS but this one was a big one. Threw me off guard didn't get her hooked right felt her and she took off. Then I caught one that was probably 18" this one hit it about 5 yards from shore. Someone called security so the guy came and told us we had to go. I started to give him the business then I stopped when I realized he was the cool one lol. We came to an agreement that the next time he would just give a honk and keep it moving lol. He is a fellow fishermen too so he understood that people are just being ******.
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, one more to post. I didn't get the whole fish but 15" is actual length. Went to Tarpon lake today and it was tough fishing. This one came on a watermelon Senko w/ red & blk fleck.
BassinLou reply :
Ok gang here are last weeks standings.
1. Joe: 5 fish; 21" 20.5" 16" 15.5" 15" = 88"
2. Dsidle: 5 fish; 18.5" 18" 18" 16" 14" = 84.5"
3. Jacob44: 5 fish 21.5" 15" 15" 13.5" 13" = 78"
4. Lunkmaster: 4 fish: 19" 18.5" 17.5" 17" = 72"
5. Bostonsox: 4 fish: 16.5" 16" 16" 16" = 64.5"
6. FishinDaddy: 2 fish: 19" 18.5" = 37.5"
7. Rovingmutt: 2 fish: 18.5" 16" = 34.5"
8 LMG: 1 fish: 21" = 21"
9. FSTR: 1 fish: 18" = 18"
There you have it, for Week 1, have a great Week 2 everybody!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 7:59 AM, Jacob044 said:Lou, one more to post. I didn't get the whole fish but 15" is actual length. Went to Tarpon lake today and it was tough fishing. This one came on a watermelon Senko w/ red & blk fleck.
That 15" still leaves you at 3rd place but with 80", everyone else maintains their place as well.
BassinLou reply :
Remember we also have Big fish of the month recognition.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 8:01 AM, BassinLou said:Ok gang here are last weeks standings.
1. Joe: 5 fish; 21" 20.5" 16" 15.5" 15" = 88"
2. Dsidle: 5 fish; 18.5" 18" 18" 16" 14" = 84.5"
3. Jacob44: 5 fish 21.5" 15" 15" 13.5" 13" = 78"
4. Lunkmaster: 4 fish: 19" 18.5" 17.5" 17" = 72"
5. Bostonsox: 4 fish: 16.5" 16" 16" 16" = 64.5"
6. FishinDaddy: 2 fish: 19" 18.5" = 37.5"
7. Rovingmutt: 2 fish: 18.5" 16" = 34.5"
8 LMG: 1 fish: 21" = 21"
9. FSTR: 1 fish: 18" = 18"
There you have it, for Week 1, have a great Week 2 everybody!!
Wahoo! Im in the top 10 with 1 fish! lol
fstr385 reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 8:01 AM, BassinLou said:Ok gang here are last weeks standings.
1. Joe: 5 fish; 21" 20.5" 16" 15.5" 15" = 88"
2. Dsidle: 5 fish; 18.5" 18" 18" 16" 14" = 84.5"
3. Jacob44: 5 fish 21.5" 15" 15" 13.5" 13" = 78"
4. Lunkmaster: 4 fish: 19" 18.5" 17.5" 17" = 72"
5. Bostonsox: 4 fish: 16.5" 16" 16" 16" = 64.5"
6. FishinDaddy: 2 fish: 19" 18.5" = 37.5"
7. Rovingmutt: 2 fish: 18.5" 16" = 34.5"
8 LMG: 1 fish: 21" = 21"
9. FSTR: 1 fish: 18" = 20.5"
There you have it, for Week 1, have a great Week 2 everybody!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 9:49 AM, fstr385 said:
FSTR, I obviously did a typo, sorry.
fstr385 reply :
its ok, imma cull it this weekend anywaysOn 12/10/2013 at 10:14 AM, BassinLou said:FSTR, I obviously did a typo, sorry.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 10:14 AM, BassinLou said:FSTR, I obviously did a typo, sorry.
I fixed my mistake. I was looking over the post and I got hung up on your ticket story on your 18ft Nitro, and I put down 18" for your fish. my mistake... I corrected the mistake you caught 20.5" on a 18Ft boat, Got it.. LOL
MCS reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 10:21 AM, BassinLou said:I fixed my mistake. I was looking over the post and I got hung up on your ticket story on your 18ft Nitro, and I put down 18" for your fish. my mistake... I corrected the mistake you caught 20.5" on a 18Ft boat, Got it.. LOL
I bet if you put 18' down he wouldn't have said anything LOL
LgMouthGambler reply :
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Damnn, hit the golf course this morning before work. Was tossing the frog, when all of a sudden this monster wake came at the frog. It was a sluggish wake so I thought it was the 10# Bass that I had seen a few days ago. I paused the frog, then twitch, then WHAM! This thing hit like a ton of bricks. When it started to take off and pull drag, I knew it wasn't a Bass. Then it jumped about 3 feet out of the water. It was 10#s, only it was a Snakehead. Man what a fight! It swallowed my frog pretty far back, so that's where it stayed. Sacrificed a frog to the Snakehead Gods, lol.
MCS reply :
Got on the board with this 14.5" today, grande bass rattlesnake in ssabednarg with a 4/0 VMC and 1/16 bullet on 10# mono and spinning rig. got another small one on a watermelon incredi craw with a 3/16 bullet and 30# braid on a casting rig. Missed another on the same, missed a nice one yesterday too on the same. Warm weather had them shallow....that will change tonight lol.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 9:56 PM, MCS said:Got on the board with this 14.5" today, grande bass rattlesnake in ssabednarg with a 4/0 VMC and 1/16 bullet on 10# mono and spinning rig. got another small one on a watermelon incredi craw with a 3/16 bullet and 30# braid on a casting rig. Missed another on the same, missed a nice one yesterday too on the same. Warm weather had them shallow....that will change tonight lol.
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Documented your catch MCS.
MCS reply :
On 12/10/2013 at 11:45 PM, BassinLou said:Documented your catch MCS.
Sweet tenth place never felt so good
Phil_M reply :
Nice work everyone!
fishingator reply :
Blah blah blah I can't get out to fish...kill me now.
bostonsox2904 reply :
Caught a 19.5" out of the tapegrass on a junebug colored baby brush hog
fishingator reply :
I'm gonna be in south beach Saturday night so maybe I should bring the poles and try out some areas on the way home Sunday.
BassinLou reply :
The pairing is complete. I received my Dobyns today. Finally!! I feel sorry for any fish I stick with this new outfit... LOL.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 3:00 AM, bostonsox2904 said:Caught a 19.5" out of the tapegrass on a junebug colored baby brush hog
Nice fish, that one places you in 4th place. Your 1/2" behind 3rd. WTG!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 12:16 AM, Phil_M said:Nice work everyone!
Phil !! Where have you been buddy??
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 2:39 AM, fishingator said:Blah blah blah I can't get out to fish...kill me now.
LOL.... I here you.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 3:14 AM, BassinLou said:The pairing is complete. I received my Dobyns today. Finally!! I feel sorry for any fish I stick with this new outfit... LOL.
Yeah, but you put a Lews on it. You will probably set the hook and the side cover will blow out, and the spool will fall off.
Phil_M reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 3:32 AM, BassinLou said:Phil !! Where have you been buddy??
Not fishing ...or posting that's fer sho!
zack d reply :
Nice fish everyone!
I haven't posted in a lil while,been busy busy.
Good news is the new place my wife and i moved to has a canal in back with plenty of fish!
Went out today and caught 2 decent fish,heres a pic. Of a 17.5" and 13.5",
Both on a culprit red shad 7.5"
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 3:44 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Yeah, but you put a Lews on it. You will probably set the hook and the side cover will blow out, and the spool will fall off.
Blah...Blah... Blah.... oh and btw, don't you also own a LEW's. I read your dissertation of a review about your new Tatula, and you well of your LEW's. I get a Tournament pro and my side cover is going to blow off.... What's up with that?? LOL
MCS reply :
What did LMG drop sheemano like he dropped Martin he is now all about the two Lous(ews) bwahahaha
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 8:59 AM, MCS said:What did LMG drop sheemano like he dropped Martin he is now all about the two Lous(ews) bwahahaha
No, now he is a Diawa fan, but as long as his gear is all JDM, then its all good. I think the bromance is on a break for right now...
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 5:03 AM, zack d said:Nice fish everyone!
I haven't posted in a lil while,been busy busy.
Good news is the new place my wife and i moved to has a canal in back with plenty of fish!
Went out today and caught 2 decent fish,heres a pic. Of a 17.5" and 13.5",
Both on a culprit red shad 7.5"
Zach good to see you back, and on the board. I documented your catches. Luckily, you don't have to go far to fish.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 9:40 AM, BassinLou said:No, now he is a Diawa fan, but as long as his gear is all JDM, then its all good. I think the bromance is on a break for right now...
He is avoiding my calls. I have been in my garage for days sitting in the boat crying. Its not fair, I did nothing wrong! Lou you are a homewrecker!
So you have been stalking me?
See, this is the t I h s I'm talking about!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 10:06 AM, LgMouthGambler said:He is avoiding my calls. I have been in my garage for days sitting in the boat crying. Its not fair, I did nothing wrong! Lou you are a homewrecker!
So you have been stalking me?
See, this is the t I h s I'm talking about!
........ ROFL
MCS reply :
Wow who knew Lou was a wham bam 1 fishing trip kinda man. Talk about catch em and release em.poor LMG is left picking up the pieces with riding around with an empty boat.....did Lou even put the rods he used back in the locker? Lmao
y'all are too funny.....in a hahaha comedy kinda way
BassinLou reply :
Who is in town for the holidays? I am, and its the only time I think I will have to put points on the board.
MCS reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 9:15 PM, BassinLou said:Who is in town for the holidays? I am, and its the only time I think I will have to put points on the board.
I am outta town, but I dunno how long. Get the new reel tho so when I get back look out!
LgMouthGambler reply :
I will still be here. Who wants to go out?
bostonsox2904 reply :
Up to New Hampshire for me. I think I'm heading in the wrong direction!
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 12/11/2013 at 10:19 PM, LgMouthGambler said:I will still be here. Who wants to go out?
well i hope she was worth it you cheating boob!
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/12/2013 at 3:56 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:well i hope she was worth it you cheating boob!
There's my estranged B!tcH!
Caylub reply :
The bromance is back!
bostonsox2904 reply :
I was fishing this weekend and saw that the bass of a certain canal were already spawning. Has anyone else seen this?
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/12/2013 at 10:25 PM, bostonsox2904 said:I was fishing this weekend and saw that the bass of a certain canal were already spawning. Has anyone else seen this?
Yup.
dsidle61 reply :
Got out today for about an hour from 430-530. About 5th cast I hooked into a nice fish, I was retrieving and then letting it rise and felt the tap on the rise and set the hook and the rod about got ripped out of my hands bc this fish didn't budge. Stayed down the whole time and right as it was about to jump it spit out my crank and I just got a look at the tail. Fished the crank for about 45 min w only that one hit. Switched to a senko wacky rigged and tossed it out to the same spot and hooked into what I assume was the same fish. Fought the same way, stayed down took out some drag and put up a really nice fight. Ended up being 19.5" and was 4lbs 6oz. Pretty nice fish. Pulled in one smaller one on the senko in those 15 min. Also missed one on a frog, really surprised me bc frog fishing has been dead for me. Casted out the frog and was just letting it sit there I was staring off at something in the woods and felt a little bump looked over and saw my frog had just been sucked down. Had to much of a jerk reaction and missed that one. This culls the second of my 14s and should bring me to 90" for the month.
Rovingmutt reply :
Going out in the morning with my son joe, got to get him some fish, 
he is all pumped and ready to go,
BassinLou reply :
On 12/13/2013 at 8:32 AM, dsidle61 said:Got out today for about an hour from 430-530. About 5th cast I hooked into a nice fish, I was retrieving and then letting it rise and felt the tap on the rise and set the hook and the rod about got ripped out of my hands bc this fish didn't budge. Stayed down the whole time and right as it was about to jump it spit out my crank and I just got a look at the tail. Fished the crank for about 45 min w only that one hit. Switched to a senko wacky rigged and tossed it out to the same spot and hooked into what I assume was the same fish. Fought the same way, stayed down took out some drag and put up a really nice fight. Ended up being 19.5" and was 4lbs 6oz. Pretty nice fish. Pulled in one smaller one on the senko in those 15 min. Also missed one on a frog, really surprised me bc frog fishing has been dead for me. Casted out the frog and was just letting it sit there I was staring off at something in the woods and felt a little bump looked over and saw my frog had just been sucked down. Had to much of a jerk reaction and missed that one. This culls the second of my 14s and should bring me to 90" for the month.
Nice job, that fish put you in 1st place.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/13/2013 at 8:32 AM, dsidle61 said:Got out today for about an hour from 430-530. About 5th cast I hooked into a nice fish, I was retrieving and then letting it rise and felt the tap on the rise and set the hook and the rod about got ripped out of my hands bc this fish didn't budge. Stayed down the whole time and right as it was about to jump it spit out my crank and I just got a look at the tail. Fished the crank for about 45 min w only that one hit. Switched to a senko wacky rigged and tossed it out to the same spot and hooked into what I assume was the same fish. Fought the same way, stayed down took out some drag and put up a really nice fight. Ended up being 19.5" and was 4lbs 6oz. Pretty nice fish. Pulled in one smaller one on the senko in those 15 min. Also missed one on a frog, really surprised me bc frog fishing has been dead for me. Casted out the frog and was just letting it sit there I was staring off at something in the woods and felt a little bump looked over and saw my frog had just been sucked down. Had to much of a jerk reaction and missed that one. This culls the second of my 14s and should bring me to 90" for the month.
I taught u well!! Lol JK way to hold down the top spot representing Jacksonville!!!
I feel like I just witnessed my son's first steps again lol, I'll see u Monday unless u can make it out Sunday wit me and Czar
MCS reply :
Been too busy to fish....work work work. But it has been more fun than fishing lately. Just read the Chris Lane article and I know it, fishing too fast I know it too. The break and this comp has only made me fish faster! Ahhhhh!
BassinLou reply :
I am hoping for a little bit of "me" time this weekend to attempt to put points on the board. LOL. Some of you boys have an awesome head start.
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, please cull one of my 15" for this 16-1/2". Gonna be hard catching up by an inch at a time but who knows? Watermelon Senko w /blk & red again.
Rovingmutt reply :
I had a day so my son and i went out to a new lake and tryed for 3 hours and got skunked, moved to a smaller lake nearby and was able to get 3 fish, 20", 18 1/2" and a 13, all on crankbaits, kvd green 1.5, a very slow bite today, and then when i went to get a pics my camera was dead, so i used my cell, but i am having a hard time getting it to send out, so hopefully later i can post pics
ok, here we go, finally got the pictures '
My son Joe got the 20 1/2"
and i got the 18 1/2"
BassinLou reply :
On 12/14/2013 at 5:50 AM, Jacob044 said:Lou, please cull one of my 15" for this 16-1/2". Gonna be hard catching up by an inch at a time but who knows? Watermelon Senko w /blk & red again.
That fish moved you to 83" which places you in 4th place.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/14/2013 at 6:04 AM, Rovingmutt said:I had a day so my son and i went out to a new lake and tryed for 3 hours and got skunked, moved to a smaller lake nearby and was able to get 3 fish, 20", 19 1/2" and a 13, all on crankbaits, kvd green 1.5, a very slow bite today, and then when i went to get a pics my camera was dead, so i used my cell, but i am having a hard time getting it to send out, so hopefully later i can post pics
3 is better than none. At least 2 out of 3 were contest worthy. Hope you get the pic situation fixed.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Welp, there goes Mutt tearing it up again, lol. Good job brother, nice fish.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/14/2013 at 6:04 AM, Rovingmutt said:
I had a day so my son and i went out to a new lake and tryed for 3 hours and got skunked, moved to a smaller lake nearby and was able to get 3 fish, 20", 18 1/2" and a 13, all on crankbaits, kvd green 1.5, a very slow bite today, and then when i went to get a pics my camera was dead, so i used my cell, but i am having a hard time getting it to send out, so hopefully later i can post pics
ok, here we go, finally got the pictures '
My son Joe got the 20 1/2"
and i got the 18 1/2"
Lou, i think we can cull a 15 for Joe, i think that puts him at 93 1/2"and with the 18 1/2" that puts me at 53"
Mutt your numbers are correct. Joe has jumped up to 1st place again, and you have 53". A 9 yr old is leading the way. That's awesome. WTG!!
BassinLou reply :
Good luck this weekend everybody. Hopefully many of you will be posting, myself included. As usual I will post standings some time on Monday.
AK-Jax86 reply :
Where to start!!!
Went out this morning around 8ish to my course. Didn't get a bite at my first two spots so I moved to the back, always have luck there. Was there around 8:50 and they were in search and destroy mode on my KVD 1.5 it was amazing haven't had a day like this EVER (u will see later lol). Tomorrow when I get back I will take a pic of my KVD it is beat up by the amount of fish it has caught/missed would have thought I had it for years opposed to few weeks! I stayed in the back for under a hour and caught 15 fish (9 which are comp worthy but it's someone's else's turn this month).
It was funny I was as if I was putting on a show for the mothers walking their dogs and people getting in their morning jog lol. Seemed like every time someone asked me if I had luck I was like yea and would hook one right in front of them! Two ladies that were jogging together saw me catch a fish as they passed me the first time and then again when they came back. I had a nice fat one when this guy was standing next to me it jumped once and guy was like holy expletive, then he went back down and somehow my crank comes flying out the water and hooks into my stomach, only pinched my skin though. I was there for less than a hour and my girl called asking me to bring her some medicine.
