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Mr Lee, not at all,pelican bass raider fishing boat I routinely catch 5 and 6 lb largemouths in Ontario,Canada where I fish. Largest Largemouth was a little over 8 lbs, largest Smallmouth was over 7 lbs.pelican bass raider fishing boat Nice fish for the North Country? I’ve seen larger caught in the Rideau chain and Charles, you will be fishing that system shortly. They are there, good luck. — Everyone has an Ego, Some are larger than others! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 5 lbs sounds fairly hefty for a Canadian largemouth. I remember a show where Roland Martin was fishing with Bob Izumi. You remember that one?pelican bass raider fishing boat I think Bob said that a 3 lb north country fish might be 6 or 7 years old. Maybe your fish was seriously geriatric.
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I caught my biggest largemouth last year (just over 5 – don’t laugh)pelican bass raider fishing boat and it was kinda like reeling in a big ole mess of weeds only when the weeds got to the boat, I could practically stick my head in its mouth. 5 lbs sounds fairly hefty for a Canadian largemouth.
It’s definitely OK, but not a monster. pelican bass raider fishing boat You won’t see a tourney go by without at least a few 5s… On Simcoe, a guy had 3 fish for over 18 lbs last year (all smallies though). I remember a show where Roland Martin was fishing with Bob Izumi. You remember that one?
Yeah, they’ve done several.pelican bass raider fishing boat I think Bob said that a 3 lb north country fish might be 6 or 7 years old.
Older than that I would imagine. I saw a report where an 11-12″ smallie was something like 5+ years old (Erie) and that was why the cormorant problem is so devastating to the smallmouth fishery. Maybe your fish was seriously geriatric.
Haha. Yeah, maybe, but the thing is,pelican bass raider fishing boat I’ve seen much bigger fish caught from there (Rice Lake) so I know that it wasn’t near it’s death bed or anything.
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Mr Lee, not at all, pelican bass raider fishing boat I routinely catch 5 and 6 lb largemouths in Ontario,Canada where I fish.
I’ve seen photographic evidence of Terry’s catches. Largest Largemouth was a little over 8 lbs, largest Smallmouth was over 7 lbs. Nice fish for the North Country?
Still any fish that you can get over 4 lbs is a damn fine fish. An 8 lber is a trophy, no question about it. I’ve seen larger caught in the Rideau chain and Charles, you will be fishing that system shortly. They are there, good luck.
Good luck to you too. You are very lucky to have access to what I think is the best and most beautiful bass fishery in the world for it’s pristine beauty and plentiful bass. Anyone that gets a chance should fish the Rideau, and give Terry B a shout as he is a ‘big fish’ expert for the Rideau. I can put you on all the 12″ers you want. Just throw a spinnerbait/rattlebait/tube jig/worm/craw/lizard etc.etc.etc. anywhere you see weeds/wood/ rock or transitions. Charles
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Close! But, this is not horse shoes or hand grenades, right? — Good fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales!
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The larger ones also put up less of a fight! I haven’t necessarily found this to be true in smallies (but I have heard that once they reach the 6-7 lb mark, they stop being the incredible aerial acrobats that they are at 3-4 lbs). With largemouth I would tend to agree. I caught my biggest largemouth last year (just over 5 – don’t laugh) and it was kinda like reeling in a big ole mess of weeds only when the weeds got to the boat, I could practically stick my head in its mouth. Guess, just like fat old men, they move slower! (Wouldn’t know for sure personally, as I am under 60 years and less than 170 pounds!) 59 and 4′9″? just kidding C.
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The larger ones also put up less of a fight! I haven’t necessarily found this to be true in smallies (but I have heard that once they reach the 6-7 lb mark, they stop being the incredible aerial acrobats that they are at 3-4 lbs). With largemouth I would tend to agree. I caught my biggest largemouth last year (just over 5 – don’t laugh) and it was kinda like reeling in a big ole mess of weeds only when the weeds got to the boat, I could practically stick my head in its mouth.
