casting call
08-15-2011, 07:54 AM
I got off work at 5pm and went straight to the asian market for some Bonito and Mack. Fought the traffic and finally got to the lake around 7.
Setup in between Team Woodward and Hooks - sorry I didnt say hi hooks, by the time I was settled, my ex gf called me and you pulled anchor and took off before I could say hi. Team Woodward relocated as well, so I was by myself at that spot.
They were setting up for a rave and were testing out their sound system, so it wasnt too bad as far as the music goes.
I was tired of getting broken off last week, so this time I was prepared with upgraded line. I had 25lb P-line Cxx on one reel and straight 30lb braided line on the other. I casted straight into the mouth of the intimidation factor called sunken branches. The rod with the braided line gets hit at around 830 and even though I felt every abrasion the catfish was taking me through, I was confident that I would land this kitty. A few minutes later, a nice 4 pounder (estimate).
A few minutes later, the 25lb setup took on a nice cat. This one being bigger.
At one time I had a double hook up, I chose the wrong rod to reel in because that one was a smallish 2lb catfish and while I was bringing in this little guy, my other rod got wrapped up in the structure and as hard as I pulled, there was no way I was going to bring in the catfish, much less getting my hook back. I ended the night with 1 catfish short of my limit.
That night I "only" broke off twice, so Im glad I went heavier. At the cleaning station, I met Hometown and his brother. They had nice stringers. Nice chatting with you Hometown.
I will add pics as soon as I can resize.
Setup in between Team Woodward and Hooks - sorry I didnt say hi hooks, by the time I was settled, my ex gf called me and you pulled anchor and took off before I could say hi. Team Woodward relocated as well, so I was by myself at that spot.
They were setting up for a rave and were testing out their sound system, so it wasnt too bad as far as the music goes.
I was tired of getting broken off last week, so this time I was prepared with upgraded line. I had 25lb P-line Cxx on one reel and straight 30lb braided line on the other. I casted straight into the mouth of the intimidation factor called sunken branches. The rod with the braided line gets hit at around 830 and even though I felt every abrasion the catfish was taking me through, I was confident that I would land this kitty. A few minutes later, a nice 4 pounder (estimate).
A few minutes later, the 25lb setup took on a nice cat. This one being bigger.
At one time I had a double hook up, I chose the wrong rod to reel in because that one was a smallish 2lb catfish and while I was bringing in this little guy, my other rod got wrapped up in the structure and as hard as I pulled, there was no way I was going to bring in the catfish, much less getting my hook back. I ended the night with 1 catfish short of my limit.
That night I "only" broke off twice, so Im glad I went heavier. At the cleaning station, I met Hometown and his brother. They had nice stringers. Nice chatting with you Hometown.
I will add pics as soon as I can resize.