So I left the frenzy and stopped at CVS got her what she needed then was heading home. For some reason I decided to stop at this big natural lake that I see every day on way to my course and home. Only thug about this spot is u can't park by it unless u have a truck or SUV and only parking is on the other side by this sporting field. I park and grab my pole not expecting to catch anything. There is a bunch of high grass and it's swampy around the edges. So I make a few casts and then IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! Boom at first I was like I had to have snagged a gator or big turtle. Til I got her kinda close to where I could see her tail... Then she took back off I didn't even fight it because I had déjà vu from that time with Czar all I was thinking is NOOOOOO ITS ON THE MONOOOOOOO. Fortunately there aren't any pads that she could get hung up on but I didn't know if there was anything on the bottom. Well I got her to the edge and I plow through the tall grass and swamp disregarding the possibility that I would run into a moccasin (I was on the look out the WHOLE time for one til she got hooked then I was like the Crocodile Hunter at that point lmao). Figures the ONLY time I'm not prepared is when this happens!! I wanted to keep her but the only reason why I didn't is because where I was parked there was families and a cop there so I didn't want any issues with the officer, my fishing license isn't current but they can't harass u for that I heard. I would have looked crazy carrying this thing across the street and to my car lol.
Sucks I have no stats on her except for the fact that she was massive! Easily my PB but can't put a number to it in any way.
I'm going back tomorrow so I will throw up the pic, I think it's safe to say that I accomplished my feat of big fish of the month. No crazy picture angles or anything to make it look bigger like some people do on this site, but may be disqualified since I didn't have anything to weigh her with. Regardless you will all enjoy seeing her (swear this isn't the Czar PB (personal best as in smallest) from last month lol.
Another side note is when I first reeled her in I saw two big wakes on the side of her so I think she was in a school! And I have heard that bass tend to school with fish of similar size which I hope is true because that means there's other monsters in here.
Editing pic spot stealers alert lol
AK-Jax86 reply :
Deleted spot stealers!!
AK-Jax86 reply :
I was talking to a guy at Dicks last night and he was telling me when a fish slams the crank not to set the hook let it set itself. He said because when you set the hook it causes a tear so the tear is much bigger than after you set it oppose to if you let it happen naturally. He says that he increases his hook ups that way.
Seems like that would make sense. I got a few packs of trebles to change out the standard ones though just to be safe
BassinLou reply :
I was able to go out today for about 2.5 hours. It was nice to get out after a hectic and stressful week. I caught several fish but none that I deem contest worthy. The coolest part is, I caught all of these fish on my new Lews reel. I swapped my MG from my Avid for the TT Pro. I have been itching to use this reel and I couldn't wait for the following week til I went to glades. LOL. Here is my mini review in case someone is interested.
The TT Pro compared to MG are identical in size and the paddle knobs are the same. After that the differences begin. The TT Pro imo is a nicely refined MG. For example: the TT Pro has a nice carbon fiber handle that's really accentuates the reel, plus making it a little lighter. The TT also has a dual braking system which really helps dial the reel in nicely. The retrieve is nice and smooth and plus I got the High speed model in 7:1 so the IPT is higher. I couldn't test the drag today because the fish weren't big enough to challenge this reel. Casting was effortless and it covered great distances with ease.. I was able to cast a 4 inch stick bait to the other side of a bigger than avg canal with a flick of the wrist. Overall I am very happy I was able to get this reel. I can't wait to use this reel in the glades when the big girls decide to come out and play. Hope this helps someone.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 7:41 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I was talking to a guy at Dicks last night and he was telling me when a fish slams the crank not to set the hook let it set itself. He said because when you set the hook it causes a tear so the tear is much bigger than after you set it oppose to if you let it happen naturally. He says that he increases his hook ups that way.
Seems like that would make sense. I got a few packs of trebles to change out the standard ones though just to be safe
Exactly what happened to me today. I hooked the biggest bass I have ever seen and I made the fatal mistake of setting the hook hard. He came to the top and spit the crank back at me. Man, IF only I would have gotten that one.
BassinLou reply :
You don't set on cranks, there's 6 hooks there. Stay with constant steady pressure and let the rod do its job. You don't have to horse or over power the fish.
dsidle61 reply :
Man were the fish on for me today. I only got out for about 30 min in the steady but barely light enough rain here in Jax. Was throwing the crank at my spot and caught 5 FISH in that 30 min. I got one 18 (to cull my last 16) which will put me at 92" for the month I need to hook into a few good ones Monday and Tuesday bc after that im probably done for the month. Also pulled in a 17, 15ish and maybe 13ish and also a bluegill/bream whatever you guys call it down here lol. Ive just spent the past hour and a half putting together my new H2O tackle bag so im gonna try to post the picture tomorrow evening when I get home.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 12:40 PM, dsidle61 said:Man were the fish on for me today. I only got out for about 30 min in the steady but barely light enough rain here in Jax. Was throwing the crank at my spot and caught 5 FISH in that 30 min. I got one 18 (to cull my last 16) which will put me at 92" for the month I need to hook into a few good ones Monday and Tuesday bc after that im probably done for the month. Also pulled in a 17, 15ish and maybe 13ish and also a bluegill/bream whatever you guys call it down here lol. Ive just spent the past hour and a half putting together my new H2O tackle bag so im gonna try to post the picture tomorrow evening when I get home.
These crankbaits you guys are using, are they shallow diving square bills?
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 7:41 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I was talking to a guy at Dicks last night and he was telling me when a fish slams the crank not to set the hook let it set itself. He said because when you set the hook it causes a tear so the tear is much bigger than after you set it oppose to if you let it happen naturally. He says that he increases his hook ups that way.
Seems like that would make sense. I got a few packs of trebles to change out the standard ones though just to be safe
A sweep set is all you need, just sweep to the side and maintain constant pressure with the reel. You should also be fishing on a medium power rod with mono line. The rod and line combo act like a shock. This will keep constant pressure on the hooks without tearing a hole in the fishes mouth allowing the hook to come out. Most fish are lost by trying to land them to fast.
fishingator reply :
Lol AK. I just screenshot that whole story and sent it to my SO 
. Very cool!
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 10:46 PM, FishinDaddy said:A sweep set is all you need, just sweep to the side and maintain constant pressure with the reel. You should also be fishing on a medium power rod with mono line. The rod and line combo act like a shock. This will keep constant pressure on the hooks without tearing a hole in the fishes mouth allowing the hook to come out. Most fish are lost by trying to land them to fast.
Yea I do everything you said... Sweep, constant pressure, medium power rod, mono, AND LOSING FISH trying to land them too fast. That's my biggest problem with the big ones trying to get them to shore too fast which would support the ripping a hole in their mouth so the hook comes out theory.
I'm still weary of mono line. I was using my favorite crank (I have multiple of them now) and I was hung up on a small branch in the water I pull it out and it flies back cutting my line luckily the crank flew behind me and was still attached to a piece of the branch with a few feet of line stuck to it, so it wasn't my knot. Branch must have cut the line when I flung it back or there must have been a weak spot in the line idk. But I would hate for that to happened when trying to bring a fish in have it cut on something under water or IN PADS... To this day that fish still haunts me which is why I made the switch to braid (but that's also cuz Lou got me addicted to frogs)
When I am using cranks or soft plastic I always throw it on mono I just have had a traumatic experience which won't leave my head so everytime I get a nice size fish I think my lines gonna snap again lol
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 11:00 PM, fishingator said:Lol AK. I just screenshot that whole story and sent it to my SO
Yea it was a good day I felt like I was a pro at the bass masters classic for that hour or so of glory at the golf course lol.
It's funny because of few people walked by and we did the standard good mornings to each other. I was at the point that I would see people walking towards me and in my head I was like please ask me if I am having any luck so I can catch a fish this cast or next lol. I'm te superstitious type in a way. I wear like the same 3 or 4 shirts when I fish and saw I catch a nice one on a Wednesday evening when I can fish for a hour I will wear that same shirt, washed if course, on Saturday when I go out in the AM. Then if I repeat on Saturday it gets washed again and I wear it Sunday lol. Czar and DS probably think I am poor and have no close cuz I wear the same outfits lmao
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 11:15 PM, AK-Jax86 said:Yea I do everything you said... Sweep, constant pressure, medium power rod, mono, AND LOSING FISH trying to land them too fast. That's my biggest problem with the big ones trying to get them to shore too fast which would support the ripping a hole in their mouth so the hook comes out theory.
I'm still weary of mono line. I was using my favorite crank (I have multiple of them now) and I was hung up on a small branch in the water I pull it out and it flies back cutting my line luckily the crank flew behind me and was still attached to a piece of the branch with a few feet of line stuck to it, so it wasn't my knot. Branch must have cut the line when I flung it back or there must have been a weak spot in the line idk. But I would hate for that to happened when trying to bring a fish in have it cut on something under water or IN PADS... To this day that fish still haunts me which is why I made the switch to braid (but that's also cuz Lou got me addicted to frogs)
When I am using cranks or soft plastic I always throw it on mono I just have had a traumatic experience which won't leave my head so everytime I get a nice size fish I think my lines gonna snap again lol
Berkley Big Game 12 lb it has never let me down. It is very abrasion resistant and I use a 30 lb snap for quick changes. I boated 3-8 pounders back to back to back on the same clinch knot.
BassinLou reply :
I was able to go out to my local canal for 1.5 hrs. I decided to deadstick for fun and I did pretty good. Caught several 13" fish but this 16" decided to play. It reached my minimum criteria so I said what the heck. Caught it on a BPS stick worm using 2/0 Gami's on 10lb yozuri line.
fishingator reply :
Well, we haven't been fishing much this month. I went for 45 min the other morning and not a single bite. Today SO missed three. Two on frogs and one on a worm. I tried my kvd 1.0 for a while and got nothing. I was actually ready to leave when I started messing around with a wacky rigged worm and I got a 12". I was so bored this morning and disappointed with the fishing I was taking pics of the Tahoe instead lol.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 10:36 PM, BassinLou said:These crankbaits you guys are using, are they shallow diving square bills?
Ya, a shallow diving. In the river in back of my house the bass break water often in a frenzy. Just throw anything to them and they suck it up.
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 10:36 PM, BassinLou said:These crankbaits you guys are using, are they shallow diving square bills?
yes the KVD 1.5 square bill. I believe the diving depth is 4-6 feet. This is my first month or so using them or any crank for that matter thanks to AK's advice. And they are working out pretty well for me. Ive had my best luck on overcast/rainy days.
dsidle61 reply :
Ok here is the pic of my 18" from yesterday. Was caught on the kvd 1.5 in craw color in the rain. For laughs im posting my first catch of yesterday which is slightly smaller. I apologize again for the bad picture, I fixed my measuring device last night after this pic so I should be good from here on out.
Lunker
Puts me at 92 for the month. Going to head out tomorrow afternoon with AK possibly and definitely on Tuesday hopefully both days produce.
bostonsox2904 reply :
Here's a 17" I caught this weekend on a baby brush hog. Interestingly I was killing the peacock bass on them too
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/15/2013 at 8:07 AM, BassinLou said:I was able to go out today for about 2.5 hours. It was nice to get out after a hectic and stressful week. I caught several fish but none that I deem contest worthy. The coolest part is, I caught all of these fish on my new Lews reel. I swapped my MG from my Avid for the TT Pro. I have been itching to use this reel and I couldn't wait for the following week til I went to glades. LOL. Here is my mini review in case someone is interested.
The TT Pro compared to MG are identical in size and the paddle knobs are the same. After that the differences begin. The TT Pro imo is a nicely refined MG. For example: the TT Pro has a nice carbon fiber handle that's really accentuates the reel, plus making it a little lighter. The TT also has a dual braking system which really helps dial the reel in nicely. The retrieve is nice and smooth and plus I got the High speed model in 7:1 so the IPT is higher. I couldn't test the drag today because the fish weren't big enough to challenge this reel. Casting was effortless and it covered great distances with ease.. I was able to cast a 4 inch stick bait to the other side of a bigger than avg canal with a flick of the wrist. Overall I am very happy I was able to get this reel. I can't wait to use this reel in the glades when the big girls decide to come out and play. Hope this helps someone.
So we will both have our new toys to play with when we go out the 1st of the new year. What a way to start the year off. I hope we hook into some good ones.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/16/2013 at 11:33 PM, LgMouthGambler said:So we will both have our new toys to play with when we go out the 1st of the new year. What a way to start the year off. I hope we hook into some good ones.
Fingers crossed.
BassinLou reply :
Here are the current standings.
1. Joe: 21" 20.5" 20.5" 16" 15.5" = 93.5"
2. Dsidle: 19.5" 18.5" 18" 18" 18" = 92"
3. Bostonsox: 19.5" 17" 16.5" 16" 16" = 85"
4. Jacob044: 21.5" 16.5" 15" 15" 15" = 83"
5. Lunkmaster: 19" 18.5" 17.5" 17" = 72"
6. Rovingmutt: 18.5" 18.5" 16" = 53"
7. FishinDaddy: 19" 18.5" = 37.5"
8. ZachD: 17.5" 13.5" = 31"
9. Bassinlou: 16" 14" = 30"
10. LMG: 21" = 21"
There you have them. As the days continue and X-mas approaches either some will fish more or none at all. We' ll see. Good luck this week.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Wahoo!!!!! Still in the top 10. I actually forgot that I caught 2 decent Bass yesterday. And where do you think my ruler was? Yup, left it in the back of the truck. De de de. Oh well, I used my deck as a reference for the picture to measure later. Then it hit me, why not just carve some notches or marker my own markings on the wood that I use to cover the batteries? Duh. Its painted so it wont suck the slime off the fish. That is the project for the week.
LgMouthGambler reply :
P.S.
WAY TO GO JOE!!!!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/17/2013 at 5:50 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Wahoo!!!!! Still in the top 10. I actually forgot that I caught 2 decent Bass yesterday. And where do you think my ruler was? Yup, left it in the back of the truck. De de de. Oh well, I used my deck as a reference for the picture to measure later. Then it hit me, why not just carve some notches or marker my own markings on the wood that I use to cover the batteries? Duh. Its painted so it wont suck the slime off the fish. That is the project for the week.
The mind at work.....
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/17/2013 at 6:00 AM, BassinLou said:The mind at work.....
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, lets cull another one of the 15" with this 17" I got today.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/17/2013 at 6:30 AM, Jacob044 said:Lou, lets cull another one of the 15" with this 17" I got today.
That fatty ties you for 3rd with 85". You seem to have found a rhythm Jacob.
dsidle61 reply :
Went out this afternoon with AK to a spot on my side of town. We ended up doing pretty well. From about 4-545 we pulled in 6 fish between the 2 of us. I had 2 decent fish, one was 18 and the other may have been greater than 18 but she swallowed the crank good and was bleeding all over the place so I got her back in the water as quick as possible. My other 2 were probably in the 14-16 range. AKs two were probably in the 15-17 range. I caught 3 of mine on the crank in craw color and one on the senko. I know ak was also using the crank but im not sure the color. We are going to head out tomorrow morning/afternoon hopefully we have some more luck then.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/17/2013 at 7:31 AM, dsidle61 said:Went out this afternoon with AK to a spot on my side of town. We ended up doing pretty well. From about 4-545 we pulled in 6 fish between the 2 of us. I had 2 decent fish, one was 18 and the other may have been greater than 18 but she swallowed the crank good and was bleeding all over the place so I got her back in the water as quick as possible. My other 2 were probably in the 14-16 range. AKs two were probably in the 15-17 range. I caught 3 of mine on the crank in craw color and one on the senko. I know ak was also using the crank but im not sure the color. We are going to head out tomorrow morning/afternoon hopefully we have some more luck then.
Yea man we will prob have to go early morning because I have to go to Jacksonville Beach around 9:30/10 then off to Palm Coast to try to make some sales... If anyone was effected by the Tornado I feel bad for you Mother Nature can be a b*tch (any storm damage send me a PM). I have only been involved in a tornado warning once when I was probably 9 and that was back in NJ. Fortunately my neighborhood was not affected I couldn't imagine what the people in Palm Coast are going through, you have my prayers and I'm sure others from FL as well!
LgMouthGambler reply :
Well here are the 2 decent Bass from yesterday. After careful comparison of the pictures vs the ruler on the board, I have come to a 16 and a 17 for the two fish. Both were caught on an UV speed worm in black red flake, moving them across the surface while watching them come out of the grass and attacking it. That was the bait of the day yesterday, and I better remember to refill on them for next week as I almost ran out. Im at 54" with 3 fish so far. Its not my best, but I have been more focused on my Tatula review write up.
JellyMan reply :
Nice job guys!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/17/2013 at 10:50 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Well here are the 2 decent Bass from yesterday. After careful comparison of the pictures vs the ruler on the board, I have come to a 16 and a 17 for the two fish. Both were caught on an UV speed worm in black red flake, moving them across the surface while watching them come out of the grass and attacking it. That was the bait of the day yesterday, and I better remember to refill on them for next week as I almost ran out. Im at 54" with 3 fish so far. Its not my best, but I have been more focused on my Tatula review write up.
You're still writing about that reel?? On top of that we have to go to whole other forum to read it. You can't give us a condensed version??
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 12:15 AM, BassinLou said:You're still writing about that reel?? On top of that we have to go to whole other forum to read it. You can't give us a condensed version??
NO! lol
LgMouthGambler reply :
Ooop! Just ordered my new Dobyns Flipping stick!
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 2:08 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Ooop! Just ordered my new Dobyns Flipping stick!
does your wife know about this?!
speaking of... i ordered ceramic bearing for my chronarch, can't wait to see what they do...
BassinLou reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 2:08 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Ooop! Just ordered my new Dobyns Flipping stick!
Which one did you get?? I cant' wait to use mine on the 26th and the 1st.
MCS reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:06 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:does your wife know about this?!
speaking of... i ordered ceramic bearing for my chronarch, can't wait to see what they do...
It doesn't do much if you don't take the reel and go fishing!.....looks like LMG has moved on both fishing partners and reel brand? Your thoughts please? I do think this needs a video or perhaps a made for TV drama.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:06 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:does your wife know about this?!
speaking of... i ordered ceramic bearing for my chronarch, can't wait to see what they do..
No, she doesn't. So if you want to stay alive while fishing with me, you know whats best.
