First catch on new boat

rodnreel · 04-12-10, 02:21 PM

Hit the lake yesterday for a couple of hours since the weather was so nice. It was about 70 degrees with a slight wind. I didn't even fire the big motor up because I decided to fish an area close to the boat ramp, so I launched and put the trolling motor down and started fishin. Water was right around 60 degrees and stained. I had been fishing for about 20 minutes when I caught my first ever bass from my new boat. This 17" 2.5 lb smallmouth hit my crawfish colored crankbait like a tank and would not let me lip it. I got to see about 6 really good jumps before I swung it into the boat. Smallmouth fights are the best:

After about 20 more minutes of fishing the same spot, I got another really strong hit. I set the hook, but the fish didn't move or want to come up. I was wondering if it was a bass or not. It took some drag and fought hard for about 20 seconds before I reeled it in. To my surprise this is what had inhaled my crankbait:

Needless to say I was very surprised to see a walleye! It went 24" and 4.5 lbs. I kept it in my livewell for a while trying to decide if I wanted to keep it for dinner, but decided to put her back in the drink. We don't have very many walleye that size in my home lake. My dad took the picture right before I loaded the boat back onto the trailer. Not bad for the first 2 fish on my new boat!

BassinNC · 04-12-10, 03:15 PM

Congrats man. I had an awesome day last week fishing the first time from my new boat. Its an awesome feeling.

bassinbob · 04-12-10, 06:39 PM

Nice fish. Almost makes me want to fish for old eyes again.

Cavs1123 · 04-12-10, 07:55 PM

That smallie ALMOST looks like a largemouth!

rodnreel · 04-13-10, 09:11 AM

Cavs, I thought it was a largemouth when I first saw it. That might be the greenest smallie I've ever seen!

bamabassman · 04-13-10, 05:15 PM

Love the irst fish..da smallie. Hate the other one, but hey.........i only like bass, bream and rainbow trout. Nice to "break in" the rig that way huh?

rodnreel · 04-14-10, 09:58 AM

Bama, I love those smallies too. Nothin beats the feel of fighting those fish. Funny thing is largemouth outnumber any other species in this lake probably 10:1 and I haven't been able to catch one! Hopefully that will change tonight and I'll have some more pics to post...

Abbeysdad · 04-14-10, 04:49 PM

That's great - makes the boat sweeter... and as far as I'm concerned, any good sized fish with some fight is a good catch....(remembering my youth when I'd reel in the trout like nothing, but hook one of those big river carp and you had a real serious fight on yer hands - like a freshwater Marlin).

keithdog · 04-14-10, 11:10 PM

Those are some beautiful fish! Congrats!!

rodnreel · 04-15-10, 10:10 AM

Well, was out again last night and didn't catch much. One perch and a dink largemouth. Fishing was tough, I think the weather was TOO nice outside. I tried just about everything I could think of, just couldn't find the fish. You win some, you lose some. I'll be out Saturday morning to try my luck again.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-16-10, 02:18 AM

Glad you avoided the new boat slump! Great pics and thanks for sharing.

MallenManson · 04-16-10, 04:16 PM

Nice smallie, rod! LOVE those smallies! Notice how he's curled up? Zona says it's cuz he's pissed at you for what you did to him lol. Zona's right!

bamabassman · 04-16-10, 07:26 PM

Pal.them bucketmouths are probably on bed. Just keep chunking man. You'll get em.

rodnreel · 04-19-10, 10:30 AM

Well, I got my first 2 buckets on Saturday afternoon. Caught them both dragging a tube around boat docks. I was only able to be out for about 2 hours cause I had some other family plans. Sunday was a whole different beast. Was on the water for 5 hours and got nothing to show for it. I somehow seemed to work my way into a deep funk and couldn't get out of it. Same conditions as Saturday, but the fish just weren't positioned the same. Oh well, here's the 2 Saturday buckets:

bamabassman · 04-19-10, 09:00 PM

Ok...starting to annoy me now. HAHAHA! kidding of course. Nice ones.

