10-11-2010, 02:41 PM
Took my cousin to the berry on Saturday and what a day we had! He had only ever caught one fish before this outting (he's 21 years), and this was a fantastic trip for the both of us. It took him some time to figure out how to set the hook, but once he did he started to actually boat some slot cutts. I was able to catch about 20 or so myself, and of course, they were all in the slot with the biggest one going 21".
Now let me back up. It was an interesting day from the start. First, i forgot the battery for my finder, so we had to fish without sonar this time. Needless to say i was a little frustrated for a minute, but no big deal. We launched on the SC side and headed for my little 'honey hole'. On the way there we saw a nice buck and a doe with twins tagging along. Beautiful animals. Then once we reached my sweet spot we could hear the elk bugling (with gun shots to follow. I wonder if they got him..?) Shortly after that it sounded like a herd of buffalo was coming down the mountain at us. As i look up across the lake from where we were there was a huge boulder crashing down the hill, taking out out croppings of rock as it went and came splashing into the water. What a sight! It was one of the cooler things i've ever seen...
Anyway, back to the fishing. I attempted a DS rig, but i need some serious practice on that one. I will get better. Got tired of fighting it, so i rigged a gulp in shad color on a light hook and fished it close to surface. I managed the first cutt of the day on that one, coming in at about 18". That slowed right down, so i went back to the old faithful 3" white tube tipped with some chub. They loved it. Stuck with that set up the whole rest of the day and we did really well.
Tommy wanted to take some fish home to his GF for dinner so we kept 3 bows that were right in the 15" range. Not huge, but not dinks either. However, I also caught a really nice bow at about 19" and fat (full of crawdads. so full i'm surprised he was hungry at all). Pic of the fatty bow attached. Forgot the camera, so forgive the quality. It's a phone pic.
Thanks for everyone's input before my outting! I got a lot of nice tips, and tried my best to put them all to use. There just aren't enough hours in a day for fishing!
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Now let me back up. It was an interesting day from the start. First, i forgot the battery for my finder, so we had to fish without sonar this time. Needless to say i was a little frustrated for a minute, but no big deal. We launched on the SC side and headed for my little 'honey hole'. On the way there we saw a nice buck and a doe with twins tagging along. Beautiful animals. Then once we reached my sweet spot we could hear the elk bugling (with gun shots to follow. I wonder if they got him..?) Shortly after that it sounded like a herd of buffalo was coming down the mountain at us. As i look up across the lake from where we were there was a huge boulder crashing down the hill, taking out out croppings of rock as it went and came splashing into the water. What a sight! It was one of the cooler things i've ever seen...
Anyway, back to the fishing. I attempted a DS rig, but i need some serious practice on that one. I will get better. Got tired of fighting it, so i rigged a gulp in shad color on a light hook and fished it close to surface. I managed the first cutt of the day on that one, coming in at about 18". That slowed right down, so i went back to the old faithful 3" white tube tipped with some chub. They loved it. Stuck with that set up the whole rest of the day and we did really well.
Tommy wanted to take some fish home to his GF for dinner so we kept 3 bows that were right in the 15" range. Not huge, but not dinks either. However, I also caught a really nice bow at about 19" and fat (full of crawdads. so full i'm surprised he was hungry at all). Pic of the fatty bow attached. Forgot the camera, so forgive the quality. It's a phone pic.
Thanks for everyone's input before my outting! I got a lot of nice tips, and tried my best to put them all to use. There just aren't enough hours in a day for fishing!
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