10-11-2010, 09:00 AM
<br /> Met Billy at Grasshopper ramp and we got fishing before 8 this AM. Billy had one slab n the boat before I could get my rod out of the holder. <br /> First fish for me was a slab, I broke off.....nice start to the day. For about 20 minutes it was almost a fish on every cast, most being keepers in the 11-13&amp;quot; range. Billy got a nice keeper black-nose also. <br /> We were fishing vertical structure and early it was a 3-5 count and the later in the morning it got, the deeper we had to go. Lighter colored baits on 1/32 heads, with or without tail lights were the ticket. We got greedy and were tossing back 10 to 11&amp;quot; fish early since the slabs were biting....kinda burned us in the end. We left a slowing bite to try other places, mostly docks and it SUCKED. We must have hit more than a dozen and caught about 12 fish, including my second ever TARP at 14&amp;quot;. It was a loner as it was the only fish we caught on that dock! emoLaugh <br /> Billy also caught a nice yellow perch and a spot, and we got about 6 bluegills in the mix as well. <br /> We landed 61 fish with 37 keepers in the well, (see earlier comment). I think Billy hot a bridge on the way home and added a couple more keepers to his take. All in all, it was a GREAT morning, even with making mistakes leaving biting fish. <br /> Thanks for the ride Billy, will have to do it again soon. <br /> http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/....jpg<br /> http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/....jpg<br /> http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/...7f5604.jpg