7/12/09 Trip W/Pics

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-13-09, 03:23 AM

Go to make a good trip this morning fellas to another lake (Approx. 70 acres) on the land we were fishing the other day. I was surprised the wife let me go so easy, but I reckon I know lock down is right around the corner, 7/27, to be exact. But I wouldn't have it any other way. Anyways, we made it to the water about 5 AM with some hopes of some pre-sunrise blow up. We went for nada on the Spook, buzzbait, and devil horse type prop bait (can't remember what it is called) and a tiny torpedo. We still had a few minutes left before the sun broke the horizon and we trolled over to an old road bed with a submerged tree and brush pile. While we were trolling, I must say I was just messing around and letting a 7" anaconda drag about 100 feet behind the boat, wham, I caught a 2 lber. Bubba 1, skunk 0, so I don't have to worry about him the rest of the day. We pulled up near the road bed and my buddy threw a 6" liz on an isolated log about 50 yards from the point and all I felt was the boat shake and heard him say "Get the net". Wham, first fish for him 9#:

At the same time I was twitching a Spro popper frog, about the time he said get the net, ba-doosh, a toad whalloped on the frog. Early morning jitters had me though, and I reckon I snatched before he got it sucked in. I watched my buddy fight the fish and readied the net, and then stale mate, the fish wrapped. But my buddy kept his cool and pressure on the fish and she finally came around surfaced and I got her. I was so excited, I had just lost a pig, and my buddy had a fish as big around and it was long. So I took the pic and he released it. I caught another fish, 3.75#, on the frog:

Then my buddy threw by the brush pile, and same scenerio all over again. Another fish I would estimate about the same size as the first one. He had the fish coming to the boat and he turned his head and I saw the rod go lip, he said man she got off and I told him I don't think so. I asked if he had retied from the last beast, because sho'nuff, broke line. Well we fished around and picked up a few more fish and then moved across the lake to a point with a grass and pad flat. My buddy kept trying to tell me that he just didn't have confidense in my frog. I made a long cast and just twitched the frog across grass. The frog didn't clear the grass line an inch and spla-doosh, 1-1000, 2-1000, set and the fight was on. My buddy was hollering for me to throw him the net so I did and it got tangled in crap when I tossed it up to him. He just kept telling me to play the fish. He finally got the net unhung and boated her for me. Another fattie that tipped the scales at 6#. I was so glad to finally clear the 5# range for the year. Not by much, but it is always a goal to catch at least 1 fish over 5 a year.

He sucked it to the gullet.

The sun was getting high. So I put Spro daddy away. I made a trade a while back with Zooker, and he sent me a Yo-Zuri crankbait. It probably dives 3-5' and it flashy silver with a gold cap. Not sure of the specific color. But first cast, first fish.

Dinks need some love, too.

Now we're talking.
I think I caught 12 fish on the formerly know Yo-Zuri. It shall now be called the Yo-Zooker. My buddy threw a crankbait until he was blue in the face without a hit on another crankbait. He kept saying well they are close in color. But I kept telling him that mine had the blessing of the Zooker. We had a pretty good pattern going though. Most of our fish were hanging around isolated cover and were coming off of green based lizards (Watermelon seed & Kudzu).When the sun would poke out, I would go back to throwing the Yo-Zooker and pick up a few here and there. I know some of you might look down on us keeping fish like this. But hey, we are just following the land owners request. They provide pay hunts and feed the customers with a lot of our catches:

Big ole war mouth AKA "Sugar Puss" on the Y-Z:

I just want to take a minute and thank a lot of you guys for your input. And thank you Kevin for creating the site with people who aren't afraid to share information. This time at home, I have caught more fish on a spinner bait and crank bait, than I have in the past 10 years. I learned from listening to y'all and I appreciate it. I could have threw a silver crankbait or Rat-L-Trap with the high sun today, and maybe shared the same results, but I thought I would chunk that crank in honor of Zook and the prayer of Godspeed to his return to the water. Thanks again for sending me the cranks Zook. The only downfall of the day was that I ended up in Immediacare this evening with Laryngitis and a bacterial infection from what they said came from a viral bug I caught Sunday evening. My kids were high fiving and bumping chest for the thought of a holler free couple of days.

