Yesterdays catch: Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a...

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Ivey wrote:

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Nice ones Ivey. What kinda boat do you have.

dbed Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI

nice catch Ivey

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Ivey wrote:

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Nice going Ivey, been there with that flip and over they go. My laugher was lifting the lid to the cooler and it was like he was waiting for me. Putting one in and one flips out. Win win i guess.

bric Loc: Helena, MT

Ivey wrote:

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Good going Ivey! Thanks for sharing your pics. Take care!

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Grizzly 17 wrote:

Nice ones Ivey. What kinda boat do you have.

I fish out of an old Bumble Bee bass boat, they were made right here in Tullahoma TN. the for runner of the Phoenix boats today. It's old but It's been garage kept and I've tried to take care of it. It has served me well and it's payed for long ago, so that's a good thing. I repowered it las year with Mercury 4 stroke 225 and I really like the way it runs with this new motor.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

plumbob wrote:

Nice going Ivey, been there with that flip and over they go. My laugher was lifting the lid to the cooler and it was like he was waiting for me. Putting one in and one flips out. Win win i guess.

Plum I posted a story of my "best bad night fishing trip" a year or so ago. It was a true story of a night that I ended up catching a 7 lb 4 oz smallmouth and winning a tournament but that night I put a 3 pound small mouth in the live well and my partner took a look at in during the night and that fish jumped completely out of the live well and never touched anything but water it cleared the back deck of the boat by a couple feet. That fish must have been doing laps in the live well building up speed to jump out that far. But really it just shows how much power is in those fish tale to go from stop to go that fast.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Something I noticed yesterday, one of those Smallmouth had black/very dark eyes the other had red eyes. Don't know what that means but the red eyed one was mean and really put up a fight jumping several times.

Graveytrain50 Loc: DFW Area Texas

Ivey wrote:

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Those are some Beatiful catches. Great job Ivey💯Crappie,walleye and trout are the best eating fresh water fish

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Ivey wrote:

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Good job, Ivey, that 225 must move that boat well.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

flyguy wrote:

Good job, Ivey, that 225 must move that boat well.

It'll run up in the 70's but I only took it that fast to see what it'd do, normally run it 40ish. It's a 20ft boat and heavier than it looks but still will scoot if I need it to.

bric Loc: Helena, MT

I may have to ask you about your repower experience. Get ads on here from Mercury all the time. There’s a few shops in my area that do it.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

bric wrote:

I may have to ask you about your repower experience. Get ads on here from Mercury all the time. There’s a few shops in my area that do it.

My biggest problem in the whole deal was finding the motor, 4 stroke Mercuries are or were hard to come by when I got mine. A local shop here in Winchester finally found one and did the install, everything went great. They even gave me a good price for a trade in on my old motor, a 250 Evinrude HO that's still setting in their window. It had spun a main shaft bearing in the lower unit but they still gave me 6 grand on it. From what I understand most motors are coupled with a boat and it's hard to find just a new motor. I've been told since then that Suzuki are a lot easier to find and their 4 strokes are bullet proof, have a friend with one on his boat and he's very happy with it and a much better warrenty.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Ivey wrote:

Went out for a few hours yesterday and had a little luck. Started out casting a Fluke and got 3 Smallmouth to commit several came up and missed the bait but got a hook in three, one so mean I couldn't hold it long enough to get a photo, it hit the deck and flopped out of the boat but these two were released alive.

Then went looking for crappie got 4 two 10" and two big girls. had them for supper last night and they were tasty.

Nice catch Ivey, I love the mean ones, until its picture time LOL That's the reason I put the fish gripper on my scale. They would look at the original hook that came with it, and laugh at me.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Ivey wrote:

I fish out of an old Bumble Bee bass boat, they were made right here in Tullahoma TN. the for runner of the Phoenix boats today. It's old but It's been garage kept and I've tried to take care of it. It has served me well and it's payed for long ago, so that's a good thing. I repowered it las year with Mercury 4 stroke 225 and I really like the way it runs with this new motor.

Nice ride brother. Paid for is good. I had l planned on get a river boat when i retired. A bit over 20k. Well do to vet bills n truck repairs money got a little tight. Now i have my 2003 tracker 1981 glastro n my lil 10 ' pond all for $9850.00. Not counting add on. All free n clear. If i would have got the high $ boat i would have worried about getting it scratched. I take care of mine but it happens. 👍👍