Fishing Irene

3dkicker · 08-29-11, 12:14 PM

Called the Major on Friday to see if he was going to move his boat from the storage lot on Quantico. Last time the river flooded he ended up with 2' of water around his boat and grass covering his trailer. He was lucky it didn't get swept away. He said yes he was and asked if I'd be interested in getting out Sat. morning on Quake Lake to do a little fishing before Irene arrived. I said sure.....why not??? Crazy Marine!!!
Storm arrives late Friday evening with light showers and I get a text later...."Let's hold off on fishing in the morning." So I watch the news and head to bed thinking that it'll be raining and the winds will be swirling in the morning. To my surprise my phone rings at O 600....guess who?? Yep the Major wants to go fishing and he's on his way to pick me up. Seems the rain and winds were still a little ways off and we could get a couple hours in.
Got to the lake, dropped in, and headed up lake. Perfect day for topwater....nothing. Crankbaits......nothing. Buzzbaits......nope. Fished grass, docks, drops, laydowns.....nada. Finally started to flip a sweet beaver on a rocky point and I get a hit. I reel down and set the hook....nothing. Bait comes back with flap missing.....the Major laughs at me. But it's a bite but probably a bluegill. Fished for a while and same thing happens. Feel the tap, reel down and set the hook......flap gone and more laughter from the front of the boat.

Rain and winds finally arrive so we run to the back of one of the feeder creek. We hit a shallow flat with a dock that typically has only a foot or so of water on it. It now has 3 feet or so and the Major skips a senko back under the boat slip, reels down, and sets on a good fish!!!

Finally we put a fish in the boat.
We finish the day with only one more bite. The Major half set on what he thought was a bluegill and yanked what looked like an eel out of the water

. It was small but never got the hook into it. Had never seen one on this body of water

. It was only 8" or so.

So here are the pics......

Must be Bama sized fish messin' wit my bait.....

Finally a nice bass

Bubba_Bruiser · 08-29-11, 07:51 PM

Me and a buddy fished in 30-40 mph winds when Gustov was rolling into Galveston a few years ago. We got in the intersection of a creek channel in 15-18 FOW and wore them out. It was most definitely my best day in public water. We tied to a tree and one snapped off next to us when the wind got consistent. So we called it a day. Nice piggy too.

bamabassman · 08-29-11, 08:03 PM

crazy,crazy marine. the fish know when there's a storm a-comin!!! they shut down then pal.

oh the "bama-sized" bites..........funny for real. nice chunk for the marine. congrats to him.

Bassboss · 08-29-11, 09:10 PM

WOW! That a seriously hefty bass ya got there, congrats!

keithdog · 08-29-11, 10:22 PM

That was a gutsy call to head out to the lake knowing what was comming, but a fishermans gotta do what a fisherman does, lol. Nice pic in that last photo!

BigBassin144 · 08-30-11, 10:57 AM

That's a nice fish. I probably wouldn't have gone out myself, lol.

riverfisher · 08-30-11, 11:34 AM

No fishing the river up here in New York for a while. Locks and dam's are all jacked up!!!

3dkicker · 08-31-11, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

crazy,crazy marine. the fish know when there's a storm a-comin!!! they shut down then pal.

oh the "bama-sized" bites..........funny for real. nice chunk for the marine. congrats to him.

Fish were sitting in 14-17' of water all over the lake. Didn't have any deep diving cranks with me to go that deep. No C-rig with me either so went with the craw or a worm but couldn't find any keepers. Typically I can find some shallow bass in the summer but had a tough time too...haven't been on the lake in months

At least shallow water paid off for one of us. Looked bigger in the water as it shook that big ol' head and mouth coming out from the dock.

Marc David · 08-31-11, 12:49 PM

Awesome fish Smitty!

bamabassman · 08-31-11, 06:11 PM

know the feeling smitty. spent ALL day on guntersville last saturday and not even a NIBBLE!!! maybe when the cool fornt comes in in about another couple of weeks they will start biting agian.

3dkicker · 09-02-11, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

know the feeling smitty. spent ALL day on guntersville last saturday and not even a NIBBLE!!!

So what's new about that.......???

I bet you got the shakes right now real good. How long has it been since the last Bama game??? 8 months is a long time to go without a fix!!!

When's kickoff??? (so I know when to bother you!!!

