Sunday morning fishing

WatterBoy · 07-29-12, 04:08 PM

Friday evening and Saturday's reports are here if anyone is interested. Here is the recap of this morning's outing.

I slept in this morning and didn't hit the water until 7:45. I decided to make the long ride to a spot I hadn't been to in a couple years, and this is where I ended up.

The first toss of my 5" senko found a little 11.5" LM that wanted to visit my boat. My next cast ended up stuck on a wooden beam up on the road...nice cast!

. After successfully getting it back, I had a little pike hit me on the retrieve of my next cast, but he got away just as I had net in hand. That was perfectly fine by me! After another dink LM (10.75"), I decided to try to avoid the little ones by switching to a 7" senko instead. It worked...sort of. I caught a bigger LM, but still only 13". It was chunky, however, and hit an even 2 pounds on my scale. After a bit longer with no more bites, I decided to leave that area after being there for about 30 minutes.

I headed for some pads to do some froggin', but didn't stick with it long because it was already hot and bright and I wanted to get somewhere with a little breeze. Right before I headed to a new location, I decided to toss my Koppers Field Mouse a couple times. On my first mouse cast, I landed this little 13-incher...a whopping 1lb 9oz...but still fun nonetheless.

I made another long run (for me anyway) back to near where our cabin is and hit a shoreline that has been productive and yielded some good-sized fish over the last few weeks. I worked it for a half hour without even so much as a nibble. I contemplated calling it a morning at that point after just 2 hours, but I decided to hit one more spot with a jig & pig. It had gotten quite windy by now, and I wanted to hit an area that produced well last year with a J&P on days with a strong south wind. That turned out to be a good call.

Shortly after I got to the new spot, I landed my best LM of the morning - 2lb 7oz, 15.75". Less than 10 minutes later, I landed a 14" LM. Then, less than 5 minutes after that, I made a particularly long cast with the wind and got jolted on the initial fall. I laid into the hook set and watched a fish jet out of the water and start going crazy on the other end. I knew immediately it was a Smallie...and a decent one at that! I finally got him up to the boat after a fun fight, but he wanted NO PART of my net. After I whiffed 3 times, I somehow got him netted and into the boat...YES!

He measured 17.5" in length, had a 12.5" girth, and weighed 3lb 6oz.

I missed a couple other bites after that and then landed a 2lb 8oz pike for my last fish of the morning. 4 fish on a jig & pig in 45 minutes...fun stuff! I kept at it for another 20 minutes before heading back to the cabin for lunch.

Morning recap - 3.5 hours of fishing, 6 LM, 1 SM, 1 pike - a relaxing and enjoyable outing!

bcklash · 07-29-12, 06:16 PM

Good report Dean. A good day.

WatterBoy · 07-29-12, 10:35 PM

I went out tonight and just got pounded by the wind. I did pick up two nice ones in the 90 minutes I was out. Both were caught on a jig & pig.

The LM was 3lb 0oz, 16.25" and the SM was 3lb 1oz, 17.25".

bcklash · 07-29-12, 10:52 PM

sweeeeeeettttttt

keithdog · 07-30-12, 07:29 PM

Way to go Dean. Sounds like a lot of fun on the water.

Jrob78 · 07-30-12, 07:55 PM

Those are some healthy looking fish and the smallies are beautiful!

Tavery5 · 07-30-12, 08:57 PM

Great looking fish Dean, I can tell by the smile that you had a great time.

WaffleJaw · 07-30-12, 09:01 PM

Dean....Your the man! Nice looking fish

joedog · 07-31-12, 11:06 PM

Great reporting and great fishing.
When you can hold up a 3lb. SM and a 3lb. LM in each hand....well I call that well deserved great fishing day. Heck I'd just flat call it a great day.

Do I remember correctly, you still have a few days left of reporting.

I angushly await.

Thanks for the share Dean!

WatterBoy · 07-31-12, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joedog

Great reporting and great fishing.
When you can hold up a 3lb. SM and a 3lb. LM in each hand....well I call that well deserved great fishing day. Heck I'd just flat call it a great day.

Do I remember correctly, you still have a few days left of reporting.

I angushly await.

Thanks for the share Dean!

Yep, I have an outing from yesterday and two from today to report on. I have fallen behind, but I hope to get that done yet tonight.

