06-21-2009, 09:00 AM
Charlie Thompson and his friend Amanda headed out with me today. Charlie went crappie fishing with me earlier in the year, and we had kind of a tough day. I think Charlie brings bad luck with him. 
<br /><br />It&#39;s not like we didn&#39;t catch any... but we had to work for them a lot more today. We had a lot of dry drifts. And on top of that, we lost a BIG fish. We couldn&#39;t stop him from going on one side of a railroad piling while we were on the other. I tried using the big motor to help Amanda horse him to our side of the piling, and broke him off!emoBang I always tell folks that you can get your heart broke on the light tackle, and we did today. Made me mad... but Amanda was cool about it. <br /><br />We worked a couple of dry holes downriver and then headed above the Dam. It wasn&#39;t much better... although we did catch a handful of small fish before the heat made Charlie and Amanda decide it was time to go.<br /><br />Did talk to a couple of fellows who said they caught a 50-pounder above the Dam this AM. They boated it, and planned on keeping it except they said it broke their stringer and escaped.<br /><br />So between our lost fish, and that one, it seems as if the big fish might be about to wake up again... which means life is good and gettin&#39; better every day!
<br /><br />It&#39;s not like we didn&#39;t catch any... but we had to work for them a lot more today. We had a lot of dry drifts. And on top of that, we lost a BIG fish. We couldn&#39;t stop him from going on one side of a railroad piling while we were on the other. I tried using the big motor to help Amanda horse him to our side of the piling, and broke him off!emoBang I always tell folks that you can get your heart broke on the light tackle, and we did today. Made me mad... but Amanda was cool about it. <br /><br />We worked a couple of dry holes downriver and then headed above the Dam. It wasn&#39;t much better... although we did catch a handful of small fish before the heat made Charlie and Amanda decide it was time to go.<br /><br />Did talk to a couple of fellows who said they caught a 50-pounder above the Dam this AM. They boated it, and planned on keeping it except they said it broke their stringer and escaped.<br /><br />So between our lost fish, and that one, it seems as if the big fish might be about to wake up again... which means life is good and gettin&#39; better every day!