Epsom Lake(my coal pit)

[macgyver]

Well the steady weather for the last few days finally got some of the fish up in the flats and feeding. The Jitterbug Ruled the day with 5 LM caught on it, also all were over 14", the biggest being 18.5". I caught 3 others on the old Black Lizards. I started fishing a 445am and caught 2 nice keepers b4 the sun even came up, and no moon, man was it dark ;D. Anyway I quit about 11am, had to get home to the yard work and the honey do list : Anyone know how to keep your grass from growing without killing it all ??? Had a great time, of course no one else was on the lake since it was Monday ;D

Lizards

[uk03]

I always like it when no one else is on the lake, its' nice and peaceful! Were you fishing your lizards weightless?

[macgyver]

[quote author=Tony link=board=Reports;num=1093348506;start=0#1 date=08/24/04 at 10:21:05]I always like it when no one else is on the lake, its' nice and peaceful! Were you fishing your lizards weightless?[/quote]


Of course ;D Weightless gives them the best action IMO. But man I gotta say, even if I didn't catch any on the Lizards I wouldn't have cared. When the TOPWATER Jitterbug bite is working to me that is as good as it gets ;D

Lizards

[macgyver]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D WOW ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Heres the deal Decided at 930pm last night I'm going to the pit in the morning. So I get loaded and ready and get to bed at 11:30pm, and get up at 2:30am. I drive to the lake in fog with sometimes visibility of 1 foot, takes me 2hrs to get there instead of the 1.5 hrs normally. I get on the water and make my first cast at 5:15am with my Jitterbug, nothing hits, but on the second cast I get a dink to load up on it. ;D I decided to go to one of the flats, and by 6:30 am had caught 6 more on the Jitterbug, with 1 dink, 2 4lb+, 2 3lb+, and 1 1.5lb. I then ran to another flat, and the Jitterbug wasn't working, so I started throwing a Zoom 6" Lizard, t-rigged weightless. I caught my biggest bass of the day at just at 5lb's. I went on to catch another 3lb+ bass, and several more smaller ones, for a total of 14 bass by 10:15am. Now I was having such a great time catching the Bigguns(at least to me and for IN), and especially the Jitterbug morning bite. That I forgot about the fog and lack of sleep. Man is there anything that's is more fun than having a 4lber hammer you're Jitterbug in the dark, and give a good fight back to the boat ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D. Anyway this was one, if not my best day ever for size of fish, and 14 in 5 hours wasn't a bad thing. By then I was just too tired, and Happy ;D ;D ;D That I loaded up the boat and drove home ;D These are definately the kinda days you dream about, at least I do

Lizards

[LEVI]

Lizards,
Good goin man! Ain't nothing like a jitterbug, have you had much success with the hocus locust?

Kybasser

[uk03]

Good work Lizards! I went out with my 9 yr old this morning, caught a ton of crappies, but only 2 small bass...

[Infisherman1]

Way to go lizards. Theres nothing like catching bass on a jitterbug.

[macgyver]

[quote author=Kybasser link=board=Reports;num=1093348506;start=0#4 date=09/07/04 at 09:12:37]Lizards,
Good goin man! Ain't nothing like a jitterbug, have you had much success with the hocus locust?

Kybasser[/quote]


Actually I have only tried them 2 times at smaller ponds, with no luck. I really didn't get a chance t fish during the hatching of the cicada's which was really a bummer. I ran into 2 guys that were catching bass left and right with LIVE ones. Oh well in another 17 years I'll have a shot at it. :P


Thanks for the congrats from everyone, it was fun.

Lizards

[james33]

Dang Lizards one heck of a day