I was waiting for someone to ask about that yellow thing sticking out of the Smallie in the Sunday morning pic, but I guess you all already know what that is.

rrw4258 · 08-01-12, 09:43 PM

Beautiful looking fish Dean! Glad you are able to get out alot this summer. It looks like you are having a great time!

Ryan

07-29-12, 04:08 PM	#1
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Sunday morning fishing Friday evening and Saturday's reports are here if anyone is interested. Here is the recap of this morning's outing. I slept in this morning and didn't hit the water until 7:45. I decided to make the long ride to a spot I hadn't been to in a couple years, and this is where I ended up. The first toss of my 5" senko found a little 11.5" LM that wanted to visit my boat. My next cast ended up stuck on a wooden beam up on the road...nice cast! . After successfully getting it back, I had a little pike hit me on the retrieve of my next cast, but he got away just as I had net in hand. That was perfectly fine by me! After another dink LM (10.75"), I decided to try to avoid the little ones by switching to a 7" senko instead. It worked...sort of. I caught a bigger LM, but still only 13". It was chunky, however, and hit an even 2 pounds on my scale. After a bit longer with no more bites, I decided to leave that area after being there for about 30 minutes. I headed for some pads to do some froggin', but didn't stick with it long because it was already hot and bright and I wanted to get somewhere with a little breeze. Right before I headed to a new location, I decided to toss my Koppers Field Mouse a couple times. On my first mouse cast, I landed this little 13-incher...a whopping 1lb 9oz...but still fun nonetheless. I made another long run (for me anyway) back to near where our cabin is and hit a shoreline that has been productive and yielded some good-sized fish over the last few weeks. I worked it for a half hour without even so much as a nibble. I contemplated calling it a morning at that point after just 2 hours, but I decided to hit one more spot with a jig & pig. It had gotten quite windy by now, and I wanted to hit an area that produced well last year with a J&P on days with a strong south wind. That turned out to be a good call. Shortly after I got to the new spot, I landed my best LM of the morning - 2lb 7oz, 15.75". Less than 10 minutes later, I landed a 14" LM. Then, less than 5 minutes after that, I made a particularly long cast with the wind and got jolted on the initial fall. I laid into the hook set and watched a fish jet out of the water and start going crazy on the other end. I knew immediately it was a Smallie...and a decent one at that! I finally got him up to the boat after a fun fight, but he wanted NO PART of my net. After I whiffed 3 times, I somehow got him netted and into the boat...YES! He measured 17.5" in length, had a 12.5" girth, and weighed 3lb 6oz. I missed a couple other bites after that and then landed a 2lb 8oz pike for my last fish of the morning. 4 fish on a jig & pig in 45 minutes...fun stuff! I kept at it for another 20 minutes before heading back to the cabin for lunch. Morning recap - 3.5 hours of fishing, 6 LM, 1 SM, 1 pike - a relaxing and enjoyable outing!

07-29-12, 06:16 PM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Good report Dean. A good day. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

07-29-12, 10:52 PM	#4
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	sweeeeeeettttttt __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

07-30-12, 07:29 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Way to go Dean. Sounds like a lot of fun on the water. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-30-12, 07:55 PM	#6
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Those are some healthy looking fish and the smallies are beautiful! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

07-29-12, 10:35 PM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	I went out tonight and just got pounded by the wind. I did pick up two nice ones in the 90 minutes I was out. Both were caught on a jig & pig. The LM was 3lb 0oz, 16.25" and the SM was 3lb 1oz, 17.25".

07-30-12, 08:57 PM	#7
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	Great looking fish Dean, I can tell by the smile that you had a great time. __________________ They call me Ishmael

07-30-12, 09:01 PM	#8
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Dean....Your the man! Nice looking fish __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

07-31-12, 11:06 PM	#9
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Great reporting and great fishing. When you can hold up a 3lb. SM and a 3lb. LM in each hand....well I call that well deserved great fishing day. Heck I'd just flat call it a great day. Do I remember correctly, you still have a few days left of reporting. I angushly await. Thanks for the share Dean! __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

08-01-12, 09:43 PM	#11
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Beautiful looking fish Dean! Glad you are able to get out alot this summer. It looks like you are having a great time! Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

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