Midweek outing

3dkicker · 05-26-10, 04:36 PM

Took a mental health day yesterday and fished a mid-week gathering amoungst some buddies.....shhhhhh the boss doesn't know about it

. Overcast with a little drizzle and incoming tide to start and outgoing for most of the day. Perfect day for some topwater action!
Hit a favorite marsh bank with some pads and picked up a couple short fish. Moved on and hit some more pads. Chatterbait works it's magic and I hit a 3.5, a 4.0, and a 2.0 on two passes. My partner, a past PVA AOY runner-up, tells me he's never thrown a chatterbait before. He's got one but never used it. I toss him a skirt and a trailer to use and next thing I know he's whipping my butt and catching his fourth keeper of the day. I finally hit my fourth keeper on the same bait. Working back to where we started I toss up to some pads and it's on!!!

I'm thinking 6-8lbs when I set the hook but the fish comes up with a big toothy grin and I've got my first snakehead of the year. Weighs in at 5.4 lbs.
We make a short run and my friend hooks up with something big. It runs left and then right and the baby 1 pops free. We move again and now we start throwing topwater as the tide is low. I get a good blow up and swing and miss. My friend hits his 5th keeper and I catch the smallest fish of the day on my first horney toad fish of the year. A massive 8" bass. We're running out of time so we head back to where we started the day to finish up.
Tide is dead low and I start working a baby brush hog knock off. I like the bait because it floats and the tails stand up off the bottom but the fish don't eat it. They pick it up and spit it right away. This happens three times in a row. I switch over to a Zoom Super Hog and bam! keeper in the boat. We continue working some marsh bank and I hit two more keepers and cull twice. Time to go! It's been a good day with two limits in the boat.
Back at weigh in it seems that it was a good day on the water. 15lb bag wins the get together with a couple 14's and 13's. My bag takes 5th and my partner is 8th. It was a good mental health day.....you can tell the boss that!

Pics coming.......

BigBassin144 · 05-26-10, 05:05 PM

Mental health day, huh? seems being on the water is the only cure for our fishing insanity.

Sounds like a fun day though!

BB

3dkicker · 05-26-10, 05:43 PM

Repercussions for not allowing an employee to take a sick day off for mental health reasons would be severe in this day and age.

MallenManson · 05-26-10, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Mental health day, huh? seems being on the water is the only cure for our fishing insanity.

Sounds like a fun day though!

BB

That's the only cure for ANY insanity!

MallenManson · 05-26-10, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Repercussions for not allowing an employee to take a sick day off for mental health reasons would be severe in this day and age.

Postal workers need to fish more. And take shorter lunches

BassinNC · 05-26-10, 11:09 PM

Looks like a good day.
Good thing about my boss is he loves fishes and we leave work and fish.

3dkicker · 05-27-10, 03:36 PM

Here's the snakehead and then the cast iron skillet

Good grunts!!!

bamabassman · 05-27-10, 09:52 PM

well how was it man? hope you enjoyed it pal. making me want to fry some fish now.

Cavs1123 · 05-28-10, 06:25 PM

Nice job 3D! Thats a nice snakehead too!

05-26-10, 04:36 PM	#1
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Midweek outing Took a mental health day yesterday and fished a mid-week gathering amoungst some buddies.....shhhhhh the boss doesn't know about it . Overcast with a little drizzle and incoming tide to start and outgoing for most of the day. Perfect day for some topwater action! Hit a favorite marsh bank with some pads and picked up a couple short fish. Moved on and hit some more pads. Chatterbait works it's magic and I hit a 3.5, a 4.0, and a 2.0 on two passes. My partner, a past PVA AOY runner-up, tells me he's never thrown a chatterbait before. He's got one but never used it. I toss him a skirt and a trailer to use and next thing I know he's whipping my butt and catching his fourth keeper of the day. I finally hit my fourth keeper on the same bait. Working back to where we started I toss up to some pads and it's on!!! I'm thinking 6-8lbs when I set the hook but the fish comes up with a big toothy grin and I've got my first snakehead of the year. Weighs in at 5.4 lbs. We make a short run and my friend hooks up with something big. It runs left and then right and the baby 1 pops free. We move again and now we start throwing topwater as the tide is low. I get a good blow up and swing and miss. My friend hits his 5th keeper and I catch the smallest fish of the day on my first horney toad fish of the year. A massive 8" bass. We're running out of time so we head back to where we started the day to finish up. Tide is dead low and I start working a baby brush hog knock off. I like the bait because it floats and the tails stand up off the bottom but the fish don't eat it. They pick it up and spit it right away. This happens three times in a row. I switch over to a Zoom Super Hog and bam! keeper in the boat. We continue working some marsh bank and I hit two more keepers and cull twice. Time to go! It's been a good day with two limits in the boat. Back at weigh in it seems that it was a good day on the water. 15lb bag wins the get together with a couple 14's and 13's. My bag takes 5th and my partner is 8th. It was a good mental health day.....you can tell the boss that! Pics coming....... __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

05-26-10, 05:05 PM	#2
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Mental health day, huh? seems being on the water is the only cure for our fishing insanity. Sounds like a fun day though! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

05-26-10, 05:43 PM	#3
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Repercussions for not allowing an employee to take a sick day off for mental health reasons would be severe in this day and age. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

05-26-10, 11:09 PM	#6
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Looks like a good day. Good thing about my boss is he loves fishes and we leave work and fish. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

05-27-10, 03:36 PM	#7
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Here's the snakehead and then the cast iron skillet Good grunts!!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

05-27-10, 09:52 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	well how was it man? hope you enjoyed it pal. making me want to fry some fish now. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-28-10, 06:25 PM	#9
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Nice job 3D! Thats a nice snakehead too! __________________ Tom

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