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Fishing => Freshwater => Topic started by: centerfire_223 on February 13, 2016, 07:03:33 AM

Title: Another day on the water...
Post by: centerfire_223 on February 13, 2016, 07:03:33 AM
I made it out yesterday for a few hours to see if my fishing luck would be better than my coyote calling luck. It's better but not by much, though I did catch a couple of nice fish. Started out the day in a new area of the lake, sort of prefishing for an upcoming tournament. On the third cast I managed to catch my first fish of the morning. A nice 17" largemouth. So I was thinking today is going to be the day.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/centerfire_223/Kayak%20fishing%202-12-16%20011_zpsp1fudf7x.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/centerfire_223/media/Kayak%20fishing%202-12-16%20011_zpsp1fudf7x.jpg.html)

Only took another couple of casts to put this nice spotted bass in the kayak and that is where it stopped. Sun came out and the bite was over. I couldn't buy a bite after that. Oh well it was fun while it lasted.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/centerfire_223/Kayak%20fishing%202-12-16%20013_zpsd9yv9iew.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/centerfire_223/media/Kayak%20fishing%202-12-16%20013_zpsd9yv9iew.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: coyote101 on February 13, 2016, 07:18:19 AM
Those are a couple of pretty nice fish.  :biggrin:

Pat
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: HaMeR on February 13, 2016, 07:53:08 AM
Nice!! When does the spawn begin down there Ronnie?
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: centerfire_223 on February 13, 2016, 08:13:00 AM
Normally around late March or early April. You will see some fish early on the full and new moons. The water yesterday was 46 degrees and that first fish I caught was in 2-3 feet of water. If you look at the first picture, I caught that fish off of the end of the concrete boat ramp. My kayak was sitting in 6 feet. I was marking tons of stripers in about 50 feet of water. Normally I don't fish for those unless they are schooling.
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: HaMeR on February 13, 2016, 09:14:13 AM
Ok. Sounds like a good day to deep jig for stripers!!  :eyebrow: :eyebrow:
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: Okanagan on February 13, 2016, 11:31:36 AM
Man that looks like fun! 

Am surprised at the water clarity.  I thought that y'all never had much for clear water. 

I am confused about all the kinds of bass down your way.  Is this pic below what you are calling a striper?  My cousin in OK where we caught the fish below last spring called it a sand bass.

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/lokanagan/fishing/Oklahoma/IMG_7995_zpsqkrakbzc.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/lokanagan/media/fishing/Oklahoma/IMG_7995_zpsqkrakbzc.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: centerfire_223 on February 13, 2016, 08:35:36 PM
From what I can tell that is a hybrid, though it could be a striper. We have both in our lakes.
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: FinsnFur on February 13, 2016, 08:58:15 PM
I dont think thats a hybrid. Hybrid stripers have distinct lines near the top that are clearly broken and noticeably staggered. The fish is also short in length, like a football shape.
Regular Stripers have distinct lines also near the top that are barely broken if at all. In fact they look like much straighter lines.

Ronnie I cant believe your water. lol Were drilling through 2 foot of ice in most places. :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: Dale on February 13, 2016, 10:41:26 PM
Quote from: Okanagan on February 13, 2016, 11:31:36 AM
Man that looks like fun! 

Am surprised at the water clarity.  I thought that y'all never had much for clear water. 

I am confused about all the kinds of bass down your way.  Is this pic below what you are calling a striper?  My cousin in OK where we caught the fish below last spring called it a sand bass.

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/lokanagan/fishing/Oklahoma/IMG_7995_zpsqkrakbzc.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/lokanagan/media/fishing/Oklahoma/IMG_7995_zpsqkrakbzc.jpg.html)

that's a white bass, although over in AR they call'em stripers but that is a white...
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: Dale on February 13, 2016, 10:46:33 PM
<a href="http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Rockfish_1/media/Dale.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/Rockfish_1/Dale.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Dale.jpg"/></a>

this is a striper, a small one but a striper never the less...   :biggrin:
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: Dale on February 13, 2016, 10:47:38 PM
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/Rockfish_1/Dale.jpg) (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Rockfish_1/media/Dale.jpg.html)

lets try this again... this is a striper...
Title: Re: Another day on the water...
Post by: weedwalker on March 01, 2016, 06:57:35 PM
More nice bass Ronnie!! I'm hoping to get out for some musky here if I can get a warm Saturday when the rivers aren't flooded and muddy.