Willard Bay trip # 14 PB day

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Got on WB south at 8:28 this morning.  A beautiful morning, 2 other fishing rigs already on the water.  Calm, very few bugs, almost empty lake as far as I could see. My last couple trips to WB had produced some nice table fare Cats, and I had GPS marked those spots. Trolled a wide slow S pattern from the buoy line east toward the feed lot, out in 14 to 16 fow. Crossed directly over my first mark, got a pop and drop in close vicinity, continued to second marker about 200 yards further east, got to just the far edge of it, BAM, good size Cat sucked up my fire tiger trap. One hour and two minutes on the water and Cat # 1 in the boat. 

  

Had already gotten one line rigged with raw shrimp, so soon as the first Cat was in the live well, Dropped anchor, cast bait rigged line out. Had not even gotten it set it the rod holder, ziiiinnnnggg, out it went. 7 minutes after Cat # 1, Cat # 2 was welcomed on board. 



Rigged up second pole and cast it out the opposite side of boat.  Poured a fresh cup of coffee, and relaxed. Had several tentative tugs and nibbles but exactly 1 hour from Cat #2 climbing on board,  Cat # 3 bent my second pole. And he joined his mates in the live well.  And 7 minutes after #3, #4 hit the first pole while I was re-baiting the  second one. 

  

Just over 2 hours on the water and 4 Cats have volunteered to go home with me for some future dinner. Wow, this is shaping up to be a better that average day, for me, anyway. Barely get both poles back in the water, wait about 12 minutes, Cat #5 comes to join his friends. And 18 minutes after that, #6 is added to the box. 

   

About this time, I start wondering if I just might get a limit of Cats, and 11 minutes after # 6,  # 7 decides to join, and 20 minutes later # 8 hits my next to last piece of shrimp.   How does that work..... a legal keeper limit of Cats in just about 3 hours 30 minutes, with one piece of bait to spare, and not even noon yet. 
I call that my personal best this year, anywhere.  

     

Good job on the cats. Glad to hear the crowds  have let up some too. Sounds like a great outing.