04-29-2006, 10:30 PM
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]We got to Jordanelle at about 7:00 and launched our tubes. We had the intentions of catching some Browns and were hopeful that we could pick up a couple of smallies. We started our way down the bank and I found a point that came from 35 feet to 24 feet of water, I casted across it and wham, I had a snag, no a BIG fish, this thing fought like there was no tomorrow, he jumped several times and I noticed this was no brown it was a smallmouth, in 48 degree water! After a good fight I got him to my toon, WOW.[][] We took a few pics and let him go, my apron only goes to 18 inches and he was well beyond that, about 22 inches, i would say at least 6 pounds!![]
A couple cast later I hooked into another really nice smallmouth, we was a solid 3-4 pounds![] I had no other hits for a while so I proceeded on down the lake, after a while I went back up to the point and WHAM, I hooked into another real nice smallmouth bass. Man those things are a blast.[] Then my friends waders sprung a leak and the wind came up so we headed for the truck we got off the water at about 1:00 or so. I caught 3 bass and that was it, but the size made up for the lack of fish!! I can't wait for the water to warm up!!!!![] Oh yeah, the water temp was 46 to 50 degrees.
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]We got to Jordanelle at about 7:00 and launched our tubes. We had the intentions of catching some Browns and were hopeful that we could pick up a couple of smallies. We started our way down the bank and I found a point that came from 35 feet to 24 feet of water, I casted across it and wham, I had a snag, no a BIG fish, this thing fought like there was no tomorrow, he jumped several times and I noticed this was no brown it was a smallmouth, in 48 degree water! After a good fight I got him to my toon, WOW.[][] We took a few pics and let him go, my apron only goes to 18 inches and he was well beyond that, about 22 inches, i would say at least 6 pounds!![] A couple cast later I hooked into another really nice smallmouth, we was a solid 3-4 pounds![
] I had no other hits for a while so I proceeded on down the lake, after a while I went back up to the point and WHAM, I hooked into another real nice smallmouth bass. Man those things are a blast.[] Then my friends waders sprung a leak and the wind came up so we headed for the truck we got off the water at about 1:00 or so. I caught 3 bass and that was it, but the size made up for the lack of fish!! I can't wait for the water to warm up!!!!![] Oh yeah, the water temp was 46 to 50 degrees.[signature]