Where did you get the bearings from? What Abec rating?
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:15 AM, BassinLou said:Which one did you get?? I cant' wait to use mine on the 26th and the 1st.
Oh yeah! I ordered that Flipping stick to get the party rolling for when we get out in the glades. It will be here in about a week. Ron from Valley Sports is where its at! I got the Champion766Flip. Gonna load the Super Duty with 80# Power Pro. Its on like Donkey Kong!
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:31 AM, MCS said:It doesn't do much if you don't take the reel and go fishing!.....looks like LMG has moved on both fishing partners and reel brand? Your thoughts please? I do think this needs a video or perhaps a made for TV drama.
Oh boy.................
BassinLou reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:56 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Oh yeah! I ordered that Flipping stick to get the party rolling for when we get out in the glades. It will be here in about a week. Ron from Valley Sports is where its at! I got the Champion766Flip. Gonna load the Super Duty with 80# Power Pro. Its on like Donkey Kong!
I went with 736 champion, more than that and it won't fit in my fishing room. LOL. I went 65lb PP. I don't think any bass I stick with that is going anywhere.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:31 AM, MCS said:It doesn't do much if you don't take the reel and go fishing!.....looks like LMG has moved on both fishing partners and reel brand? Your thoughts please? I do think this needs a video or perhaps a made for TV drama.
Here we go.... thanks for stirring the pot MCS!!!...... LOL.
MCS reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 4:13 AM, BassinLou said:Here we go.... thanks for stirring the pot MCS!!!...... LOL.
Awh how cute matching flipping sticks too! Is that the fisherman equivilant of going steady? Lmao. Martin you need to pull a 10 pounder outta that canal and show LMG and Lou where they can put those flipping sticks lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 4:36 AM, MCS said:Awh how cute matching flipping sticks too! Is that the fisherman equivilant of going steady? Lmao. Martin you need to pull a 10 pounder outta that canal and show LMG and Lou where they can put those flipping sticks lol
ROFL...... 
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 4:36 AM, MCS said:Awh how cute matching flipping sticks too! Is that the fisherman equivilant of going steady? Lmao. Martin you need to pull a 10 pounder outta that canal and show LMG and Lou where they can put those flipping sticks lol
We can have a sword fight!!
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 3:31 AM, MCS said:It doesn't do much if you don't take the reel and go fishing!.....looks like LMG has moved on both fishing partners and reel brand? Your thoughts please? I do think this needs a video or perhaps a made for TV drama.
Progress has been slow (busy at work) but i've been working on one
On 12/18/2013 at 3:54 AM, LgMouthGambler said:No, she doesn't. So if you want to stay alive while fishing with me, you know whats best.
Where did you get the bearings from? What Abec rating?
Boca Bearings, ABEC 7
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 4:51 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:Progress has been slow (busy at work) but i've been working on one
Boca Bearings, ABEC 7
7's? Oh boy! I see birdsnests in your future, lol.
LgMouthGambler reply :
LOL. Just realized that if I buy the 766, I wont be able to fit it in my truck. Looks like Im gonna have to get the 736. Oh well, at least that comes with a split grip.
MCS reply :
Meow the claws are outOn 12/18/2013 at 5:16 AM, LgMouthGambler said:7's? Oh boy! I see birdsnests in your future, lol.
y'all are really r like a married couple
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/17/2013 at 1:08 AM, BassinLou said:Here are the current standings.
1. FishinDaddy = 105"
There you have them. As the days continue and X-mas approaches either some will fish more or none at all. We' ll see. Good luck this week.
Only 2 more work days this YEAR and I'm headed to Toho.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 9:04 AM, FishinDaddy said:Only 2 more work days this YEAR and I'm headed to Toho.
LOL. FishinDaddy, you put up the 105" and I quickly went to the previous page to see if I missed the pics... Good luck out on Toho, enjoy the time on the water.
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 9:08 AM, BassinLou said:LOL. FishinDaddy, you put up the 105" and I quickly went to the previous page to see if I missed the pics... Good luck out on Toho, enjoy the time on the water.
Thanks Lou, my business has be taking 80 hrs a week for most of this year (a good thing) and with the week off for the road trip, I have not been able to fish much since March. These next two weeks are going to be fun, especially with the weather.
Diggy reply :
Ill be fishing this weekend for sure
Jacob044 reply :
Joe, D and sox, better fish hard this weekend. I'm going to my honey hole and fish like crazy. :respect-059:
bostonsox2904 reply :
It's on now! I only have one weekend left so Im gonna make it count!
AK-Jax86 reply :
I lost my lucky KVD, the one that has all the fish markings, yesterday evening at one of my spots about 3ft off shore in a small patch of pads!!
I am trying to get someone with a kayak to come and get it for me lol. I have two more of the same crank but I don't want to lose this one it's special, don't know if anyone has a lure like that but if u do you feel my pain lol.
When I get it back, not if, I will feel complete again lol.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 2:03 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I lost my lucky KVD, the one that has all the fish markings, yesterday evening at one of my spots about 3ft off shore in a small patch of pads!!
I am trying to get someone with a kayak to come and get it for me lol. I have two more of the same crank but I don't want to lose this one it's special, don't know if anyone has a lure like that but if u do you feel my pain lol.
When I get it back, not if, I will feel complete again lol.
3Ft off shore? You wuss, get in the water and get it!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 9:59 PM, Jacob044 said:Joe, D and sox, better fish hard this weekend. I'm going to my honey hole and fish like crazy.
Look at that.. Jacob talking up his game. It's nice to see another group of guys getting after it. Best of luck.
MCS reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 2:10 AM, LgMouthGambler said:3Ft off shore? You wuss, get in the water and get it!
X2 Lol I went waist deep to get a lure my son gave me for my bday back. It was a tiny rapalacountdown, I don't really us that much but it is the thought that counts(he buys what he likes lol) AK 3 feet is not that bad, time to go swimming if she means that much. Too cold for gators so no worries
BassinLou reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 2:03 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I lost my lucky KVD, the one that has all the fish markings, yesterday evening at one of my spots about 3ft off shore in a small patch of pads!!
I am trying to get someone with a kayak to come and get it for me lol. I have two more of the same crank but I don't want to lose this one it's special, don't know if anyone has a lure like that but if u do you feel my pain lol.
When I get it back, not if, I will feel complete again lol.
Just get your hands on a telescopic painting stick, they are long aluminum poles that can reach 6-8ft. Attach a wire close hanger or some sort of hook on it, and retrieve your lure.
fishingator reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 2:10 AM, LgMouthGambler said:3Ft off shore? You wuss, get in the water and get it!
Lol...I go after lures like that all the time...even in the glades. Drives my SO nuts!
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 2:10 AM, LgMouthGambler said:3Ft off shore? You wuss, get in the water and get it!
Lol I ain't even gonna act like I'm brave enough to step foot in this spot! There was, haven't seen in a while, a lake placid gator in there lol and some smaller ones haven't seen them in long time though prob too cold for them now UNTI I decide to go get it.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:10 AM, BassinLou said:Just get your hands on a telescopic painting stick, they are long aluminum poles that can reach 6-8ft. Attach a wire close hanger or some sort of hook on it, and retrieve your lure.
That's a good idea.
Only thing is I think that I was stuck on the stem, idk if that's what it's called fr Lilly pads because I didn't see it on the leaf part so ima have to cut the pad.
I mean I just want the lure for sentimental value more than anything lol I won't even use it when I get it back. Funny cuz I was going to tie a different one on because I wasn't having luck with that color should have went with my gut
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 2:35 AM, MCS said:X2 Lol I went waist deep to get a lure my son gave me for my bday back. It was a tiny rapalacountdown, I don't really us that much but it is the thought that counts(he buys what he likes lol) AK 3 feet is not that bad, time to go swimming if she means that much. Too cold for gators so no worries
Ok how bout you come get it for me the spot is right by where u live anyway. If you need compensation I will provide that in the form of cash or fishing lure lol
Like I said few days ago for a fish I will turn into the Crocodile Hunter but for a lure nah lol especially when I can't pin point exactly where it is
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:31 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Lol I ain't even gonna act like I'm brave enough to step foot in this spot! There was, haven't seen in a while, a lake placid gator in there lol and some smaller ones haven't seen them in long time though prob too cold for them now UNTI I decide to go get it.
Listen, gators wont bother you. Just don't jump in wearing that fuzzy sweater and rabbit ear hat you keep wearing when you go fishing. Lucky outfit my @ss.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:27 AM, fishingator said:Lol...I go after lures like that all the time...even in the glades. Drives my SO nuts!
Funny my SO would do that too but she has seen what lurks in this spot as well as I have lol.
There's these little kids that ride their dirt bike and quads around there that I sometimes see in the evening, their family owns the lake I think. May try to bribe them to do it lol jk
MCS reply :
I know where u talking about, them kids swim in it and sometimes they got a Jon boat. They ain't scared of no gator....man that spot is right there off the Conoe trail though bet the gators are in n out all the timeOn 12/19/2013 at 4:39 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Ok how bout you come get it for me the spot is right by where u live anyway. If you need compensation I will provide that in the form of cash or fishing lure lol
Like I said few days ago for a fish I will turn into the Crocodile Hunter but for a lure nah lol especially when I can't pin point exactly where it is
Oh and since we are up that way, checkout the lights off ol st auggie and watch tower, then there are spectacular ones at loretto and merganser
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:40 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Listen, gators wont bother you. Just don't jump in wearing that fuzzy sweater and rabbit ear hat you keep wearing when you go fishing. Lucky outfit my @ss.
Lol then tell her to stop sending me stuff and I won't wear it
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:55 AM, MCS said:I know where u talking about, them kids swim in it and sometimes they got a Jon boat. They ain't scared of no gator....man that spot is right there off the Conoe trail though bet the gators are in n out all the time
Oh and since we are up that way, checkout the lights off ol st auggie and watch tower, then there are spectacular ones at loretto and merganser
I didn't really get out that much last Christmas my girl wanted to go somewhere that had a lot of Christmas lights cuz our son loves Christmas lights.
I think they are doing something at the zoo that I read about. I haven't been to the Jax zoo since I have been here
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:55 AM, MCS said:I know where u talking about, them kids swim in it and sometimes they got a Jon boat. They ain't scared of no gator....man that spot is right there off the Conoe trail though bet the gators are in n out all the time
Oh and since we are up that way, checkout the lights off ol st auggie and watch tower, then there are spectacular ones at loretto and merganser
We are taking Adrian to the BPS Winter Wonderland this weekend, was suppose to last week but him and Sarah were sick. Kill two birds one stone daddy gets to shop and do the whole Christmas thing that Sarah has begging me to do lol. It should be fun but Adrian is at the age (18m) that he screams when he sees Santa (tried 3 times so far to get a good pic lol) these pics should be funny
BassinLou reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:34 AM, AK-Jax86 said:That's a good idea.
Only thing is I think that I was stuck on the stem, idk if that's what it's called fr Lilly pads because I didn't see it on the leaf part so ima have to cut the pad.
I mean I just want the lure for sentimental value more than anything lol I won't even use it when I get it back. Funny cuz I was going to tie a different one on because I wasn't having luck with that color should have went with my gut
AK, can you see the lure?? If you are hooked on the stalk of a lily pad, you have two options. Take a swim like suggested or get your hands on that jon boat. Nothing is getting that lure out of those pads once a hook is stuck on there.
MCS reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 5:06 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I didn't really get out that much last Christmas my girl wanted to go somewhere that had a lot of Christmas lights cuz our son loves Christmas lights.
I think they are doing something at the zoo that I read about. I haven't been to the Jax zoo since I have been here
St. Augustine has some nice lights in the historic district. The zoo is cool, nice place. Never been for the lights but last year we had annual pass, this year we went with the gator farm in st aug.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 5:14 AM, BassinLou said:AK, can you see the lure?? If you are hooked on the stalk of a lily pad, you have two options. Take a swim like suggested or get your hands on that jon boat. Nothing is getting that lure out of those pads once a hook is stuck on there.
Yea I can't see the lure so I think it's stuck on the stalk. Unless when my line snapped it floated back up and is under the pad leaf which is what I am hoping.
I am going there Sunday so I will see if I can use that boat and try to get it out gonna have to bring some branch cutters or something if its down below.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 5:28 AM, MCS said:St. Augustine has some nice lights in the historic district. The zoo is cool, nice place. Never been for the lights but last year we had annual pass, this year we went with the gator farm in st aug.
Yea when I came down here we loved going to the alligator farm haven't been there since te baby was born. We are waiting til Adrian gets a little older until we bring him there so he knows what he is seeing we will probably bring him there in June for his 2nd birthday.
It's a really cool place Sarah wants to do that zip line thing I saw it when we were there last and not my cup of tea lol. Since they had it up the few times I have went I haven't seen anyone do it.
I really like how they do the alligator feeding shows. You know that big bridge walkway thing they have going over the lagoon leading to the room where Maximo's replica is, I think that's its name. I was there one time when there was a rain drought and the gators were in like 1ft of water if that, kinda felt bad for em.
Rovingmutt reply :
On 12/18/2013 at 9:59 PM, Jacob044 said:Joe, D and sox, better fish hard this weekend. I'm going to my honey hole and fish like crazy.
Joe was going to stay home this week, but now he say's "bring it, challenge accepted",
BassinLou reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 8:03 AM, Rovingmutt said:Joe was going to stay home this week, but now he say's "bring it, challenge accepted",
Drat..... now Joe is going to break the Century mark and break the braggin rights record.. Thanks Jacob. 
...... LOL
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 4:42 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Funny my SO would do that too but she has seen what lurks in this spot as well as I have lol.
There's these little kids that ride their dirt bike and quads around there that I sometimes see in the evening, their family owns the lake I think. May try to bribe them to do it lol jk
You so need to do this lol those kids would be all over it. but of course youll have to wait til your about to leave bc they wont leave you alone the rest of the day.
dsidle61 reply :
I cant seem to get into any fish that will help me out. Went out to a few spots today bc I had the day off work. Missed two on the frog around noon. Caught 3 on the crank at a different spot after that. biggest was about 18 the other two in the 15" range. took a little break and went back out in the evening. caught a nice bream on the senko lol next time this happens im hooking that bad boy up and tossing him out lol I shoulda done it to this one. switched to the pop r and caught one smaller one and missed a nice one on it. spit me out on the first jump but it probably woulda got rid of one of my 18s.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 8:25 AM, dsidle61 said:I cant seem to get into any fish that will help me out. Went out to a few spots today bc I had the day off work. Missed two on the frog around noon. Caught 3 on the crank at a different spot after that. biggest was about 18 the other two in the 15" range. took a little break and went back out in the evening. caught a nice bream on the senko lol next time this happens im hooking that bad boy up and tossing him out lol I shoulda done it to this one. switched to the pop r and caught one smaller one and missed a nice one on it. spit me out on the first jump but it probably woulda got rid of one of my 18s.
You may need to slow it down even more. They may not be wanting to surface where you at now. They could be in spawn mode, in which the jigs/senkos/worms/creature bait comes to play. They are looking for easy pickings.
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 9:59 AM, LgMouthGambler said:You may need to slow it down even more. They may not be wanting to surface where you at now. They could be in spawn mode, in which the jigs/senkos/worms/creature bait comes to play. They are looking for easy pickings.
Yeah I hadn't even been throwing the frog at all this is the first time in awhile, I've been having a lot of luck w the crank and senko as of late. Put the pop r on bc I noticed unusuall heavy surface action at my spot and they wanted it my 2 hits came in about 15 min. Im getting decent numbers of fish I just keep catching the 18s!
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 10:14 AM, dsidle61 said:Yeah I hadn't even been throwing the frog at all this is the first time in awhile, I've been having a lot of luck w the crank and senko as of late. Put the pop r on bc I noticed unusuall heavy surface action at my spot and they wanted it my 2 hits came in about 15 min. Im getting decent numbers of fish I just keep catching the 18s!
You are catching the aggressive bulls. The females are going to be down under.
MCS reply :
41 degrees up here trying my new jigs out. I need to move south
MCS reply :
Man they vacated the culverts I was tossing to last week. Only fished for 30 or so, needed to get here to work. hope picking up how to work these jigs is quick and easy lol but the finer things in life never are. This time last year a 1/8-1/4 oz Texas rig with a ribbon tail or rattlesnake did well.
So onto jig question with LMG. Rattle or no rattle? How do you work it, especially in weeds/grass small hops like a trig or dragging in with the rod top(not with the reel)? I got some terminator pro to start. Pumpkin blue with a killer blue zoom chunk is what I was tossing. Also got a couple in junebug, which I am really excited about, and black/blue/purple. I need to find a trailer for the junebug have watermelon incredi craws which I may throw tomorrow.
Oh and LMG I am open to suggestions on trailers, jig brand/style. These were 50% off and had junebug. If you wish pm me any helpful info or do i have to go to UofB lol Lou said he doesn't fish jigs much so he is useless to me on this topic
MCS reply :
Anybody ever use mirrolure catch 5 on largemouth or peas? I got it for my son, we are big flats class fans, color 808 lol, plan on doing more salt/inshore this year but thought suspending jerk bait 10-12" below surface has to work for the ponds. Drag it over top the grass. Bet snook uses these, diggy how bout u?
fishingator reply :
Excited we have a new place to fish but disappointed we probably won't get to it until after Christmas ugh! Life is so unfair .
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 8:13 AM, BassinLou said:Drat..... now Joe is going to break the Century mark and break the braggin rights record.. Thanks Jacob.
IF I would have gotten that PIG I lost this week, I could have jumped ahead of all of em. Goin PIG hunting today. :respect-059:
---=Martin=--- reply :
Installed ceramic Boca Bearings in my Chronarch last night. will be giving it a try today after work... professional overrun here I come!!!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 10:46 PM, Jacob044 said:IF I would have gotten that PIG I lost this week, I could have jumped ahead of all of em. Goin PIG hunting today.
Happy hunting!! 
