07-22-2012, 05:02 AM
I hit it Friday evening for a little bit. I was really looking forward to a good evening topwater bite, but it actually seemed to slow down towards evening. I did catch some on top, but didn't land any over 14" on top. I did catch a crappie on top, and I had 3 huge, explosive strikes, they just didn't hook up.
The other frustrating thing was that my float tube died for good. I got over to my spot, caught a nice bass on the first cast, and then I noticed my tube had lost air on one side. I trudged through the moss so I could top it off. I got it all blown up, and then the zipper that holds it in place separated. I deflated it, worked the zipper back down to where I got the two sides together, blew the whole thing up by mouth, sat down in it, and the thing burst again. I deflated it, tried to work the zipper together, but to no avail. I spent the rest of the night with the bladder bulging out all huge and floppy on one side. It made fighting the wind a lot tougher and I was shifting my weight to compensate the whole night, which pissed off my back. I'm looking at getting a Fish Cat now.
Fishing was still pretty good, not as fast as Tuesday, but I still managed 35 with some good ones. Best went 17.5".
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The other frustrating thing was that my float tube died for good. I got over to my spot, caught a nice bass on the first cast, and then I noticed my tube had lost air on one side. I trudged through the moss so I could top it off. I got it all blown up, and then the zipper that holds it in place separated. I deflated it, worked the zipper back down to where I got the two sides together, blew the whole thing up by mouth, sat down in it, and the thing burst again. I deflated it, tried to work the zipper together, but to no avail. I spent the rest of the night with the bladder bulging out all huge and floppy on one side. It made fighting the wind a lot tougher and I was shifting my weight to compensate the whole night, which pissed off my back. I'm looking at getting a Fish Cat now.
Fishing was still pretty good, not as fast as Tuesday, but I still managed 35 with some good ones. Best went 17.5".
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