05-08-2011, 02:55 PM
Well, after three concurrent trips of skunk, Rick and I were able to finally leave the water with our egos inflated instead of our tails between our legs.
We launched from the North marina at about 9ish. Nice day! No w***, slightly overcast.
We hit the dike in the light pole area first pitching jigs and lipless cranks. Hooked up with a wiper, but didn't get a good enough hookset. He stuck around long enough for me to say "fish on!" And peel some drag.
that fish taco is still swimming.
The wipers were just cruisng the shallow shoreline in schools that would make the gorton fisherman sweat. We tossed everything at them, but they weren't actively feeding. We watched a couple move our baits out of the way. All those fish did make quite the site to see. Water temp was about 55.
Decided to drag bottom bouncers by the feedlot. Brought a nice eye to the boat, about 24," he popped off when the net made its first appearance.
bye, taco!
bottom bouncing gets old quick. Went to the west dike. Water temp was 57. All we saw in that deeper water were the brassy bugelmouthed behemoths of the deep.
went back to our first spot and pitched jigs. FINALLY with reward!
A smallish smallmouth, and two nice wipers by Rick (bigfish22 on here ). Biggest was almost five lbs with the other a little a little over four. Had a couple come off and missed a couple more. Bite was turning on around three, three thirty, but responsibilities aren't on fish time[
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it was a great day with my best friend!
The wiper activity has me wondering.....do wipers go through a false spawn?
Josh
*edit* added pics
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We launched from the North marina at about 9ish. Nice day! No w***, slightly overcast.
We hit the dike in the light pole area first pitching jigs and lipless cranks. Hooked up with a wiper, but didn't get a good enough hookset. He stuck around long enough for me to say "fish on!" And peel some drag.
that fish taco is still swimming.
The wipers were just cruisng the shallow shoreline in schools that would make the gorton fisherman sweat. We tossed everything at them, but they weren't actively feeding. We watched a couple move our baits out of the way. All those fish did make quite the site to see. Water temp was about 55.
Decided to drag bottom bouncers by the feedlot. Brought a nice eye to the boat, about 24," he popped off when the net made its first appearance.
bye, taco!
bottom bouncing gets old quick. Went to the west dike. Water temp was 57. All we saw in that deeper water were the brassy bugelmouthed behemoths of the deep.
went back to our first spot and pitched jigs. FINALLY with reward!
A smallish smallmouth, and two nice wipers by Rick (bigfish22 on here ). Biggest was almost five lbs with the other a little a little over four. Had a couple come off and missed a couple more. Bite was turning on around three, three thirty, but responsibilities aren't on fish time[
]it was a great day with my best friend!
The wiper activity has me wondering.....do wipers go through a false spawn?
Josh
*edit* added pics
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