07-03-2006, 07:54 PM
I woke up at 5:30 this morning, and got everything ready to take Lil' Lunkerhunter to Mantua for some gills. We left the house at about 7 and headed up.
Arrived to a small chop but nice temps and tons of fish right off the bank. Fired up the motor and went to the east side just north of the point. Started fishing about 10' of water with marginal success and worked our way in shallow. The closer we got to the bank, the bigger and more numerous the fish got. My little boy caught 20 or so before we decided to move to the river inlet for a possible rainbow but none to be found.
We fished about 80 yards from the trees on a flat and he started nailing the huge gills! We caught 2 perch, one almost edible and the other the size of the hook. The gills were about the size of your hand and a little bigger.
After being scared off by a skier [mad][mad], we moved over by the docks and only caught 2 small gills before the w*** started good. Left at around 10:30 and the little one couldn't be happier.
We used ratso jig heads with a tiny piece of worm for everything. All fish were released unharmed and free to make another little tyke
ear to ear.[][]
[signature]
Arrived to a small chop but nice temps and tons of fish right off the bank. Fired up the motor and went to the east side just north of the point. Started fishing about 10' of water with marginal success and worked our way in shallow. The closer we got to the bank, the bigger and more numerous the fish got. My little boy caught 20 or so before we decided to move to the river inlet for a possible rainbow but none to be found.
We fished about 80 yards from the trees on a flat and he started nailing the huge gills! We caught 2 perch, one almost edible and the other the size of the hook. The gills were about the size of your hand and a little bigger.
After being scared off by a skier [mad][mad], we moved over by the docks and only caught 2 small gills before the w*** started good. Left at around 10:30 and the little one couldn't be happier.
We used ratso jig heads with a tiny piece of worm for everything. All fish were released unharmed and free to make another little tyke
ear to ear.[][][signature]