03-16-2013, 09:00 AM
I have not posted a report in a long while; but I wanted to share this experience.<br /> <br />Dad and I have had some pretty good outings this season. The fishing has been good. No complaints on the quality of the fish we&#39;ve caught either, both largemouth and smallmouth bass. But!, we both have really been wanting to break that elusive 6 pound barrier again. It had been a while and we both felt like we were due for a really nice Brownfish. <br /> <br />Well, on this day, Pete sr. reminded me who the original brownfish man is. He had a great day by anyone&#39;s standards.<br /> <br />Not only did he put an absolutely beautiful 6 pound smallmouth bass in my boat, he also put four more smallies in the boat for a total of 5! One of which was a very solid 4lbs 14ounces! And he wasn&#39;t done yet; he added a kicker spotted bass to the tally that tipped the scales at over 3lbs. <br /> <br />The weather conditions were pretty raw, NW wind was 10-15 mph, the air temp was in the mid 40&#39;s, cloudy skies, exactly the kind of day I like, a Brownfish day.<br /> <br />We fished from 1:30 until darkish.<br /> <br />The water temp was 44 degrees, flow was 47,000 cfs, water clarity was 2 to 3 feet or so. Depths varied from 14 to 17 feet in the areas we fished<br /> <br />Slow movers seemed to be the baits of choice. Switched between jigs and tubes...<br /> <br />Me?, I didn&#39;t catch a bass all day long and it was as good of a day on the water as I can remember, go figure...<br /><br />