2011 Bass

FinsnFur · May 08, 2011, 04:06:37 PM

A slow start with our cold water temps, but I managed to get out and find a few smallies this weekend....very few

How stupid do you think you'd look to others, while trying to take a picture of yourself holding a fish?

Well, here's how...

I just realized you can see my arm out, holding the camera in my glasses

weedwalker · May 08, 2011, 05:26:00 PM

That's not a bad start Jim considering the high water and cold temps.

iahntr · May 08, 2011, 06:50:54 PM

Well, went out for the first time today too.
Ya did better then we did, 1 Crappie here.

Dave · May 08, 2011, 08:17:27 PM

Good looking fish. Looks like the weather was perfect - the water's just like a mirror.

Okanagan · May 08, 2011, 08:34:02 PM

Man those are pretty fish! I think the pics are great. Makes me want to go fishing.

shaddragger · May 08, 2011, 09:28:41 PM

Still a good photo, Jim, even with the reflection!

FinsnFur · May 13, 2011, 08:52:32 PM

Got home from work tonight, power was out and no water.

Well ya cant just set here, when there's fish to catch.

First cast pulled this 15 incher and I thought I was going to have a heck of a evening.

It was a good 30 minutes later, before I pulled this sneak out of the rocks, but he wasn't legal.

This freek of a bird came whizzing in and I'm telling you I never seen such bright red on a bird. His whole head was electrifying, and then he had a little more red out on his wings, everything else black.
When he flew at me, right before landing in this tree it actually freeked me out. I couldnt tell what the heck it was with those wild colors.

The pic sucks and I tried looking it up to identify it, but

How the heck to you look up something you seen?

Anyway...it was a nice little break.

Okanagan · May 13, 2011, 10:40:46 PM

Nice bass but that is an amazing bird. Never saw anything like it, not even in National Geographic!

Added: Maybe it's a sockeye bird ready to spawn?

(Sockeye, or red salmon, turn bright red when they spawn).

HaMeR · May 14, 2011, 04:08:17 AM

Nice fish.

Here's a little search I done for ya Jim. I gotta do something to pass the time around here.

http://www.whatbird.com/browse/objs/All/birds_na_147/110/Color/2066/Red

FinsnFur · May 14, 2011, 05:57:00 AM

I got that site in my bookmarks too Glen. Awesome site.
I cant figure out how they got it to categorize and search by all those variables. Geek stuff, I tell ya.

I looked last night a little on there and the closest I could come up with was the Scarlet Tanager...but it still didn't look just right.

Quote from: Okanagan on May 13, 2011, 10:40:46 PM
Added: Maybe it's a sockeye bird ready to spawn? (Sockeye, or red salmon, turn bright red when they spawn).

I never thought of that Okanagan, cause I've been known to do that also.

hunter724 · May 14, 2011, 06:08:39 AM

some sweet fish jim....we keep getting hammered with rain...

last year i started making my own lures...a buddy told me to use wood parts and colored crystal beads...from wallyworld than the ceramic barrel...or whatever is on bought lures...they worked well i lost very few lures and they stayed up off the bottom and the fish hit them...i also had fun makeing them...the parts are very inexpensive.

FinsnFur · May 14, 2011, 11:21:01 AM

Last night I lost one that felt like a log

So I had to go back this morning for a couple hours.
He got off again....or it was his brother this time.

But I managed to coral a few of his sisters.

weedwalker · May 14, 2011, 11:25:33 AM

Nice ones Jim.

Is the water getting back to normal, or still flooding?

HaMeR · May 14, 2011, 11:25:41 AM

Fish fry tonight at the Bosses house!!

FinsnFur · May 14, 2011, 07:29:33 PM

It's getting closer to normal Ed. These were caught on the Wisconsin River which is high but not in flood stage, and running around 56 degrees right now.

The Mississippi is still flooding some areas up here, going down each day. Not really enough to let me to my honey holes yet though.

shaddragger · May 14, 2011, 09:21:51 PM

Whackin & stackin!

FinsnFur · June 18, 2011, 10:28:57 PM

I havent been doing real good lately

The water was flooded for months longer then it ever has been. Which caused me to miss the spawn since I couldnt get to none of my holes.
Now it's finally going down but it's dropping at such a rate that you have to run towards the water to make a cast or by the time the lure lands, it's in the dirt.

I slipped out today to break the monotony, but it was nothing to brag about other then just being out there

SCcoyotehunter · June 26, 2011, 08:28:22 AM

Jim,
Great pics and I must say, that is one kickin Stache!
SCCH

FinsnFur · June 26, 2011, 08:47:13 PM

That just sounds creepy coming from a guy

Dave · June 27, 2011, 10:45:21 AM

That's one big ass snake. Looks like he bit off more than he could chew, though. White spinner bait tipped with a Louisville Slugger?