Hi All Fishers
<(;HF+< (Tip) Fish love them " grasshoppers it's what's for dinner." Almost all of the big fish that I have landed, are because I was using hoppers.
A largemouth bass, at 8 lbs 4 oz.
A channel catfish, at just under 15 lbs.
And I accidently landed a 40 lb grass carp on a hopper.
Funny that, the grass carp was the most fun to catch. I'm not a carp fisher, normally, that's why it was an accident. I mean I landed it on purpose, it just wasn't what I was fishing for.
So, if ya can catch them, hoppers are awesome bait, free too, and that's always a plus.
As I write this, I've been chuckling, thinking about most folks reaction to using hoppers for bait, ew gross, I've heard that a few times!
So in the fall of the year, when the grasshoppers get big enough to string on a hook, slip on your fishing pants. And head on over to " The Hopper Diner " and see if you can catch bigger fish too.
Have a great day/night folks.
Jon
Monday, October 20, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Crappie of a Lifetime
Hi All Fishers
Todays story is about my youngest son. When he was younger (He's in College now) I took him fishing with me sometimes and now he's a pretty good catcher too. This happened 2 weeks after I caught that platter sized 15" bluegill.
We were fishing a small country lake, it's a pretty deep one with a narrow cove at the north end. J & I
were fishing in this area, we both had been catching filleting size crappie & bluegill and had quite a few in the bucket.
I'm fishing about 30ft away from him, when I hear him holler" Dad, I got a good one " music to my ears, I can tell ya that! I actually drop my rod, run over to him and as I get close, I see, sure enough he's got a good sized fish on the line.
Js got a slight problem though, his fish is stuck in the water weed that grows in this lake. So I tell him
"don't force it in." I step into the water, sink into the mud to my knees, reach far enough out to grab his fish, and bring it from the water.
WOW what a fish, a crappie 16" long and fat as a hog.
Talk about excited now, My son had a blast that day & outfished his pop.
We weighed that crappie, 2-1/4 lbs, shoot I hadn't even caught a crappie that big at that time.
I was sure proud of him though!!
I hope you all enjoyed this story, I'm so glad to carry a great family tradition on with my sons.
Happy & Joyful Fishing to all.
Jon
Todays story is about my youngest son. When he was younger (He's in College now) I took him fishing with me sometimes and now he's a pretty good catcher too. This happened 2 weeks after I caught that platter sized 15" bluegill.
We were fishing a small country lake, it's a pretty deep one with a narrow cove at the north end. J & I
were fishing in this area, we both had been catching filleting size crappie & bluegill and had quite a few in the bucket.
I'm fishing about 30ft away from him, when I hear him holler" Dad, I got a good one " music to my ears, I can tell ya that! I actually drop my rod, run over to him and as I get close, I see, sure enough he's got a good sized fish on the line.
Js got a slight problem though, his fish is stuck in the water weed that grows in this lake. So I tell him
"don't force it in." I step into the water, sink into the mud to my knees, reach far enough out to grab his fish, and bring it from the water.
WOW what a fish, a crappie 16" long and fat as a hog.
Talk about excited now, My son had a blast that day & outfished his pop.
We weighed that crappie, 2-1/4 lbs, shoot I hadn't even caught a crappie that big at that time.
I was sure proud of him though!!
I hope you all enjoyed this story, I'm so glad to carry a great family tradition on with my sons.
Happy & Joyful Fishing to all.
Jon
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
A new Fishy tail
Hi All Fishers
Recently I was Fishing in the Osage River, drift fishing. Rounding a bend in the river I saw a tree hanging over the water, with a stump sticking up just above the water. As I slowly drifted along, I saw a squirrel scamper down the tree, jump onto the stump and snatch a pecan from the stump.
Suddenly this Huge Bass jumps from the water. The Bass snatches the squirrel from that stump so fast the squirrel doesn't even have a chance. As I sit there in my boat marveling at what happened, shaking my head, as I see movement by the stump again.
Smart Bass, he put another pecan on that stump. ;-)
Another oldie but goodie there folks, I just heard this one again recently, and thought I'd share it with you.
Have a great Day/Night. Jon
Recently I was Fishing in the Osage River, drift fishing. Rounding a bend in the river I saw a tree hanging over the water, with a stump sticking up just above the water. As I slowly drifted along, I saw a squirrel scamper down the tree, jump onto the stump and snatch a pecan from the stump.
Suddenly this Huge Bass jumps from the water. The Bass snatches the squirrel from that stump so fast the squirrel doesn't even have a chance. As I sit there in my boat marveling at what happened, shaking my head, as I see movement by the stump again.
Smart Bass, he put another pecan on that stump. ;-)
Another oldie but goodie there folks, I just heard this one again recently, and thought I'd share it with you.
Have a great Day/Night. Jon
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