You should catch a largemouth through the ice. I caught 6 lunkers (well, NY lunkers) throught the ice one day (and had to cut the line on one that wouldn’t fit through the hole), and each one gave less of a fight than the 9″ perch I was also catching. The first one had me thinking, “yes, this feels like a fish, but it must be really small and slow. The big figure in the hole was quite a surprise when I pulled it up, though. It was a 4 lb bass, giving a 4 ounce fight. — << << << << << << << << << << << << << << << <<
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I’ve noticed that the fight often has something to do with HOW they’re hooked. Hooking through the lips
I find that fish hooked through the “cheeks” don’t really put up a fight. They just kind of lay on their side and let you drag them in. — Mark CT Bass Fishing –http://skippermark.com/ To reply to me directly remove the NOSPAM from my e-mail address
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I’ve noticed that the fight often has something to do with HOW they’re hooked. Hooking through the lips seems to produce the best fight. I caught an 8lb fish last year that didn’t fight near as much as I thought she would, but she was hooked in the bottom of the mouth. Brady – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The larger ones also put up less of a fight! Guess, just like fat old men, they move slower! (Wouldn’t know for sure personally, as I am under 60 years and less than 170 pounds!) — Good fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales! I’ve noticed when release small bass they leave in a hurry but the larger one lazily swim off. I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? I don’t know Brady. When I hold a finish vertical by the lower jaw (not wrenching it out – just letting the fish hang), it always seems to have what I thought was a disorienting and somehow immobilizing affect on them and they don’t squirm. Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference? Don’t know again. Sometimes the TV guys probably hold the fish out of the water longer than you know, trying to get good camera shots or whatever, and some of that gets edited out. By that time the bass is slowly suffocating and is probably half unconscious. When I release them, they sit there for a second (reorienting themselves?) and then usually splash me with water with their tails on their way out. On occasion, the larger ones especially will just kind of meander off, like they own the place (which they kind of do.) Regards, Jeff
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The larger ones also put up less of a fight!
I haven’t necessarily found this to be true in smallies (but I have heard that once they reach the 6-7 lb mark, they stop being the incredible aerial acrobats that they are at 3-4 lbs). With largemouth I would tend to agree. I caught my biggest largemouth last year (just over 5 – don’t laugh) and it was kinda like reeling in a big ole mess of weeds only when the weeds got to the boat, I could practically stick my head in its mouth. Guess, just like fat old men, they move slower! (Wouldn’t know for sure personally, as I am under 60 years and less than 170 pounds!)
59 and 4′9″? just kidding C.
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I caught my biggest largemouth last year (just over 5 – don’t laugh) and it was kinda like reeling in a big ole mess of weeds only when the weeds got to the boat, I could practically stick my head in its mouth.
5 lbs sounds fairly hefty for a Canadian largemouth. I remember a show where Roland Martin was fishing with Bob Izumi. You remember that one? I think Bob said that a 3 lb north country fish might be 6 or 7 years old. Maybe your fish was seriously geriatric. – Mu
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Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I
I think they play them until they can’t move anymore. I prefer to catch my fish, wheel them in quickly & let them go. I don’t see the need to play with them unless they’re really putting up a big fight & you can’t bring them in easily. — Mark CT Bass Fishing –http://skippermark.com/ To reply to me directly remove the NOSPAM from my e-mail address
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And why do they always have these bass fishing shows on Saturday mornings?
They’re also on Sunday evenings, 6PM I think on the east coast. I usually record them if I can’t watch them on Saturday, plus that way you can get rid of all the commercials & condense 4 hours of fishing into 1. — Mark CT Bass Fishing –http://skippermark.com/ To reply to me directly remove the NOSPAM from my e-mail address
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I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong?
I don’t know Brady. When I hold a finish vertical by the lower jaw (not wrenching it out – just letting the fish hang), it always seems to have what I thought was a disorienting and somehow immobilizing affect on them and they don’t squirm. Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference?
Don’t know again. Sometimes the TV guys probably hold the fish out of the water longer than you know, trying to get good camera shots or whatever, and some of that gets edited out. By that time the bass is slowly suffocating and is probably half unconscious. When I release them, they sit there for a second (reorienting themselves?) and then usually splash me with water with their tails on their way out. On occasion, the larger ones especially will just kind of meander off, like they own the place (which they kind of do.) Regards, Jeff
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I’ve noticed when release small bass they leave in a hurry but the larger one lazily swim off. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? I don’t know Brady. When I hold a finish vertical by the lower jaw (not wrenching it out – just letting the fish hang), it always seems to have what I thought was a disorienting and somehow immobilizing affect on them and they don’t squirm. Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference? Don’t know again. Sometimes the TV guys probably hold the fish out of the water longer than you know, trying to get good camera shots or whatever, and some of that gets edited out. By that time the bass is slowly suffocating and is probably half unconscious. When I release them, they sit there for a second (reorienting themselves?) and then usually splash me with water with their tails on their way out. On occasion, the larger ones especially will just kind of meander off, like they own the place (which they kind of do.) Regards, Jeff
