novel44
10-26-2010, 06:05 PM
Got to the lake at 6:45am with my dad and brother. picked up a few stuff from the shop and headed to the boat launch area.
Lines in the water by 7-7:15... Bite was really slow all day long. Managed to land one trout, 2 Tilapia between the three of us. Tossed every single power bait walmart has to offer. Went with green, orange, yellow, rainbow, redish, garlic, marshmallows, pellets, doughs....nada..
Tried 2# test, 4# test, 6# test (is what caught the tailwalker). messed around with 8-18" leader, hooks, made no difference.
The only trout was landed on a garlic marshmallow and NC combo.
Guy to the left of us using rainbow and orange PB left with 4 or 5. Another guy caught 3 within 30 minutes around 2-2:30pm. The most successful was a guy on a pontoon right in front of us using neon green gulp power worms. I think he had his limit + by 10am. Very nice guy, gave my brother one to try. I ended up using it. Hooked one after the 3rd cast but broke my line as it got close to shore and jumped.
Tossed one or two rods for catfish with shrimp, mac, M&M combo but nothing.
Constant hits on Night Crawlers but no hookups.
By late afternoon my bro was buzzed from a few (or a dozen) beers so he seemed to entertain everyone around by his loud ars remarks and powerhouse hooksets that would have ripped any fish lip.
All in all was a fun trip to be out with dad again ... yeah i'm not going to mention my brother in the fun part lol....I'm not sure i'll go back again unless they are running a 1/2 special or something.
2655626555
ohh the small one was the only fish my bro caught and refused to let it go....
Lines in the water by 7-7:15... Bite was really slow all day long. Managed to land one trout, 2 Tilapia between the three of us. Tossed every single power bait walmart has to offer. Went with green, orange, yellow, rainbow, redish, garlic, marshmallows, pellets, doughs....nada..
Tried 2# test, 4# test, 6# test (is what caught the tailwalker). messed around with 8-18" leader, hooks, made no difference.
The only trout was landed on a garlic marshmallow and NC combo.
Guy to the left of us using rainbow and orange PB left with 4 or 5. Another guy caught 3 within 30 minutes around 2-2:30pm. The most successful was a guy on a pontoon right in front of us using neon green gulp power worms. I think he had his limit + by 10am. Very nice guy, gave my brother one to try. I ended up using it. Hooked one after the 3rd cast but broke my line as it got close to shore and jumped.
Tossed one or two rods for catfish with shrimp, mac, M&M combo but nothing.
Constant hits on Night Crawlers but no hookups.
By late afternoon my bro was buzzed from a few (or a dozen) beers so he seemed to entertain everyone around by his loud ars remarks and powerhouse hooksets that would have ripped any fish lip.
All in all was a fun trip to be out with dad again ... yeah i'm not going to mention my brother in the fun part lol....I'm not sure i'll go back again unless they are running a 1/2 special or something.
2655626555
ohh the small one was the only fish my bro caught and refused to let it go....