BassinID · 06-13-09, 03:44 AM

Congrats on some nice bass, good numbers and a great gill! Bet them will be some good eats! Some crusties, mango salsa and taco shells make a great fish taco! add some chipotle mayo and shredded red cabbage, ooo now im hungry!

carolina-rig-01 · 06-13-09, 04:10 AM

bubba- that is an awsome day man, way to go. that fish in the top pic is an absolute giant. the fish in the second pic is a good fish as well but all i can look at is the beautiful unrise in the background. thanks for taking the time to share the pics buddy.

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-13-09, 04:15 AM

It's another tequila sunrise. I am serious about my buddy's fish. When I got it in the boat and her mouth was shut, she was like a football X 5. I have never seen a fish with a girth like that for the length of the fish. The picture doesn't have the justice as the eye witness.

bamabassman · 06-13-09, 07:44 AM

i have to say ditto on the beautiful sunrise too. and the hawg mollies are awesum. i am gonna miss not being able to fish as much as i wanted to for the remainder of the year. thank you for the pics. and also thanks for zooker honor. he is gonna be proud of ya for the cranking job. thanks bubba. and please keep posting the pics. if i can't go, it is just as if i were fishing myelf looking at others catches. thanks pal.

brushhog · 06-13-09, 11:18 AM

Bubba, thanks for taking the time to post that, it was a great read... I too have become a much better angler because of the information shared here, thanks to all.

JRL · 06-14-09, 09:27 AM

Nice fish! That war mouth is massive!

Fishnngolfn · 06-16-09, 03:53 PM

I'm jealous.

Bassboss · 06-16-09, 04:50 PM

That was a great read Bubba! Nice fish all round! Good to know you got 1 over 5 so far, my Goal is 10 over five, and one over 8.

BigBassin144 · 06-16-09, 04:55 PM

Sounds like you're gonna have a great day. You must have have a great photo place if they got you your pictures back from july 12th when it's only still june!

(check your dates, lol)

All kidding aside, looks like ya had a great and caught lots of nice fish. I still would've thrown those two bigguns back.

BB

Willvdh1 · 06-16-09, 05:09 PM

man, yall cleaned up.

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-16-09, 05:41 PM

We did throw the biguns back. We are told to keep all under 3. And release any over unless they will be mounted. Just noticed the date BB. I must have been excited still hahahaha.

REDBULLCUBAN · 06-17-09, 11:50 PM

good catches but why keep so many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MississippiBoy · 06-18-09, 08:59 AM

Question:

Quote:

Originally Posted by REDBULLCUBAN

good catches but why keep so many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

We did throw the biguns back. We are told to keep all under 3. And release any over unless they will be mounted.

Lake owner's wishes. Plus, they taste great.

REDBULLCUBAN · 06-18-09, 04:50 PM

yea but they could have accidently slipped back into the water wink wink haha

BassinID · 06-19-09, 02:57 AM

RBC, the owner has a management plan that includes removing all undersized fish, I think that if you don't respect that then the fishing privilege would probably be removed. IMO the plan sounds like the best idea judging from the pics that I have seen so far out of that particular pond.

zooker · 06-19-09, 07:08 AM

hmmm a yo-zook huh? i like it...

i do tend to know a good crank when i see one...

zooker

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-19-09, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

hmmm a yo-zook huh? i like it...

i do tend to know a good crank when i see one...

zooker

You got that right!

MallenManson · 06-19-09, 03:58 PM

Great haul bubba!

MallenManson · 06-19-09, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BassinID

Congrats on some nice bass, good numbers and a great gill! Bet them will be some good eats! Some crusties, mango salsa and taco shells make a great fish taco! add some chipotle mayo and shredded red cabbage, ooo now im hungry!

Chipotle mayo? Can you buy it that way, or are you mixing it up?
Sounds like a great way to jazz up some egg salad!

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-20-09, 02:20 PM

I get all the jazz I need from regular egg salad!!! hahahahahaha "Thanks toot tones"

MallenManson · 06-20-09, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

I get all the jazz I need from regular egg salad!!! hahahahahaha "Thanks toot tones"

Sometimes ya gotta rub some funk on it

Cavs1123 · 06-24-09, 11:20 AM

that is a lot of great fish. i still havent broke the 2 pound mark!

BassinID · 06-24-09, 01:36 PM

You could probably find chipotle mayo somewhere, but its way easy to make. I have done a couple of varieties myself and have found one that works really great. It actually dosn't contain any chipotle, which is why its so easy. Just get some cajun seasoning from your local grocery. Mix 1cup mayo with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of milk (depending on consistency of mayo), 2 tbsp of cajun, 1/2 tbsp of lawreys seasoning salt, 1t each of garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper, and 1/3 t of Cayenne(add more to taste).

