t3rry
05-02-2012, 07:51 PM
Got to lake around 7:30 saw a few cars in line. Parked in my usual spot and proceeded to pick apart the lake. Early morning bite was tough. Dark overcast and very gusty winds made for a fun day of fishing regardless of the rough start. I managed to hook into 3 fish and missed 2 hits by 10:30. One of the fish managed to free itself from the hook after a quick head shake above the water. It looked like a HUGE red ear? It had a bright orange color right under the gill area. Conditions changed around 11:00 so I switched baits and few casts later I got snagged on something and 1 firm tug and it just sliced my line.... bummed me out cause that was the last one I had of its kind. I had 1 lure left that matched the conditions and 20 minutes or so later I lose this one too. Did I mention very gusty winds?
While I was dicking around to see what bait I had left, I ran across a teenager who was also fishing for bass. He had about the same success as myself with 2 fish in the 1~2lb range. He was using a similar bait to what I had just lost. We fished near each other and we were equally successful in landing fish. He managed to land a fish that was around 14 ~15 inches that hadn't spawned yet. It was an odd sight. Considering majority of the fish now were guarding their frys.
I ended the day at around 3:30. 7 fish accounted for and almost double that in missed hook sets. My little fishing buddy had around the same figures. They were all about the same size. I wasn't able to take my usual rod / fish pics because all of these fish wouldn't stay still!
I " probably " won't be out there for a good week or two. The fish are becoming more and more unpredictable with bait and I don't feel like carrying a tackle store on my back just to fish for em.
While I was dicking around to see what bait I had left, I ran across a teenager who was also fishing for bass. He had about the same success as myself with 2 fish in the 1~2lb range. He was using a similar bait to what I had just lost. We fished near each other and we were equally successful in landing fish. He managed to land a fish that was around 14 ~15 inches that hadn't spawned yet. It was an odd sight. Considering majority of the fish now were guarding their frys.
I ended the day at around 3:30. 7 fish accounted for and almost double that in missed hook sets. My little fishing buddy had around the same figures. They were all about the same size. I wasn't able to take my usual rod / fish pics because all of these fish wouldn't stay still!
I " probably " won't be out there for a good week or two. The fish are becoming more and more unpredictable with bait and I don't feel like carrying a tackle store on my back just to fish for em.