HESBROS
02-16-2009, 09:41 AM
I am sure you guys and girls are getting tired of my NPH reports, but I am on a mission to catch a 3lb or better Spottie, so here goes!
Decided to put in a half days work Sunday (Sunday was my Pres. Day Holiday since I am off on Monday anyways). Anyways, I got to NPH about 1730, trying to beat the Southerly winds that were forecast for the evening. When I arrived there was about a 5 mph wind out of the southwest which as great putting the wind at my back. I started off at 15th St again throwing a Booyah Spinner Bait, got no results after numerous casts. Changed the rig to a Berkley Gulp Nulcear Chicken Jerk Shad on a small darter head. Threw it around 15th as well with no results. Decided to work my way towards 10th st. Dont actaully remember where I was when I picked up my first fish. Nothing huge.
Look Steve, Berkley Gulp!!!!!!!!!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1454.jpg
Kept working south and got another on the same bait.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1458.jpg
Got another on the Berkley GB. Pretty close to 12th st.
A decent fish.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1460.jpg
Was not long after the last fish that the wind was shifting to the south and making casting into the right spots more difficult and I lost my Gulp bait to a dock. Again I was bummed since the one I was using was my very last that I just happened to find in a zip lock in my back pack.
Hmmmm, was not sure what to try next so I went with a 3 in. BH Halloween on a 1/4 oz red lead head.
By now I was on my way back up to 15th where I parked. Hitting all the same spots on the return trip. Ended up getting this one at the same spot as the one in the last pic, could be the same fish for all I know!
Nicer fish non the less.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1461.jpg
When I got back to 15th st, I decided to throw a few more cast there. Near the docks just south of 15th I hooked up on a nicer fish, spottie? Halibut? Will never know, it started taking drag and took me under the dock towards a piling, I was using 8lb line so the minute the line touched the piling that was all she wrote. I was bummed and cursed the 8lb line for a few miutes.
Once again, besides the fish in the last paragraph I missed or lost many other fish. Lots of short bites and short hook ups, rod would go bendo then they would pop off!
I was done and back in my truck heading home at 2100 with the mission not accomplished.
Eddie
Decided to put in a half days work Sunday (Sunday was my Pres. Day Holiday since I am off on Monday anyways). Anyways, I got to NPH about 1730, trying to beat the Southerly winds that were forecast for the evening. When I arrived there was about a 5 mph wind out of the southwest which as great putting the wind at my back. I started off at 15th St again throwing a Booyah Spinner Bait, got no results after numerous casts. Changed the rig to a Berkley Gulp Nulcear Chicken Jerk Shad on a small darter head. Threw it around 15th as well with no results. Decided to work my way towards 10th st. Dont actaully remember where I was when I picked up my first fish. Nothing huge.
Look Steve, Berkley Gulp!!!!!!!!!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1454.jpg
Kept working south and got another on the same bait.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1458.jpg
Got another on the Berkley GB. Pretty close to 12th st.
A decent fish.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1460.jpg
Was not long after the last fish that the wind was shifting to the south and making casting into the right spots more difficult and I lost my Gulp bait to a dock. Again I was bummed since the one I was using was my very last that I just happened to find in a zip lock in my back pack.
Hmmmm, was not sure what to try next so I went with a 3 in. BH Halloween on a 1/4 oz red lead head.
By now I was on my way back up to 15th where I parked. Hitting all the same spots on the return trip. Ended up getting this one at the same spot as the one in the last pic, could be the same fish for all I know!
Nicer fish non the less.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_1461.jpg
When I got back to 15th st, I decided to throw a few more cast there. Near the docks just south of 15th I hooked up on a nicer fish, spottie? Halibut? Will never know, it started taking drag and took me under the dock towards a piling, I was using 8lb line so the minute the line touched the piling that was all she wrote. I was bummed and cursed the 8lb line for a few miutes.
Once again, besides the fish in the last paragraph I missed or lost many other fish. Lots of short bites and short hook ups, rod would go bendo then they would pop off!
I was done and back in my truck heading home at 2100 with the mission not accomplished.
Eddie