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Old 04-06-10, 12:33 AM   #1
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Default First outting of the year

This past friday I finally got out to do a little bass fishing. The ice has been off the water for 3 weeks now. The water was very cold up here in northern Indiana. While the temps friday were pleasant, the wind was fierce. I spent as much time with boat control as I did casting, or so it seemed. Fishing out of a 12 foot jon boat with an electric motor in 35 mph winds is no picnick. The bass were all caught in the northern portions of the lake where the strong south wind was really creating a hard chop. All the fish were taken on a black/blue Stanley Pro jig tipped with a black Peca chunk. The slow crawl with small short hops on occation was the ticket to success. I couldn't buy a hit on a suspending Lucky Craft SP100 jerk bait, Strike King Red Eye Shad, or a chatterbait, nor a Rapala DT10. But they sure liked that jig. The bass all averaged around 2 pounds. I think it's a good week or so before more bass start moving into the shallows. I've include a photo of a small mouth bass I caught. Not because of it's size, as it's a nice one but nothing to brag about. But because the lake I fished, Loomis Lake in Valparaiso, is not supposed to have small mouth. In the 45 years I have fished this lake, I have never seen nor heard of anyone EVER catching a small mouth in Loomis lake. The DNR does not list the small mouth as a species that lives in the lake. So you can imagine my suprise when I cranked it up to boatside. Just where this guy came from is beyond me. I quickly released him in hopes there must be more around to make baby smallies!!! If so, it will be a pleasant addition to the lake. He hit that jig like a freight train. Much harder than the large mouths did. Buy the way, the outfit I was using was my new pitchin outfit. A 6'10' heavy, extra fast Shimano Crucial casting rod paired with a Garcia Revo STX. The line was 17 pound Trilene 100% flourocarbin. I gotta tell ya, thats a sweet outfit!
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Old 04-06-10, 06:59 AM   #2
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Nice to see you got out Keith! Sounds like a solid first trip.
I gotta say, that is one beautiful smallie! Love the coloring!
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Old 04-06-10, 07:11 AM   #3
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Good deal Keith! Glad you got in the beautiful weather we have been having. That smallie really has some great color to it. I hope this is a good start to a successful year for you!

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Old 04-06-10, 08:35 AM   #4
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Nice first day on the water! That smallie is very beautiful. If there's one in there, there is probably more too.

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Old 04-06-10, 09:39 AM   #5
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Sounds like a good day Keith. I know what you mean about being beat to a pulp by wind in a 12'er too. It can be very testing at times to say the least hahahaha.
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Old 04-06-10, 10:17 AM   #6
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Wow Keith what a great smallie!
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Old 04-06-10, 10:28 AM   #7
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Sometimes while it may be against the law actually,anglers will fish in the morning and catch fish,trailer then release the their wanted species elsewhere.
And at times their population is extremely minimal,Yatesville lake in ky has but a few,have caught shorts twice never a keeper,in ten years of fishing it.
Ky dnr does not list the smallie as being in that lake either.
Other possible releases are in or from a crappie minnow bucket,as odd species are sometimes mixed in.
Nature herself does odd things birds pick up vegetation and spread it.
That was a nice smallmouth .
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Old 04-06-10, 11:12 AM   #8
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Nice job Keith! Glad you like your new set-up as well.
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Old 04-06-10, 12:57 PM   #9
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Thanks for the report and congrats on your first outing and on catching some fish, especially the surprise smallie!
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Old 04-06-10, 06:09 PM   #10
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Man Keith thats a pretty fish!...Nice catch!!
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Old 04-06-10, 06:49 PM   #11
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Daddgumit! EVERYBODY IS CATCHING FISH CEPT ME! Hahahaa, great job keith. That is a beautiful fish, i just love the bright colors.
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Old 04-06-10, 06:51 PM   #12
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nice keith sounds like ya had a blast


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Old 04-06-10, 06:52 PM   #13
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Nice job keith! That's a beautiful small mouth too!

Congrats man!!
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Daddgumit! EVERYBODY IS CATCHING FISH CEPT ME! Hahahaa, great job keith. That is a beautiful fish, i just love the bright colors.

Not me! Season hasn't even started yet!
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Old 04-06-10, 09:38 PM   #15
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Beautiful fish.... Glad ya had a good day.
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Old 04-06-10, 11:24 PM   #16
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Daddgumit! EVERYBODY IS CATCHING FISH CEPT ME! Hahahaa, great job keith. That is a beautiful fish, i just love the bright colors.
Bama, now you just now your gonna be putting the rest of us to shame soon. I know you can fill a livewell in a hurry.
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Sometimes while it may be against the law actually,anglers will fish in the morning and catch fish,trailer then release the their wanted species elsewhere.
And at times their population is extremely minimal,Yatesville lake in ky has but a few,have caught shorts twice never a keeper,in ten years of fishing it.
Ky dnr does not list the smallie as being in that lake either.
Other possible releases are in or from a crappie minnow bucket,as odd species are sometimes mixed in.
Nature herself does odd things birds pick up vegetation and spread it.
That was a nice smallmouth .
Those are all good points. I'm sure one of them could be the answer to how smallies got in there.
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Old 04-07-10, 09:05 AM   #18
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Bama, now you just now Lisa's gonna be putting the rest of us to shame soon. I know she can fill a livewell in a hurry.

Fixed it for ya...
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Fixed it for ya...
I thought something was wrong with that... It makes MUCH more sense now, thanks MB.

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Old 04-07-10, 10:32 PM   #20
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You gonna take that Bama???
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You gonna take that Bama???

For now. He's too busy trying to wrestle his chew toy back from the dog.
Lisa oughta throw em both outside
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For now. He's too busy trying to wrestle his chew toy back from the dog.
Lisa oughta throw em both outside
She threw the chew toy outsde and thet both chased it.
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She threw the chew toy outsde and thet both chased it.

LMAO! If he asks me to scratch his belly, he's gettin the shock collar
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Poor John...he's not even defending himself anymore...
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Poor John...he's not even defending himself anymore...

I think he's grounded.
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