Anybody been bass fishing ?

[Jayhawks]

I just wondered if the bass are getting active yet?

[OZZIEOHIO]

No, but im wanting to. BOO has but no luck.

[Bassmaster]

http://www.lbl.org/FishingReport.html?1234968436140

It won't be long now.

[Jayhawks]

Thanks for the info.Please keep me posted,I am eager to hear the gears sing.Goodluck to all.

[BigOrangeOne]

No, but im wanting to. BOO has but no luck.

Yeah, I went out one of those sunny afternoons a few days ago and threw a few around the edges and a few out in the deep holes. It was really only about 40 degrees (air temp.) and windy and I never got bit once.
Still waiting and hoping..........

I just went back and checked last year and it was getting up in later MARCH before any numbers were being caught around here.

[Bassmaster]

If you have access to small ponds hit the north end of them first with traditional spring baits and you should have some luck.

[BigOrangeOne]

If you have access to small ponds hit the north end of them first with traditional spring baits and you should have some luck.

Thanks. I was fishing in a local farm pond that is about 1 - 1 1/2 acres. The north end is the shallow end and that was the 1st place I hit. I believe they are still down in the deep holes. A few warm days should bring them up to the shallower waters.

[kantuckyII]

a friend of mine and I used to go to Ohio Storms Creek, the backwaters, back in the 80's to fish in Feb. We'd take my old John Boat (you ain't going get a bass boat up there now I don't think) and we'd slay these small bass on yellow spinners...Mepps I think they were. When we'd get there in the morning..the water would be in the upper 30's...a few hours later it would be in the mid-50's as that water was so muddy and shallow and they would turn on then

[Bassmaster]

I remember having a Mepps lure as a kid. It had a gold spinner with a couple of small trebble hooks and rubber minnow body. Very similar to the one below.

[BigOrangeOne]

I don't remember Mepps ever making a yellow spinner. Could it have been a Rooster Tail? The Mepps bait mostly used was an inline spinner with grey squirrel tail and a red streamer in the middle of it. They are still good.

[d-5]

I have a Mepps #2 Black fury spinner. I have fished it local, in Florida and in Canada. I have never used it and not hooked a fish, lost a few .Best lure ever oh, got it at Kmart for 97 cents 30 years ago. It is still in my tackle box

[kantuckyII]

The Mepps is good too but this was...a rooster tail as here http://www.yakimabait.com/online-catalog yellow body, black spots

This isn't the color we used as I told you earlier but it's like this

[kantuckyII]

Here's what D5 is talking about..excellent lure for those bass like I'm talking about...water in the upper 40's to low 50's and very muddy..not huge bass but? hey, it's Feb..right?

[d-5]

Only mine is black and orange ,nice colors too.Never a big Bass but, I even caught a few Eyes and Pike with it

[OZZIEOHIO]

I use those mepps when im fishing for bait!!!!

[Bassmaster]

I use those mepps when im fishing for bait!!!!

[BigOrangeOne]

I use those mepps when im fishing for bait!!!!

I let bait catch his own fish.

[kantuckyII]

bait will have him bird watching instead of fishing!

[Jayhawks]

Caught 9 crappie today.5 on minnows about 4-5 ft deep and 4 on jigs.Still no largemouth yet, but the crappie will taste good.

[Bassmaster]

Caught 9 crappie today.5 on minnows about 4-5 ft deep and 4 on jigs.Still no largemouth yet, but the crappie will taste good.

Some crappie on the grill with some hush puppies and homemade fries would be get right about now