Pictures I heart Alabama rivers!! warning pic heavy

Jump n Fish · 10-11-2008, 11:54 PM

Took a drive early this morning to meet a kayaking partner on a river near Birmingham, Alabama. This was an absolutely beautiful river with clear greenish water and neat rock formations. The fishing proved very good and I got into some of the biggest bass I've caught in a small creek.

We got so many nice fish today, I'm just gonna post some of the better ones.

Here's an all black gar that was caught on a crankbait.

Here's a couple good'ns that my friend took of me

Hefty spotted bass

Here's an elusive Coosa Basin Redeye Bass that my friend caught.

Hefty river largemouth

My buddy with a couple pretty spots

Here's a few of my other fish,
Few more nice largemouths

Then a couple spotted bass including this pig as my personal best

And a few scenery shots. What a great day it was!

Jump n Fish · 10-12-2008, 12:02 AM

Few more pics

Big Johnson · 10-12-2008, 12:04 AM

Thanks for sharing the awesome pictures... I want a fishing kayak something terrible...

Hopefully next spring I can make a run for one... Looking at the Ocean Prowler...

Trout Bum · 10-12-2008, 01:14 AM

That is a NICE haul of bass! Wow. I'm still thinking flyrod...

Jump n Fish · 10-12-2008, 01:18 AM

Down here, the flyfishers refer to us as "slinging hardware." Pretty good terminology really.

bassnbaseball · 10-12-2008, 01:39 AM

Those are some great pics! That place looks awesome.

tmn515 · 10-12-2008, 02:10 AM

Man, those are so great pics of some nice bass! Congrats on a great outing!

Troy

Riverd8 · 10-12-2008, 03:25 AM

Wow, that looks like a blast!

**holdemplyer** · 10-12-2008, 07:08 AM

JnF, I always get a bit excited when I see that you've posted. This was another example of why that happens. Those are some great pictures and very nice fish!!!

livnlrn · 10-12-2008, 08:01 AM

Thanks for sharing. That looks like it would be alot of fun.

Huskeron · 10-12-2008, 10:13 AM

What a beautiful river, and full of fish!
Thanks for posting.

Jim

AnglerX · 10-12-2008, 12:55 PM

Yep! I never get tired of viewing these photos Jump N Fish! I wish we here Nebraska could have the Spotted Bass population like down there. Can you post all the different speices of bass you've caught? Also are you in the green yak? How's the fish finder work in those little creeks? If you are ever up in Nebraska I would take down Salt Creek a world full of mysterious fish to you such as carp, catfish, maybe a walleye or musky, sometimes crappie did I mention carp?

Jump n Fish · 10-12-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AnglerX

Yep! I never get tired of viewing these photos Jump N Fish! I wish we here Nebraska could have the Spotted Bass population like down there. Can you post all the different speices of bass you've caught? Also are you in the green yak? How's the fish finder work in those little creeks? If you are ever up in Nebraska I would take down Salt Creek a world full of mysterious fish to you such as carp, catfish, maybe a walleye or musky, sometimes crappie did I mention carp?

Yeah, I'm in the green yak. The fish finder is broken now for some reason, I cracked the lens and I think water got into the display, but normally it works great. Obviously most of the creek you can see the bottom and its not needed, but in the deeper pools its nice to know what you're over. I have found schools of crappie in scour holes in the river over 18 ft deep. I just siliconed the transducer to the inside of the hull, so its absolutely clean on the outside.

If/when I move back to Nebraska I can't wait to try it out on the creeks and rivers. A skinny guy like me in this kayak only needs about 3 inches of water to keep from having to portage, but with a little speed you can usually slide over short areas or less like a tree down or rocks. I'm confident enough in this kayak, I'd have no problem taking it on the Missouri as well (with a pfd of course). Strangely I haven't seen a carp in any of these rivers/creeks yet. Lots of gar and sucker fish but no carp

.

As far as the different species of bass I've caught, really have only been Largemouth, Spotted, and Redeye. But here is an excellent post by another kayaker down here that shows about every species of black bass that exist in the Southeastern river systems.
Mississippi River Fishing :: View topic - What the heck kinda bass is that?

Bass-Assassin · 10-12-2008, 06:29 PM

The pics look great, some healthy large mouths for sure. The gar is cool too, never seen a black one.
I always get excited when the thread starts with "Pic Heavy". There should be a rule that anyone who starts a thread must have at least 2 pics in it. I don't care if they're completely unrelated, two pics minimum!

