Here is a trimmed video of a frog fish I caught last Sunday. There is a debate on whether you should set the hook right away or give it a second to feel the weight. I like to give them a second before cracking em. Are you guys quick hook setters or do you let them eat it a second?
in 🎣 suf
May 19
• Edited (May 19, 2026)
I feel like if I explain the context, it will be better to understand what I am asking.
I broke down a lake before my league night. I had never fished it before and I rigged everything for what I expected to be and felt confident in the night before. As it turned out I was correct on gaging what I needed. However, I felt a little overwhelmed with how I was fishing. I really felt like I wasn’t “downloading” the information as effectively or efficiently as I could. As the week went by, I felt like I needed to start with a baseline to gauge what I would need to correct. Return speed, depth and plotting my points of attack.
So my question is do you all have a plan/baseline when you’re fishing? What does something like that look like. What are the things that are most important to you, that start out with that stay consistent and adjust over the period of time?
Obviously technique will dictate a lot.
May 19
in 📷 fishpics
May 18
• Edited (May 18, 2026)
Fishers of Hope, Tony Watkins, will be holding a Bass Boat, biggest 3 bass, tournament on LAKE LANIER on August 1st to help me out with my 2 grandchildren... I'll be a co-angler in it too.. its a 50/50 benefit tournament with 50% going to prize money and 50% going to help me with the children. If you're in the area and love to fish Lake Lanier, meet us there. There will be a weigh-in and food vendors and all kind of stuff going on from what I understand.
in 🎣 suf
May 17
• Edited (May 17, 2026)
Sharing my feel good story,
I am a captain for the local High school Fishing club, Osceola Anglers, This was my first year, I was assigned a team and 3 weeks later my wife fell and broke her ankle and was immobile for 3 months so I had to step back and was put in as a back up captain, Only captained in 3 tournaments, Yesterday was a Student Angler event 1 club member and 1 middle school student. We had a good day and Brayden was my club member. I went to todays tournament and my services were not needed so I went fishing for a few hours (Caught that 10.2) went home, ate some lunch and headed to the club weigh in. While there Braydens dad came up to me and started a conversation, He told me how much Brayden enjoyed fishing with me, We talked a few other topics then he said, i am just going to be straight, Brayden wants you to Captain for him next year, That right there is telling me I must be doing something right. Brayden and I talked a lot about fishing, Confidence baits and tactics, so i think it is a good fit, but it sure brightened my day just being asked that by his father.
in 🎣 suf
May 17
• Edited (May 18, 2026)
Brian.. is this SUF bass challenge our one biggest bass or total length of our biggest 5? Sorry im not up to date, I can't find it in the rules either..
Biggest 1 bass? (Total inches)
or
Biggest 5 bass? (Total inches)
in 🎣 suf
May 16
Todays tournament was 730 blast off, 1130 weigh in. I was paird with a High school club angler and a Middle school kid who had very little fishing experience. I rigged up a rod for him with a Wacky rig because if you cannot catch them on a wacky, you should give up fishing, at least here in Florida.
730 to 930 we were a solid top 5, then the gator came in and killed our spot, only picked up a few after that, fell to 14th. Winning bag was 41 pounds, Captain for them has been fishing this lake for years and had knowledge that I did not.
We ended the morning with 14 fish, biggest was a 3.78, caught by our middle schooler, Made my day, and his parents were so thankful, made me a winner for the day.
And now the crazy, my club member caught a 5 foot gator and I caught, Get ready for this one Brian Latimer, almost 1 3/4 Crappie, On a SMH with a 6 inch stick bait in 4 ft of water. Shaky head for the win for sure.