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The larger ones also put up less of a fight! Guess, just like fat old men, they move slower! (Wouldn’t know for sure personally, as I am under 60 years and less than 170 pounds!) — Good fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve noticed when release small bass they leave in a hurry but the larger one lazily swim off. I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? I don’t know Brady. When I hold a finish vertical by the lower jaw (not wrenching it out – just letting the fish hang), it always seems to have what I thought was a disorienting and somehow immobilizing affect on them and they don’t squirm. Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference? Don’t know again. Sometimes the TV guys probably hold the fish out of the water longer than you know, trying to get good camera shots or whatever, and some of that gets edited out. By that time the bass is slowly suffocating and is probably half unconscious. When I release them, they sit there for a second (reorienting themselves?) and then usually splash me with water with their tails on their way out. On occasion, the larger ones especially will just kind of meander off, like they own the place (which they kind of do.) Regards, Jeff
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Gee…I suppose next; you will be telling us that pro wrestling is a fake too. Seriously, I do not disagree that much of the “show” is put together in the editing room. It is probably a lot like our memories, we recall easily the bite, fight, and landing of any nice fish but soon forget the rain, cold, wind, and hours without so much as a nibble. Every once in a while some down home honesty shines through…like this past weekend when Bill Dance “joked” that the reason he does not use live bait….He does not have any live bait sponsors. Good Fish’n ….snipped…. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ever see the ones where they cut from a view of the fisherman fighting the fish and then suddenly the camera is underwater and you see what the fish is actually doing? You think they have an underwater cameraman? The camera is probably close to the boat and the fish, once it’s sufficiently subdued, can be led near the lens. Then in post production you can splice in pieces of the video clips to make it look like you are watching the fish as the angler is masterfully playing it out. – Mu
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Mu, I agree with you except on one point: If they showed the entire fight, it would not be boring to most in this news group! It might cut down on how many informercials they could show! And why do they always have these bass fishing shows on Saturday mornings? Damn, I am on the water any day I don’t have to work and can slip out before the wife has her first cup of coffee! — Good fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Don’t let ‘em fool ya, Brady. Those were fish that were caught from an aquarium made to look like a lake through the use of camera tricks. The fish are trained not to be scared of humans. (not entirely joking here as some ponds might as well be aquariums). Seriously though, most of the bass I catch remain fairly feisty too and swim off rather quickly. Sometimes in their panic, or anger(?) 
they run right into my legs. If you fight a fish for a long time it will tend to swim off slowly. The TV shows are meant to be entertaining and they don’t always show the entire fight – if everything were shown in real-time then it’d be quite boring. Maybe the directors feel that a slowly departing fish is more interesting for the viewer and thus will choose more of those type of video clips for actual airing on TV. Ever see the ones where they cut from a view of the fisherman fighting the fish and then suddenly the camera is underwater and you see what the fish is actually doing? You think they have an underwater cameraman? The camera is probably close to the boat and the fish, once it’s sufficiently subdued, can be led near the lens. Then in post production you can splice in pieces of the video clips to make it look like you are watching the fish as the angler is masterfully playing it out. – Mu I have a question regarding fish handling techniques. I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference?
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Because, apparently, you are handling the beauties the proper way. When I fish local club tournaments, the bass have no problem swimming off quickly as long as I am willing to walk out into at least a foot of water and gently slip him or her into the water, with its nose pointing toward the deep water. (P.S., check out Warren’s CPR post, if you haven’t already read it!) — Good fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales!
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a question regarding fish handling techniques. I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference? Thanks, Brady
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I have a question regarding fish handling techniques. I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference? Thanks, Brady
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Don’t let ‘em fool ya, Brady. Those were fish that were caught from an aquarium made to look like a lake through the use of camera tricks. The fish are trained not to be scared of humans. (not entirely joking here as some ponds might as well be aquariums). Seriously though, most of the bass I catch remain fairly feisty too and swim off rather quickly. Sometimes in their panic, or anger(?) they run right into my legs. If you fight a fish for a long time it will tend to swim off slowly. The TV shows are meant to be entertaining and they don’t always show the entire fight – if everything were shown in real-time then it’d be quite boring. Maybe the directors feel that a slowly departing fish is more interesting for the viewer and thus will choose more of those type of video clips for actual airing on TV. Ever see the ones where they cut from a view of the fisherman fighting the fish and then suddenly the camera is underwater and you see what the fish is actually doing? You think they have an underwater cameraman? The camera is probably close to the boat and the fish, once it’s sufficiently subdued, can be led near the lens. Then in post production you can splice in pieces of the video clips to make it look like you are watching the fish as the angler is masterfully playing it out. – Mu – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a question regarding fish handling techniques. I see the pros on TV always grab the bass by the bottom jaw, at which point the bass freezes and stays perfectly still. When I try that, they start jumping like they’ve been hit by a cattle prod. What am I doing wrong? Another thing that bothers me – when the pros on TV release their catch, the fish generally lies in place for a second, then slowly swims off. When I release mine (which I always do), they tear off like they’re swimming for their life. Why the difference?
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I’ll probably stay at the Eddy Creek lodge and will fish eddy and south to Donaldson & Hopson including Little River. Fishing mostly the east side of the lake. Anyone know of any consistent spots? Thanks for any help