Windy day on the lake

bluebasser86 · 01-17-12, 02:14 PM

Me and Peter fished La Cygne yesterday. Everything we had both seen said windy in the morning and then calming down by about 8am. We got there at about 7:15 and it was windy so we hit the point right across the cove from the ramp. I caught a small one on a jerkbait and then a little bigger one on a Little John. Right when I got mine in the boat Peter hooked a fish on a swimbait, got it to the boat, and it popped off just when it got to the surface. It was probably 5-6 pounds. For the next several hours we fished anywhere we could stay out of the wind, which left up pretty limited since there was 4 and 5 foot waves on the mainlake. I missed a couple on a shakeyhead and caught a couple tiny white bass on crankbaits. By 1 we still hadn't caught another fish so I netted some shad and we went back to the outlet. Even with live shad I think we only caught 5 or 6 more bass. The biggest of the day was just shy of 4 pounds. Wind never did calm down until we were leaving.

2012 bass count-81

keithdog · 01-17-12, 08:12 PM

Thats a beautiful bass blue! Did you happen to try a spinnerbait? They usually score well for me in rough water like that.

WatterBoy · 01-17-12, 08:22 PM

Very nice. Way to keep upping that 2012 bass count!

Bassboss · 01-17-12, 10:05 PM

Very nice fish! I'm Thoroughly jealous! lol

bluebasser86 · 01-17-12, 11:23 PM

I didn't try a spinnerbait but Peter did. He had one little bump on it but I'm guessing it was probably a white bass.

bamabassman · 01-18-12, 06:38 PM

YOU............ARE...........KILLING.............. ..ME !!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!! another nice one blue.

kennethdaysale · 01-18-12, 08:09 PM

Good job! Great to see somebody thats not scared of a little wind. 20 yrs ago I used to curse the wind and end up hiding in some little upwind cove mumbling....since I've learned to work with it...I Love a windy day. within reason

ETXbassassassin · 01-19-12, 12:10 AM

When its 90 to 100+ degrees in ETX you couldn't even get a breeze to save your life. When winter sets in you can absolutely count on it.

bluebasser86 · 01-19-12, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ETXbassassassin

When its 90 to 100+ degrees in ETX you couldn't even get a breeze to save your life. When winter sets in you can absolutely count on it.

That sounds about like what we usually deal with. Windy until it gets hot and you'd kill for a breeze and you get nothing. The 4 and 5 foot waves are a fun ride in my 16' aluminum though

ETXbassassassin · 01-19-12, 01:56 AM

Well you've got 2 feet of aluminum length on me! And by no means would I classify it as a fun ride by any means. Any wind above 10-15 mph I just find a cove or anything to help break the wind some or just plan ahead when it finally decides to let up a little.

01-17-12, 02:14 PM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Windy day on the lake Me and Peter fished La Cygne yesterday. Everything we had both seen said windy in the morning and then calming down by about 8am. We got there at about 7:15 and it was windy so we hit the point right across the cove from the ramp. I caught a small one on a jerkbait and then a little bigger one on a Little John. Right when I got mine in the boat Peter hooked a fish on a swimbait, got it to the boat, and it popped off just when it got to the surface. It was probably 5-6 pounds. For the next several hours we fished anywhere we could stay out of the wind, which left up pretty limited since there was 4 and 5 foot waves on the mainlake. I missed a couple on a shakeyhead and caught a couple tiny white bass on crankbaits. By 1 we still hadn't caught another fish so I netted some shad and we went back to the outlet. Even with live shad I think we only caught 5 or 6 more bass. The biggest of the day was just shy of 4 pounds. Wind never did calm down until we were leaving. 2012 bass count-81

01-17-12, 08:12 PM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a beautiful bass blue! Did you happen to try a spinnerbait? They usually score well for me in rough water like that. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

01-17-12, 10:05 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Very nice fish! I'm Thoroughly jealous! lol __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

01-18-12, 06:38 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	YOU............ARE...........KILLING.............. ..ME !!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!! another nice one blue. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-18-12, 08:09 PM	#7
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Good job! Great to see somebody thats not scared of a little wind. 20 yrs ago I used to curse the wind and end up hiding in some little upwind cove mumbling....since I've learned to work with it...I Love a windy day. within reason __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit. Last edited by kennethdaysale; 01-19-12 at 01:48 AM.

01-17-12, 08:22 PM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Very nice. Way to keep upping that 2012 bass count!

01-17-12, 11:23 PM	#5
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	I didn't try a spinnerbait but Peter did. He had one little bump on it but I'm guessing it was probably a white bass.

01-19-12, 12:10 AM	#8
ETXbassassassin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: East Texas Posts: 38	When its 90 to 100+ degrees in ETX you couldn't even get a breeze to save your life. When winter sets in you can absolutely count on it. __________________ - Holy $*&T I'm hung up AGAIN!!!

01-19-12, 01:56 AM	#10
ETXbassassassin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: East Texas Posts: 38	Well you've got 2 feet of aluminum length on me! And by no means would I classify it as a fun ride by any means. Any wind above 10-15 mph I just find a cove or anything to help break the wind some or just plan ahead when it finally decides to let up a little. __________________ - Holy $*&T I'm hung up AGAIN!!!

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