BassinLou reply :
Had a slow day of work today so I had a chance to go to the park and fish for a while. Blue bird skies, and nice cool breeze from the NE. Made the fishing tough but I managed two decent ones I would say. A 16.5" and 17" They will help my numbers a bit, puts me at 63". It's taking me a while but I will catch up. I caught them either using a BPS stick bait or WM seed centipede deadsticking. Not my favorite technique because it requires patience for that slow decent, but none the less it worked today.
MCS reply :
Nice fish Lou
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 8:16 PM, MCS said:Man they vacated the culverts I was tossing to last week. Only fished for 30 or so, needed to get here to work. hope picking up how to work these jigs is quick and easy lol but the finer things in life never are. This time last year a 1/8-1/4 oz Texas rig with a ribbon tail or rattlesnake did well.
So onto jig question with LMG. Rattle or no rattle? How do you work it, especially in weeds/grass small hops like a trig or dragging in with the rod top(not with the reel)? I got some terminator pro to start. Pumpkin blue with a killer blue zoom chunk is what I was tossing. Also got a couple in junebug, which I am really excited about, and black/blue/purple. I need to find a trailer for the junebug have watermelon incredi craws which I may throw tomorrow.
Oh and LMG I am open to suggestions on trailers, jig brand/style. These were 50% off and had junebug. If you wish pm me any helpful info or do i have to go to UofB lol Lou said he doesn't fish jigs much so he is useless to me on this topic
UofB, haha. I will be nice and give you my answer here. I don't use rattles. As far as trailers, its experimental. I will tell you that. Sometimes I use the back end of a lizard, or take a Brush Hog(full size) and cut the top off down to the arms, then use that back half as a trailer. Gambler ugly otter, or mega daddy as well. That is all you are gonna get for this site. If you really want some good info, you will have to come to the Dark Side 
MCS reply :
Yeah think I might take off the rattle. Might try same spot but June bug or different spot same color. Dunno yet.
I hear that the okuma forum is where it's at lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/19/2013 at 8:16 PM, MCS said:Man they vacated the culverts I was tossing to last week. Only fished for 30 or so, needed to get here to work. hope picking up how to work these jigs is quick and easy lol but the finer things in life never are. This time last year a 1/8-1/4 oz Texas rig with a ribbon tail or rattlesnake did well.
So onto jig question with LMG. Rattle or no rattle? How do you work it, especially in weeds/grass small hops like a trig or dragging in with the rod top(not with the reel)? I got some terminator pro to start. Pumpkin blue with a killer blue zoom chunk is what I was tossing. Also got a couple in junebug, which I am really excited about, and black/blue/purple. I need to find a trailer for the junebug have watermelon incredi craws which I may throw tomorrow.
Oh and LMG I am open to suggestions on trailers, jig brand/style. These were 50% off and had junebug. If you wish pm me any helpful info or do i have to go to UofB lol Lou said he doesn't fish jigs much so he is useless to me on this topic
Hey..... !!! LOL..... I don't fish them much but I have caught decent fish on them. It's just not one of my go to baits.
MCS reply :
On 12/20/2013 at 1:39 AM, BassinLou said:Hey..... !!! LOL..... I don't fish them much but I have caught decent fish on them. It's just not one of my go to baits.
Ok so then kick your knowledge. I am all ears. Lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/20/2013 at 3:40 AM, MCS said:Ok so then kick your knowledge. I am all ears. Lol
Believe it or not, I don't go too crazy on presentation when I have used jigs. I have had more luck on the SK bitsy jigs with zoom split tail grubs. I swim them with very light hops along the ledges in the canals in my neck of the woods.
MCS reply :
On 12/20/2013 at 3:48 AM, BassinLou said:Believe it or not, I don't go too crazy on presentation when I have used jigs. I have had more luck on the SK bitsy jigs with zoom split tail grubs. I swim them with very light hops along the ledges in the canals in my neck of the woods.
I saw those. Thought about trying them too. I might my son on to those with his spinning setup. The other ones I like the look of was the gambler, war eagles and fat sack tackle.
BassinLou reply :
Posts are coming few and far between. Looks like everyone is getting ready for x-mas. People will start travelling starting this weekend I am sure.
I want to wish all of you a Merry X-mas. I know its early, but some of you will be leaving soon to visit and be with loved ones. May you have safe travels, and enjoy the holidays with your families.
Monday I will post standings, the good news for me is I am off next week, so maybe I can move up some slots before the New Year. I want to wrap up my time with you guys strong.
Take Care.
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, please add this 21" 5lb to my count. This one came on that diving blue gill square bill.
Lots more to come. 1st place is in sight this month. :respect-059:
bostonsox2904 reply :
Nice fish!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 12:14 AM, Jacob044 said:Lou, please add this 21" 5lb to my count. This one came on that diving blue gill square bill.
Lots more to come. 1st place is in sight this month.
Nice pig, Jacob, that one there puts you at 91", 1" behind #2 Dsidle and 2.5" away from Joe. WTG!!
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 12:52 AM, BassinLou said:Nice pig, Jacob, that one there puts you at 91", 1" behind #2 Dsidle and 2.5" away from Joe. WTG!!
I'll win this one this weekend and then----> I'm gonna fish for sport again. I feel like I'm missing a little sport as I hook em and keep the rod low and reel them in as fast as I can so they don't shake the hook. After this win, I'm gonna catch and let them run and jump, not caring if they shake the hook. That's more fun that way. I love watching them do their aerobatics acts. It's been fun competing though. God Bless all of the BR team and have a very Merry Christmas.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 1:17 AM, Jacob044 said:
I'll win this one this weekend and then----> I'm gonna fish for sport again. I feel like I'm missing a little sport as I hook em and keep the rod low and reel them in as fast as I can so they don't shake the hook. After this win, I'm gonna catch and let them run and jump, not caring if they shake the hook. That's more fun that way. I love watching them do their aerobatics acts. It's been fun competing though. God Bless all of the BR team and have a very Merry Christmas.
Wow, you are declaring your victory speech already. Too funny. After the smoke settles on the 31st we will see who's "King of the Hill".
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 1:17 AM, Jacob044 said:
I'll win this one this weekend and then----> I'm gonna fish for sport again. I feel like I'm missing a little sport as I hook em and keep the rod low and reel them in as fast as I can so they don't shake the hook. After this win, I'm gonna catch and let them run and jump, not caring if they shake the hook. That's more fun that way. I love watching them do their aerobatics acts. It's been fun competing though. God Bless all of the BR team and have a very Merry Christmas.
Jacob you are right about the whole fishing for sport thing, but losing a big one is tough regardless of this competition.
I haven't been submitting any fish for this comp but its suppose to me a good week weather wise and I have from now til New Years Day free to fish whenever. That being said I think I will see what I can do this week! I will do like fstr use to do and put the date on a paper in my photos so people know these are current catches
BUT I will only submit my fish if someone overtakes Joe... I have been secretly rooting for him this whole time even over my fishing buddy DS!
Congrats Joe future BassMasters Angler of the Year!
LgMouthGambler reply :
Anybody hear from Martin yet? I think he is still picking the birdsnest out of his reel.
MCS reply :
Nice fish Jacob......Oh Martin where are you.
lunkmaster24 reply :
Went out for a few hrs today got a nice one on a Bama bug 5" senko worm he was 21.5" I'm trying to load it in comments but won't let me attach it here on my iPad but it is in the gallery under today's date
BassinLou reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 4:28 AM, lunkmaster24 said:Went out for a few hrs today got a nice one on a Bama bug 5" senko worm he was 21.5" I'm trying to load it in comments but won't let me attach it here on my iPad but it is in the gallery under today's date
Look above in the post box, next to smileys is the media icon. Click that and you can post the pic from your gallery. That's what I do. I put my pics in my album then I upload from there and show you guys.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 4:28 AM, lunkmaster24 said:Went out for a few hrs today got a nice one on a Bama bug 5" senko worm he was 21.5" I'm trying to load it in comments but won't let me attach it here on my iPad but it is in the gallery under today's date
Nice fish! I see 21" clearly. None the less that places you .5" away from tying for first. I know you are saying 21.5" and I would love to give to you for the tie but that fish bottom lip is clearly resting on 21". Let's see what the rest say, and if they give it you then I will. Nice fish regardless.
Rovingmutt reply :
getting ready to go out tomarrow for a full day of fishing, not sure if joe is going, he seems to be in christmas mode, he may get fired up when someone passes him, anyways looks like a good day, good luck to everyone.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 9:04 AM, Rovingmutt said:getting ready to go out tomarrow for a full day of fishing, not sure if joe is going, he seems to be in christmas mode, he may get fired up when someone passes him, anyways looks like a good day, good luck to everyone.
I'll be passin him tomorrow with another pig. :respect-059:
LgMouthGambler reply :
Still no Martin? 
BassinLou reply :
Martin has lost his loving feeling towards us here.
Rovingmutt reply :
went out by myself today, got on the water at 6:30 and fished till about 11:00, I got 6 total, the bite after 9:00 shut down and the wind started blowing pretty good, nothing big today, but i can get my 5 for the month.
lou, please add the two 15 1/2" to my total, i think that puts me at 84"
I used a kvd crankbait 1.5 (green) and a new lure i saw capt shain use on you tube, rapela floating minnow, silver with black on top, you can see it 1 of the pictures, 5 of the 6 i got today were caught on that,
i had a chance to talk to alot of fisherman today, seems to be a slow day in my neck of the woods
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 4:16 AM, Rovingmutt said:went out by myself today, got on the water at 6:30 and fished till about 11:00, I got 6 total, the bite after 9:00 shut down and the wind started blowing pretty good, nothing big today, but i can get my 5 for the month.
15 1/2", 15 1/2", 15"lou, please add the two 15 1/2" to my total, i think that puts me at 84"
I used a kvd crankbait 1.5 (green) and a new lure i saw capt shain use on you tube, rapela floating minnow, silver with black on top, you can see it 1 of the pictures, 5 of the 6 i got today were caught on that,
i had a chance to talk to alot of fisherman today, seems to be a slow day in my neck of the woods
Nice pics mutt but tomorrow I get the pig and pass you all.
BassinLou reply :
Had a fun and productive day today. I ventured out to West Broward to my good friend's honey hole. Some time ago Geo G, a BR member, and I met up at this location and today the spot paid off for me. Thanks George!! The fish were on and off but I managed to catch several. I caught a 20", 19" and 16". The 20 and 16 were caught on a u-vibe worm burning on top and the 19 was caught deadsticking a BPS stickworm. I finally caught my limit of 5 and was able to cull. Giving me a total of 88.5". We still have 10 days left in December and I am on vacation. On top of that I still have my glades trip next week. Jacob, don't start you're victory speech yet. 
16"
BassinLou reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 4:16 AM, Rovingmutt said:went out by myself today, got on the water at 6:30 and fished till about 11:00, I got 6 total, the bite after 9:00 shut down and the wind started blowing pretty good, nothing big today, but i can get my 5 for the month.
15 1/2", 15 1/2", 15"lou, please add the two 15 1/2" to my total, i think that puts me at 84"
I used a kvd crankbait 1.5 (green) and a new lure i saw capt shain use on you tube, rapela floating minnow, silver with black on top, you can see it 1 of the pictures, 5 of the 6 i got today were caught on that,
i had a chance to talk to alot of fisherman today, seems to be a slow day in my neck of the woods
Sorry Mutt, I did not give you your recognition today. Nice catches and yes you are at 84". Tell Joe that gang is catching up fast. LOL.
fishingator reply :
You guys are killing it! I think my only hope hangs in the balance next weekend. We are going to fish a new spot we scoped out a while back but hadn't gotten to. Idk...hopefully I will show up with something. January is going to be tough with the wedding in early feb. My SO is going to be torn after that as we are the proud new owners of a 79 trans am that needs a little work
MCS reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 11:24 AM, fishingator said:You guys are killing it! I think my only hope hangs in the balance next weekend. We are going to fish a new spot we scoped out a while back but hadn't gotten to. Idk...hopefully I will show up with something. January is going to be tough with the wedding in early feb. My SO is going to be torn after that as we are the proud new owners of a 79 trans am that needs a little work
From now on all posts with references to the SO you must call him The Bandit
fishingator reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 12:07 PM, MCS said:From now on all posts with references to the SO you must call him The Bandit
Hahahaha. I can't decide if I want to tell him that. On one hand I know he would get a kick out of that...on the other, I will never hear the end of it .
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 8:13 AM, BassinLou said:Had a fun and productive day today. I ventured out to West Broward to my good friend's honey hole. Some time ago Geo G, a BR member, and I met up at this location and today the spot paid off for me. Thanks George!! The fish were on and off but I managed to catch several. I caught a 20", 19" and 16". The 20 and 16 were caught on a u-vibe worm burning on top and the 19 was caught deadsticking a BPS stickworm. I finally caught my limit of 5 and was able to cull. Giving me a total of 88.5". We still have 10 days left in December and I am on vacation. On top of that I still have my glades trip next week. Jacob, don't start you're victory speech yet.
20"20" Held up19"16"
The real PIG is coming today. :respect-059:
MCS reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 9:25 PM, Jacob044 said:The real PIG is coming today.
Good luck, while Joe is the guy most of us are rooting for, you have certainly made this interesting both dialog and fishing wise. I myself have been very busy and when I do get out it is short and difficult so watching you guys this month has been entertaining and envious for me. I did see after you win your gonna hang em up and that this comp sorta takes the fun. I agree with you on that after probably six months of doing it I am ready for a month of 100's of 10-14" fish lol. Merry Christmas
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 9:32 PM, MCS said:Good luck, while Joe is the guy most of us are rooting for, you have certainly made this interesting both dialog and fishing wise. I myself have been very busy and when I do get out it is short and difficult so watching you guys this month has been entertaining and envious for me. I did see after you win your gonna hang em up and that this comp sorta takes the fun. I agree with you on that after probably six months of doing it I am ready for a month of 100's of 10-14" fish lol. Merry Christmas
I really enjoy stirring everybody on. A little trash talk gets people going. BUT seriously, I am having fun and hope no one is taking any thing personal. Merry Christmas to all at BR and I wish you the best fishing trips you have ever had. After this, win or lose, I'm really going to fish for fishing sake and enjoy the bass acrobatics and jumping shows. God Bless all and Merry Christmas.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 10:02 PM, Jacob044 said:I really enjoy stirring everybody on. A little trash talk gets people going. BUT seriously, I am having fun and hope no one is taking any thing personal. Merry Christmas to all at BR and I wish you the best fishing trips you have ever had. After this, win or lose, I'm really going to fish for fishing sake and enjoy the bass acrobatics and jumping shows. God Bless all and Merry Christmas.
Jacob, no one here is taking anything personal. We enjoy the trash talk. At least I do. You have been able to perk some of us up. It's all good. I wish you the best of luck today hunting for this elusive pig. You will be missed.
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 3:18 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Anybody hear from Martin yet? I think he is still picking the birdsnest out of his reel.
On 12/21/2013 at 4:21 AM, MCS said:Nice fish Jacob......Oh Martin where are you.
Hey guys! Yes the bearing did cause me a ton of birds nests but once i put some thin gun oil on them all the problem went away and now my chronarch casts extra 10-15 feet and all regular casts are simply effortless!
anyways, i think LMG had enough silent treatment... he's taking me out on a love boat ride on lake coral springs next sunday, oh the poor cupid will run out of arrows
MCS reply :
Good to see you guys have your love triangle all figured out
BassinLou reply :
On 12/22/2013 at 11:08 PM, ---=Martin=--- said:Hey guys! Yes the bearing did cause me a ton of birds nests but once i put some thin gun oil on them all the problem went away and now my chronarch casts extra 10-15 feet
anyways, i think LMG had enough silent treatment... he's taking me out on a love boat ride on lake coral springs next sunday, oh the poor cupid will run out of arrows
Martin!! Good to here from you buddy. Glad you worked out the kinks with the new bearings.
BassinLou reply :
MCS is that Chuck Norris as your new Avatar?? Too funny. That's old school right there.
MCS reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 2:12 AM, BassinLou said:MCS is that Chuck Norris as your new Avatar?? Too funny. That's old school right there.
Hahaha yeah I was talking with the guys about the shows I watched as a kid, A Team, Magnum, fall guy, Simon and Simon and movies, Rambo delta force, smokey and the bandit. It just felt right since I didnt have any recent fish to post up lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 2:30 AM, MCS said:Hahaha yeah I was talking with the guys about the shows I watched as a kid, A Team, Magnum, fall guy, Simon and Simon and movies, Rambo delta force, smokey and the bandit. It just felt right since I didnt have any recent fish to post up lol
Those were good times!!
bostonsox2904 reply :
Had a nice day fishing yesterday. Caught this guy and more importantly got my friend on his first peacock bass!
Happy Holidays!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 4:16 AM, bostonsox2904 said:Had a nice day fishing yesterday. Caught this guy and more importantly got my friend on his first peacock bass!
Happy Holidays!!
Nice fish Boston!! What were the measurements??
bostonsox2904 reply :
I have this one at 17". Nice fish yourself Lou!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 5:22 AM, bostonsox2904 said:I have this one at 17". Nice fish yourself Lou!!
That puts you at 86" Boston.
BassinLou reply :
Went out for a little while to my local canal. Caught 6 but not nothing to brag about. I was trying to go after a 6 lbr by a culvert, but she was to smart. The current was running to the South and she positioned herself pointing upstream between the two culvert openings. It was interesting to watch but frustrating to fish. Thank goodness for Costa 580's because if I didn't have polarized lenses all you would see is just water.
BassinLou reply :
Just to stay in the spirit of competition..... has anyone seen Jacob's pig yet?? I have been glued to the computer today to be the first one to see it. 
AK-Jax86 reply :
Apparently in FL cops can take your fishing gear and impound your vehicle if you don't have a fishing license. I told the cop he was full of it but he assured me he wasn't lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 7:15 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Apparently in FL cops can take your fishing gear and impound your vehicle if you don't have a fishing license. I told the cop he was full of it but he assured me he wasn't lol
It's time to renew your license. If he doesn't do it, he'll call FWC and they will definitely will.
