so i ended up going to newport news park today on a canoe, my friend was catching lil one right off the bat, but i was like screw that. so it started heating up and i pulled out worm with a bullet weight. i had not caught anything all day. its about 11:50 am and its hot as balls. i cast right out past this tree out in the sun in way deeper water. i reel i reel, then BAM! i start fighting this hog. i knew it was huge. felt like i was fighting a log! then he took off. setting my drag real low i tired him and cradeled his tired ass in the boat :]



sorry, these are from my phone
then i caught a 2/3 pound pike, it was not expected, he also took one of the hooks on the crankbat....thats bastard, i almost batted him with the paddle, bitch ass started jumping towards me in the boat, i was like "oh hell no" and grabbed the paddle haha. so yeah, overall great fishing adventure that only took like 2 hours

 

nice

 

the avg size of the bass I take from pendleton are about that size, just a bit fatter(I guess from swimming against stronger current as the body of water is connected from owl creek, that or their food supply is plentiful).

Nice catch, shouldnt hold them like that though if you're planning on releasing, forget why but its not good for them. Also, amazing for phone pics.

 

yeah i've always held them like that, i gues i picked it up from watching the pros do it when i was a kid

 

we caught a 12lb catfish in the james river does that count??

 

ever eaten river cat before?

 

nah not really, i dont really like eating the fish i catch out of the freshwater around here. seems gross.

 

try the fish&game website, it lists the toxicity levels in area bodies of water, I mean, obviously I wouldnt eat anything caught at trashmore, but some areas around here produce healthy catch, and good eating.

 

Bream and crappie are the best fresh water eating. I dont know if the bite is going to be on this weekend. Looks pretty wet and this cold snap may send them deep.

 

yeah i had to go deep for mine, and i hate it cuz its not as fun haha