onespiritbrain Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I am starting this thread for everyone to have a place to share their fishing pictures. I’ve just started fishing this year and I have fallen in love with it. My best friend drinks lots and lots of wine and so has built a strong relationship with the owner of the winery he shops at, Rose. Rose has a big pond on a farm that is slap full of large mouth bass! It’s a super awesome fishing spot. Rose’s Pond: These are our first fish caught at Rose’s pond: Some more pics from Rose’s Pond: This one is my current pb (personal best). I was fishing a ned rig and on my second cast I got a bite. It felt normal, maybe a little weak/small, I thought it was a gonna be a small one and that I might be slightly embarrassed to hold it up. So I’m reeling it in, again it feels weakish and easy to reel in, when all the sudden it began swimming away from me and nearly tore the pole from my hands. I regained control of the pole and the cheap Shakespeare I was using was nearly bent all the way into an arc. My heart is pounding and I’m in total reaction mode trying to reel in as this thing is dragging line out of the cheap reel in my hands. Then it stops fighting and I see his large body barrel roll at the surface of the water. My friends who are with me both run over to where I am yelling and cheering! They saw my pole bend in half and know there’s a big fish on there! I got him to the bank and flung him behind me before he could break the cheap line on my reel. There he was, a chunky stud of a bass. I picked him up and had to use my whole hand, not just my thumb, in his mouth not to drop him. His mouth was so big that I could fit both my hands on his bottom lip!!! It was crazy! My friends who are much more experienced than me said he weighted at least 5lbs and may have even weighed as much as 6-6.5lbs or more. I was beside myself, really, for hours afterward. The feeling of catching that thing is alive in me now and has caused me to fall in love with fishing. Here he is: This one is out of a tiny pond I found on Google Earth: Me and my smallest boy Owen fished this pond for 30min without even the slightest nibble and I had let my line set right in front of me while I told Owen that it was time to go, “there’s no fish in here boy... just turtles” and BAM!!! A big ole bite! I lost the first bite and quickly landed the second one! They were right at my feet! You can’t see it well but it was a 2.5# largemouth bass! We have a small retention pond at work and I got a wild hair one evening and whatdoyaknow! Fish!! A fair sized, and fairly rare in Georgia, white crappie. Kind of an ugly fish IMO. These pics are from today, Labor Day. There’s a big waterfall in a neighborhood near my in-laws and above the waterfall is a fairly big dam: I fished lure after lure for an hour trying to figure out what these bass might want.. finally I put a chatter bait on with a big swim bait trailer and BAM! Got one!!! I felt a genuine sense of thankfulness for the little guy. Below the dam was a small concrete area where the water spills into. I cast into it with the chatter bait and instantly had the swim tail bitten off! After a few casts I pulled out some beautiful redbreast sunfish: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjotrainbrain Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Looks like some good fun, good stories and nice catches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainGoat Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 My son’s first fishing attempt - it was what he asked for on his 9th Birthday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 My son’s first fishing attempt - it was what he asked for on his 9th Birthday What is that a majestic redwood your boy is casting from??? I swear you NW guys have it made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainGoat Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 What is that a majestic redwood your boy is casting from??? I swear you NW guys have it made!I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty nice - here were two of our stops before coming back to the lake up the street.And its a Douglas Fir - Redwoods are California, it’s pretty much all Doug fir here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Bro, you're holding out on me! Lol. Cool thread to start. I'll see if I can grab a few pics of recent trips I've made and share them. We have got to get together finally. I have a couple of kayaks if you're interested in hitting some lakes or the river around here sometime.Cedar creek reservoir here in town is pretty nice. Only fished it once though. Just starting to bass fish more myself. Usually target saltwater when back home or trout up in the mountains. Your PB is much bigger than mine when it comes to bass, and you just started fishing?!?!? Awesome stories too. Don’t hate on those crappie.....I hear they are some of the best tasting fish out there! Sent from my SM-A102U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Here’s a few from my recent trip to Hollis Lathem over in Dawsonville.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 And a completely different outing while down in South FL a couple of weeks ago, targeting exotic species with my brother and younger cousin:Peacock bass, Mayan cichlids and a blue tilapia Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 A couple of months ago back home in NW FL. Two separate trips.Memorial Day weekend:25-30# black drum and LM bass caught about 100yds from each other in the bay!Speckled trout in PCB early June:Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Early May. Cedar creek reservoir here in Gainesville. First and only trip so far. Been traveling too much this summer to go back!That’s going to change real soon with with temps cooling down!Had what might have been my PB bass on this trip. Similar story as yours with little/no fight. Was fishing a worm on a blowdown. Literally thought I had a limb on the line. No fight at all. As soon as it got to the top of the water, it saw me and sling the bait. Leave it to my lack of knowledge with bass fishing to mess up an opportunity like that!Still a beautiful morning on the water!