MallenManson · 06-24-09, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BassinID

You could probably find chipotle mayo somewhere, but its way easy to make. I have done a couple of varieties myself and have found one that works really great. It actually dosn't contain any chipotle, which is why its so easy. Just get some cajun seasoning from your local grocery. Mix 1cup mayo with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of milk (depending on consistency of mayo), 2 tbsp of cajun, 1/2 tbsp of lawreys seasoning salt, 1t each of garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper, and 1/3 t of Cayenne(add more to taste).

I just got really hungry!
Thanks for the recipe! Just finished writing it down
Have you tried Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce?
I use 2 BBQ Sauces anymore and that's one of 'em

06-13-09, 03:23 AM	#1
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	7/12/09 Trip W/Pics Go to make a good trip this morning fellas to another lake (Approx. 70 acres) on the land we were fishing the other day. I was surprised the wife let me go so easy, but I reckon I know lock down is right around the corner, 7/27, to be exact. But I wouldn't have it any other way. Anyways, we made it to the water about 5 AM with some hopes of some pre-sunrise blow up. We went for nada on the Spook, buzzbait, and devil horse type prop bait (can't remember what it is called) and a tiny torpedo. We still had a few minutes left before the sun broke the horizon and we trolled over to an old road bed with a submerged tree and brush pile. While we were trolling, I must say I was just messing around and letting a 7" anaconda drag about 100 feet behind the boat, wham, I caught a 2 lber. Bubba 1, skunk 0, so I don't have to worry about him the rest of the day. We pulled up near the road bed and my buddy threw a 6" liz on an isolated log about 50 yards from the point and all I felt was the boat shake and heard him say "Get the net". Wham, first fish for him 9#: At the same time I was twitching a Spro popper frog, about the time he said get the net, ba-doosh, a toad whalloped on the frog. Early morning jitters had me though, and I reckon I snatched before he got it sucked in. I watched my buddy fight the fish and readied the net, and then stale mate, the fish wrapped. But my buddy kept his cool and pressure on the fish and she finally came around surfaced and I got her. I was so excited, I had just lost a pig, and my buddy had a fish as big around and it was long. So I took the pic and he released it. I caught another fish, 3.75#, on the frog: Then my buddy threw by the brush pile, and same scenerio all over again. Another fish I would estimate about the same size as the first one. He had the fish coming to the boat and he turned his head and I saw the rod go lip, he said man she got off and I told him I don't think so. I asked if he had retied from the last beast, because sho'nuff, broke line. Well we fished around and picked up a few more fish and then moved across the lake to a point with a grass and pad flat. My buddy kept trying to tell me that he just didn't have confidense in my frog. I made a long cast and just twitched the frog across grass. The frog didn't clear the grass line an inch and spla-doosh, 1-1000, 2-1000, set and the fight was on. My buddy was hollering for me to throw him the net so I did and it got tangled in crap when I tossed it up to him. He just kept telling me to play the fish. He finally got the net unhung and boated her for me. Another fattie that tipped the scales at 6#. I was so glad to finally clear the 5# range for the year. Not by much, but it is always a goal to catch at least 1 fish over 5 a year. He sucked it to the gullet. The sun was getting high. So I put Spro daddy away. I made a trade a while back with Zooker, and he sent me a Yo-Zuri crankbait. It probably dives 3-5' and it flashy silver with a gold cap. Not sure of the specific color. But first cast, first fish. Dinks need some love, too. Now we're talking. I think I caught 12 fish on the formerly know Yo-Zuri. It shall now be called the Yo-Zooker. My buddy threw a crankbait until he was blue in the face without a hit on another crankbait. He kept saying well they are close in color. But I kept telling him that mine had the blessing of the Zooker. We had a pretty good pattern going though. Most of our fish were hanging around isolated cover and were coming off of green based lizards (Watermelon seed & Kudzu).When the sun would poke out, I would go back to throwing the Yo-Zooker and pick up a few here and there. I know some of you might look down on us keeping fish like this. But hey, we are just following the land owners request. They provide pay hunts and feed the customers with a lot of our catches: Big ole war mouth AKA "Sugar Puss" on the Y-Z: I just want to take a minute and thank a lot of you guys for your input. And thank you Kevin for creating the site with people who aren't afraid to share information. This time at home, I have caught more fish on a spinner bait and crank bait, than I have in the past 10 years. I learned from listening to y'all and I appreciate it. I could have threw a silver crankbait or Rat-L-Trap with the high sun today, and maybe shared the same results, but I thought I would chunk that crank in honor of Zook and the prayer of Godspeed to his return to the water. Thanks again for sending me the cranks Zook. The only downfall of the day was that I ended up in Immediacare this evening with Laryngitis and a bacterial infection from what they said came from a viral bug I caught Sunday evening. My kids were high fiving and bumping chest for the thought of a holler free couple of days. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

