04-15-2006, 08:41 PM
Arrived at the lake about 9 a.m. Started throwing Senkos up underneath lakeside vegetation and reeling/jigging back slowly. Drifted all along the south end with not so much as a bite. I used small dark and chartruese curly tails also, and nadda. I even tried burning my jigs/plastics through the water at various speeds. This didn't help either.
Finally after about two hours, my friend Shane tossed out a big 6" Senko and let it drift along VERY slowly as the boat slid along the water in the gentle breeze. After a few minutes he thought he had a snag, so he jerked and hooked into a beautiful little largemouth, about 11" long. It would be the only bass of the day. We continued to employ the technique to no avail. I did get one more tap much later in the day as we worked our ways around the lake, but I couldn't connect.
Bassed out, we headed to the catfish hole. Though I was soaking bait with the EXACT same technique in the same location as my friend, he managed to land three rather small cats and even hooked into a few more who released themselves before being boated, but I only got one bite throughout the rest of the day in the honey hole. His cats were large enough, however, (they were each about 13" long) that he kept them.
The only thing I went away with yesterday was a big
after enjoying such a nice day on a scenic pond, and a nasty sunburn (forgot the sunscreen). That's about all there is to tell.
If I don't start finding success soon, I'm gonna think I forgot how to fish. [unsure] Let me say again, though, that it really was a beautful day to be out in the boat on the water.
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Finally after about two hours, my friend Shane tossed out a big 6" Senko and let it drift along VERY slowly as the boat slid along the water in the gentle breeze. After a few minutes he thought he had a snag, so he jerked and hooked into a beautiful little largemouth, about 11" long. It would be the only bass of the day. We continued to employ the technique to no avail. I did get one more tap much later in the day as we worked our ways around the lake, but I couldn't connect.
Bassed out, we headed to the catfish hole. Though I was soaking bait with the EXACT same technique in the same location as my friend, he managed to land three rather small cats and even hooked into a few more who released themselves before being boated, but I only got one bite throughout the rest of the day in the honey hole. His cats were large enough, however, (they were each about 13" long) that he kept them.
The only thing I went away with yesterday was a big
after enjoying such a nice day on a scenic pond, and a nasty sunburn (forgot the sunscreen). That's about all there is to tell. If I don't start finding success soon, I'm gonna think I forgot how to fish. [unsure] Let me say again, though, that it really was a beautful day to be out in the boat on the water.
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