I was going through my phone and deleting any pics I no longer wanted when I came across these. I had totally forgotten about them, but it was fun to see them again. So I just thought I'd put them up and see what everyone else was catching. All my fish where released.
This first one was a surprise because I was fishing for Largemouth and Spotted bass when he decided to join the party. The fish were feeding on shad on the surface so all I was doing the whole trip was following the bait fish and waiting for the bass to start feeding again. I was having good success catching numbers of bass as well as quality. When this guy hit I was surprised because I was really a little "under gunned" with the tackle I was using. I was throwing a Zoom Fluke on a 1/4oz scrounger head with a Powell 7' medium heavy crankbait rod with a Citica 201E spooled with 10# P-Line CXX mono. I didn't have very much trouble landing the fish it was just a surprise at first. It was great fun on the lighter tackle.
This next one came from a pond about a mile from my house. A friend of my mothers owns it and lets me fish it whenever I want. Nothing really special about this fish, just a fun time catching him. I was using a Shimano 6'6" CarboMax rod with a Chronarch 101A spooled with 20# Power Pro braid. The lure was a Strike King Red Eye Shad in chrome sexy shad with the stock hooks replaced with Mustad KVD triple grip trebles size 2. Not sure about the weight but I'd guess maybe 4 pounds.
This one came from a lake 7 miles from my home, it's where I fish the majority of the time. Also nothing really special about this guy, again very fun to catch though. This fish came on a Powell 7' medium heavy worm and jig rod with a Citica 201E spooled with 15# P-Line CXX mono. The jig is a custom made jig by a local guy around here. He calls the color Key Lime Pie. The trailer was a SweetBeaver in Infection.
Lastly is this nice sized Crappie I caught crankbait fishing for bass. He's a pretty good sized one, the best I've caught in a while. The rod was a GLoomis 845 Crankbait with a Calcutta TE 201DC reel spooled with 12# P-Line CXX mono. The lure is a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 in Copper Green Shad with the stock hooks replaced with Owner 2X wire Stinger trebles in size 4.
Like I said I only fish for fun so all fish were released alive and well after the pics. What have you guys been catching and what did you use to do it?
This first one was a surprise because I was fishing for Largemouth and Spotted bass when he decided to join the party. The fish were feeding on shad on the surface so all I was doing the whole trip was following the bait fish and waiting for the bass to start feeding again. I was having good success catching numbers of bass as well as quality. When this guy hit I was surprised because I was really a little "under gunned" with the tackle I was using. I was throwing a Zoom Fluke on a 1/4oz scrounger head with a Powell 7' medium heavy crankbait rod with a Citica 201E spooled with 10# P-Line CXX mono. I didn't have very much trouble landing the fish it was just a surprise at first. It was great fun on the lighter tackle.
This next one came from a pond about a mile from my house. A friend of my mothers owns it and lets me fish it whenever I want. Nothing really special about this fish, just a fun time catching him. I was using a Shimano 6'6" CarboMax rod with a Chronarch 101A spooled with 20# Power Pro braid. The lure was a Strike King Red Eye Shad in chrome sexy shad with the stock hooks replaced with Mustad KVD triple grip trebles size 2. Not sure about the weight but I'd guess maybe 4 pounds.
This one came from a lake 7 miles from my home, it's where I fish the majority of the time. Also nothing really special about this guy, again very fun to catch though. This fish came on a Powell 7' medium heavy worm and jig rod with a Citica 201E spooled with 15# P-Line CXX mono. The jig is a custom made jig by a local guy around here. He calls the color Key Lime Pie. The trailer was a SweetBeaver in Infection.
Lastly is this nice sized Crappie I caught crankbait fishing for bass. He's a pretty good sized one, the best I've caught in a while. The rod was a GLoomis 845 Crankbait with a Calcutta TE 201DC reel spooled with 12# P-Line CXX mono. The lure is a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 in Copper Green Shad with the stock hooks replaced with Owner 2X wire Stinger trebles in size 4.
Like I said I only fish for fun so all fish were released alive and well after the pics. What have you guys been catching and what did you use to do it?
