12-09-2018, 04:27 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#500000][size 4]Had a wonderful day catching whitefish yesterday off Second Point of the beautiful blue Bear Lake. Spent a rather memorable day with my good friend Nate and my brother Terry up there. We caught our limits of whites, four cuts, and one carp.
Nate is truly what I call a "natural" at fishing. Some may think of him as the "fish whisperer". But whatever we may nickname him, he is just plain good at fishing. I watched him catch white after white after white while I nursed snag after snag after snag. It wasn't until I switched from 1/8 oz. jig heads to 1/16 oz. did I stop snagging and start catching whites. Nate stayed with his custom poured 1/8 oz. heads all day and did a great job of schooling me and my brother.
[url "https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTNkQfPPNwk4z5px8"]Here is a short video[/url] of his technique:
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The lures that worked best for Nate was the 2 ½ inch Gulp Mino in watermelon/pearl with a round 1/8 oz. dark green (almost black) jig head tipped with a ½ inch piece of worm.
The lures that worked best for me were the red/white crappie jig and a transparent with salt and pepper glitter crappie jig with 1/16 oz. fast-load jig heads tipped with a ½ inch piece of worm.
Towards the end of the day, Nate hooked up on one and said, "Oh, this is a big one!!" From the way his rod was banging and bending, we were all thinking it might be a mack. But it wasn't … it was this big ole female white:
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#500000][size 4]It measured 22" long and 4 lbs. 9 oz. Definitely, the biggest Bonneville whitefish I have ever seen.
Yesterday was just one of those really good days of fishing … catching limits, catching BIG whites, and spending time with the best of family and friends.
Thanks guys.
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Nate is truly what I call a "natural" at fishing. Some may think of him as the "fish whisperer". But whatever we may nickname him, he is just plain good at fishing. I watched him catch white after white after white while I nursed snag after snag after snag. It wasn't until I switched from 1/8 oz. jig heads to 1/16 oz. did I stop snagging and start catching whites. Nate stayed with his custom poured 1/8 oz. heads all day and did a great job of schooling me and my brother.
[url "https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTNkQfPPNwk4z5px8"]Here is a short video[/url] of his technique:
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#500000][size 3][url "https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTNkQfPPNwk4z5px8"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTNkQfPPNwk4z5px8[/url][/size][/#500000][/font]
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The lures that worked best for Nate was the 2 ½ inch Gulp Mino in watermelon/pearl with a round 1/8 oz. dark green (almost black) jig head tipped with a ½ inch piece of worm.
The lures that worked best for me were the red/white crappie jig and a transparent with salt and pepper glitter crappie jig with 1/16 oz. fast-load jig heads tipped with a ½ inch piece of worm.
Towards the end of the day, Nate hooked up on one and said, "Oh, this is a big one!!" From the way his rod was banging and bending, we were all thinking it might be a mack. But it wasn't … it was this big ole female white:
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[inline "Nate's-Big-Whie-444.jpg"]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#500000][size 4]It measured 22" long and 4 lbs. 9 oz. Definitely, the biggest Bonneville whitefish I have ever seen.
Yesterday was just one of those really good days of fishing … catching limits, catching BIG whites, and spending time with the best of family and friends.
Thanks guys.
--- Coot ---[/size][/#500000][/font]
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