1. Im going to miss you Morris! The very first time we went fishing you put me on my first 10lb Bass. A couple years later, I destroyed that with my PB: 12lbs 12oz. ...more Keep a spot open for me in the boat till we meet again Brother! ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿปโค

    1. RIP brother Morris! You will be sorely missed!
    2. Wow ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
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  2. We lost one of the greatest fisherman, and one of the nicest men on the face of the Earth Monday morning. Morris Campbell, my Brother, you will be missed by one ...more and all. I hope my Dad was there to welcome you and to go fishing with you in the big lake in the sky! I love you Brother, I will miss you and all of the fishing we were yet to do........ Anyone that ever fished with Morris, please post a photo to share with everyone. And share your stories in his honor!

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you George, Shawn and Scott. Yes Scott, he was THE BEST! From the very first time I met Morris, I knew we were going to be brothers for life. I have a place ...more in my heart that is empty, but someday I will be with him again.... side by side reeling in the big ones!
    2. Scott S 0
      So sad to hear this news. I'm disappointed that I missed the opportunity to fish with Morris. He seemed like a genuine "good guy" from all of the conversations ...more I had with him.
    3. RIP!
    4. RIP
    5. Kelly Smith 0
      Thank you for sharing Robert. Amen to all of the above. I will post today. Lots of great fish stories with โ€œMy Captain.โ€๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŽฃ
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  3. Let the gill swim around for almost 3 hours without a hit. Was it the bait? Or no bigger bass around? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ I had the rest of the poles carried back to truck but ...more left the bobber out while I was packing. I reached down to reel it in and leave, and this guy was on the other end. SHARKY RETURNS!!!!!! But is it really SHARKY????? Crazy stats: -5 years ago Dad catches it: 27" exactly 8lbs -1 year ago Mason catches it: 29" 9lbs 1oz - I catch it today: 28" 7lbs 10oz Soooo, can a catfish shrink? I mean, really, what are the odds there are TWO sharky cats in this pond???????? Slim to None!!!!!!๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

    7 lb. 10 oz. 28.0 in. Channel Catfish with a Live Bluegill

    1. Scott ODay 0
      incredible
    2. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Scott๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    3. Scott Christman 0
      Real nice cat Robert.
    4. Robert Coleman 0
      I like that better than Sharky. Thanks Capt๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    5. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Jaws๐Ÿฆˆ
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Jeff, George & Rick๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    7. Robert Coleman 0
      Bryan..... well Chris knows that all too well! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ
    8. Rick S 0
      All nice catches!
    9. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice kitty! You do know that we humans shrink with age? ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿค™๐Ÿป
    10. George Horvath 0
      Nice ๐Ÿ‘
    11. Jeff Beers 0
      Nice catch! Crazy history behind it.
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  4. Second crappie only produced a small bass. Put out a bluegill while casting the plastic worm. This guy popped it on the first cast.

    2 lb. 9 oz. Largemouth Bass with a Blk/Gld Culprit plastic worm

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Lol, maybe for Chris, not me Morris๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
    2. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      get the net๐Ÿคฃ
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks guys๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      Keep โ€˜โ€˜em coming brother!๐Ÿค™๐Ÿป
    5. George Horvath 0
      Nice ๐Ÿ˜Š
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  5. First hit, bobber down....... I think he's got a crappie in that belly. 20" 3lbs 13oz

    3 lb. 13 oz. 20.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a Live Crappie

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks David๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    2. David Thering 0
      nice
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Dave๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    4. Dave Jerry 0
      nice job Robert
    5. Robert Coleman 0
      Shroom season is over here Bryan, back to fishing๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks George๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice Largie! Good to see you back at it Robert! ๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
    8. George Horvath 0
      Nice one โ˜๏ธ
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  6. Just for Chris! Hard time catching anything small enough for bait. Postspawn, so there were very few biting. Took a while, but managed to get a few eventually. ...more Luckily I had a couple small crappies from another pond to start with.

    Bluegill with a Nightcrawler

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Frank๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    2. Frank Yamada 0
      Slab!
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks guys๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice Gill! ๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿค™
    5. George Horvath 0
      Nice ๐Ÿ‘
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  7. FINALLY!!!!!!! It Begins!