06-13-09, 04:10 AM	#3
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	bubba- that is an awsome day man, way to go. that fish in the top pic is an absolute giant. the fish in the second pic is a good fish as well but all i can look at is the beautiful unrise in the background. thanks for taking the time to share the pics buddy. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

06-13-09, 04:15 AM	#4
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	It's another tequila sunrise. I am serious about my buddy's fish. When I got it in the boat and her mouth was shut, she was like a football X 5. I have never seen a fish with a girth like that for the length of the fish. The picture doesn't have the justice as the eye witness. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

06-13-09, 07:44 AM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i have to say ditto on the beautiful sunrise too. and the hawg mollies are awesum. i am gonna miss not being able to fish as much as i wanted to for the remainder of the year. thank you for the pics. and also thanks for zooker honor. he is gonna be proud of ya for the cranking job. thanks bubba. and please keep posting the pics. if i can't go, it is just as if i were fishing myelf looking at others catches. thanks pal. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-13-09, 11:18 AM	#6
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Bubba, thanks for taking the time to post that, it was a great read... I too have become a much better angler because of the information shared here, thanks to all. __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

06-13-09, 03:44 AM	#2
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	Congrats on some nice bass, good numbers and a great gill! Bet them will be some good eats! Some crusties, mango salsa and taco shells make a great fish taco! add some chipotle mayo and shredded red cabbage, ooo now im hungry!

06-14-09, 09:27 AM	#7
JRL BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Posts: 265	Nice fish! That war mouth is massive! __________________ Jason

06-16-09, 03:53 PM	#8
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	I'm jealous.

06-16-09, 04:50 PM	#9
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	That was a great read Bubba! Nice fish all round! Good to know you got 1 over 5 so far, my Goal is 10 over five, and one over 8. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

06-16-09, 04:55 PM	#10
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Sounds like you're gonna have a great day. You must have have a great photo place if they got you your pictures back from july 12th when it's only still june! (check your dates, lol) All kidding aside, looks like ya had a great and caught lots of nice fish. I still would've thrown those two bigguns back. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

06-16-09, 05:09 PM	#11
Willvdh1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 74	man, yall cleaned up.

06-16-09, 05:41 PM	#12
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	We did throw the biguns back. We are told to keep all under 3. And release any over unless they will be mounted. Just noticed the date BB. I must have been excited still hahahaha. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L! Last edited by Bubba_Bruiser; 06-16-09 at 08:44 PM.

06-17-09, 11:50 PM	#13
REDBULLCUBAN BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 245	good catches but why keep so many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Ill keep my Money, Freedom, & Guns You keep the change!

06-18-09, 04:50 PM	#15
REDBULLCUBAN BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 245	yea but they could have accidently slipped back into the water wink wink haha __________________ Ill keep my Money, Freedom, & Guns You keep the change!

06-19-09, 02:57 AM	#16
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	RBC, the owner has a management plan that includes removing all undersized fish, I think that if you don't respect that then the fishing privilege would probably be removed. IMO the plan sounds like the best idea judging from the pics that I have seen so far out of that particular pond.

06-19-09, 07:08 AM	#17
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	hmmm a yo-zook huh? i like it... i do tend to know a good crank when i see one... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-19-09, 03:58 PM	#19
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Great haul bubba! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

06-20-09, 02:20 PM	#21
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I get all the jazz I need from regular egg salad!!! hahahahahaha "Thanks toot tones" __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

06-24-09, 11:20 AM	#23
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	that is a lot of great fish. i still havent broke the 2 pound mark!

06-24-09, 01:36 PM	#24
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	You could probably find chipotle mayo somewhere, but its way easy to make. I have done a couple of varieties myself and have found one that works really great. It actually dosn't contain any chipotle, which is why its so easy. Just get some cajun seasoning from your local grocery. Mix 1cup mayo with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of milk (depending on consistency of mayo), 2 tbsp of cajun, 1/2 tbsp of lawreys seasoning salt, 1t each of garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper, and 1/3 t of Cayenne(add more to taste).

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