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Pulled in from Florida at 1:10 p.m. Monday. Wife said she was going to throw in a load of laundry and take a nap. I had a better idea. At 2:26 I threw a fly into a farm pond and at 2:36 I had this one on the bank.
http://myoutdoorsiowa.com/forum/inde...ach=1146;image
20" and shoulders. Have caught some good numbers since, but this one is leading the pack.
Yep - that's decent. On second thought, that seems like an understatement.
Looks to about 3 0r 4 lbs ....Very Nice fight I bet.....Thanks for posting ....very nice indeed.
Very nice indeed!
lol... uh huh.. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jeffro
Sorry I musta been off by some ....shoulda said 5 or 6 huh ?or mabe 7????
lol.. I'd go for the seven - but - ;) a 20" fish, in good shape, here will weigh right at 5.. + or - depending on the season.
or as Rowland would say, "Look at this 4,5,6 pound fish!!!"
It is a goodun...way toooo go
Enjoyed the banter about the weight. Thanks. Here is a link to a "weight" chart for bass which would put Hidehunter's catch at about 4.7 lbs.
Tim
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat...h_weight.phtml
There you go. Warren called it.. it's a 456. ;) Actually, I think 4.7 would be right in the ball park. Maybe 5+ *right* before the spawn. Anyway.. makes no difference. Fun fish to catch on the long stick. ;)
That fish is a dandy!
Is that a Hobb's Creek reel I see? How do you like it? BTW, "Naws Feesh." I'll bet you got real busy for a while.
nice bass! by the way did you get any sugar off of it before you let it go? ;-)
Awesome Iowa bass! A pair of 19-inchers are still my biggest on fly-fishing gear. Your estimate exactly matches my experiences (with spinning gear)...a 20" bass in good shape will be right around 5lbs +/-.
How 'bout a close-up of the pattern you used to catch it? I need all the ideas I can get! ;o)
Good eye Lotech.. White River HCIII. I'm real happy with it - but to be honest, here in the Midwest, when you fill the spool is usually the last time you ever see your backing. ;) Here, as the old adage says, the fly reel basically is a line holder. Nice smooth reel, though. I'd buy another.
I passed on the sugar, nighthawk. Her breath smelled of fish. :D
I'll do that Dave - I'll also post pics of my new favorite "catfish fly". ;) This happened dby on the 6 weight. Talk about a hoot. :D
http://myoutdoorsiowa.com/forum/inde...ach=1147;image
Crap - just looked out the office window. It's snowing. :(
Here you go..Early season bass (and catfish ;)) flies.
First - I know - I'm no "arteest" - they are crude. But, they are designed for one thing. These flies *will* catch bass - and *big* bass.
I tie these up to 7" long. Some are tied with dumbells or chain bead eyes - some with cone heads and I usually epoxy the heads. Lately, I tie most everything on a SC15 Gamakatsu in 1/0. You stick them with one of them and they stay stuck. ;)
http://www.goodhunting.com/goodhunters/images/6149.jpg
Notice a couple of these are tied with the red "wool" albasurf so kindly passed along. Thanks Kari.
Happy Hunting.
HideHunter,
Really like the flies and they do look like bass flies to me and the tying is good. When I look at the picture you posted of the flies, I see the old "jig-n-pig" combo which was and still is a great bass getter! Thanks for posting....
Wow, big Kitty!!! What did that measure? I'm guessing something around 30"?
Fantastic fish!
Thats what I call putting the LARGE back in large mouth! Great fish!
Don't worry jeffro - fish I caught years ago are bigger now!Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffro
28" right on the money, Dave. Picture kind of makes her look skinny. She was a pretty good chunk. I was standing on the bank, throwing into a little bay with the wind blowing in. I'm guessing the fly was in less than a foot of water. Got a good hookset but then she ran right at me, I was stripping like a mad man :eek: - then she went right on by. :D
Right Jeffro - no problem. Like Kimba says - this fish has already grown to 20 1/2. I'm real pleased with her progress. ;) The black bear I arrowed 30 years ago has put on 350 pounds and is showing signs of turning into a grizzly. :D
Went fishing with my son last week and he caught a 19" largemouth in an Oklahoma Farm Pond on a Hot Claws pattern. My trusty old Zebco DeLiar Scale had him at 4 pounds even, which is just about right based on the size and girth formula I usually use to determine fish. Not sure I've ever seen a 20" bass go over 5 pounds in these parts.
Nice fish poke.. An inch and "shoulders" and we'd be back in the ball park..
Different fish - different places. I used to weigh a lot of fish and usually have a pretty good handle on them.. Example - we have a few smallies here. They are long and skinny - completely different fish than their "northern" cousins.. I fish that would weigh five pounds in Canada won't weigh 4 here - maybe 3 1/2. Take my word for it (or don't ;) ) a 20" bass *here* will weigh right at 5 pounds +/-. I quit worrying about it years ago unless there's a drink bet on "biggest" fish. ;)
Anyway - caught about a dozen bass yesterday. Nothing big - top end was probably 2 1/2#. Did catch 2 nice crappie and several of the bass on the 3 weight. Stinking wind is still blowing out of NE (about 3 weeks of it now) and feels like it's coming off the ice pack. Woke up this morning to nearly 2" of snow. Welcome to Iowa. This too shall pass. . .