My Trip (Page 3): I like everyone like to catch BIG FISH. However as long as I’m catching dish I’m having a good day. I release 99% of what I catch anyway. So thanks for the pictures...

Papa Jack Loc: Indianapolis

I like everyone like to catch BIG FISH. However as long as I’m catching dish I’m having a good day. I release 99% of what I catch anyway. So thanks for the pictures love seeing what others catch. And I understand your pain regarding the turtles

Yankeeblue Loc: Manchester CT (near Hartford)

Fredfish wrote:

I've seen them sunning themselves on the surface Able. They are huge. Saw them offshore when Tuna fishing at Block Canyon.

What Fred said, I have also seen them while tuna fishing. They are huge and when they are sunning their fin sticks up out of water. Can easily think its a tuna or shark at first sight

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Fredfish wrote:

These are the pictures from our fishing guide Bapabear. I've never seen any with horizontal stripes.

Thanks for the photos. Bluegill and pumpkinseeds are the common catch around here. I have heard people say they catch rock bass in some lakes, but have never seen any myself. I caught rock bass regularly in the gold dredging ponds outside of Sacramento CA back in my college days.

CoDen Loc: Little R, SC

Nice catch Hack Enjoy fishing catching is a Bonus. Like using my Ultra set up too
🌴😎🌴

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Able Man wrote:

That's the exact shape I saw on the "sound machine"; but, I'm pretty sure that rascal was closer to 10' long... It was big enough to make a very well defined "mark" there, on the RCA. ... Also, I have read somewhere, that they are called Moa, in certain localities.

I know they get much larger than the one Bob hooked. From what I remember, they grow up to 8 feet, maybe more.

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

Way to go Hack. From some of your recent post I'm seeing your back is much better. Keep that hook wet. You did much better fishing & catching than I did yesterday. The state fishing report said the crappie & catfish were hitting excellent below lake Eucha dam, that's a little over an hours drive. I usually fish Eucha several times a year but this was our (my fishing partner went along, my wife) first trip so we had to stop at the lake office & buy city of Tulsa permits. Sign's said open & the doors were unlocked but no one home. I figured the lake patrolman was out on the lake. We waited & drove around like tourist but finally gave it up. We did drive into Jay & had a terrific Mexican dinner. Back to the lake & still no patrolman. Crap like that happens so I don't let it get to me. There's always a next time.

michael4now Loc: wilder id

Ne. fisherman wrote:

It’s always great to get a catch or catches, that’s better then getting skunked!

looks like fun

ripogenu Loc: norfolk, MA

I'm guessing we are all fishermen not catchermen. it is (in my opinion) the most relaxing sport that there is!

Fatman Loc: Doylestown, OH

Those are some nice looking fish. Way to go. Thanks for the pics. 👍👍

Chuck56 Loc: Texas

Good times...My 2cents.

Betts Loc: Finger Lakes NY

Those sure are pretty, Hack. And they act like they’re a lot bigger than they really are, don’t they? Glad you had a good day.

RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR

hacksaw wrote:

This past Wednesday I went to two different ponds. I was using my little spinner bait in the Bass pond and got one, lost one, then the bottom fell out. I went to the other pond and caught about five or six little sun fish, then the bottom fell out there so I called it a day. If I go fishing I don’t care how large or small they are. I just enjoy fishing and catching one is a perk. I think the dang turtles ate most of my worms when the sunfish couldn’t get to them first.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

Great Pics Hack, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that brite of Yellow on a Sunfish. Downright pretty looking fish. I don’t think we have those here, have caught a few Bluegill in the past but never anything that yellow!

bric Loc: Helena, MT

hacksaw wrote:

This past Wednesday I went to two different ponds. I was using my little spinner bait in the Bass pond and got one, lost one, then the bottom fell out. I went to the other pond and caught about five or six little sun fish, then the bottom fell out there so I called it a day. If I go fishing I don’t care how large or small they are. I just enjoy fishing and catching one is a perk. I think the dang turtles ate most of my worms when the sunfish couldn’t get to them first.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

Nice going hack, beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing!

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

Able Man wrote:

When I was in High School, up in Massachusetts; ANY KIND of "panfish" was simply referred to as: "a Kibby"! (¿Anybody call them "Kibbles", in CT?)

Well, I grew up next door in N.H.,
and we also called them 'kibbies'
or 'sunnies' - it didn't matter if they
were bluegills, red-eared sunfish,
red-breasted sunfish, 'greenies',
etc. - they were all lumped together under one generic name or the
other, and those names were
inter-changeable !

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

hacksaw wrote:

I don’t mind getting skunked as long as it’s not because of a boatload of turtles eating my bait.😂
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

Better your bait than your fingers !
One time, a couple of my fishing buddies and I rented a boat on a
nice, small bass pond - guy in the
stern caught a 2-lb. LM, which
I put on a stringer and tossed
over the side ! Ten minutes later,
the other buddy boats a slightly
bigger bass - when I reached
over the rail to retrieve the stringer,
it seemed heavier than
I remembered - when I looked over
the side to find the problem, there
was a snapping turtle trying to
steal that first bass, and it barely missed taking the tips of two
fingers with it ! After that, I made
it a point to always 'look before
you reach' !