FishinDaddy reply :
Headed to Toho Monday. I just got the GoPro set up on the back deck. Hopefully there will be some good video of the pigs I catch tomorrow.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 7:27 AM, BassinLou said:It's time to renew your license. If he doesn't do it, he'll call FWC and they will definitely will.
Yeah that's what I said lol. Funny I was my spot and this guy was on a canoe with his son and his daughter was riding a four wheeler around, and he had prior history with this officer. Apparently this cop is hard bleep and a bleep hole and would always hassle them about riding their four wheelers. He was surprised the cop didn't give me the business lol. This same cop arrested him few months back for making moonshine, he said his neighbor snitched on him lol.
But I'm glad I ran into this cop on his good day all he did was tell me to move my car and he doesn't have a problem with me fishing where I was at I just can't park there. Going out tomorrow morning before I go fishing and I am going to renew my license in case I run into a cop that is not so understanding.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 8:00 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Yeah that's what I said lol. Funny I was my spot and this guy was on a canoe with his son and his daughter was riding a four wheeler around, and he had prior history with this officer. Apparently this cop is hard bleep and a bleep hole and would always hassle them about riding their four wheelers. He was surprised the cop didn't give me the business lol. This same cop arrested him few months back for making moonshine, he said his neighbor snitched on him lol.
But I'm glad I ran into this cop on his good day all he did was tell me to move my car and he doesn't have a problem with me fishing where I was at I just can't park there. Going out tomorrow morning before I go fishing and I am going to renew my license in case I run into a cop that is not so understanding.
Go on the the FWC website, go to renew your license, and print one out. Its not worth the hassle. I got stopped by a FWC officer, when I fishing in my neighborhood 2 blocks from my house! The officer stopped and the first thing he asked for was my fishing license. Fortunately, I took the advice from someone from BR, and I made a photocopy of my license and left it in my wallet. I have been fishing at that canal for 15 yrs and never got stopped or looked at. But I did on that one day.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 7:39 AM, FishinDaddy said:Headed to Toho Monday. I just got the GoPro set up on the back deck. Hopefully there will be some good video of the pigs I catch tomorrow.
Good Luck. Hope to see some cool vids and pics.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 8:36 AM, BassinLou said:Go on the the FWC website, go to renew your license, and print one out. Its not worth the hassle. I got stopped by a FWC officer, when I fishing in my neighborhood 2 blocks from my house! The officer stopped and the first thing he asked for was my fishing license. Fortunately, I took the advice from someone from BR, and I made a photocopy of my license and left it in my wallet. I have been fishing at that canal for 15 yrs and never got stopped or looked at. But I did on that one day.
Yea it's definitely not worth the fine the one time an officer is having a bad day and decides to give you one as well.
Thanks for the FWC website tip you saved me time and money, was going to get it at academy and would have ended up buying something I don't need as well. Going to renew mine right now.
Jacob044 reply :
Lou, the PIG got away. The PIG got away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had him 3' from shore and he shook the bluegill crank bait. Got nothing on the 5" Senko today but almost cried when I lost the PIG. The only hit of the day. :cry3:
dsidle61 reply :
Ive been silent for the past few days been stuck working and getting all the dinks out of AKs ponds for him! I was reading through the pages ive missed and was getting excited to see the pig at the end but I was disappointed lol Last time I was out was Friday I believe, caught some dinks on the cranks and more dinks on the senkos. gonna meet up with AK tomorrow and see if I can finally break through on my 18s. Its my last day fishing for until next Saturday unless I can do some ice fishing up in PA lol.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 11:04 AM, Jacob044 said:
Doesn't mean you can't try again. Losing Big Fish hurts I know. You almost called it. LOL...
lunkmaster24 reply :
On 12/21/2013 at 6:13 AM, BassinLou said:Nice fish! I see 21" clearly. None the less that places you .5" away from tying for first. I know you are saying 21.5" and I would love to give to you for the tie but that fish bottom lip is clearly resting on 21". Let's see what the rest say, and if they give it you then I will. Nice fish regardless.
ya when held up it measures 21.5 but yes from the pic it is 21 so thats where we keep it at
BassinLou reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 11:06 PM, lunkmaster24 said:
ya when held up it measures 21.5 but yes from the pic it is 21 so thats where we keep it at
im going to hit that spot up today after i get off work my 2 fishing buddies are there now just sent me a pic of 2 4-4.5lbs i knew they couldnt wait for me
Don't you hate it when they can't wait for you.
lunkmaster24 reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 11:15 PM, BassinLou said:Don't you hate it when they can't wait for you.
Yep and i gave them my new spot that i got that guy in. i should of kept it a secret lol 
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/23/2013 at 12:15 PM, BassinLou said:Doesn't mean you can't try again. Losing Big Fish hurts I know. You almost called it. LOL...
Goin HOG hunting again today.
BassinLou reply :
So I waited a little bit before posting this weeks standings and watch how Dsidle is going to post a little later on how he broke the 18" mark. LOL.
1. Joe: 21" 20.5" 20.5" 16" 15.5" = 93.5"
2. LunkMaster: 21" 19" 18.5" 17.5" 17" = 93"
3. Dsidle: 19.5" 18.5" 18" 18" 18" = 92"
4. Jacob: 21.5" 21" 17" 16.5" 15" = 91"
5. Bassinlou: 20" 19" 17.5" 16" 16"= 88.5"
6. BostonSox: 19.5" 17" 17" 16.5" 16" = 86"
7. Rovingmutt: 18.5" 18.5" 16" 15.5" 15.5" = 84"
8. LMG: 21" 17" 16" = 54"
9. FishinDaddy: 19" 18.5" = 37.5"
10: ZachD: 17.5" 13.5" = 31"
There you have it. We have 8 days left and its anybody's contest. One to two fish of the right size can mean the difference between 1st or 5th. Good luck. For the people who are travelling. You gave it a good run, have a safe trip and Merry Xmas. It was fun being your director for this tournament. We will be here when you get back, and hopefully with a new tournament director and I think new and refreshing tourney guidelines. Don't mark my words though. That's the rumor. Next time I post standings, it will be to wrap up the December Finale.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Looks like I am only going to have one shot at this on Sunday. As it sits I need a good 50" to be effective. Hmmmm...Maybe next month. Looks like its gonna be a lot of flipping when we go out Lou. Got to land some pigs.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/24/2013 at 3:01 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Looks like I am only going to have one shot at this on Sunday. As it sits I need a good 50" to be effective. Hmmmm...Maybe next month. Looks like its gonna be a lot of flipping when we go out Lou. Got to land some pigs.
Sounds good to me!!
dsidle61 reply :
My apologies Lou but I have to do it to you again. Went out today with Ak and Czar for about 4-5 hours hitting up a few different spots here in orange park. We started off pretty slow I caught one maybe 16/17" at the first spot and AK caught one as well. That was on the craw color crank. Moved spots and got a little more action. I caught one small guy on the top toad and one again 16/17" on a bluegill kvd 1.0. This was our spot with the super clear water and nice patterned fish but I forgot to take a picture. AK had more luck at this spot than me and got a neat catch that he may share later. Moved spots again and got skunked so we went back to our first spot I switched over to the pop-r and tossed over to where I missed a nice one a few days back and got her this time. 21" and weighed in at 4 1/2 pounds. caught another on the pop-r couldn't decide if it was 18 or 18.5 so I just tossed her back lol czar also got one on the pop-r at this spot too.
This culls one of my 18s and puts me at 95" for the month.
FishinDaddy reply :
I went out at Toho for a couple of hours today before the wind got up. Man was it howling by 12:30 Anyway, managed a 18.5 and a 16.5 and a pickerel. That should put me at 72.5 with 4 fish. Pics coming soon, and maybe a video.
fishingator reply :
Gah! I can't wait to get out! This is killing me lol.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/24/2013 at 6:00 AM, dsidle61 said:My apologies Lou but I have to do it to you again. Went out today with Ak and Czar for about 4-5 hours hitting up a few different spots here in orange park. We started off pretty slow I caught one maybe 16/17" at the first spot and AK caught one as well. That was on the craw color crank. Moved spots and got a little more action. I caught one small guy on the top toad and one again 16/17" on a bluegill kvd 1.0. This was our spot with the super clear water and nice patterned fish but I forgot to take a picture. AK had more luck at this spot than me and got a neat catch that he may share later. Moved spots again and got skunked so we went back to our first spot I switched over to the pop-r and tossed over to where I missed a nice one a few days back and got her this time. 21" and weighed in at 4 1/2 pounds. caught another on the pop-r couldn't decide if it was 18 or 18.5 so I just tossed her back lol czar also got one on the pop-r at this spot too.
This culls one of my 18s and puts me at 95" for the month.
I knew it!! LOL.... Nice catch finally broke the 18" mark. That's nice fish. I documented your catch and you are the man to beat, at 95". Nice job!! That's a great way to stand before you leave out of town.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/24/2013 at 6:00 AM, FishinDaddy said:I went out at Toho for a couple of hours today before the wind got up. Man was it howling by 12:30 Anyway, managed a 18.5 and a 16.5 and a pickerel. That should put me at 72.5 with 4 fish. Pics coming soon, and maybe a video.
Those catches do put you at 72.5", they also bump you up to 8th place. Remember the pics later. Oh! you get bonus points for the pickerel. LOL...
FishinDaddy reply :
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/24/2013 at 7:05 AM, BassinLou said:Those catches do put you at 72.5", they also bump you up to 8th place. Remember the pics later. Oh! you get bonus points for the pickerel. LOL...
I did not get a pic of the pickerel but here is the video of the first fish. Both were on a Gambler buzzin toad.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/24/2013 at 9:28 AM, FishinDaddy said:I did not get a pic of the pickerel but here is the video of the first fish. Both were on a Gambler buzzin toad.
It looked like a nice quiet foggy morning.
AK-Jax86 reply :
When I was out with Czar and DS I can say that I caught something that no one has EVER caught using a crank bait and I caught something that I have only seen on the Internet.
First the Internet... I caught a fish around 17" on my KVD 1.5 one hook was in its right side of the mouth and the other hook was in the other side. I take the hooks out and I notice that it has a bluegill tail sticking out of its throat, it's a pretty cool picture.
Now the rare catch... I was using the same KVD 1.5 (this is my new favorite color) and I hooked into a baby lizard. I felt bad because it was dead when I unhooked it, poor little guy.
I will post the pics tomorrow afternoon when I get back from fishing with Czar, hope to get some more wild pics of something
Rovingmutt reply :
merry christmas to you all, may you all be blessed this holiday season.
MCS reply :
Merry Christmas to all!
BassinLou reply :
Merry X-mas to all the Bragging Rights gang!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/24/2013 at 10:26 AM, AK-Jax86 said:When I was out with Czar and DS I can say that I caught something that no one has EVER caught using a crank bait and I caught something that I have only seen on the Internet.
First the Internet... I caught a fish around 17" on my KVD 1.5 one hook was in its right side of the mouth and the other hook was in the other side. I take the hooks out and I notice that it has a bluegill tail sticking out of its throat, it's a pretty cool picture.
Now the rare catch... I was using the same KVD 1.5 (this is my new favorite color) and I hooked into a baby lizard. I felt bad because it was dead when I unhooked it, poor little guy.
I will post the pics tomorrow afternoon when I get back from fishing with Czar, hope to get some more wild pics of something
When you said rare, it made me remember of times when I went fishing in the park, and my lure was attacked by exotic lizards. I will normally cast my soft plastic to other side of the bank and then drag it into the water. Sometimes as my lure landed on the other side of the bank, a lizard will come out of nowhere running only on its hind legs and try to eat my lure. Craziest thing to watch.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Bah Humbug!
Merry Christmas Y'all!
Jacob044 reply :
IT'S PIG DAY!!!!!!!!!!! Got this one this morning. What a Christmas present. The pig is 5-1/2 lb and it looks like 21-1/2. Movin on up in the standings. Thanks Lou and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AT BR. .
BassinLou reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 1:17 AM, Jacob044 said:IT'S PIG DAY!!!!!!!!!!! Got this one this morning. What a Christmas present. The pig is 5-1/2 lb and it looks like 21-1/2. Movin on up in the standings. Thanks Lou and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AT BR.
Congrats Jacob!! You landed that pig!! That puts you at 97.5"!! WTG!!
MCS reply :
Nice fish Jacob, way to get that one that got away yesterday hahaha. Second time is a charm
---=Martin=--- reply :
Merry Christmas Gang!
NEjitterbugger reply :
Merry Christmas to you southern guys! Where the lakes AREN'T FROZEN!!!
fishingator reply :
Merry Christmas !!!
BassinLou reply :
What fishing gear did Santa bring you guys?
He brought me a Chatillion scale. Yea!!!!
bass Czar reply :
Merry Christmas guys & girls!!! some fish I caught this week all on a popper
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 10:58 PM, bass Czar said:Merry Christmas guys & girls!!! some fish I caught this week all on a popper
Nice ones Czar. Merry Christmas
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 9:30 PM, BassinLou said:What fishing gear did Santa bring you guys?
He brought me a Chatillion scale. Yea!!!!
On 12/25/2013 at 9:30 PM, BassinLou said:What fishing gear did Santa bring you guys?
He brought me a Chatillion scale. Yea!!!!
Santa brought me more worms and other assorted goodies. 
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 12:01 PM, NEjitterbugger said:Merry Christmas to you southern guys! Where the lakes AREN'T FROZEN!!!
AND the fishin is GOOD.
Rovingmutt reply :
merry christmas, we had a xmas party last night and the power went out for 1 1/2 hours, so i got out the candles and oil lamps, it turned out kinda cool,
for christmas gear i got a new shimano rod and a berkley lip grip/digital scale. nice
saturday we will try out the new toys
Rovingmutt reply :
I want to tell all you guys an gals how much i like this thread, and the fishing stories, and i have learn alot from what you guys use, 
MCS reply :
Merry Christmas! Santa brought me a quantum energy pt, a 4" gerber fixed blade(lost my izula :'( ) and some jigs, a $25 bps gift card to get spinner baits and trailers. The family time is special. Life is good! God is great.
AK-Jax86 reply :
Merry Christmas to all of you guys and gal!!
I got some cranks, line, new scale, reel, and rod all courtesy of my amazing girlfriend. Today was all about Adrian he is 18 months and can kind of grasp what is going on for his second Christmas. His face life up when he saw all the presents under the tree when the day before it was bare. We got him one of those electric ride around cars, charger like his daddy has lol, and he loves it. Took him outside and he was riding around in it, may be a little too young but he will have it for a few years. His favorite was the Hug Me Elmo his face lit up smile from ear to ear saying Elmo and clapping. This is what Christmas is truly about for us parents.
I hope everyone enjoys their time today with family and friends.
Merry Christmas
BassinLou reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 11:55 PM, Rovingmutt said:I want to tell all you guys an gals how much i like this thread, and the fishing stories, and i have learn alot from what you guys use,
I am glad you are with us Mutt, we have learned a lot from you too.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 12:49 AM, MCS said:Merry Christmas! Santa brought me a quantum energy pt, a 4" gerber fixed blade(lost my izula :'( ) and some jigs, a $25 bps gift card to get spinner baits and trailers. The family time is special. Life is good! God is great.
MCS, enjoy that Quantum!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 12:49 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Merry Christmas to all of you guys and gal!!
I got some cranks, line, new scale, reel, and rod all courtesy of my amazing girlfriend. Today was all about Adrian he is 18 months and can kind of grasp what is going on for his second Christmas. His face life up when he saw all the presents under the tree when the day before it was bare. We got him one of those electric ride around cars, charger like his daddy has lol, and he loves it. Took him outside and he was riding around in it, may be a little too young but he will have it for a few years. His favorite was the Hug Me Elmo his face lit up smile from ear to ear saying Elmo and clapping. This is what Christmas is truly about for us parents.
I hope everyone enjoys their time today with family and friends.
Merry Christmas
Watching and hearing your kids excitement during this time of the year is priceless.
BassinLou reply :
Did some X-mas fishing at my local canal and landed this nice 18" using my buddys MCS go to lure , grande rattlesnake soft plastic. I was fishing 10lb yozuri on 1/16 weight using 2/0 Gami hook. This one puts me at 90.5" I still got time to make top 3. Fingers crossed.
fishingator reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 9:30 PM, BassinLou said:What fishing gear did Santa bring you guys?
He brought me a Chatillion scale. Yea!!!!
This girl got a baitcaster and a new rod
BassinLou reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 7:29 AM, fishingator said:This girl got a baitcaster and a new rod
You go girl.....
MCS reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 6:42 AM, BassinLou said:Did some X-mas fishing at my local canal and landed this nice 18" using my buddys MCS go to lure , grande rattlesnake soft plastic. I was fishing 10lb yozuri on 1/16 weight using 2/0 Gami hook. This one puts me at 90.5" I still got time to make top 3. Fingers crossed.
Nice Lou glad they finally produced for you!
LgMouthGambler reply :
You guys got some nice stuff too. My wife not only got the T3 Ballistic for me, but the rod as well to match. Then she topped it off by going to Mikes house and picking up a Hawg Tech curved handle with red accents. Some more spools of Power Pro, and a bunch of lizards and worms for bait.
BassinLou reply :
I didn't expect this much volume of rain this morning. Had to cx my fishing trip. Not the happiest of campers this morning. I will try again on Saturday and again on Wed.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 8:47 PM, LgMouthGambler said:You guys got some nice stuff too. My wife not only got the T3 Ballistic for me, but the rod as well to match. Then she topped it off by going to Mikes house and picking up a Hawg Tech curved handle with red accents. Some more spools of Power Pro, and a bunch of lizards and worms for bait.
Somebody luuuuvs you!
BassinLou reply :
Man... its been raining non-stop since late last night. Thank goodness at least next week the weather is going to me nice.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Tell me about it.
fishingator reply :
We are fishing Sunday finally!!! Fingers crossed our weather holds out.
