Cold & Windy but still caught 30 bass!

The Bateman · 03-06-07, 07:28 PM

Went out saturday in 15-20 knot winds with my son Ben. The little trolling motor could hardly keep the boat moving forward, but the bass were hungry. Got about 30 on all types of artificials; swim baits, crank baits, jerk baits, rattle-traps, buzz baits, and a couple on spinnerbaits. We had fun trying to get pics of them jumping. Here are a few:

The Bateman · 03-06-07, 07:31 PM

Here's a few of the nicer ones:

The Bateman · 03-06-07, 07:32 PM

This little guy thought he was a big boy:

jooleyen · 03-06-07, 08:16 PM

That's awesome. Looks like fun. Those pictures turned out pretty well. Still iced over here.SOOON.

Curado · 03-06-07, 11:04 PM

What kind of cover/structure were you fishin?

ILfishinman · 03-06-07, 11:10 PM

those are some awesome pictures

brushhog · 03-06-07, 11:22 PM

great pictures, still well under snow and ice here. Got another foot last night! Thepicts and stories on here keep me excited about fishing, it'll be mid april before we get going!

carolina-rig-01 · 03-07-07, 12:52 AM

man i have a heart attack when my fish jump and you guys are taking pictures of it! how awesome is that!? great job and great pics!

The Bateman · 03-07-07, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curado

What kind of cover/structure were you fishin?

These are old shell pits that were stocked between 15 and 30 years ago. Some shallow areas of 3-8 feet with grass on the bottom. But mostly up and down terrain 18-22 feet. We were catching them all over the lake. On a full day of fishing all three lakes, 3 of us can catch between 80 and 100 bass!

rrw4258 · 03-07-07, 07:59 PM

wow its been a while since i have seen water without ice on it!!

Ryan

lizardsrule · 03-07-07, 08:45 PM

From what I can see in the pics, it looks like most of them are spawned out, is that correct? Nice day on the lake, and obviously if you can catch that many bass in a day it's a nice honey hole to boot.

Lizards

Super Fluke · 03-08-07, 12:28 AM

Nice fish.

The Bateman · 03-08-07, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

From what I can see in the pics, it looks like most of them are spawned out, is that correct? Nice day on the lake, and obviously if you can catch that many bass in a day it's a nice honey hole to boot.

Lizards

Actually they haven't spawned yet. We've been getting one cold front after another, which keeps pushing them off the beds. But it will be anytime now. I'll be moving over to the shallower lake for some site fishing!

RatLTrap · 03-11-07, 01:21 PM

congrats... those are some great shots

03-06-07, 07:28 PM	#1
The Bateman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 115	Cold & Windy but still caught 30 bass! Went out saturday in 15-20 knot winds with my son Ben. The little trolling motor could hardly keep the boat moving forward, but the bass were hungry. Got about 30 on all types of artificials; swim baits, crank baits, jerk baits, rattle-traps, buzz baits, and a couple on spinnerbaits. We had fun trying to get pics of them jumping. Here are a few: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Rick

03-06-07, 07:31 PM	#2
The Bateman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 115	The bigger Ones: Here's a few of the nicer ones: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Rick

03-06-07, 07:32 PM	#3
The Bateman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 115	Eyes bigger than his Stomach! This little guy thought he was a big boy: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Rick

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ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	those are some awesome pictures __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-06-07, 08:16 PM	#4
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	That's awesome. Looks like fun. Those pictures turned out pretty well. Still iced over here.SOOON.

03-06-07, 11:22 PM	#7
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	keep 'em coming great pictures, still well under snow and ice here. Got another foot last night! Thepicts and stories on here keep me excited about fishing, it'll be mid april before we get going!

03-07-07, 12:52 AM	#8
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	man i have a heart attack when my fish jump and you guys are taking pictures of it! how awesome is that!? great job and great pics!

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rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	wow its been a while since i have seen water without ice on it!! Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-07-07, 08:45 PM	#11
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	From what I can see in the pics, it looks like most of them are spawned out, is that correct? Nice day on the lake, and obviously if you can catch that many bass in a day it's a nice honey hole to boot. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

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Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Nice fish. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

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RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	congrats... those are some great shots __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

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