It wasn't a yawner today!

Rebbasser · 12-23-06, 01:30 AM

Flyrod and I hit our local lake about 10 this morning, and we thought Flyrod jinxed us: He caught one on his first cast-a dink smallie. We didn't get another hit until about 2. We had been working a deep water bluff and no takers so decided to try the dam. I got a nice chunk right off the bat on a dropshot but had a reel malfunction-not backlash-so I had to put the dropshot down. Dang reel wouldn't engage when I turned the handle. Flyrod thought it was a lube problem. I had my doubts-had to whack the reel on the bottom to get it to engage. Got it home, took it apart-there was plenty of lube, so that wasn't the problem. Put it back together and it worked fine-go figure. But, I digress.

I picked up my wacky rig rod and put on a white/blue glimmer Yum Dinger and picked up three on it. Then we started working the south bank away from the dam. Flyrod started catching them on a T-rigged worm and I tried different colored stick baits rigged weedless. I finally settled on a baby bass/pearl laminate Yum Dinger. By 4 we had 10 in the boat and were slowly working back towards the ramp fishing shoreline timber. There is a front approaching, and they turned on after 4. By 5:30 we had boated 19 and stayed until almost dark to try to pick up that 20th fish. We didn't get #20 but both of us had missed several. Every fish came on soft plastics-T-rigs, weightless stick baits and drop shots. It was a beautiful day-sunshine and very gentle wind-all in all a fabulous day on the water with a good fishing buddy.

Christopherkeene9 · 12-23-06, 07:50 AM

Reb I had the same thought to on the front! They turned on for me around 4 and were slamming my little fly.

texasbasser · 12-23-06, 10:57 AM

thanks for the report! do you know anything about braunig reb? me and my dad are going down later this week for redfish and bass.

skeeter944 · 12-23-06, 01:17 PM

sounds like a pretty good day! WTG!

Super Fluke · 12-23-06, 02:34 PM

Thanks for the report.

Rebbasser · 12-23-06, 03:15 PM

tb, I haven't fished Braunig in years. Not a good bass lake IMO so I don't fish it.

texasbasser · 12-23-06, 05:46 PM

yea i know its not targeted for bass, but we were going for redfish and i though i may as well try bass while im waiting... thanks anyways

Nitro911 · 12-28-06, 04:45 PM

texasbasser, did you guys do any good at Braunig? I haven't been there in years, either. Last I was there was probably 10 years ago, and it was for the reds, also.

12-23-06, 01:30 AM	#1
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	It wasn't a yawner today! Flyrod and I hit our local lake about 10 this morning, and we thought Flyrod jinxed us: He caught one on his first cast-a dink smallie. We didn't get another hit until about 2. We had been working a deep water bluff and no takers so decided to try the dam. I got a nice chunk right off the bat on a dropshot but had a reel malfunction-not backlash-so I had to put the dropshot down. Dang reel wouldn't engage when I turned the handle. Flyrod thought it was a lube problem. I had my doubts-had to whack the reel on the bottom to get it to engage. Got it home, took it apart-there was plenty of lube, so that wasn't the problem. Put it back together and it worked fine-go figure. But, I digress. I picked up my wacky rig rod and put on a white/blue glimmer Yum Dinger and picked up three on it. Then we started working the south bank away from the dam. Flyrod started catching them on a T-rigged worm and I tried different colored stick baits rigged weedless. I finally settled on a baby bass/pearl laminate Yum Dinger. By 4 we had 10 in the boat and were slowly working back towards the ramp fishing shoreline timber. There is a front approaching, and they turned on after 4. By 5:30 we had boated 19 and stayed until almost dark to try to pick up that 20th fish. We didn't get #20 but both of us had missed several. Every fish came on soft plastics-T-rigs, weightless stick baits and drop shots. It was a beautiful day-sunshine and very gentle wind-all in all a fabulous day on the water with a good fishing buddy. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

12-23-06, 02:34 PM	#5
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Thanks for the report. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

12-23-06, 03:15 PM	#6
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	tb, I haven't fished Braunig in years. Not a good bass lake IMO so I don't fish it. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

12-28-06, 04:45 PM	#8
Nitro911 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 535	texasbasser, did you guys do any good at Braunig? I haven't been there in years, either. Last I was there was probably 10 years ago, and it was for the reds, also. __________________ San Antonio, Texas STFH

12-23-06, 07:50 AM	#2
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Reb I had the same thought to on the front! They turned on for me around 4 and were slamming my little fly.

12-23-06, 10:57 AM	#3
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	thanks for the report! do you know anything about braunig reb? me and my dad are going down later this week for redfish and bass.

12-23-06, 01:17 PM	#4
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	sounds like a pretty good day! WTG!

12-23-06, 05:46 PM	#7
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	yea i know its not targeted for bass, but we were going for redfish and i though i may as well try bass while im waiting... thanks anyways

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