06-28-2005, 01:51 AM
Spent last weekend at Bear Lake with my family and some friends. My son is addicted to fishing for suckers at the marina and begged me to take him on Friday evening. He slayed them as usual using a nightcrawler and a bobber. He also landed a couple whites in his pursuit of the lippy buggers as well.
As for me.... well I only caught one fish the whole evening but it was well worth it. I was casting Vibrax spinners out as far as my old body could achieve in hopes of hooking into a cutt that may be cruising by for an early evening snack. The #5 spinner was blue with a silver blade and fairly large for those pesky suckers to be interested in. I casted out and retrieved slow, fast, deep, shallow to no prevail. After I think my 4000th cast I was kinda bumping the bottom and felt a tap....tap! Well, dumb me I figured I was hitting a weed bed or rocks yet again but the tap...tap was once again there. I set the hook and started to real in.... not much fight, not much drag.... Well, I'm guessing a white or a small cutt maybe. Much to my surprize when I could finally see the little bugger. I just caught a very beautiful 14" PERCH!!! That's right a PERCH! I had asked about them being in there and have been told of great fishing for them years ago but I still had my doubts. This is a cold water fishery and perch are warm water fish so I thought.
What an awsome surprize and a great end to a wonderful vacation. I had such a great time with my family that I think I will go back up this Friday and spend another week!!
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As for me.... well I only caught one fish the whole evening but it was well worth it. I was casting Vibrax spinners out as far as my old body could achieve in hopes of hooking into a cutt that may be cruising by for an early evening snack. The #5 spinner was blue with a silver blade and fairly large for those pesky suckers to be interested in. I casted out and retrieved slow, fast, deep, shallow to no prevail. After I think my 4000th cast I was kinda bumping the bottom and felt a tap....tap! Well, dumb me I figured I was hitting a weed bed or rocks yet again but the tap...tap was once again there. I set the hook and started to real in.... not much fight, not much drag.... Well, I'm guessing a white or a small cutt maybe. Much to my surprize when I could finally see the little bugger. I just caught a very beautiful 14" PERCH!!! That's right a PERCH! I had asked about them being in there and have been told of great fishing for them years ago but I still had my doubts. This is a cold water fishery and perch are warm water fish so I thought.
What an awsome surprize and a great end to a wonderful vacation. I had such a great time with my family that I think I will go back up this Friday and spend another week!!
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