04-12-10, 02:21 PM	#1
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	First catch on new boat Hit the lake yesterday for a couple of hours since the weather was so nice. It was about 70 degrees with a slight wind. I didn't even fire the big motor up because I decided to fish an area close to the boat ramp, so I launched and put the trolling motor down and started fishin. Water was right around 60 degrees and stained. I had been fishing for about 20 minutes when I caught my first ever bass from my new boat. This 17" 2.5 lb smallmouth hit my crawfish colored crankbait like a tank and would not let me lip it. I got to see about 6 really good jumps before I swung it into the boat. Smallmouth fights are the best: After about 20 more minutes of fishing the same spot, I got another really strong hit. I set the hook, but the fish didn't move or want to come up. I was wondering if it was a bass or not. It took some drag and fought hard for about 20 seconds before I reeled it in. To my surprise this is what had inhaled my crankbait: Needless to say I was very surprised to see a walleye! It went 24" and 4.5 lbs. I kept it in my livewell for a while trying to decide if I wanted to keep it for dinner, but decided to put her back in the drink. We don't have very many walleye that size in my home lake. My dad took the picture right before I loaded the boat back onto the trailer. Not bad for the first 2 fish on my new boat! __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-12-10, 03:15 PM	#2
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Congrats man. I had an awesome day last week fishing the first time from my new boat. Its an awesome feeling. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

04-12-10, 06:39 PM	#3
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Nice fish. Almost makes me want to fish for old eyes again. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

04-12-10, 07:55 PM	#4
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	That smallie ALMOST looks like a largemouth! __________________ Tom

04-13-10, 09:11 AM	#5
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Cavs, I thought it was a largemouth when I first saw it. That might be the greenest smallie I've ever seen! __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-13-10, 05:15 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Love the irst fish..da smallie. Hate the other one, but hey.........i only like bass, bream and rainbow trout. Nice to "break in" the rig that way huh? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-14-10, 09:58 AM	#7
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Bama, I love those smallies too. Nothin beats the feel of fighting those fish. Funny thing is largemouth outnumber any other species in this lake probably 10:1 and I haven't been able to catch one! Hopefully that will change tonight and I'll have some more pics to post... __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-14-10, 04:49 PM	#8
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	That's great - makes the boat sweeter... and as far as I'm concerned, any good sized fish with some fight is a good catch....(remembering my youth when I'd reel in the trout like nothing, but hook one of those big river carp and you had a real serious fight on yer hands - like a freshwater Marlin). __________________ Fish now, work later

04-14-10, 11:10 PM	#9
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Those are some beautiful fish! Congrats!!

04-15-10, 10:10 AM	#10
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Well, was out again last night and didn't catch much. One perch and a dink largemouth. Fishing was tough, I think the weather was TOO nice outside. I tried just about everything I could think of, just couldn't find the fish. You win some, you lose some. I'll be out Saturday morning to try my luck again. __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-16-10, 02:18 AM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Glad you avoided the new boat slump! Great pics and thanks for sharing. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-16-10, 04:16 PM	#12
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Nice smallie, rod! LOVE those smallies! Notice how he's curled up? Zona says it's cuz he's pissed at you for what you did to him lol. Zona's right! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

04-16-10, 07:26 PM	#13
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Pal.them bucketmouths are probably on bed. Just keep chunking man. You'll get em. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-19-10, 10:30 AM	#14
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Well, I got my first 2 buckets on Saturday afternoon. Caught them both dragging a tube around boat docks. I was only able to be out for about 2 hours cause I had some other family plans. Sunday was a whole different beast. Was on the water for 5 hours and got nothing to show for it. I somehow seemed to work my way into a deep funk and couldn't get out of it. Same conditions as Saturday, but the fish just weren't positioned the same. Oh well, here's the 2 Saturday buckets: __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-19-10, 09:00 PM	#15
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Ok...starting to annoy me now. HAHAHA! kidding of course. Nice ones. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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