)

bamabassman · 09-02-11, 05:23 PM

hahahaha....kickoff is at 11:20 am. central time and fine, call me as much as oyu want to smitty. my phone has an OFF button. hahaha!! gonna use it this year. no more texting during games. besides...i tend ot go OVER my allotted texts and lisa gets real mad then. lol!!

3dkicker · 09-02-11, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc David

Awesome fish Smitty!

Thanks. I wish it was mine but the Major got to it first. And I didn't bring a spinning rod so I couldn't get a bait as far back under the dock as he could.

Let me know how much it would cost to get you to do a RC for me in that goldfish pattern you did? I'll send you a bait or two.

08-29-11, 12:14 PM	#1
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Fishing Irene Called the Major on Friday to see if he was going to move his boat from the storage lot on Quantico. Last time the river flooded he ended up with 2' of water around his boat and grass covering his trailer. He was lucky it didn't get swept away. He said yes he was and asked if I'd be interested in getting out Sat. morning on Quake Lake to do a little fishing before Irene arrived. I said sure.....why not??? Crazy Marine!!! Storm arrives late Friday evening with light showers and I get a text later...."Let's hold off on fishing in the morning." So I watch the news and head to bed thinking that it'll be raining and the winds will be swirling in the morning. To my surprise my phone rings at O 600....guess who?? Yep the Major wants to go fishing and he's on his way to pick me up. Seems the rain and winds were still a little ways off and we could get a couple hours in. Got to the lake, dropped in, and headed up lake. Perfect day for topwater....nothing. Crankbaits......nothing. Buzzbaits......nope. Fished grass, docks, drops, laydowns.....nada. Finally started to flip a sweet beaver on a rocky point and I get a hit. I reel down and set the hook....nothing. Bait comes back with flap missing.....the Major laughs at me. But it's a bite but probably a bluegill. Fished for a while and same thing happens. Feel the tap, reel down and set the hook......flap gone and more laughter from the front of the boat. Rain and winds finally arrive so we run to the back of one of the feeder creek. We hit a shallow flat with a dock that typically has only a foot or so of water on it. It now has 3 feet or so and the Major skips a senko back under the boat slip, reels down, and sets on a good fish!!! Finally we put a fish in the boat. We finish the day with only one more bite. The Major half set on what he thought was a bluegill and yanked what looked like an eel out of the water . It was small but never got the hook into it. Had never seen one on this body of water. It was only 8" or so. So here are the pics...... Must be Bama sized fish messin' wit my bait..... Finally a nice bass __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

08-29-11, 07:51 PM	#2
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Me and a buddy fished in 30-40 mph winds when Gustov was rolling into Galveston a few years ago. We got in the intersection of a creek channel in 15-18 FOW and wore them out. It was most definitely my best day in public water. We tied to a tree and one snapped off next to us when the wind got consistent. So we called it a day. Nice piggy too. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

08-29-11, 08:03 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	crazy,crazy marine. the fish know when there's a storm a-comin!!! they shut down then pal. oh the "bama-sized" bites..........funny for real. nice chunk for the marine. congrats to him. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-29-11, 09:10 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	WOW! That a seriously hefty bass ya got there, congrats! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

08-29-11, 10:22 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	That was a gutsy call to head out to the lake knowing what was comming, but a fishermans gotta do what a fisherman does, lol. Nice pic in that last photo! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

08-30-11, 10:57 AM	#6
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	That's a nice fish. I probably wouldn't have gone out myself, lol. __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

08-30-11, 11:34 AM	#7
riverfisher BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Charlton, New York Posts: 92	No fishing the river up here in New York for a while. Locks and dam's are all jacked up!!! Attached Thumbnails

08-31-11, 12:49 PM	#9
Marc David BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 324	Awesome fish Smitty!

08-31-11, 06:11 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	know the feeling smitty. spent ALL day on guntersville last saturday and not even a NIBBLE!!! maybe when the cool fornt comes in in about another couple of weeks they will start biting agian. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-02-11, 05:23 PM	#12
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahahaha....kickoff is at 11:20 am. central time and fine, call me as much as oyu want to smitty. my phone has an OFF button. hahaha!! gonna use it this year. no more texting during games. besides...i tend ot go OVER my allotted texts and lisa gets real mad then. lol!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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