Strange bass day

PaulT · 07-09-11, 05:14 AM

Good Morning!
MrsT and I have been on vacation this week and fished most days.
It was an off & on kinda week.
Thursday, I decided we'd hit a reservoir that we stumbled upon last year where we were hitting some bass and some crazy pickerel.
Figured with just the trolling motor, and that we each had a day that we got skunked this week, this would be a sure bet. Fair amount of weeds, average depth 10' with one area up to 20'.

I was using a red 5" worm, & had some little hits (likely perch and sunfish). Finally got a decent hit and the worm came back missing half his tail. No worries though, the pickerel will hit just about anything, so I kept tossing the same 'new and improved' worm. Tossed it in the same spot a couple more times and hooked him! Got him into the boat and it was a rainbow trout

Nice fish, about 12" long. Would have been dinner had I brought something to put him in, but wasn't planning on keeping any Bass or Pickerel.

OK, change tactic. Put on a rooster tail and tossed it a few times...WHAM Finally, I've hooked a bass...Nope, another trout, even bigger than the last one!

Didn't get much of anything after that, just a nice day on the water with the Mrs. Watched Mr. Crane fishing a little while, & had a visit from a doe with a fawn tagging along (grass is too high to see the fawn)

& that's my day of 'easy bass/pickerel fishing'

bamabassman · 07-09-11, 09:21 AM

that is jsut fantastic paul, glad you and the mrs. had so much fun. thans for the pics too. love pics man!

PaulT · 07-09-11, 11:45 AM

Got a new Nikon for Father's day Bama, so more and more pictures will be coming.

Hopefully of bigger and bigger fish!

Bassboss · 07-09-11, 02:49 PM

Sounds like a fine day on the water paul!

keithdog · 07-09-11, 09:00 PM

Congrats on the breakthrough with the Rooster tail! Nice pics to. Thanks for sharring.

MallenManson · 07-10-11, 06:16 PM

Sounds like an enjoyable day. Seein all the different wildlife on display is always a plus

07-09-11, 05:14 AM	#1
PaulT BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 50	Strange bass day Good Morning! MrsT and I have been on vacation this week and fished most days. It was an off & on kinda week. Thursday, I decided we'd hit a reservoir that we stumbled upon last year where we were hitting some bass and some crazy pickerel. Figured with just the trolling motor, and that we each had a day that we got skunked this week, this would be a sure bet. Fair amount of weeds, average depth 10' with one area up to 20'. I was using a red 5" worm, & had some little hits (likely perch and sunfish). Finally got a decent hit and the worm came back missing half his tail. No worries though, the pickerel will hit just about anything, so I kept tossing the same 'new and improved' worm. Tossed it in the same spot a couple more times and hooked him! Got him into the boat and it was a rainbow trout Nice fish, about 12" long. Would have been dinner had I brought something to put him in, but wasn't planning on keeping any Bass or Pickerel. OK, change tactic. Put on a rooster tail and tossed it a few times...WHAM Finally, I've hooked a bass...Nope, another trout, even bigger than the last one! Didn't get much of anything after that, just a nice day on the water with the Mrs. Watched Mr. Crane fishing a little while, & had a visit from a doe with a fawn tagging along (grass is too high to see the fawn) & that's my day of 'easy bass/pickerel fishing' __________________ Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne

07-09-11, 09:21 AM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	that is jsut fantastic paul, glad you and the mrs. had so much fun. thans for the pics too. love pics man! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-09-11, 11:45 AM	#3
PaulT BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 50	Got a new Nikon for Father's day Bama, so more and more pictures will be coming. Hopefully of bigger and bigger fish! __________________ Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne

07-09-11, 02:49 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Sounds like a fine day on the water paul! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

07-09-11, 09:00 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Congrats on the breakthrough with the Rooster tail! Nice pics to. Thanks for sharring. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-10-11, 06:16 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Sounds like an enjoyable day. Seein all the different wildlife on display is always a plus __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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