Just for you Basshound

1bigfish · 08-21-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Basshound

This Forum really die's this time of year. Is it cause of the summer lull or are people just wiped out from the spring season? Now I know I havnt put in much myself lately, but something new needs to be posted.

I think a big part of the reason it dies this time of year is because of the lack of bigger fish that are caught in the summer. Bigger fish = more pics and more pics = more post. Or at least that is my guess. I base this on the fact that I talk to people all the time and get report but I never seen any of them post since they didn't catch anything pic worthy.

OK now I will see if I can kick some life back into the Forum.

After all the trouble I have had lately(see the last 3 threads started by me

) I took a few weeks off but I am now back to fishing.

Saturday I took a backseat in Dragon67's boat and we fished the Willy out of Newberg. From 6am till about 9:30am I caught 11 and he caught 6. All smallies and only one over 2lbs. From about 9:30 till 12:30 I caught one and he caught one. Talk about the bite going dead.

On Tuesday I finally got my boat back on the water and took Cliff out for a ride on the Willy in Salem. The fishing was absolutly great. The catching was a whole nother story. I racked up only 4 smb and one of them might have been 12inches if I streched him out a little and the rest you be lucky if they were 8 inches. Cliff has a few on but failed to land any smallies. Cliff did manage to land a first on my boat. He hooked into and landed a fire extinguiser and not just a small one like I have on my boat but a bigger one. I have a pic on my camera that I still need to download. Despite the poor catching we had a lot of fun.

I am headed out tonight to fish the Willy in Newberg so I will have a report on Monday.

And Basshound I am still working things out to get you out sometime in Sept.

MXRacer105 · 08-21-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 1bigfish

I think a big part of the reason it dies this time of year is because of the lack of bigger fish that are caught in the summer. Bigger fish = more pics and more pics = more post.....<snip>

The summer is not easy, but the fall is almost here.

I did manage to catch a decent one this week. Took Wednesday off to take a buddy out who works Th-M.... it was tought fishing but manage one decent one, along with a some barely legals and a few shorts

She was a solid 4lbs (meaning 3lbs 15oz

, but being as it's summer I am rounding up) and the biggest smallie I have caught in a couple of months. Caught on a drop shot in about 20' of water.....

I hope I can catch her again in the Spring.

Basshound · 08-21-2009, 06:33 PM

Sweet. yea things are a bit slow now. Dan has had a little luck but its not taken off yet. Soon though. September should bring better catches. I once Had a GREAT day on the first rainy, cloudy, foggy, windy day in september on cottage grove. Nothing under 4lbs that day.

mcsquidly · 08-21-2009, 07:17 PM

My buddy and I were wondering the same thing, "why are people not posting?"
So we went out on wednesday and had quite the day. We fished he CR and the first fish was a 5# largemouth on a spook....and it only got better from there! By the days end we had hooked over 75 smallies, 5 were between 3.5 and 4.5 pounds and many in the 2-3 pound range.

We didnt take any pictures, sorry not time to get the camera out when your busy boating meanmouths!

So why are people not posting?

Basshound · 08-21-2009, 08:00 PM

Sounds like your the one that needs to be posting.

outonalimb · 08-22-2009, 05:00 PM

Wow 75 fish... thats awesome. How many on topwater?

mcsquidly · 08-23-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by outonalimb

Wow 75 fish... thats awesome. How many on topwater?

A bunch! most were on my favorite lipless cranks and jigs. We found one wolf pack and they went nuts there for a while.

BlackBass · 08-23-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Basshound

Sweet. yea things are a bit slow now. Dan has had a little luck but its not taken off yet. Soon though. September should bring better catches. I once Had a GREAT day on the first rainy, cloudy, foggy, windy day in september on cottage grove. Nothing under 4lbs that day.

You and anybody else ds ox blood robo worms near the damn

cimfl · 08-24-2009, 10:48 AM

I personally have pretty much quit posting on here, because I am lazy. I would rather fish than type.

See ya on Wed. 1BigFish.

MXRacer105 · 08-24-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cimfl

I personally have pretty much quit posting on here, because I am lazy. I would rather fish than type.

See ya on Wed. 1BigFish.

But you can't fish while working!!

Monday through Friday I need to live vicariously through ifish posts.

chromeseeker · 08-24-2009, 01:58 PM

I was with McSquidly that day on the CR. The last spot we hit I believe I hooked 12 fish in probably 20 casts on a lipless crank that was gathering some good mojo--right before the line snapped and the meanmouth swam off with it. Noooooo!! I tied on another of similar color but the wolf pack refused it and my confidence was shot.

It was a great day but this bassin' ain't a cheap sport!

CS

mcsquidly · 08-24-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by chromeseeker

I was with McSquidly that day on the CR. The last spot we hit I believe I hooked 12 fish in probably 20 casts on a lipless crank that was gathering some good mojo--right before the line snapped and the meanmouth swam off with it. Noooooo!! I tied on another of similar color but the wolf pack refused it and my confidence was shot.

It was a great day but this bassin' ain't a cheap sport!

CS

I may have to load up on those cranks, they are just too good!!

As they say...."if you want to play you have to pay". And boy have I paid! I dont even want to think about the total $$ or I would never take my boat out again.