Fishing

[CoronaBorealis]

Wow.

I wish I’d have had my net, but I was targeting crappie haha. Going to throw it in my trunk for the future though

 

[Aries]

I’d love to know your technique for the saugeye. I almost had a 20+ incher today. Snapped my line right at the dock because I was using lightweight test for crappie and didn’t have a way to get it onto the dock without just lifting it up with the rod. I didn’t have gloves and wasn’t going to stick my hands in his mouth haha. It was pretty traumatic lol. I’ve only ever caught saugeye as a bonus while crappie fishing. I’d love to figure out how to target them.

Another guy at the dock caught a 3-4 pound channel cat with a crappie jig, so I guess that’s the trick at Thunderbird for cats.

Just put one or two fingers in his mouth. I mean, you got TEN. How many do you need? That's why you have extras!!

 

[retrieverman]

That fish reminds me of myself. Lol. My legs haven't tanned yet this year. Lol. Nice bass. I need to take my dog out on the boat to see how he does.

It’s rained SEVERAL inches here in the last week, and my pond looks like mud soup. I figure that’s why the little bass is so pale. The only other bass I’ve caught out of this pond was colored nicely.

I’m picking up my nephew this morning to hang out for a few hours, and he’s already said he wants to fish. I’ll get the stink bait out for him.

 

[chuter]

I’d love to know your technique for the saugeye. I almost had a 20+ incher today. Snapped my line right at the dock because I was using lightweight test for crappie and didn’t have a way to get it onto the dock without just lifting it up with the rod. I didn’t have gloves and wasn’t going to stick my hands in his mouth haha. It was pretty traumatic lol. I’ve only ever caught saugeye as a bonus while crappie fishing. I’d love to figure out how to target them.

Another guy at the dock caught a 3-4 pound channel cat with a crappie jig, so I guess that’s the trick at Thunderbird for cats.

Here's where I learned how to hold walleye:

 

[retrieverman]

My nephew is 6 and has the attention span of a nat, but we did manage to catch one little cat.

 

[DRC458]

My nephew is 6 and has the attention span of a nat, but we did manage to catch one little cat.
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ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS!!!


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[retrieverman]

ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS!!!


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This is only the second time he’s come out (by himself) to my place to “play”. After the first time a few weeks ago, he’s been asking when he could come back. Yesterday, we picked dewberries and mulberries, checked cows, fished, and he helped me with a window project for my aluminum trailer. He’s a great kid, and with my Dad gone, I want to try to fill the role as fun uncle and surrogate grandpa.
I’m actually in a little trouble, because I haven’t asked his big sister to come out. I revealed my plan to my brother and sister in law yesterday that I want to bring my niece up to hunt this year’s youth weekend for a big buck. She’s killed several does, but my brother hasn’t let her shoot a buck yet. I intend to cost my brother a taxidermy bill and set the bar extremely high for future bucks.

 

[CoronaBorealis]

Went out today and the fishing was next to awful. I caught a couple of undersize saugeye earlier in the afternoon. Even the crappie bite was bad...caught less than a handful over the course of about 5 hours. About 15 minutes before I packed it up though, I caught this one off a fishing dock at T-Bird. 14” and 2lbs using one of those spring type hand scales you can get at Academy. Second best crappie I’ve ever caught.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Great Crappie CB!

That is awesome Retriever!

Love seeing the kids in the outdoors!

 

[dennishoddy]

Awesome crappie and also love seein the kids getting out. [emoji106]