msp Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) It looks as if the boat will be put away a little early this year and the 2014 season will come to a close shortly. Priorities change and parental responsibilities kick into full swing by mid October.Once bass season is underway, thoughts and dreams of flipping a jig and pig clutter my mind. Largemouth love I call it. Everybody has their favorite fish to chase. For me its hunting largemouth.This season was a different season for sure. With the late and unseasonably cold spring, the lakes that I fish seemed quite different than I am used to. Fluctuating water levels and limited weed growth in the places that I usually fish had the fish spread out in not so typical locations. A tough season for big fish this summer for sure.I did fish a few times this fall on solo missions and got out with a couple of non-fishing friends that truly enjoyed just getting out. You know the fishermans saying " one more spot ? " Our saying is " one more lake ? " It is not uncommon for us to hit 3 or 4 lakes in one day, running and gunning to all of our hotspots.Enjoy a few pics from this fall. Two good ones from a new lake Two good ones from two different lakes that day Another new lake near Kingston A fat largie off a tree Found them under docks that day A nice fatty ( not me ! ) Hero shot !Although Im typically not a Muskie fisherman ( I don't know why ) This fish was the highlight of my fall.As we got closer to the launch at the end of a really tough day, I decided to fish one more spot. A rivermouth with a steep current break. The sun was goingdown and I was throwing a flipping jig into deeper water hoping for a big largemouth. BAM " fish on ! "A 46 inch fall fatty fought like mad in the current as my boat spun in circles in a back eddy. drag loosened off on the flipping stick , the fish was hookedperfectly in the snout. A great landing job by my buddy, she was in the boat.Hopefully a couple more trips this year if all goes well. I will report back if any big fish get boated.Thanks for looking ! Edited October 27, 2014 by msp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mills Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Your reports are always impressive. Jigging is a technique I need to improve on and try more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Some really nice bass there and awesome bonus musky!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 great fall largies!!! never try deeper cranks in the fall for buckets? any info on water temps and how they relate to your success? any fish in shallow once the water reaches the high 50's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 some nice fish man !!! well done....tanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice fish Mike! Love that musky! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick14 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 what a awesome year it looks like you had! good job bud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Fantastic, looks like a great fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshS Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nice work! Looked like some beauty days out there.... love the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Awesome Bass and a nice Muskie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 some fine looking fish there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thanks Guys. I really should try cranks in the fall. From here on we will start to get good largemouth bites on jerkbaits though. Water temps were around 60- 63 degrees. A couple of fish were shallow but the key was that they had deep water close by. Many fish were near their summer spots ( shallow bays ) but they seem be hanging out in the deeper weeds just outside of the shallow bays. 8-10 ft or they were on rocky points adjacent to the shallow bays When the water starts to drop into the 50's typically we will target 8-12 ft depth with suspending jerkbaits, jigs and senkos. During the warm spell we just had in late September the days I went fishing there was little to no wind. Fishing was tough as hell but ended up getting a few good bites instead of numbers ( which is fine with me ) That was the day that I found a good dock bite. also seemed to be holding on deep wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 thanks for the report and insight on the depths of the fish. I am heading out sunday for some bass as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 truly appreciate the info. although fishing different waters, I'm going to put some of what you have reported in action this weekend... will be crankin for bass (with some jerk baits thrown in) this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Steve, I find that the more subtle jerkbaits like husky jerks and rouges work better in the late fall as oposed to the more eratic jerkbaits like x-raps and lucky crafts longer than normal pauses too. Good luck this weekend ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Good info for some great fall bassin! Haven't started any sort of bass season yet this year at all, but hope to in the next couple weeks. Will pack some Husky's and a Rogue and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Got out for a couple hours with my son this weekend. The kid absolutely smoked them. I couldn't get a bite on the jig. The fish only wanted the senko. On Sunday he boated 13 in 4 hours and I boated 3 On Monday he boated 11 and I boated 4 Here are the 2 biggest. Around 3.5 pounds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Killer fall so far, especially that muskie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucG Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Nice report and even better pics!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Couldn't get out on Saturday due to family obligations. With 30km winds in the forcast and a high of only 8 degrees we knew the bass bite woulkd be shut off.Decided to target pike. Boat control was tougher than normal but the fish were biting well. Boated plenty of pike on jerkbaits.Here are our 2 biggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHips Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks for posting, looks like great Fall fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Nice brochettes man!! Good call on targeting some pike! TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Mike nice report man! Those are some really nice buckets man! I love how "open" the water is. I am a slop magnet by nature haha but those smallies are a blast. Looks like you got a few of them also! Thanks for sharing! MTBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 WoW!!! Solid pike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC1973 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 WTG...everyone is a quality fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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