FishinDaddy reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 2:57 AM, BassinLou said:Man... its been raining non-stop since late last night. Thank goodness at least next week the weather is going to me nice.
The only place in Florida that it's raining. And it's still raining.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 5:00 AM, FishinDaddy said:The only place in Florida that it's raining. And it's still raining.
Yes still!! It's close 4:45pm and its still raining!!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Rough it was beautiful here in Jacksonville today. The pop'r bite was on FIRE!!! I have never fished them and caught my first fish on them today. Had none in my tackle bag prior to the day I went out wit DS and Czar and now I have 6 lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 5:52 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Rough it was beautiful here in Jacksonville today. The pop'r bite was on FIRE!!! I have never fished them and caught my first fish on them today. Had none in my tackle bag prior to the day I went out wit DS and Czar and now I have 6 lol
Poppers can be fun and productive. Me personally, I had a blast when I use to fish chug bugs. Caught me plenty of big fish with those.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 4:44 AM, fishingator said:We are fishing Sunday finally!!! Fingers crossed our weather holds out.
Finally Gator!! You have have been itching to go out for the longest. Enjoy!!
BassinLou reply :
Hey it stopped raining!!! Too bad its 12 hrs too late.
fishingator reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 8:57 AM, BassinLou said:Hey it stopped raining!!! Too bad its 12 hrs too late.
Oh no! That stinks!
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 8:57 AM, BassinLou said:Hey it stopped raining!!! Too bad its 12 hrs too late.
What are you talking about? Get the damm frog rod and go slay them!
LgMouthGambler reply :
Hey Lou, should I bring all 12 rods and reels with us when we go out? Lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 7:04 PM, LgMouthGambler said:Hey Lou, should I bring all 12 rods and reels with us when we go out? Lol
That's up to you. But I doubt it will take 12 to figure them out.
BassinLou reply :
Here is a question that has always been on my mind, however more so now as the year comes to end. In regards to our ongoing monthly competition, who is going to lead the group into 2014? I know there has been rumblings of someone, or did I jump the gun and steal someone's declaration and official announcement? If so, I apologize, I have been directing this competition for so many months, that I do not want what we all have created to fall by the waist side because of my decision to step down.
On a side note, there are 4 more days left in 2013, and I believe it's 1-2 fish can still change the outcome for someone. Here are the top 5 lengths:
Jacob: 97.5"
Dsidle: 95"
Joe: 93.5"
Lunkmaster: 93"
Bassinlou: 90.5"
I know Dsidle is out of town, idk when he is returning. Jacob still has a chance to bust thing wide open. Joe can get the itch to go and Mutt will have no choice but to take him. Lunkmaster has been quiet for a while so he may be up to something. Me... well I am going to the glades tomorrow with one thing in mind actually two. 1. Find nice bass, hopefully they have started to come in. 2. Scouting for my trip on the 1st, so i can begin the New Year ahead of the game and not play catch up.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 10:09 PM, BassinLou said:Here is a question that has always been on my mind, however more so now as the year comes to end. In regards to our ongoing monthly competition, who is going to lead the group into 2014? I know there has been rumblings of someone, or did I jump the gun and steal someone's declaration and official announcement? If so, I apologize, I have been directing this competition for so many months, that I do not want what we all have created to fall by the waist side because of my decision to step down.
On a side note, there are 4 more days left in 2013, and I believe it's 1-2 fish can still change the outcome for someone. Here are the top 5 lengths:
Jacob: 97.5"
Dsidle: 95"
Joe: 93.5"
Lunkmaster: 93"
Bassinlou: 90.5"
I know Dsidle is out of town, idk when he is returning. Jacob still has a chance to bust thing wide open. Joe can get the itch to go and Mutt will have no choice but to take him. Lunkmaster has been quiet for a while so he may be up to something. Me... well I am going to the glades tomorrow with one thing in mind actually two. 1. Find nice bass, hopefully they have started to come in. 2. Scouting for my trip on the 1st, so i can begin the New Year ahead of the game and not play catch up.
Looks like I am going to have to fish really hard the next couple of days. It would really suck to lose this months competition now. The last couple of days produced nothing and the possibilities look pretty slim that another PIG is waiting to be caught.
Rovingmutt reply :
Joe and I are going out early, rain or shine, looks like it could be a cloudy day,
BassinLou reply :
I get the feeling, this month is going to be a close one......
LgMouthGambler reply :
Wahoo! Got my Dobyns Champion Flipping stick. Mounted the Super Duty on it. Ready for the glades Lou.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 12:06 AM, Rovingmutt said:Joe and I are going out early, rain or shine, looks like it could be a cloudy day,
I'm rooting for you guys but mostly JOE!!!
AK-Jax86 reply :
DS may be making a power move though, I found this new spot I've been fishing with Czar and they have been killin the pop'r and that's DS's lure. He gets back tomorrow so if he still motivated for that top spot we will take him over there...
Mutt tell Joe for a little bribe I won't take him there til new year lol (since your his father you may have to put up the funds for him. I ain't a cheap bribe though lol JK) that goes for you too Jacob lol
MCS reply :
Spooled the new reel up with 30lb braid. Casts like a dream, so small and light. Love it! More later
BassinLou reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:09 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Wahoo! Got my Dobyns Champion Flipping stick. Mounted the Super Duty on it. Ready for the glades Lou.
That rod is sweeeet!! Can't wait to use it tomorrow.
BassinLou reply :
So far with some of the responses the stage is set for an interesting weekend. Should be fun to see what happens.
Remember I will not post final standings til WED January 1. Probably in the evening, because I am out for the whole day.... hint...hint..... LMG 
fishingator reply :
Sunday AM we will be at our new spots and if they don't produce I'm off the 31st and will beat the banks at the old stomping grounds for a strong finish
BassinLou reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 3:37 AM, MCS said:Spooled the new reel up with 30lb braid. Casts like a dream, so small and light. Love it! More later
Enjoy MCS, you have been itching to use that reel.
AK-Jax86 reply :
They say winter throw jigs HAH, they say slow down HAH, they say it's too cold for top water HAH
But fat girls love cake! Especially when it's sitting there right at the top easy pickings lol
fstr385 reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:09 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Wahoo! Got my Dobyns Champion Flipping stick. Mounted the Super Duty on it. Ready for the glades Lou.
What part of the glades you guys hitting? I might be solo tomorrow am as long as I'm even allowed to go. Seen a sweet patch off the alley on the way back from the west coast this weekend I was thinking about prodding.
fishingator reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 4:32 AM, AK-Jax86 said:They say winter throw jigs HAH, they say slow down HAH, they say it's too cold for top water HAH
But fat girls love cake! Especially when it's sitting there right at the top easy pickings lol
Unreal!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 5:35 AM, fstr385 said:What part of the glades you guys hitting? I might be solo tomorrow am as long as I'm even allowed to go. Seen a sweet patch off the alley on the way back from the west coast this weekend I was thinking about prodding.
FSTR, PM sent.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 6:00 AM, fishingator said:Unreal!
Got a hot date tonight (dinner and movie) with my girlfriend then out in the AM to the same spot with Czar. Hope we get into some good ones again and I will post some pics (o yea leaderboard I measured her incase I feel like bumping a few people down a spot lol)
I still got to throw up the pic of the fish I caught with the bluegill tail sticking out its throat and the lizard I hooked on the KVD 1.5. It has been a pretty cool end of the year so far.
MCS reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 6:37 AM, AK-Jax86 said:Got a hot date tonight (dinner and movie) with my girlfriend then out in the AM to the same spot with Czar. Hope we get into some good ones again and I will post some pics (o yea leaderboard I measured her incase I feel like bumping a few people down a spot lol)
I still got to throw up the pic of the fish I caught with the bluegill tail sticking out its throat and the lizard I hooked on the KVD 1.5. It has been a pretty cool end of the year so far.
Dang man talking a lot of smack for not posting a fish lol. Just curious about how many hours you fished this month? Seems like I am out of town everytime the weather is good.
---=Martin=--- reply :
Gentleman, we have a problem... look what my evil brother got me for Christmas...
BassinLou reply :
Just a friendly reminder, fish that want to be posted for competition have to be from 12/23 forward.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 8:39 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:Gentleman, we have a problem... look what my evil brother got me for Christmas...
Martin, what in the world are you going to do with that set up??
MCS reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 8:39 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:Gentleman, we have a problem... look what my evil brother got me for Christmas...
Wow nice! Catch a bonefish with that and kiss all the bass gear good bye lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 8:43 AM, MCS said:Wow nice! Catch a bonefish with that and kiss all the bass gear good bye lol
Now Martin is going to become Snook's new fishing partner.
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 8:42 AM, BassinLou said:Martin, what in the world are you going to do with that set up??
On 12/28/2013 at 8:43 AM, MCS said:Wow nice! Catch a bonefish with that and kiss all the bass gear good bye lol
guys, i already did some bass fishing with it in my back yard. even got a bass to look at the fly once or twice
i'll probably use it once in a while, and definitely will be using it in NC next summer when I meet up with my whole family (most of them fish A LOT!).
M>
BassinLou reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 8:47 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:guys, i already did some bass fishing with it in my back yard. even got a bass to look at the fly once or twice
i'll probably use it once in a while, and definitely will be using it in NC next summer when I meet up with my whole family (most of them fish A LOT!).
M>
Bass fishing in the spring with a fly rod can be fun with little poppers. I took a buddy of mine a long time ago out to the glades on my boat, and he fished in the back with his fly rod. He did all right.
fishingator reply :
.On 12/28/2013 at 8:16 AM, MCS said:Dang man talking a lot of smack for not posting a fish lol. Just curious about how many hours you fished this month? Seems like I am out of town everytime the weather is good.
I saw them in Instagram. Beauties!
BassinLou reply :
Heading out soon. Forecasts calls for 15-20MPH winds. They call it breezy. In reality, you add 5 MPH to it and now it becomes windy... LOL. I may have to change tactics. Good luck to the rest of you around the state.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Go getem Lou
fishingator reply :
Of course they are calling for 60% chance of rain/thunderstorms tomorrow
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 10:53 PM, fishingator said:Of course they are calling for 60% chance of rain/thunderstorms tomorrow
It was raining this morning too just lightly though. Me and Czar went back to that spot for just under 2hrs before rain got heavy and I set my official PB today at 7lbs 7oz!!! Yesterday 6lb 11oz and now this!!! Posted her on FISHtagram lol
At this rate I may have 5 fish within the 5 day time restriction
Rovingmutt reply :
Well it was slow for us today, only got 4 fish, 2 on a floating minnow crankbait, 1 on a spinner, biggest on 1/2 oz rattletrap silver/red
Joe's biggest today, 17 inch
MCS reply :
On 12/29/2013 at 4:32 AM, AK-Jax86 said:It was raining this morning too just lightly though. Me and Czar went back to that spot for just under 2hrs before rain got heavy and I set my official PB today at 7lbs 7oz!!! Yesterday 6lb 11oz and now this!!! Posted her on FISHtagram lol
At this rate I may have 5 fish within the 5 day time restriction
Dang man nice congrats so what did you snag her on lol
dsidle61 reply :
don't have much time to post as I am already holding up my wife but caught this guy today on the pop r, measured out to be 21.5 (ak thinks 22 but since I slid it off the front I cant get to picky lol) puts me at 98.5 after culling an 18" will post the story later on when I get back
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/29/2013 at 6:32 AM, dsidle61 said:don't have much time to post as I am already holding up my wife but caught this guy today on the pop r, measured out to be 21.5 (ak thinks 22 but since I slid it off the front I cant get to picky lol) puts me at 98.5 after culling an 18" will post the story later on when I get back
lol I can only go by what I saw in the text. Tomorrow morning I hope you get to see some of these fish up close! Funny thing is when czar caught his PB yesterday I got there about 5 mins after he released her. Then when I caught mine yesterday he helped me get her in. Then today he same thing he got there 5 mins after I released my PB... When his *** should have been there with me but he was too busy trying to scout a new spot!!! I could have used a photographer only 1 pic I got does her justice
fishingator reply :
The Bandit got off early today so we went fishing at a new spot. A friend came with. Fun but frustrating day for me lol. We caught 25 total in an hour and 45 minutes. The Bandit got an 18", 17" and 14" right off. They should have been mine lol but I gave him choice spot for finding this hole. I only caught 5 and the two biggest were 12". It was nice to be back out. We were all fishing Carolina rigged watermelon red and green or similar.
BassinLou reply :
Mutt and Dsidle I documented your catches. Joe finished up at 95" WTG!!! Dsidle I gave you 22" follow the bottom part of tail of that fish and the tail is even with 22". That puts you at 99". Congrats and that makes you the man to beat!! I told you guys it only took one to two key fish at this stage to change the standings.
FishinDaddy reply :
Went out today hoping to make a run at the leaderboard, but no. 4 dinks and that was it.
BassinLou reply :
My day at the glades went well. Not as well as the Northern guys have been doing but none the less we had a good time. Wind was blowing hard from the East at 20 -25+ MPH and the day was overcast all day. We boated 45 fish using an assortment of baits. I just stuck with Pitching and Frogging. My brother in law, used trick worms, flukes, and frog. Unfortunately, from the amount I caught none were contest worthy. Oh well. I did catching a pretty nice mudfish on my new Dobyns and it handled it easily. I also caught a beautiful 11" Oscar on the frog. That was my first. I am done for December. I have to rest my arm so that LMG and I can tear it up on Wed. Enjoy the pics.
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/29/2013 at 9:01 AM, BassinLou said:My day at the glades went well. Not as well as the Northern guys have been doing but none the less we had a good time. Wind was blowing hard from the East at 20 -25+ MPH and the day was overcast all day. We boated 45 fish using an assortment of baits. I just stuck with Pitching and Frogging. My brother in law, used trick worms, flukes, and frog. Unfortunately, from the amount I caught none were contest worthy. Oh well. I did catching a pretty nice mudfish on my new Dobyns and it handled it easily. I also caught a beautiful 11" Oscar on the frog. That was my first. I am done for December. I have to rest my arm so that LMG and I can tear it up on Wed. Enjoy the pics.
Not bad. Got a good tip to fish snakes in the holes out there. Also, we will most likely be doing a lot of flipping. Gonna get a good arm workout I hope.
bostonsox2904 reply :
Cool fish Lou! Dside nice job you're killing it this month!
Diggy reply :
I caught some nice fish today on topwater. My first was near 5. I have pics, never measurements but Ill upload in a bit.
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 8:16 AM, MCS said:Dang man talking a lot of smack for not posting a fish lol. Just curious about how many hours you fished this month? Seems like I am out of town everytime the weather is good.
gotta admit if he posted his fish I would be getting laughed at this month w my 99". gotta get out anytime you can to win this competition 15-30 min here or there is when you can get the big one.
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/29/2013 at 9:01 AM, BassinLou said:My day at the glades went well. Not as well as the Northern guys have been doing but none the less we had a good time. Wind was blowing hard from the East at 20 -25+ MPH and the day was overcast all day. We boated 45 fish using an assortment of baits. I just stuck with Pitching and Frogging. My brother in law, used trick worms, flukes, and frog. Unfortunately, from the amount I caught none were contest worthy. Oh well. I did catching a pretty nice mudfish on my new Dobyns and it handled it easily. I also caught a beautiful 11" Oscar on the frog. That was my first. I am done for December. I have to rest my arm so that LMG and I can tear it up on Wed. Enjoy the pics.
that Oscar is pretty cool looking cant say Ive ever heard of it let alone catch one, don't think we have em up here.
dsidle61 reply :
ok so the story of my fish. had to go out w the popr bc it has absolutely been on FIRE lately for our crew. any way to get topwater strikes im gonna do it, fishing the senkos and lizards and jigs almost puts me to sleep. so I got out after work around 330, missed a nice fish on my first cast. not as big as the one I got but in the 18-20 range for sure. the big guy smacked my popr about 10 feet in front of me scared me to death and I ripped my lure back on shore, just tossed it back out to the spot in front of me and popped it once and it smashed it put up a hell of a fight for being so close to shore. took out some drag and mangled my lure. snapped a hook off the back and bent the front ones all up. that was the extent of my action for the day, hopefully getting out tomorrow w AK and czar if the rain holds off, I haven't got to 100" in any month so that's gonna be my goal, I think I have an 18 or 18.5 to get rid of. heres the pic of the lure.
Jacob044 reply :
Drat, my honey hole has gone totally flat. After catching those PIGS, I haven't had a hit in two days.
Tough way to lose the competition BUT there's always tomorrow. Here piggy piggy piggy. Great pics of those pigs guys. Well done.
dsidle61 reply :
Ladies and gents I can officially say I am this months winner (I could possibly give ak a run even if he ninjas his fish) with the pig I just pulled in. I'm still at my pond so I'm going to make you guys suffer a little while until I get home! But I will say it's a PB by a lot for me
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 12:40 AM, dsidle61 said:Ladies and gents I can officially say I am this months winner (I could possibly give ak a run even if he ninjas his fish) with the pig I just pulled in. I'm still at my pond so I'm going to make you guys suffer a little while until I get home! But I will say it's a PB by a lot for me
LMAO I was about to say the same thing on here
Man congrats on the win for the month and congrats of taking my BIG FISH TITLE FROM ME MAN!! Mine was 7lb 7oz so u can imagine.
fishingator reply :
We had another great day! Pics to come! The Bandit, our friend and I went to new spot #2. We caught 29 in 3 hours and missed a bunch more. We had probably 10+ that we lost at the little boat we used. The boys lost them on mono left and right. Some of mine I just didn't set well and they spit. We fished Carolina rigged zoom finesse worms in watermelon w red flake. I used a crank for a bit but couldn't commit to it with the boys hooking up on worms. The coolest one was one that stole my worm and when I re rigged I cast to the same spot and he bit again!!! When I got him to the boat he had my first worm still in his mouth!!! I took a pic but it's hard to see. I also got a nice 19". She weighed 3.6#. This month all I posted was one 12". Yesterday I had a 12". Today I have a 14", 15" and a nice 19". The month may be closing but I am off Tuesday and plan to head back out and give it all I've got! I will upload pics in a bit!