    Mushrooms with a Eagle Eye

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks B๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    2. Robert Coleman 0
      Lmao Capt ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ
    3. Christopher Pereira 0
      don't forget to do the math on my 9lbs 6oz caught on the tiny ice rod. i'm way beyond the puny 12 lbs on a regular rod club
    4. b ripoer 0
      Good eating
    5. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Robert found the gingerbread house 15 minutes after he found the mushrooms ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Lol Bryan๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคค
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Mmmm! Rice pilaf with some shrimp tempura and steamed vegetables๐Ÿ˜‹
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Woohoo Congrats Dave๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
    9. Dave Jerry 0
      nice job Robert, got into some today myself
    10. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you Debbie. Next batch I am definitely having fish with them. ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    11. Robert Coleman 0
      Ohhhh Chris..... talk to me when you're in the 12lb Club๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
    12. Christopher Pereira 0
      can't catch fish so goes flower picking instead.... sad
    13. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Those are nice sized looking shrooms Robert! Have to fry some fish up with those tasty treats!
    14. Robert Coleman 0
      First batch of the year..... I ate them all! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ
    15. Scott S 0
      Good eating Robert, I'm jealous. I used to find those on my parents property years ago.
    16. George Horvath 0
      Nice ๐Ÿ‘
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  8. Had 2 runs with the live gill. First one dropped it, but not the second one. He had quite the battle scar from hitting something.

    7 lb. 9 oz. Channel Catfish with a Live Bluegill

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Lance๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    2. Lance Spencer 0
      Great catch!
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you Stan! ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    4. Stan Halulko 0
      Very nice!
    5. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you Brother๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    6. Josh Sommerville 0
      Nice one brother๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    7. Robert Coleman 0
      Ray: turned it lose to battle another day. This pond has a healthy balance. Didn't want to disrupt that.
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Bryan ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    9. Deleted 0
      Are you going to eat that one?
    10. Deleted 0
      Are you going to eat that one?
    11. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice bruiser! Donโ€™t you just feel bad when you either catch a battle scarred warrior like that or a fish thatโ€™s malnourished? ๐Ÿ˜œ
      One the fattest pig Trout that ...more Iโ€™ve caught had a horrible mangled gill plate but that didnโ€™t stop it from eating! Nice work Robert๐Ÿค™๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿป
    12. Robert Coleman 0
      Lmao Morris! It's a dog eat.... ๐Ÿ˜cat world out there! ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
    13. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Rick and Chad๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    14. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Robert bites them when his net is too small๐Ÿ˜†
    15. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice catch Robert!!๐ŸŽฃ
    16. Rick S 0
      Big kitty!
    17. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks George๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    18. Robert Coleman 0
      Lol Tim! That's how he came out of the water.
    19. George Horvath 0
      Nice one โ˜๏ธ
    20. Tim Crowley 0
      Nice! Sure you didnโ€™t use a baseball bat to help land him?
    21. Robert Coleman 0
      There's bigger in there Capt.,... next time! ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    22. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      big Kitty
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  9. Headed to a farm pond this morning. Had a hard time catching gills small enough for bait. Finally found some on crawler, but these things were hitting a 3" ...more grub.

    Bluegill with a Berkley PowerBait 3 in. Ribbontail Grubs

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      That they do Scott๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    2. Scott Christman 0
      A pail full of those makes an awesome fish fry.
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Josh & John๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    4. john stimson 0
      nice
    5. Josh Sommerville 0
      SLABS ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Bryan๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Beautiful Gills!๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿป๐Ÿค™
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Rick๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    9. Rick S 0
      Huge bluegill
    10. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks guys๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
    11. David Thering 0
      nice
    12. George Horvath 0
      Big one โ˜๏ธ
    13. Tim Crowley 0
      Nice problem to have.
    14. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      bluegill filets
    15. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      bluegill filets
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  10. Just for you Morris! Found a rod and reel laying on the boat at the pond. Needless to say, they weren't hitting the topwater plugs today! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

    Largemouth Bass with a Topwater

    1. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      nope!!!!!๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2. Tim Crowley 0
      Always worthwhile throwing a topwater! We are truly addicted.
    3. George Horvath 0
      Drill a hole
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿฅถ
    5. Debbie Ferguson 0
      ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Nice farm Robert!
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About

I live in Iowa City, IA. Love to fish for anything that swims! Have the Iowa River close by and lots of farm ponds. Travel north every year ...more for ice fishing trip and once during the summer. Can't wait to try deep sea fishing and notch that one off of my bucket list.


Fishing Favorites

  • Species Smallmouth, Largemouth, Walleyes
  • Waterway Wherever there is water!
  • Lure Crankbaits, plastics and live bait

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