14 hours.............

[RumRiverRat]

Anyone going to be on the water at midnight?

The Bed fishing is going to epic this year.

A long drawn out spawn means lots of time to tantilize the fat girls and catch guarding males.

[Lals]

I am too old to start that early... How long will you be out? I would imagine well into the day to get a look at some of the big girls on the beds? Please send a report, the best of luck!

[RK]

I'll be out early opening morning...wading a small stream in SW MN drifting cutbait for channel cats My father-in-law is a 92 year old WWII veteran, and we spend every Memorial Day weekend with him, so I'll be fishing cats instead of bass.

Taking a day or two off next week to go get after the bass though, and I'll probably have the lake to myself

Good luck on opener everyone... Have fun and be safe.

[BTL]

I will be out on Sunday and every day of the following 2 weeks.

I'm glad the weather is warming up. Last year at this time the water was still cool and I never got on a good topwater bite. If the pads are up I plan on doing a good bit of frogging.

[RumRiverRat]

Going to fish until 7 or 8am then family fun at the Minnesota Zoo.

I do not have to be back to work until June 2nd.

So I will be fishing everyday until then.

[RuddyDuck]

No midnight Bass partying for me! I hope to get out at about 6:00am. I need my Beauty Sleep!

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

I have been carrying a zoom craw with me all day. man!

[CAMAN]

I will be on the lake at about 5am cruising the rock piles for smallies.

[Craigums]

I think I'm going to try fighting the crowds on Minnetonka. Won't be launching until ~8AM though

[RumRiverRat]

Boat is load and hook to the truck.

Rolling out in 15 minutes.

Bonus Meteor shower tonight!

[RumRiverRat]

Boat is in the water.

9 minutes

[RumRiverRat]

0108 first fish choked a chatterbait. 13" dink but it is a start.

[RumRiverRat]

Found a fat girl. 20" choked a chatterbait.

[CAMAN]

2 hours of fishing this morning so far has produced 10 largemouth. 2 12-14" and 8 fat healthy 16-17". They all looked to be males that were just moving up. Hopefully there are some nice big females sitting just off the breaks getting ready to move.

[RumRiverRat]

I ended up with 42 in 7 and a half hours. 27 on a chatterbait and 15 on a Northstar Hairy Craw Jig.

Biggest was 20".

Most were 14 to 16. 8 or 9 were in the 17 to 19 range.

Water temp 65 to 68 degrees.

[Stick in Mud]

Wow, very nicely done!

[ukefish]

Wow, I'm jealous. Not a single fish today

[RumRiverRat]

I had a plan and I executed it almost perfectly.

I knew where the fish were going to be, I knew what I wanted to catch them on.

Once I figured out the spot on the spot the hook setting fest began.

On my way out the door to do it again.

[M1dwestF1sh]

Where on the rum were you catching these if you don't mind me asking? I don't need your secret spot but around what city. I live by it down closer to anoka but I imagine this is up a ways? Also any tips would be great! Live so close but never fished it. Going to try today or tomorrow. Can't tell in your pics about your boat but could a 17 foot with a 60hsp be okay?

[RumRiverRat]

Not on the Rum.

On Lake X in Wright County.

Todd S and I fished this morning and did OK, put 20 or so in the boat.

Jigs with a small compact profile with a small chunk trailer in 3 to 7 feet of water hopped and drug on the bottom result in hard thumps and fish choking on your jig.

Northstar Custom Baits Hairy Craw

[RK]

Not on the Rum.

On Lake X in Wright County.

Todd S and I fished this morning and did OK, put 20 or so in the boat.

Jigs with a small compact profile with a small chunk trailer in 3 to 7 feet of water hopped and drug on the bottom result in hard thumps and fish choking on your jig.

Northstar Custom Baits Hairy Craw

I'm a big believer in the idea that how fish take a bait tells you a lot.

When they woof it down like that, you have it pretty well wired

[KickNBass]

Heading out at midnight for bass opener (and posting updates to boot!), if I wasn't at work I would be giving you a standing ovation. Good job!

0108 first fish choked a chatterbait. 13" dink but it is a start.

[RumRiverRat]

I'm a big believer in the idea that how fish take a bait tells you a lot.

When they woof it down like that, you have it pretty well wired

I knew you'd appreciate that pic.

[HellaBass]

Video of my first couple of hours of the opener on Crystal Lake