MCS reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 12:40 AM, dsidle61 said:Ladies and gents I can officially say I am this months winner (I could possibly give ak a run even if he ninjas his fish) with the pig I just pulled in. I'm still at my pond so I'm going to make you guys suffer a little while until I get home! But I will say it's a PB by a lot for me
Nice man can't wait to see pics....on a pop r I suppose? Lol
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 1:00 AM, fishingator said:We had another great day! Pics to come! The Bandit, our friend and I went to new spot #2. We caught 29 in 3 hours and missed a bunch more. We had probably 10+ that we lost at the little boat we used. The boys lost them on mono left and right. Some of mine I just didn't set well and they spit. We fished Carolina rigged zoom finesse worms in watermelon w red flake. I used a crank for a bit but couldn't commit to it with the boys hooking up on worms. The coolest one was one that stole my worm and when I re rigged I cast to the same spot and he bit again!!! When I got him to the boat he had my first worm still in his mouth!!! I took a pic but it's hard to see. I also got a nice 19". She weighed 3.6#. This month all I posted was one 12". Yesterday I had a 12". Today I have a 14", 15" and a nice 19". The month may be closing but I am off Tuesday and plan to head back out and give it all I've got! I will upload pics in a bit!
Good for you Gator. I was rooting for you to get out on the water. I am glad the outing paid off for everyone.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 12:40 AM, dsidle61 said:Ladies and gents I can officially say I am this months winner (I could possibly give ak a run even if he ninjas his fish) with the pig I just pulled in. I'm still at my pond so I'm going to make you guys suffer a little while until I get home! But I will say it's a PB by a lot for me
Dsidle congrats on your catches and possible win. Although more than likely you won. It will be official on Wed. It's always exhilarating when you catch a PB. It's been a while for me, but its one you will never forget. You have have been consistent the last few months good for you.
dsidle61 reply :
alright guys and gals here she is. so as most of you can assume caught it on a popr. Rained all morning when I was supposed to go out w AK and Czar, got a break around 1030 so I decided to head out to my spot up the street. was working the smaller of the two ponds w no action at first. Was about to head over to the second pond but I decided to work this weeded shoreline that I missed a nice one at the other day. This thing hit literally 2 feet in front of me, I coulda picked it out of the water w my bare hands lol. With all the rain it was pretty murky water or else I probably could have seen it where it was sitting. Still put up a nice fight took out a bunch of drag before I got it on shore. So as you can see the tape measure stops at 24" but its also hanging off the front lol so im just gonna call it 24" and as for weight it was 8lb 3oz. My previous pb was 6lbs. Lou ive completely lost track of what I have left to cull but I think its either an 18 or 18.5 so this should put me at 105 or 104.5.
MCS reply :
Awesome fish congrats.
1234567 reply :
Dude great looking fish!!!
fishingator reply :
WOW!!!
LgMouthGambler reply :
Nice fish D!
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 4:55 AM, dsidle61 said:alright guys and gals here she is. so as most of you can assume caught it on a popr. Rained all morning when I was supposed to go out w AK and Czar, got a break around 1030 so I decided to head out to my spot up the street. was working the smaller of the two ponds w no action at first. Was about to head over to the second pond but I decided to work this weeded shoreline that I missed a nice one at the other day. This thing hit literally 2 feet in front of me, I coulda picked it out of the water w my bare hands lol. With all the rain it was pretty murky water or else I probably could have seen it where it was sitting. Still put up a nice fight took out a bunch of drag before I got it on shore. So as you can see the tape measure stops at 24" but its also hanging off the front lol so im just gonna call it 24" and as for weight it was 8lb 3oz. My previous pb was 6lbs. Lou ive completely lost track of what I have left to cull but I think its either an 18 or 18.5 so this should put me at 105 or 104.5.
DS FOR THE WIN!!!!! Won the lengths and big fish of the month!!!
I will not ninja you and if I did I don't think it would matter cuz I'm at 44" depends on how u wanna call it with 2 fish that are time eligible according to the rules.
It's a shame we didn't get into anything at the new spot, Czar did but that was before we got there, then Mother Nature rained on us. But i know you arent complaining cuz if we didnt get rained on this morning and we met at the new spot you would have not caught that beast! Still it's unbelievable that Me, u, and Czar all caught our PB in a 3 day period, you would think we were fishing in the Bass Pro tank lol
fishingator reply :
Here are the last two days
12",12",14",15" and 19"
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 5:47 AM, AK-Jax86 said:DS FOR THE WIN!!!!! Won the lengths and big fish of the month!!!
I will not ninja you and if I did I don't think it would matter cuz I'm at 44" depends on how u wanna call it with 2 fish that are time eligible according to the rules.
It's a shame we didn't get into anything at the new spot, Czar did but that was before we got there, then Mother Nature rained on us. But i know you arent complaining cuz if we didnt get rained on this morning and we met at the new spot you would have not caught that beast! Still it's unbelievable that Me, u, and Czar all caught our PB in a 3 day period, you would think we were fishing in the Bass Pro tank lol
NICE PIG d.
Rovingmutt reply :
nice fat fat fatty, congrats on the victory and pb, topwater rules the day!!!!
fishingator reply :
This was the guy that had both of my worms in his mouth. Hard to see but these weren't long worms and he had a mouthful lol.
BassinLou reply :
Holy smokes!! Beautiful fish Dsidle. That's a pig right there. Yes sir, that fish places you at 105". Great job buddy. Way to wrap up the year with a great fish. You guys are fishing some healthy waters.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 5:54 AM, fishingator said:Here are the last two days
12",12",14",15" and 19"
Great job Gator. I documented your numbers, and those catches put you at 72" with 5 fish. WTG!!
Diggy reply :
The Berkley Havoc Subwoofer is my new goto topwater bait. Cheap and durable. Bought a bunch in a silver color for less than 2 dollars a pack today. I have caught Bass and Snakes on them. I even let them fall and swim them slowly. I know most love them as swim jig trailers.
Jacob044 reply :
Guys, I have a question about lines. I am currently using fire line braid with a fluorocarbon leader. I like braided more than full fluorocarbon because for me, it cast's so much smoother and I get less back lash. It's time to re-spool--->Does anyone have an opinion on which braid is the best all around line?? 
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 10:01 AM, Jacob044 said:Guys, I have a question about lines. I am currently using fire line braid with a fluorocarbon leader. I like braided more than full fluorocarbon because for me, it cast's so much smoother and I get less back lash. It's time to re-spool--->Does anyone have an opinion on which braid is the best all around line??
Majority of people including myself use power pro braid, I use 30lb others use heavier but it's really not necessary unless you are flipping and pitching. But Power Pro is the best bang for tour buck.
FishinDaddy reply :
Power Pro spectra is the best. Don't get the new Super Slick. The original is what you want. And don't waste your time with a leader.
Diggy reply :
I like PP and Suffix. I like 50 on my daily use baitcaster, 65 on my special usage reels. I like these weights because I usually get my lure back when casting into overhanging trees.
BassinLou reply :
On the 3 outfits that carry braid on, I run with 40, 50, 65lb PP original braid. This braid could be bought at Walmart for a lower price than most. I have been using it for years and it has never failed me. As far as leaders, that's up to you. I use them in certain applications.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 9:53 AM, Diggy said:The Berkley Havoc Subwoofer is my new goto topwater bait. Cheap and durable. Bought a bunch in a silver color for less than 2 dollars a pack today. I have caught Bass and Snakes on them. I even let them fall and swim them slowly. I know most love them as swim jig trailers.
Nice fish Diggy. Its been a while since you posted a nice one.
MCS reply :
Went out this morning finally got a chance to get a full hour in, chilly 50 degrees with 5-10 mph winds. Started about 5:45 am and finished at 7:15. Threw a spinnerbait early then switched to a jig. Once sun came up around 6:50 things got active. Landed my first jig fish ever and on the new setup. Nothing special but at least it wasn't a dink. Had to leave for work threw a couple casts with a lipless but no action.
Here is the fish and the setup
lunkmaster24 reply :
wow DS nice catch.
went out with my new rig i got for xmas got the quantum smoke its a sweet reel. caught the big one right out of the gate with a 6" pearl white senko worm he was 22" and weighed 5.5lbs was a great start to the day
the nexte one was a little bit later but still not bad he was 18.5 but only weighed 3 lbs caught him on a crawfish colored 6" senko
overall it was a good day not to hot and had a few laughs and only one heart break from being only half a foot of landing a nice 7-8lb lmb he jumped right at the shore and snapped my line like tinsle i almost cried.
lunkmaster24 reply :
dang it i loaded the wrong picture scratch that one that said it was 18.5 i need to see where that one is
lunkmaster24 reply :
found it
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 9:19 PM, MCS said:Went out this morning finally got a chance to get a full hour in, chilly 50 degrees with 5-10 mph winds. Started about 5:45 am and finished at 7:15. Threw a spinnerbait early then switched to a jig. Once sun came up around 6:50 things got active. Landed my first jig fish ever and on the new setup. Nothing special but at least it wasn't a dink. Had to leave for work threw a couple casts with a lipless but no action.
Here is the fish and the setup
Congrats on your first jig catch on your new set up.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 9:19 PM, lunkmaster24 said:wow DS nice catch.
went out with my new rig i got for xmas got the quantum smoke its a sweet reel. caught the big one right out of the gate with a 6" pearl white senko worm he was 22" and weighed 5.5lbs was a great start to the day
the nexte one was a little bit later but still not bad he was 18.5 but only weighed 3 lbs caught him on a crawfish colored 6" senko
overall it was a good day not to hot and had a few laughs and only one heart break from being only half a foot of landing a nice 7-8lb lmb he jumped right at the shore and snapped my line like tinsle i almost cried.
Lunk you have an impressive stringer this month also. You are currently at 99". Great job. Do you have more fishing time in the tank or are you done for 2013? Sorry to hear you lost a pig yourself.
lunkmaster24 reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 9:31 PM, BassinLou said:Lunk you have an impressive stringer this month also. You are currently at 99". Great job. Do you have more fishing time in the tank or are you done for 2013? Sorry to hear you lost a pig yourself.
i am going out tomorrow real early to try and get that pig back lol. but that will be my last few hrs this month im thinking. going to bring it next year though.
BassinLou reply :
I gotta say, this month as turned out to be one of the better months for this competition. Although its not over, maybe for some of us, power plays could still be had. Dsidle is leading the way with 105" and also is the front nominee for "Big Fish Honors" . Great job to him. Really the top 4 have done really, really, well. Great job to all of you.
Jacob044 reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 9:37 PM, BassinLou said:I gotta say, this month as turned out to be one of the better months for this competition. Although its not over, maybe for some of us, power plays could still be had. Dsidle is leading the way with 105" and also is the front nominee for "Big Fish Honors" . Great job to him. Really the top 4 have done really, really, well. Great job to all of you.
Maybe there is a PIG out there waiting for me today. By the way, thanks every one for the recommendations on braid lines. Going to Wally World today. It's been great fun and just maybe I'll get lucky today. Tight lines to all
AK-Jax86 reply :
Gotta admit that this has been very fun to watch.
BUT DS I am 2, 20" fish away (given the 5 day limit) from being 1 inch behind you lol... But I told you if your wife makes me some brownies then I will just leave em on Instagram (PS: I like my brownies with chocolate chips in them please lol)
BassinLou reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 10:12 PM, AK-Jax86 said:Gotta admit that this has been very fun to watch.
BUT DS I am 2, 20" fish away (given the 5 day limit) from being 1 inch behind you lol... But I told you if your wife makes me some brownies then I will just leave em on Instagram (PS: I like my brownies with chocolate chips in them please lol)
Just leave them in instagram, if you really wanted to participate you would have posted already. Yes, we get it you caught big fish this month. However for what ever reason you chose not to post pics. Now participants are enjoying their catches and posting, competition is ending tomorrow, and you want to swoop in and prove what? Enjoy your brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Got 2 yesterday about 16" each, and a nice one this morning close to 18-19. I don't even know what I have now, nor what my measurements of my fish before since I cant find my notepad. I think someone accidently threw it out at my shop. Oh well.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 2:05 AM, LgMouthGambler said:Got 2 yesterday about 16" each, and a nice one this morning close to 18-19. I don't even know what I have now, nor what my measurements of my fish before since I cant find my notepad. I think someone accidently threw it out at my shop. Oh well.
I am your notepad..... with those fish you are at 88". Let's see them when you get the chance. Your top five are: 21" 18" 17" 16" 16" = 88"
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 2:12 AM, BassinLou said:I am your notepad..... with those fish you are at 88". Let's see them when you get the chance. Your top five are: 21" 18" 17" 16" 16" = 88"
AH, thanks. I will have to post the pics later tonight. Been so darn busy with these holidays and whatnot. This is why I don't think I will be able to run this thing. I barely have time to fish let alone head this comp. But I do still have good ideas to really mess with people and see who can make out with the challenges. I carved the notches in my seat cover on the boat that covers the 2 batteries in the middle. I now can use it to measure fish, and not have to worry about leaving the ruler thing in my truck when Im on the boat. However, this morning I still forgot to grab the ruler and put it in my pocket, and was on the other side of the hole when I caught the one this morning. Once again I used my rod as a guide, so I will have to figure that out as well, lol.
MCS reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 1:38 AM, BassinLou said:Just leave them in instagram, if you really wanted to participate you would have posted already. Yes, we get it you caught big fish this month. However for what ever reason you chose not to post pics. Now participants are enjoying their catches and posting, competition is ending tomorrow, and you want to swoop in and prove what? Enjoy your brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
Well said Lou.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 2:20 AM, LgMouthGambler said:AH, thanks. I will have to post the pics later tonight. Been so darn busy with these holidays and whatnot. This is why I don't think I will be able to run this thing. I barely have time to fish let alone head this comp. But I do still have good ideas to really mess with people and see who can make out with the challenges. I carved the notches in my seat cover on the boat that covers the 2 batteries in the middle. I now can use it to measure fish, and not have to worry about leaving the ruler thing in my truck when Im on the boat. However, this morning I still forgot to grab the ruler and put it in my pocket, and was on the other side of the hole when I caught the one this morning. Once again I used my rod as a guide, so I will have to figure that out as well, lol.
Your welcome... running this competition is not has easy as it may seem. Although its very fun, it does require a level of commitment, that I unfortunately, for the next few months will not be able to keep. We will talk about your ideas on Wed.
MCS reply :
I am curious to hear your ideas, this comp is kinda stale. For me at least time is my biggest enemy, and right now it just ain't happening with travel and OT and family commitments. Been fishing for about five hours total this month LOL. Jan isn't looking much better.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 1:38 AM, BassinLou said:Just leave them in instagram, if you really wanted to participate you would have posted already. Yes, we get it you caught big fish this month. However for what ever reason you chose not to post pics. Now participants are enjoying their catches and posting, competition is ending tomorrow, and you want to swoop in and prove what? Enjoy your brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
Whoa Lou calmn down I quoted DS cuz that was a joke between me and him that wasn't a shot at anybody else lmao. This is fun nothing more.
I'm posting these bad boys out when I get home I'm out with czar as we speak, charging my cell. I'm not gonna ruin the leaderboard tho. I'll just post some pics and what I caught them on.
This one pic is insane the crank was deep in this fish's throat got a cool picture. Vacation ends Janurary 2nd BOOOOO
bostonsox2904 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 2:51 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I'm not gonna ruin the leaderboard tho.
lol.
Looking forward to seeing the cool pics tho
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 3:30 AM, bostonsox2904 said:lol.
Looking forward to seeing the cool pics tho
The pic in my avatar is the one I caught today. If I waited to set the hook any longer, and I did it very quickly the fish would have swallowed it and most likely died I couldn't believe how deep it was and how it was hook, lots of blood I thought it was dead til she swam off slowly.
I will post the rest later when I transfer my pics from my phone to laptop
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 2:43 AM, MCS said:I am curious to hear your ideas, this comp is kinda stale. For me at least time is my biggest enemy, and right now it just ain't happening with travel and OT and family commitments. Been fishing for about five hours total this month LOL. Jan isn't looking much better.
PM sent
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 1:38 AM, BassinLou said:Just leave them in instagram, if you really wanted to participate you would have posted already. Yes, we get it you caught big fish this month. However for what ever reason you chose not to post pics. Now participants are enjoying their catches and posting, competition is ending tomorrow, and you want to swoop in and prove what? Enjoy your brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
Not gonna lie and keep in mind I'm the one who would be knocked out but he is following all the rules put forth. I mean what's the difference between catching them all in one week or throughout the month. If someone caught all of theirs in the first week nobody would complain.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 5:07 AM, dsidle61 said:I mean what's the difference between catching them all in one week or throughout the month. If someone caught all of theirs in the first week nobody would complain.
Don't want to be a rule breaker and nit pick but it is technically 5 days tomorrow 7 would disqualify my catches.
But anyway we would be tied @ 105" which means we would have to implement YOUR tie system of the biggest fish if we go by length YOU WIN (24> 23) if we go by weight YOU WIN (8.3> 7.7) too lol... Congrats man!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Need to figure out how to put videos on this site but I think I have to go the YouTube route then embed it here.
