Decent Day....

nofearengineer · 04-18-10, 05:34 PM

Caught 7 bass, all on a Gray Ghost X-Rap (plus a wannabe crappie), including the nice one in the picture.

And now I am on my way to my Mom's house, because she wants to make me dinner for my birthday. Awwwwwww, you gotta love it.

Bassboss · 04-18-10, 05:36 PM

Decent looking day Bryce, seems like it was better than mine!

Hope you enjoy dinner!

bassinbob · 04-18-10, 05:39 PM

Nice catch. Enjoy your birthday dinner.

woody · 04-18-10, 07:13 PM

Bryce, could you please elaborate your report with a little more detail: such as water temps, water depth, type of structure, did you pick up on a pattern, what sort of presentation worked best for you.

btw That spot looks familiar.

Thanks in advance.

-Mark

nofearengineer · 04-18-10, 08:54 PM

It was on Blue Grass Pit just outside of Evansville (saving gas money for Dale

).

Only had a couple hours, so I put my sonar to the test. I had seen huge schools of baitfish being herded by big fish (more like fall fishing to be honest) two weeks ago, and I hoped it would still be continuing. It definitely was.

The water temperature was a balmy 68 degrees, over 70 in the shallow bays. However, I didn't see any signs of spawning....like I said, it seemed like more of a Fall pattern. Weird.

Blue Grass is a former coal pit, so there's zero cover, and not a lot of natural structure. Some good ledges left from the shovels, but nothing on them to speak of. All of the fish were in 25+ feet of water. I caught my fish at about 10-12 feet.

The Strike King Sexy Shad deep crank I had a little luck with before was invisible today. They wanted X-Raps.

Missed a lot of bites too....some of mine were hooked outside the mouth, kind of like they decided a little too late it wasn't exactly the right bait. Funniest thing was, the hardest bite I got all day was a 7-inch over-achiever. I thought I had a lunker for just a second. He had inhaled the lure, such that he unfortunately become heron food shortly thereafter.

Straight retrieve on the X-Raps...I saw fish jumping, so I figured it was not jerkbait time.

zooker · 04-18-10, 09:09 PM

slow and steady, stop and go, or jerk it. reguardless x raps just plain work.. if it works for ya keep at it..

zooker

BassinNC · 04-18-10, 10:17 PM

Congrats on a good day fishing. Hope you had a good birthday.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-18-10, 10:27 PM

Sounds like it was a great day Bryce, congrats and I hope you had a good birthday dinner.

BigBassin144 · 04-19-10, 07:51 AM

Looks nice a good day Bryce. First fishing, then dinner. It must've been a good day!

BB

rodnreel · 04-19-10, 09:54 AM

Good looking fish, NoFear! Lately I would just be happy with the one in the picture. Didn't have much luck at all this weekend, glad you fared much better!!

bamabassman · 04-19-10, 08:56 PM

Showoff!!! Haha, jsut kidding bryce. Glad you were able to go out and catch a few. Now.........come down here and show me how. lol

keithdog · 04-19-10, 10:33 PM

Way to go Bryce. Not a bad couple hours at all!!! Those X Raps really catch fish. How are ya liking that new depth finder? And didn't you put in a new rod storage compartment?

BigBassin144 · 04-19-10, 10:41 PM

Well, besides that huge fish finder adding like what, 250lbs to the boat, and makin' it kinda lopsided, I'm sure he likes it.

If you don't Bryce, you know I'll take it off your hands cheap so you don't have to deal with the hassles of ebay, craigslist, or counting lots of money.

BB

nofearengineer · 04-19-10, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

Showoff!!! Haha, jsut kidding bryce. Glad you were able to go out and catch a few. Now.........come down here and show me how. lol

John....talk about the blind leading the blind!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithdog

Way to go Bryce. Not a bad couple hours at all!!! Those X Raps really catch fish. How are ya liking that new depth finder? And didn't you put in a new rod storage compartment?

Yes, I do love the X-Raps....just funny I can not seem to ever get the right conditions to use them successfully as a jerkbait. And yes, I am hoping to finish up my rod locker stuff next weekend, now that I am done with Exam hell. Unfortunately, I got sick yesterday after fishing and I am still sick as I write this. Not sure if it's allergies or what, with all of the pollen floating around, but my head is about to pop, and the coughing is not doing my back injury much good. What 24 hours can do for your mood. LOL <cough>

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Well, besides that huge fish finder adding like what, 250lbs to the boat, and makin' it kinda lopsided, I'm sure he likes it.