The more the better.

waleygator · 10-12-2008, 10:23 PM

Great pictures! Love the gar pix. Sure there aren't "gators" in them waters? Our bass are growing bigger now that you're there and not fishing our lake! Hope you make it back this way soon...Art

LundLover · 10-12-2008, 11:07 PM

outstanding pics!

10-11-2008, 11:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jump n Fish Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Laurel, MS Posts: 482 Thanks: 12 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	I heart Alabama rivers!! warning pic heavy Took a drive early this morning to meet a kayaking partner on a river near Birmingham, Alabama. This was an absolutely beautiful river with clear greenish water and neat rock formations. The fishing proved very good and I got into some of the biggest bass I've caught in a small creek. We got so many nice fish today, I'm just gonna post some of the better ones. Here's an all black gar that was caught on a crankbait. Here's a couple good'ns that my friend took of me Hefty spotted bass Here's an elusive Coosa Basin Redeye Bass that my friend caught. Hefty river largemouth My buddy with a couple pretty spots Here's a few of my other fish, Few more nice largemouths Then a couple spotted bass including this pig as my personal best And a few scenery shots. What a great day it was! __________________ We accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have about three seconds to live.

10-12-2008, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jump n Fish Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Laurel, MS Posts: 482 Thanks: 12 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	Few more pics __________________ We accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have about three seconds to live.

10-12-2008, 12:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Big Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Columbus Posts: 243 Thanks: 39 Thanked 47 Times in 23 Posts	Thanks for sharing the awesome pictures... I want a fishing kayak something terrible... Hopefully next spring I can make a run for one... Looking at the Ocean Prowler... __________________ Regards, Rob Johnson

10-12-2008, 01:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trout Bum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Millard Posts: 732 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That is a NICE haul of bass! Wow. I'm still thinking flyrod... __________________ "The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." - John Gierach

10-12-2008, 01:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jump n Fish Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Laurel, MS Posts: 482 Thanks: 12 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	Down here, the flyfishers refer to us as "slinging hardware." Pretty good terminology really. __________________ We accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have about three seconds to live.

10-12-2008, 01:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
bassnbaseball 2008 Catch & Continue Champion (18 and Under) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fremont Posts: 450 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Those are some great pics! That place looks awesome.

10-12-2008, 02:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
tmn515 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 679 Thanks: 61 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Man, those are so great pics of some nice bass! Congrats on a great outing! Troy

10-12-2008, 03:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Riverd8 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 97 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wow, that looks like a blast!

10-12-2008, 07:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
holdemplyer Director Join Date: May 2007 Location: hunting for Kenzies MA gill!!! Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 2,412 Thanks: 105 Thanked 137 Times in 79 Posts	JnF, I always get a bit excited when I see that you've posted. This was another example of why that happens. Those are some great pictures and very nice fish!!! __________________ And one of the Disciples of the Float Tube said, Feb. 22nd, 2009, there shall be open water. So it was said, so it shall be.

10-12-2008, 08:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
livnlrn Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 380 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Thanks for sharing. That looks like it would be alot of fun.

10-12-2008, 10:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
Huskeron Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NW Omaha Posts: 232 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	What a beautiful river, and full of fish! Thanks for posting. Jim

10-12-2008, 12:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
AnglerX Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where the shad are.. Posts: 2,595 Thanks: 11 Thanked 54 Times in 22 Posts	Yep! I never get tired of viewing these photos Jump N Fish! I wish we here Nebraska could have the Spotted Bass population like down there. Can you post all the different speices of bass you've caught? Also are you in the green yak? How's the fish finder work in those little creeks? If you are ever up in Nebraska I would take down Salt Creek a world full of mysterious fish to you such as carp, catfish, maybe a walleye or musky, sometimes crappie did I mention carp? __________________ Keeper of the Blue Bucket ...

10-12-2008, 06:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bass-Assassin 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 121 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	The pics look great, some healthy large mouths for sure. The gar is cool too, never seen a black one. I always get excited when the thread starts with "Pic Heavy". There should be a rule that anyone who starts a thread must have at least 2 pics in it. I don't care if they're completely unrelated, two pics minimum! The more the better.

10-12-2008, 10:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
waleygator Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Weeping Water, NE Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 926 Thanks: 42 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Great pictures! Love the gar pix. Sure there aren't "gators" in them waters? Our bass are growing bigger now that you're there and not fishing our lake! Hope you make it back this way soon...Art

10-12-2008, 11:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
LundLover Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 32 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	outstanding pics! __________________ I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. - Augusten Burroughs

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