had one of my best days!

RatLTrap · 08-08-06, 08:39 AM

Went fishing real early this morning... like 5:30 AM... it was still a little dark out... and raining, and stormy, so i tied on a buzzbait

I probably caught over 20 bass, and missed probably 7 bass. I fished non-stop for 2 hours, and never once was I bored.

I didn't take pictures of very many of them.. .as the car was a ways away from where I was catching the fish, and I didnt feel like running to get the camera everytime I caught one.

I did however take a couple photo's of the ones I caught right off the bat.

This was my best day yet on topwater

crankybait · 08-08-06, 09:19 AM

cool... early morning fishing looks so nice. when i go camping on saturday at ricketts glen state park, im going to wake up at 4 AM to fish.hopefully i can have the same topwater luck you've got.

Bo Dale James Jr. · 08-08-06, 10:05 AM

RatL..Nice! I swear I'm going to get up there!
That is if my grumpy old (46) legs can drag me up to catch a guppy.
(See the apology thread in NON-Related)
I have a large Iggy list now. Pretty much anyone who exhibits that they
are under 18 and don't have a brain.

bassking22 · 08-08-06, 10:14 AM

Nice fish ratl trap!!!

ILfishinman · 08-08-06, 01:46 PM

nice fish man i bet you had a good time.

officerhoyt · 08-08-06, 03:59 PM

Those are some nice fish

youngbassman77 · 08-08-06, 04:11 PM

Nice fish man... I hope I get good topwater action like you, one of these days...

lizardsrule · 08-08-06, 05:06 PM

AHH, nothing better than topwater fishing. Great job, and keep catching those bass. Is this the same place you always fish? If so it's a keeper LOL

Lizards

bassking22 · 08-08-06, 08:28 PM

Seems like your always catching bass man.

RatLTrap · 08-08-06, 10:44 PM

Thanks guys.

I'm 99% sure I could go back tomorrow morning, and catch a ton of bass, but I dont think im going to.

If I do, ill let you guys know.

Rebbasser · 08-08-06, 10:53 PM

Trap, you have a good looking fishing spot. Ain't it great to have that kind of day

bassintom · 08-08-06, 11:56 PM

trap,you have grown into a bassin machine..keep up the great work.wasn't that you that was considering giving up bassin a while back?lol..if you ever get to jersey,there's an open seat for you.you can show me how to catch 'em

RatLTrap · 08-09-06, 12:23 AM

Hey Tommy, I am quite the bassin machine eh?

JK!!!

I've learned how to fish this reservoir very well... nobody can catch bass there, a lot of people dont even think there is 1 bass in the place.... guess you just gotta know how to catch em

Just seems like the more you fish, and the more experience you get... when you do go fishing, you always know right where to throw that bait.

If I ever get to Jersey, I will be knockin on your door bright and early!

keithdog · 08-09-06, 07:01 AM

Hey RatLTrap, have a ? for ya. Has the fishing overall in IL been better this year than normal? I'm here in NW Indiana and the bass fishing here has been the best I've ever seen. Starting to wonder if our mild winters as of late might have anything to do with it. Sounds like you had a blast out there! Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

RatLTrap · 08-09-06, 04:26 PM

hmmm yeah i would say i have caught more fish this year than any other year.

ILfishinman · 08-09-06, 07:02 PM

yea i have to agree with ya too keith and trap its been an exeptional year for me too

flamez · 08-10-06, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

AHH, nothing better than topwater fishing. Great job, and keep catching those bass. Is this the same place you always fish? If so it's a keeper LOL

Lizards

o man you all know there aint nothin like throwing a buzzbait at night

RatLTrap · 08-11-06, 05:22 PM

You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!

bassking22 · 08-11-06, 05:36 PM

What's a sand minnow? Don't mean to be stupid, I just doon't know.

flbassman · 08-11-06, 05:44 PM

Unfortunately, as a new member, you'll be in the dark on this one. Trpa, nice fish!

