05-23-2010, 09:00 AM
... well it was a little better day than the last few weeks, as Jmax said. I've had a tough spring too! The past few weeks I've been catching a lot of small fish, just not many keepers though. Today Dad and put in at the Dam and went up river. We caught probably 30 fish or so. About 10 keepers, one was a 6 lb. 2 oz. on my scales, and I had a legitimate break off. Not a bad knot or place in the line. This fish loaded up the rod and just took off! I got about three cranks on the reel and the line broke. It was a heavy fish, now it could have been a cat, or drum, I don't know? But the very next cast, after I retied, I got the 6 lber?! Our best 5 was about 16 / 17 lbs. or so. Water was in the mid 70's. All the fish were in 15 / 30 fow. Threw C rigs, cranks, jigs and Tx rigs, and a big ol' spinner bait. Caught fish on everything but the spinner bait.