06-23-2011, 03:07 PM
Took my wife and 12yr old sis out to the pond last night after work looking to find some of those elusive bass that get so much affection and frustration from me. Started trolling north out of the south marina about 6:30 and made it well into freeway bay without a nibble so we stopped to drift and let the girls swim a bit. Bugs were there but not overwhelming. Trolled back south and the wife got hit on her rattle trap and got the little bugger to the boat only to have him spit the crank back at her. Oh well, I got skunked 9 out of 10 times (literally) last year so I don't go up there with real high expectations any more.
Continued past the marina and WHAM she got smashed again! This one made it all the way in and was a 17" fattie that put up an incredible fight and put a big
on a non-fisherwomans face. "I'll be converted if I get another one of those!" she says to me. Five minutes later she got blindsided by another wiper that about pulled her out of the boat. The look on her face as that fish tried to break my rod was priceless and I've been smiling ever since! After a fight only a wiper can produce she landed that one too and we headed back to the truck.
I was feeling kinda bad that my little sis didn't get anything and she was pouting a bit but lo and behold a hundred yards outside the marina she got hit hard! This one ended up being a 17" walleye and put a
on her face and closed out a great trip. We caught fish trolling 3ish mph and on a shad rattle trap and a white/silver rapala. Good eating tonight as all the fish were VERY healthy, it amazes me how bulky a 17" wiper is and we all can't wait to get back there![inline downsized950622012105.jpg][inline downsized950622012037a.jpg][inline downsized950622012127a.jpg]
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Continued past the marina and WHAM she got smashed again! This one made it all the way in and was a 17" fattie that put up an incredible fight and put a big
on a non-fisherwomans face. "I'll be converted if I get another one of those!" she says to me. Five minutes later she got blindsided by another wiper that about pulled her out of the boat. The look on her face as that fish tried to break my rod was priceless and I've been smiling ever since! After a fight only a wiper can produce she landed that one too and we headed back to the truck. I was feeling kinda bad that my little sis didn't get anything and she was pouting a bit but lo and behold a hundred yards outside the marina she got hit hard! This one ended up being a 17" walleye and put a
on her face and closed out a great trip. We caught fish trolling 3ish mph and on a shad rattle trap and a white/silver rapala. Good eating tonight as all the fish were VERY healthy, it amazes me how bulky a 17" wiper is and we all can't wait to get back there![inline downsized950622012105.jpg][inline downsized950622012037a.jpg][inline downsized950622012127a.jpg][signature]