Good first day out for 2009

keithdog · 04-11-09, 04:13 PM

I wasn't sure what to expect. It's been cold and the lake has been ice free only 3 weeks. Water is only in the low 40's. Today we were in the midst of another cold front. Windy, temps this morning at 31 degrees, and bright sunny skies. Took my first bass at 7:30am off a Rapala X Rap size 10 in olive color. He was in 8 foot of water in the back of a bay off the main lake. The biggest bass was I'm guessing around 6 - 7 pounds. She came off a black/blue 1/4 oz Strike King jig with a black/blue NetBait Peca Chunk Sr. She was hiding down inside a large laydown that was mostly submerged. Dropped the jig right down inside where the trunk and two main branches split off. Thought I had hit a snag untill she showed me the business. The other four bass, 2 at four pounds, and two at 2 pounds came off a chartreuse/white/gold chatterbait worked near submerged laydowns and brush where there was some vegitation mixed in. I always have great luck with chatterbaits in early spring. I was pleasantly suprised to see the bass hitting as well as they were in shallow water. Spawing time is weeks away yet. And with so many strong cold front passing through this spring I was sure they would be deeper. No doubt many are, but outside of the first bass I caught, I wasn't able to draw a strike from deeper water today.

MallenManson · 04-11-09, 04:17 PM

Nice job Keith. Shallow water seems to be the theme in Michigan right now, surprisingly enough

Jim80 · 04-11-09, 04:48 PM

nice kieth glad ya had a good first trip out

Jim

bamabassman · 04-11-09, 06:49 PM

great catches keith! and yea..........i hate ya pal, hahahahahahhaa. kidding of course.

keithdog · 04-11-09, 09:04 PM

Bamma, thats so funny. A guy told me that down at the boat launch today, hahaha.

Rebbasser · 04-11-09, 09:06 PM

Good job, buddy! Congrats!

zooker · 04-11-09, 09:16 PM

nice fish dawg..

zooker

Culln5 · 04-12-09, 08:07 AM

Sweet! First fish of the season is like your first kiss all over again!

Bassboss · 04-12-09, 09:33 AM

Nice bass Kieth!!

Way to start the year off!

abu4600 · 04-12-09, 05:48 PM

Nice fish man. glad you guys up north are finally able to get out now and catch em.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-12-09, 07:36 PM

great work keith. those fish have great color too.

woody · 04-13-09, 08:53 AM

And what's also interesting to note about this, is that just two days beforehand, we were observing a -Full Moon-

~Mark

keithdog · 04-13-09, 06:37 PM

Thanks guys, they were a lot of fun. And just so ya know, they were all released.

REDBULLCUBAN · 04-13-09, 07:47 PM

reading the tempurature enough makes me shiver lol, great catches tho!!

JB · 04-13-09, 07:50 PM

Keith, great catch, nice to breath in some of that fresh spring air huh

crankybait · 04-13-09, 07:52 PM

Nice haul, must feel good to get back out there

keithdog · 04-13-09, 07:54 PM

Not sure how fresh the air is here in NW Indiana JB but yeah, it was nice, lol

BassAddict · 04-14-09, 08:17 AM

That's a great day Keith! Nice fish!!!

04-11-09, 04:13 PM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Good first day out for 2009 I wasn't sure what to expect. It's been cold and the lake has been ice free only 3 weeks. Water is only in the low 40's. Today we were in the midst of another cold front. Windy, temps this morning at 31 degrees, and bright sunny skies. Took my first bass at 7:30am off a Rapala X Rap size 10 in olive color. He was in 8 foot of water in the back of a bay off the main lake. The biggest bass was I'm guessing around 6 - 7 pounds. She came off a black/blue 1/4 oz Strike King jig with a black/blue NetBait Peca Chunk Sr. She was hiding down inside a large laydown that was mostly submerged. Dropped the jig right down inside where the trunk and two main branches split off. Thought I had hit a snag untill she showed me the business. The other four bass, 2 at four pounds, and two at 2 pounds came off a chartreuse/white/gold chatterbait worked near submerged laydowns and brush where there was some vegitation mixed in. I always have great luck with chatterbaits in early spring. I was pleasantly suprised to see the bass hitting as well as they were in shallow water. Spawing time is weeks away yet. And with so many strong cold front passing through this spring I was sure they would be deeper. No doubt many are, but outside of the first bass I caught, I wasn't able to draw a strike from deeper water today. Attached Thumbnails

04-11-09, 04:17 PM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Nice job Keith. Shallow water seems to be the theme in Michigan right now, surprisingly enough __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

04-11-09, 04:48 PM	#3
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	nice kieth glad ya had a good first trip out Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-11-09, 06:49 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	great catches keith! and yea..........i hate ya pal, hahahahahahhaa. kidding of course. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-11-09, 09:06 PM	#6
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Good job, buddy! Congrats! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

04-11-09, 09:04 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Bamma, thats so funny. A guy told me that down at the boat launch today, hahaha.

04-11-09, 09:16 PM	#7
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	nice fish dawg.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

04-12-09, 08:07 AM	#8
Culln5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 139	Sweet! First fish of the season is like your first kiss all over again! __________________ George - GEO Industries

04-12-09, 09:33 AM	#9
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Nice bass Kieth!! Way to start the year off! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

04-12-09, 05:48 PM	#10
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Nice fish man. glad you guys up north are finally able to get out now and catch em.

04-12-09, 07:36 PM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	great work keith. those fish have great color too. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-13-09, 08:53 AM	#12
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	And what's also interesting to note about this, is that just two days beforehand, we were observing a -Full Moon- ~Mark Last edited by woody; 04-13-09 at 08:05 PM.

04-13-09, 06:37 PM	#13
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thanks guys, they were a lot of fun. And just so ya know, they were all released.

04-13-09, 07:47 PM	#14
REDBULLCUBAN BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 245	reading the tempurature enough makes me shiver lol, great catches tho!! __________________ Ill keep my Money, Freedom, & Guns You keep the change!

04-13-09, 07:50 PM	#15
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Keith, great catch, nice to breath in some of that fresh spring air huh

04-13-09, 07:52 PM	#16
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	Nice haul, must feel good to get back out there __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

04-13-09, 07:54 PM	#17
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Not sure how fresh the air is here in NW Indiana JB but yeah, it was nice, lol

04-14-09, 08:17 AM	#18
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	That's a great day Keith! Nice fish!!! __________________ Eric

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