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjotrainbrain Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 15 hours ago, 03TroutFinder said: A couple of months ago back home in NW FL. Two separate trips. Memorial Day weekend: 25-30# black drum and LM bass caught about 100yds from each other in the bay! Speckled trout in PCB early June: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Holy cow that's a big fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Bro, you're holding out on me! Lol. Cool thread to start. I'll see if I can grab a few pics of recent trips I've made and share them. We have got to get together finally. I have a couple of kayaks if you're interested in hitting some lakes or the river around here sometime.Cedar creek reservoir here in town is pretty nice. Only fished it once though. Just starting to bass fish more myself. Usually target saltwater when back home or trout up in the mountains. Your PB is much bigger than mine when it comes to bass, and you just started fishing?!?!? Awesome stories too. Don’t hate on those crappie.....I hear they are some of the best tasting fish out there! Sent from my SM-A102U using TapatalkWe definitely do need to get together man. That pond is my friend’s privilege and I just get to go along. I’m trying to get my father-in-law out there and I expect that sooner or later I’ll also have somewhat of the privilege to come out there myself. If I ever get to meet the owner I plan to try and establish my own relationship with her. I’m gonna send her a Christmas card with all my kid’s catches. Hahaha! As soon as it is possible me and you will go!Dude those peacock bass look insane!! I saw a guy on YouTube catch a freaking 18lb’r in Columbia or something. I just got a saltwater rated spinning reel for when I go to the beach. I’ll actually be excited to go on vacation now! HahaI’ve been to Cedar Creek like 3 times and haven’t caught a single fish.. with your kayaks though I bet we could actually catch some! Dude I’m down whenever you want to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 I used to really love the Fall and Winter seasons, and quite frankly hated the Summer. However, since falling in love with fishing, Fall has betrayed me. Fish have all but quit biting from the banks, and without a boat it seems life has lost all meaning. I am currently taking side jobs repairing folks vehicles until I can afford a Jon Boat in hopes that if I can just get out there on the water I can find a bite somewhere. I should have known all along that Fall was the worst. I mean everything dying, leaves being tortured by the lack of light and falling off the trees, frost all over your car every morning, and no more fishing... its truly the devils season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Man Fall is STILL by far the best season of the year!The fish should actually be getting a little shallower right now with the cooler weather.They’ll bite. Research what they are hitting this time of year. That’s your best best for success.Good luck on the John boat.....Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Finally caught up with@onespiritbrain yesterday and spent the afternoon fishing till dark. Fish must still be deep. One guy at the ramp released a 3-4lb bass. Said it was 30’ deep.Slow going but did manage to get one to the boat!Looking forward to the next outing Spirit!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Finally caught up with[mention=39996]onespiritbrain[/mention] yesterday and spent the afternoon fishing till dark. Fish must still be deep. One guy at the ramp released a 3-4lb bass. Said it was 30’ deep.Slow going but did manage to get one to the boat!Looking forward to the next outing Spirit!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkGreat time! It’s a whole other world when you’re out there on the open water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Wasn’t really a Fishing outing, rather more of a joy riding day. But did take the opportunity to wet the line briefly at one of my favorite spots as I was passing by and landed a nice little bow!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Cedar Creek Jeff, this is where we caught some fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 NIIIICE! Finally knocked the skunk off at Cedar Creek. Awesome buddy.Nice fish too. Congrats.I’m going to try to get back over there in the next couple of weeks.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Was back up in the Mtn's today scouting for some potential hunting spots. So, what to do around lunch time.....wet a line, of course!Nothing big, but added a new species to the list with the yellow perch!Had to cut the fun short though since they started releasing water from the dam about 150 yards upstream! Didn't take long for the current to pick up.Sent from my SM-A215U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 @onespiritbrain, must just be us that enjoy to wet a line now and then!Here's a few shots from a recent overnight float in the okefenokee swamp last weekend. Sent from my SM-A215U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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