02-15-2015, 08:24 PM
Got off work Friday and home shortly after 5am to find a note on the counter to not wake anyone up since they didn't have school. Good idea'r since I would of since I spaced it/didn't know. Thought about it for a second and woke the oldest up and said let's go. On the late side departure wise for me but one has to go with what when gets tossed their way.
Anyways feeling semi done chasing the Shad/Stripers from the previous trip I had already changed all the rods up to LMB/SMB baits/set-ups so that was the plan. Headed out and realized how behind the curve time wise I was so instead of heading to Echo for the first time this year I cut it short and launched out of Callville. I have only launched out of there maybe 2 times before and not in the last couple years. I figured what the heck it is Friday and I doubt busy so why not. I certainly like launching out of the low level ramp. Sure beats that 1/2 mile walk up the main ramp for sure!
Fishing... Not happening yet. Still too cold. I was hoping to find them starting to move up but still early. It sure was a nice day to be on the water though. Essentially zero wind and just perfect. Water temps was ~59 at the launch and ~60 once the day got going. That is off my rear transducer that is just a hair shy of a foot in the water column. The front transducer is ~2 feet down and read 1 degree less than the rear.
We "shared" the one smallie that was caught. Madi had just nodded off when I caught it. 50 feet of water and a 4" grub on a light line/sensitive spinning rod set-up. This was in the mouth of a cove right off the main lake where there was a island between the points I realllly don't care to chase bass in those depths whatsoever. Just not fun and too slow but one does what one has to do. Once hooked I could see her down there 30+ feet fighting it. That part is pretty dam cool. Madi woke to the noise I was making and took over while I dug out the net to be sure we landed the one fish for a picture.
Put +/- 50 miles on the boat. Bummer to burn that much gas up over one little SMB but how it goes. Went as far at Bonell Bay.
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Anyways feeling semi done chasing the Shad/Stripers from the previous trip I had already changed all the rods up to LMB/SMB baits/set-ups so that was the plan. Headed out and realized how behind the curve time wise I was so instead of heading to Echo for the first time this year I cut it short and launched out of Callville. I have only launched out of there maybe 2 times before and not in the last couple years. I figured what the heck it is Friday and I doubt busy so why not. I certainly like launching out of the low level ramp. Sure beats that 1/2 mile walk up the main ramp for sure!
Fishing... Not happening yet. Still too cold. I was hoping to find them starting to move up but still early. It sure was a nice day to be on the water though. Essentially zero wind and just perfect. Water temps was ~59 at the launch and ~60 once the day got going. That is off my rear transducer that is just a hair shy of a foot in the water column. The front transducer is ~2 feet down and read 1 degree less than the rear.
We "shared" the one smallie that was caught. Madi had just nodded off when I caught it. 50 feet of water and a 4" grub on a light line/sensitive spinning rod set-up. This was in the mouth of a cove right off the main lake where there was a island between the points I realllly don't care to chase bass in those depths whatsoever. Just not fun and too slow but one does what one has to do. Once hooked I could see her down there 30+ feet fighting it. That part is pretty dam cool. Madi woke to the noise I was making and took over while I dug out the net to be sure we landed the one fish for a picture.
Put +/- 50 miles on the boat. Bummer to burn that much gas up over one little SMB but how it goes. Went as far at Bonell Bay.
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