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Fishing again while the fishin' is good. We went back to the same spot we fished the other day. Pattern was still pretty much the same and 1/32 oz. BG Bluegrass Baby Shad in 1-5 feet was the ticket again. Water temperature average of 55 degrees. We put a lot of crappie...yellow bass...3 small bass...1 white bass...1 bream in the boat. Almost all of the crappie were keepers...and all were released. I did a better job of keeping my fish on this time but got out-fished again.
What is a yellow bass ?
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Originally Posted by brucec
Yellow bass...sometimes confused as a white bass or striped bass. It is distinguished by it's yellow belly and the broken pattern on it's lowermost stripes. It can also mate with the white bass.
We caught 35-40 yesterday with one that was "huge" - for a yellow bass. Often a nuisance for crappie fisherman but very good to eat when they are big enough.
Good trip. Thanks for the report and pics.:ThumbsUp
got a grand daughter that is entering UTC this fall. gonna be up there quite often. might as well drag my boat and see what i can find... how far is it, say from campus out to the lake. may rent her a house or apt somewhere near??
Thanks for the report. Good catch too
Congrats on picking UTC. That is a long way to drag a boat back and forth. I will pm you my phone number. Call me for more detailed local info. KingfishQuote:
Originally Posted by windstone
Have seen some big yellows this way also. 2.9 is the state and world record if I am reading it right, and I have seen and caught plenty over 1.5 around here. That record may be broken soon.
Good catch for the day. I get out fished by Lynn all the time.
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Originally Posted by Dave and Lynn
That's what I'm seeing and reading about the state and world record Dave. I did stumble across this yellow bass taken in a survey net in Wisconsin in '09. It was 16.7 inches and weighed...3 pounds ! What a beast !
Maybe I should start fishing for those things more. I normally move when I get into them. Lynn likes to catch them but she makes me take them off every time. After cutting my hand a few times I say that's it. Gonna have to get her a glove. :)