If you don't Bryce, you know I'll take it off your hands cheap so you don't have to deal with the hassles of ebay, craigslist, or counting lots of money.

BB

Even worse, Anthony, since the fish finder is on the same side as the captain. Make you a deal, Anthony....it's yours for 3 grand, no questions asked.

I still am having trouble getting it to take snapshots...it says it is failing when it tries to save the .png file. Maybe the memory card I bought is bad...I hope to post something soon.

Cavs1123 · 04-20-10, 02:51 PM

Nice fish Bryce!

04-18-10, 05:34 PM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Decent Day.... Caught 7 bass, all on a Gray Ghost X-Rap (plus a wannabe crappie), including the nice one in the picture. And now I am on my way to my Mom's house, because she wants to make me dinner for my birthday. Awwwwwww, you gotta love it. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

04-18-10, 05:36 PM	#2
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Decent looking day Bryce, seems like it was better than mine! Hope you enjoy dinner! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die. Last edited by Bassboss; 04-19-10 at 08:10 AM.

04-18-10, 05:39 PM	#3
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Nice catch. Enjoy your birthday dinner. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

04-18-10, 08:54 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	It was on Blue Grass Pit just outside of Evansville (saving gas money for Dale ). Only had a couple hours, so I put my sonar to the test. I had seen huge schools of baitfish being herded by big fish (more like fall fishing to be honest) two weeks ago, and I hoped it would still be continuing. It definitely was. The water temperature was a balmy 68 degrees, over 70 in the shallow bays. However, I didn't see any signs of spawning....like I said, it seemed like more of a Fall pattern. Weird. Blue Grass is a former coal pit, so there's zero cover, and not a lot of natural structure. Some good ledges left from the shovels, but nothing on them to speak of. All of the fish were in 25+ feet of water. I caught my fish at about 10-12 feet. The Strike King Sexy Shad deep crank I had a little luck with before was invisible today. They wanted X-Raps. Missed a lot of bites too....some of mine were hooked outside the mouth, kind of like they decided a little too late it wasn't exactly the right bait. Funniest thing was, the hardest bite I got all day was a 7-inch over-achiever. I thought I had a lunker for just a second. He had inhaled the lure, such that he unfortunately become heron food shortly thereafter. Straight retrieve on the X-Raps...I saw fish jumping, so I figured it was not jerkbait time. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

04-18-10, 09:09 PM	#6
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	slow and steady, stop and go, or jerk it. reguardless x raps just plain work.. if it works for ya keep at it.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

04-18-10, 07:13 PM	#4
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Bryce, could you please elaborate your report with a little more detail: such as water temps, water depth, type of structure, did you pick up on a pattern, what sort of presentation worked best for you. btw That spot looks familiar. Thanks in advance. -Mark

04-18-10, 10:17 PM	#7
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Congrats on a good day fishing. Hope you had a good birthday. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

04-18-10, 10:27 PM	#8
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Sounds like it was a great day Bryce, congrats and I hope you had a good birthday dinner. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-19-10, 07:51 AM	#9
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Looks nice a good day Bryce. First fishing, then dinner. It must've been a good day! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-19-10, 09:54 AM	#10
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Good looking fish, NoFear! Lately I would just be happy with the one in the picture. Didn't have much luck at all this weekend, glad you fared much better!! __________________ "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, 08:56 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Showoff!!! Haha, jsut kidding bryce. Glad you were able to go out and catch a few. Now.........come down here and show me how. lol __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-19-10, 10:33 PM	#12
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Way to go Bryce. Not a bad couple hours at all!!! Those X Raps really catch fish. How are ya liking that new depth finder? And didn't you put in a new rod storage compartment?

04-19-10, 10:41 PM	#13
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Well, besides that huge fish finder adding like what, 250lbs to the boat, and makin' it kinda lopsided, I'm sure he likes it. If you don't Bryce, you know I'll take it off your hands cheap so you don't have to deal with the hassles of ebay, craigslist, or counting lots of money. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-20-10, 02:51 PM	#15
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Nice fish Bryce! __________________ Tom

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