1st Trip Out

weedwalker · March 29, 2011, 07:16:00 PM

Made my 1st trip to the lake this year. It started out kinda slow. Then, it stayed slow.

I did catch 2 little dink bass. Then I caught this 6 lb, 21" smallmouth bass. I got it on a small white Beetle Spin on my ultra-light rod. What a fight. It was a blast.

Pics not too good though.

Bills Custom Calls · March 29, 2011, 07:18:29 PM

Congrats on the nice catch

coyote101 · March 29, 2011, 07:20:58 PM

Way to go Ed.

The bass magnet!

Pat

HuntnCarve · March 29, 2011, 07:26:29 PM

Nice Ed! I'm surprised coyotes weren't jumping into the boat!

FinsnFur · March 29, 2011, 07:39:46 PM

Wow, that thing is a beaut!

I've went down to work the pike a few times but were slowly getting flooded out up here, which puts the kabash on it.

What are your water temps down there Ed?

weedwalker · March 29, 2011, 08:12:14 PM

Quote from: FinsnFur on March 29, 2011, 07:39:46 PM
What are your water temps down there Ed?

Water temp was 51* early this morning. Then warmed up to 55* later on in the day. The sun was out, but had a cold north wind blowing. Even had a few flurries in the morning.

HaMeR · March 29, 2011, 08:20:45 PM

THAT is a darned nice catch ed!! Congrats on that frying pan filler!!

shaddragger · March 29, 2011, 09:07:47 PM

That is some smallmouth Weedwalker!

Todd Rahm · March 29, 2011, 11:02:03 PM

Dang thats a Hawg ya got ther Weed!!!!

KySongDog · March 30, 2011, 05:43:08 AM

Way to go, Bass Magnet!

Dave · March 30, 2011, 06:34:57 AM

Wow, that is a nice looking fish - and on an ultra light. I'm sure he had you all over the place.

pitw · March 30, 2011, 09:11:50 AM

Nce

. And in suntanning conditions too

bigben · March 30, 2011, 09:16:08 AM

nice. I wish our water temp would come up soon. this dang weather is screwin the fishin up. been hovering in the low 40's for the past few weekends.

riverboss · March 30, 2011, 11:02:55 AM

Nice catch Ed thats some good eatin there.

msmith · March 30, 2011, 12:24:42 PM

Sweet! I have been wanting to get out and wet a line.

markTNhunter · March 30, 2011, 06:03:27 PM

nice smallie ed you get it on laurle lake

iahntr · March 30, 2011, 07:26:13 PM

Nice Ed !!

FinsnFur · March 30, 2011, 09:07:33 PM

Low to mid 50's?

That thing is nice sized. How many did you catch..it had to be pretty far and few between at those temps.

weedwalker · March 31, 2011, 06:25:12 AM

Mark, Yes I was at Laurel Lake. That's were I spend most of the summer fishing as it's close to home.

Jim, I only caught 2 other small bass. But a cold front was coming thru so it wasn't going to be too good of a day anyway. But water temps in the 50s are plenty warm enough to get the smallmouth biting.

FinsnFur · March 31, 2011, 08:20:26 AM

Our smallmouth up here are pretty scarce usually, until after the largemouth spawn, which is around 65 degrees here.
In fact it's usually like clockwork, the largemouth start to back down and the first day it's noticed we can head over to the Wisconsin River, (much faster water) and pull smallies out one after the other.
It's like nothing you've ever seen.