ToPwAt'R GuY · 08-11-06, 06:33 PM

Nice fish trap.

flamez · 08-12-06, 04:43 PM

thanks for the reminder ill take my digital camera out and take multiple photos of this mysterious creature b4 they disappear for the winter =/

that quote there of yours shall be my signature trap =P

08-08-06, 08:39 AM	#1
RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	had one of my best days! Went fishing real early this morning... like 5:30 AM... it was still a little dark out... and raining, and stormy, so i tied on a buzzbait I probably caught over 20 bass, and missed probably 7 bass. I fished non-stop for 2 hours, and never once was I bored. I didn't take pictures of very many of them.. .as the car was a ways away from where I was catching the fish, and I didnt feel like running to get the camera everytime I caught one. I did however take a couple photo's of the ones I caught right off the bat. This was my best day yet on topwater __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

08-08-06, 09:19 AM	#2
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	cool... early morning fishing looks so nice. when i go camping on saturday at ricketts glen state park, im going to wake up at 4 AM to fish.hopefully i can have the same topwater luck you've got. __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

08-08-06, 10:05 AM	#3
Bo Dale James Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jerseyville,IL Posts: 596	RatL..Nice! I swear I'm going to get up there! That is if my grumpy old (46) legs can drag me up to catch a guppy. (See the apology thread in NON-Related) I have a large Iggy list now. Pretty much anyone who exhibits that they are under 18 and don't have a brain. __________________ *Got time to breathe, got time to fish!*

08-08-06, 10:14 AM	#4
bassking22 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 630	Nice fish ratl trap!!! __________________ Does anyone know of a fishing addictions program? Cause I need one.

08-08-06, 01:46 PM	#5
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	nice fish man i bet you had a good time. __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

08-08-06, 03:59 PM	#6
officerhoyt BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dubuque, IA Posts: 108	Those are some nice fish

08-08-06, 04:11 PM	#7
youngbassman77 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 111	Nice fish man... I hope I get good topwater action like you, one of these days...

08-08-06, 05:06 PM	#8
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	AHH, nothing better than topwater fishing. Great job, and keep catching those bass. Is this the same place you always fish? If so it's a keeper LOL Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

08-08-06, 08:28 PM	#9
bassking22 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 630	Seems like your always catching bass man. __________________ Does anyone know of a fishing addictions program? Cause I need one.

08-08-06, 10:44 PM	#10
RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	Thanks guys. I'm 99% sure I could go back tomorrow morning, and catch a ton of bass, but I dont think im going to. If I do, ill let you guys know. __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

08-08-06, 10:53 PM	#11
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Trap, you have a good looking fishing spot. Ain't it great to have that kind of day __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

08-08-06, 11:56 PM	#12
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	trap,you have grown into a bassin machine..keep up the great work.wasn't that you that was considering giving up bassin a while back?lol..if you ever get to jersey,there's an open seat for you.you can show me how to catch 'em __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

08-09-06, 12:23 AM	#13
RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	Hey Tommy, I am quite the bassin machine eh? JK!!! I've learned how to fish this reservoir very well... nobody can catch bass there, a lot of people dont even think there is 1 bass in the place.... guess you just gotta know how to catch em Just seems like the more you fish, and the more experience you get... when you do go fishing, you always know right where to throw that bait. If I ever get to Jersey, I will be knockin on your door bright and early! __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

08-09-06, 07:01 AM	#14
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Hey RatLTrap, have a ? for ya. Has the fishing overall in IL been better this year than normal? I'm here in NW Indiana and the bass fishing here has been the best I've ever seen. Starting to wonder if our mild winters as of late might have anything to do with it. Sounds like you had a blast out there! Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

08-09-06, 04:26 PM	#15
RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	hmmm yeah i would say i have caught more fish this year than any other year. __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

08-09-06, 07:02 PM	#16
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	yea i have to agree with ya too keith and trap its been an exeptional year for me too __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

08-11-06, 05:22 PM	#18
RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow! __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

08-11-06, 05:36 PM	#19
bassking22 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 630	What's a sand minnow? Don't mean to be stupid, I just doon't know. __________________ Does anyone know of a fishing addictions program? Cause I need one.

08-11-06, 05:44 PM	#20
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Unfortunately, as a new member, you'll be in the dark on this one. Trpa, nice fish! __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

08-11-06, 06:33 PM	#21
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	Nice fish trap.

08-12-06, 04:43 PM	#22
flamez BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St.Cloud Central Florida Posts: 910	thanks for the reminder ill take my digital camera out and take multiple photos of this mysterious creature b4 they disappear for the winter =/ that quote there of yours shall be my signature trap =P __________________ "You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!" - Trap

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