I saw fish bedding at my one spot got out my gopro to put it underwater but the battery was dead! Haven't used it in weeks someone told me if u leave battery in that it will drain it so I guess that was correct. So I was using my iPhone, not underwater of course) and I tried everything to get te fish to react pop'r, senko, Uvibe none worked. Then I put on a Ribbit frog and let it sink drove the fish nuts she kept bumping it and such but wouldn't commit. After about 15 mins of trying to get her to commit she had enough I threw it back out for the 50th time it seemed and she slammed it the second it got to the bottom it was pretty cool, getting that on the gopro would have been cooler since it happened about 4ft in front of me. (I only got the footage of it messing around with the frog for a few minutes)
Second cool video I got on the iPhone is a water moccasin trying to run me off I must have been in front of its nest or something. But it was in the water across from me by this log and then it swam over I got the footage right up til it hit the bank then I ran off I wasn't trying to Crocodile Hunter this thing lmao.
fishingator reply :
^lol
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 6:10 AM, fishingator said:^lol
Gator I am not going to lie I was terrified when I saw it come on shore I'm like what did I do to you!! I I mean you no harm lol
I must have done something to p*** it off that it was minding its own business then sees me swims across the pond and then up to where I am at. Could have been my cologne or my outfit idk lol
MCS reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 5:07 AM, dsidle61 said:Not gonna lie and keep in mind I'm the one who would be knocked out but he is following all the rules put forth. I mean what's the difference between catching them all in one week or throughout the month. If someone caught all of theirs in the first week nobody would complain.
Logic is bit off catch them all in one week no body cares....catch then the first week of the month post them the last week then we have a problem it is the five day rule so catches are posted in a timely manner kinda insulting for Lou to track it and then get bombarded at the end also to add a degree of honesty. Post what u get when u get and there will be no confusion on if it was got before or last month etc. If aka wants to brag or whine about all his monster in the beginning of the month then he shoulda decided to play with us all and posted instead of decided in the last week he wanted to win again lol. I understand the challenge of winning in one week since he wins all the time but earlier catches are irrelivent if not posted so who cares just my 2 cents.
dsidle61 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 6:45 AM, MCS said:Logic is bit off catch them all in one week no body cares....catch then the first week of the month post them the last week then we have a problem it is the five day rule so catches are posted in a timely manner kinda insulting for Lou to track it and then get bombarded at the end also to add a degree of honesty. Post what u get when u get and there will be no confusion on if it was got before or last month etc. If aka wants to brag or whine about all his monster in the beginning of the month then he shoulda decided to play with us all and posted instead of decided in the last week he wanted to win again lol. I understand the challenge of winning in one week since he wins all the time but earlier catches are irrelivent if not posted so who cares just my 2 cents.
Right I get that but say in January I catch 5 fish January 1-4 and post them all on January 5 what's the difference between that and if I would catch them January 26-30? We all know the rules we are here for fun first and to share our stories if he caught his fish from Christmas Day til now it's all fair game. You can't ban a guy from playing just bc he caught his fish at the end of the month.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 6:45 AM, MCS said:Logic is bit off catch them all in one week no body cares....catch then the first week of the month post them the last week then we have a problem it is the five day rule so catches are posted in a timely manner kinda insulting for Lou to track it and then get bombarded at the end also to add a degree of honesty. Post what u get when u get and there will be no confusion on if it was got before or last month etc. If aka wants to brag or whine about all his monster in the beginning of the month then he shoulda decided to play with us all and posted instead of decided in the last week he wanted to win again lol. I understand the challenge of winning in one week since he wins all the time but earlier catches are irrelivent if not
posted so who cares just my 2 cents.
I believe my intentions where pretty clear in the beginning of the month new winner going for big fish. Then DS won that when the day prior I had the big fish. Then here we are today and I managed 3 more for a 5fish total all since the 26th of DECEMBER.
This is a friendly thread why all of a sudden did it turn into this? Made a comment directed at DS and it blew up lol. Nobody gets all worked up over all the man crushing that's been going on.
How is there any dishonesty here? PM me if u need to cuz this open forum crying like little children is ridiculous
This is a fun competion I believe it's called bragging rights we r just having a little fun. I kept saying over and over it's not gonna affect anything
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 7:20 AM, dsidle61 said:Right I get that but say in January I catch 5 fish January 1-4 and post them all on January 5 what's the difference between that and if I would catch them January 26-30? We all know the rules we are here for fun first and to share our stories if he caught his fish from Christmas Day til now it's all fair game. You can't ban a guy from playing just bc he caught his fish at the end of the month.
Lol this is crazy what this has turned into.
Is the fact that I KEEP stating that I caught my fish from December 27th not registering? Is is a curse word and the site blanks it out or something. 12-27-2013 that might work
MCS reply :
Nah guys me and Lou were talking about all your cracks about counting fish earlier and u would win like u got a problem with the rules or wanted a special exception. He just stated the rules, as far as I read nobody DQ any catches. Ya boy DS got it all twisted rules n DQs, I just set that straight lol so post em up from the 27 and get on the board bro clock is ticking.... waaah waaah waaah lol I think it is my nap time been up waaaay too long lmao.
MCS reply :
Ak feel free to post the Pms so we can keep the hen house up to date lol got nothing to hide and like I said AK u should run the comp, give it a try.
fishingator reply :
^lol
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 8:23 AM, MCS said:Ak feel free to post the Pms so we can keep the hen house up to date lol got nothing to hide and like I said AK u should run the comp, give it a try.
I don't think you want that man it would not be organized that's why I like when Lou does it. If I did it post at your own risk and keep track of your catch. All you would get from me is a quote saying nice fish.
If you want me to then I'll do it lol. Lou will be missed a lot more if I do it lmao
Simply put everyone likes to go to Disney World but its a lot better when you are with someone who has everything planned and mapped out so you don't have to be that person and you can have fun and enjoy.
AK-Jax86 reply :
I hope when flag football season is over that Lou returns as the Commissioner of the Florida Fishing League (FFL)
AK-Jax86 reply :
Here are my cool pics
Caught a lizard on my KVD 1.5 felt bad because the little guy died. This was sometime last week same with next pic.
This little guy had a bluegill, you can see its tail in its throat, and my KVD, the one with the lizard, stuck in its mouth. I have only seen this in pics on the internet pretty cool to see it in one I caught... greedy little fish
This one I caught today with Czar. She INHALED my crank. Took me forever to get the hooks out as you can imagine came centimeters from being a dead fish, and she was bleeding heavily. I didn't think it was going to survive but when I put her back in the water to revive she swam off slowly.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Heres the 2 from Sunday and the one from yesterday morning. The 2 from Sunday are an easy 16", and the one from yesterday morning was to my surprise a 20" fish. Once I looked at the picture and then measured the rod, it was an easy 20", maybe a little more. Darn rain this morning, but Im gonna try for a bit, maybe a little after work since I am going to close the shop about noon.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 7:33 PM, LgMouthGambler said:Heres the 2 from Sunday and the one from yesterday morning. The 2 from Sunday are an easy 16", and the one from yesterday morning was to my surprise a 20" fish. Once I looked at the picture and then measured the rod, it was an easy 20", maybe a little more. Darn rain this morning, but Im gonna try for a bit, maybe a little after work since I am going to close the shop about noon.
I corrected your 18" to 20" and that places you at 90". I think that has been your highest ever submitted. WTG!!
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 9:08 AM, AK-Jax86 said:I hope when flag football season is over that Lou returns as the Commissioner of the Florida Fishing League (FFL)
That is a very creative title, and it has a nice ring to it. LOL.
To piggy back off this thread, I hope to be back after my season is over. I understand that many of us are busy, and to take over this responsibility that I volunteered for may be a big undertaking if you want to do it right. Like, I mentioned yesterday, I will be fishing with LMG tomorrow, and I will be picking his brain as far as his ideas for this competition. I agree with MCS, this format may have gotten stale. None the less, as a competitor it was still fun for me. This competition as innocent as it was, made me a better bass fisherman at the end of the day. I learned a great deal while I been doing this. AK, mentioned another thing about Disney world which is true. It's a lot easier to have fun and enjoy the experience when there is someone else doing the organizing. That's a perfect example, of why I volunteered to do this and believe or not I spent 6 months "organizing" this competition trying my hardest to bring in new blood and keep this competition going.
I am definitely going to miss this, that's for sure. When I come back, I hope to return with fresher ideas and formats. I wish all of you the very best, you are all great anglers and you make Florida proud . May all of you have a Happy and Healthy New year, and be safe with all of the festivities tonight. I will be home tonight, because I want to start the New Year with what I love doing. BASS FISHING!!
I will post our final numbers later today. It was fun hangin and braggin with you guys and gal. Til next time.
Bassinlou.
MCS reply :
Thanks Lou for running the show, you did it well.
MCS reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 7:33 PM, LgMouthGambler said:Heres the 2 from Sunday and the one from yesterday morning. The 2 from Sunday are an easy 16", and the one from yesterday morning was to my surprise a 20" fish. Once I looked at the picture and then measured the rod, it was an easy 20", maybe a little more. Darn rain this morning, but Im gonna try for a bit, maybe a little after work since I am going to close the shop about noon.
Hmmmm something about that combo maybe all the red and black....Looks good!
Jacob044 reply :
Thanks again Lou and I'm done posting cuz I resolved to just go out and catch a pig or two and watch the aerobatic shows. Been fun though and I wish all guys and gal the best. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Got me another 20" this morning. This time I had my ruler with me. Might be the same fish from yesterday's. Gonna have to study the pics later.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 9:39 PM, LgMouthGambler said:Got me another 20" this morning. This time I had my ruler with me. Might be the same fish from yesterday's. Gonna have to study the pics later.
I love the very late in the 4th qtr surge. You made the top 5. That one there places you in 5th place at 94". You are on a roll. I better put you on some fish tomorrow. LOL....
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 9:29 PM, Jacob044 said:Thanks again Lou and I'm done posting cuz I resolved to just go out and catch a pig or two and watch the aerobatic shows. Been fun though and I wish all guys and gal the best. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
Jacob, it was great having you. Thanks for being part of the gang. Don't be a stranger and post those aerobatic lunkers.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 9:01 PM, BassinLou said:That is a very creative title, and it has a nice ring to it. LOL.
To piggy back off this thread, I hope to be back after my season is over. I understand that many of us are busy, and to take over this responsibility that I volunteered for may be a big undertaking if you want to do it right. Like, I mentioned yesterday, I will be fishing with LMG tomorrow, and I will be picking his brain as far as his ideas for this competition. I agree with MCS, this format may have gotten stale. None the less, as a competitor it was still fun for me. This competition as innocent as it was, made me a better bass fisherman at the end of the day. I learned a great deal while I been doing this. AK, mentioned another thing about Disney world which is true. It's a lot easier to have fun and enjoy the experience when there is someone else doing the organizing. That's a perfect example, of why I volunteered to do this and believe or not I spent 6 months "organizing" this competition trying my hardest to bring in new blood and keep this competition going.
I am definitely going to miss this, that's for sure. When I come back, I hope to return with fresher ideas and formats. I wish all of you the very best, you are all great anglers and you make Florida proud . May all of you have a Happy and Healthy New year, and be safe with all of the festivities tonight. I will be home tonight, because I want to start the New Year with what I love doing. BASS FISHING!!
I will post our final numbers later today. It was fun hangin and braggin with you guys and gal. Til next time.
Bassinlou.
Lou I hope you don't leave us all hanging and still pop in from time to time to share info and joke around with all of us.
I'm thinking that when you take your leave of absense that's its just strictly the running of the comp. Because if you are leaving the thread all together it will definitely die you add to the great conversation and joking around that brings all us FL guys and even people from other states back to this thread.
BassinLou reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 11:37 PM, AK-Jax86 said:Lou I hope you don't leave us all hanging and still pop in from time to time to share info and joke around with all of us.
I'm thinking that when you take your leave of absense that's its just strictly the running of the comp. Because if you are leaving the thread all together it will definitely die you add to the great conversation and joking around that brings all us FL guys and even people from other states back to this thread.
No, no..... I just want to put it out there, I am just taking a leave of absence from coordinating the competition. This forum is my home and I am not going anywhere. I will be sharing my catches and sharing my outings on here. Someone has to keep you knuckleheads in line. Lol...
BassinLou reply :
Ok gang, here are the final numbers of 2013. I was holding for Lunkmaster, who said he was fishing this morning, but I have not seen him around. So here we go.
1. Dsidle: 24" 22" 21" 19.5" 18.5" = 105"
2. Lunkmaster: 22" 21" 19" 18.5" 18.5" = 99"
3. Jacob: 21.5" 21.5" 21" 17" 16.5" = 97.5"
4. Joe: 21" 20.5" 20.5" 17" 16" = 95"
5. LMG: 21" 20" 20" 17" 16" = 94"
6. Bassinlou: 20" 19" 18" 17.5" 16" = 90.5"
7. BostonSox: 19.5" 17" 17" 16.5" 16" = 86"
8. Rovingmutt: 18.5" 18.5" 16" 15.5" 15.5" = 84"
9. FishinDaddy: 19" 18.5" 18.5" 16.5" = 72.5"
10. Fishingator: 19" 15" 14" 12" 12" = 72"
11. ZachD. 17.5" 13.5" = 31"
12. FSTR: 20.5"
13. MCS: 14.5"
There were a total of 22 participants this month and 13 posted fish. As you can see the top 5 put up some great numbers this month. This last week there were several surges, and some of you moved up while some of us moved down. Like I said a couple of weeks ago, when the smoke settles we will see who the "King of Hill" will be. This month it was clearly Dsidle, not only did he have longest string of fish, he also landed the Biggest fish of the month with a 8lb+ monster. Great job, and congratulations on winning this months contest.
Like I posted earlier today. This will be it for me coordinating the Bragging Contests for several months. It was fun. We had are ups and we had our downs but we stuck with it. I will be around posting, the glades is going to start firing up soon, so I will share those experiences with you all. Happy New Year!!
fishingator reply :
Thanks Lou! I just got done but didn't catch a thing worth mentioning. Went back to the first new hotspot but the weather cooled off a smidge and they weren't interested. We are having a last minute get together so I had very limited time. Happy new year all and congrats to the winners!
FishinDaddy reply :
I had a 14.5 today in Toho but that doesn't move me far up the leaderboard.
BassinLou reply :
On 1/1/2014 at 6:42 AM, FishinDaddy said:I had a 14.5 today in Toho but that doesn't move me far up the leaderboard.
That fished would have placed you right behind me. You would have been 7th. Looking at those numbers both of us would have needed some hail mary fish to hit top 3. LOL. It was nice having you on board this month. I hope its not the last we see of you on here FishinDaddy.
BassinLou reply :
On 1/1/2014 at 6:42 AM, fishingator said:Thanks Lou! I just got done but didn't catch a thing worth mentioning. Went back to the first new hotspot but the weather cooled off a smidge and they weren't interested. We are having a last minute get together so I had very limited time. Happy new year all and congrats to the winners!
Gator, way to hang in there. That one day placed you top ten. Good for you. Good luck with the wedding plans. Its right around the corner.
fstr385 reply :
Cant decide between holiday or okeechobee tomorrow.
LgMouthGambler reply :
Good job D. Well, I just about snuck in there. Hopefully gonna start the year off on the right foot. See you in the AM Lou.
lunkmaster24 reply :
Thanks for holding out Lou but no big guys yesterday when I got ack I had to meet up with the family so no time to post. Great job this month from everyone.
Rovingmutt reply :
joe and i are in for january, if it is still on ?
dsidle61 reply :
thanks for putting this all together for us Lou. I definitely had the best month of my time on this site which has been since somewhere around july ish. And that 8 pounder that I got was more than 2 pounds over my PB. Its also the second consecutive month ive caught my PB hopefully I can keep that streak up. Im gonna wait and see what next months competition looks like before joining up. I may just enjoy trying to catch the elusive 10lb and trying some new things and places. but regardless ill still be posting my fish and stories for everyone.
BassinLou reply :
I hope everyone had a good New Years day. I had a good one. Spent the entire day fishing with LMG out in glades. Overall we did ok, landed 52 fish, biggest fish honor went to LMG who landed a beautiful 19" 4.5 lb bass. The rest of the fish were running on the small side until LMG hooked up again with a big one!! This one ran around 60" +!! It was a nice healthy juvenile gator. After that excitement we kept fishing and catching until we wrapped our day. Got some some new and fresh ideas for our competitions, however I will unvail these ideas when I return in May. I will see you guys around.
Diggy reply :
On 12/30/2013 at 8:46 PM, BassinLou said:Nice fish Diggy. Its been a while since you posted a nice one.
Thanks, Ive been too lazy to post but once the weather changed a bit and I went to some other places it picked up. Ill be posting more. Maybe this month Ill have some measurements. Hopefully Ill be in the top 5
LgMouthGambler reply :
Had a blast with Lou yesterday. There was no shortage of fish for us that was for sure. We did see a lot of people heading in for the day. We figured they weren't catching fish anymore, but that didn't happen to us all day. Discussions for a different style of contest was had, and I would say that a slight hiatus would be good to keep it fresh. I will give all of you a slight clue: You better start getting well rounded on your lures. Happy New Year Y'all!
Rovingmutt reply :
lures,??!! cool idea
BassinLou reply :
On 1/3/2014 at 12:10 AM, Rovingmutt said:lures,??!! cool idea
It is cool idea, we spent some time discussing it. We will iron out the details, and roll it out in May. We think many of you will like it.
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 1/3/2014 at 12:29 AM, BassinLou said:It is cool idea, we spent some time discussing it. We will iron out the details, and roll it out in May. We think many of you will like it.
ah yes, May, and the rest of the summer, the best time to catch bass
BassinLou reply :
On 1/3/2014 at 4:14 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:ah yes, May, and the rest of the summer, the best time to catch bass
Sorry, it's the best I can do buddy.... however you are more than welcome to run the show in the mean time. I can just imagine the video of the week series. You will be a super star. Think about it.....
---=Martin=--- reply :
On 1/3/2014 at 4:25 AM, BassinLou said:Sorry, it's the best I can do buddy.... however you are more than welcome to run the show in the mean time. I can just imagine the video of the week series. You will be a super star. Think about it.....
how did you know?
the first episode of "Death to Gambler" will air soon...
BassinLou reply :
On 1/3/2014 at 4:27 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:how did you know?
the first episode of "Death to Gambler" will air soon...
You have been way too quiet lately, so i know you are in your sound studio working on your greatest video yet!! LOL.....
LgMouthGambler reply :
On 1/3/2014 at 4:27 AM, ---=Martin=--- said:how did you know?
the first episode of "Death to Gambler" will air soon...
Rough crowd!
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