10-23-2009, 09:00 AM
It was a dark and foggy day as we limped to the first training dock.<br />We picked up a couple of crappie and decided we would try the cliffs, so...we watched the trusty(?) GPS and attempted to idle away to our next destination.<br />LOOK OUT!!! emoGoofy there are people in boats out there and we couldn&#39;t believe they were fishing in the fog! emoCrazy <br /><br />They needed their heads examined for being out there, but we were in need of examination too as we idled in a giant arc and we were heading way off of where we wanted to go.<br />Somehow, we found ourselves after much calculation and confusion on the second hole of the day and again caught only a couple of crappie there.<br /><br />Well the fog lifted enough to make a break for training dock #2 and we arrived safely. Caught a nice largemouth and skunked the target fish there, so...we went upriver towards training dock #3. With a quick stop at a secret spot there on the way, we caught a couple of nice crappie and talked with an old friend there. 1 fish was just shy of 14 so we knew we could do better and on we went.<br />The fog was totally lifted now and we whupped up on em when we arrived at our last main spot.<br />They liked the crystal shad dipped with a tail light and we started getting into many fish in a row ahhhhhh..<br /><br />I had a great time fishing with DF and he was a wonderful host. Great boat and positioning skills and the fellowship couldn&#39;t have been more pleasant.<br />Most fish were caught mid level 10 to 18 on 1/16 and the day was memorable. 25 Fish of which 1 was a throwback, all others were 11&#43; and a few just short of 14.<br />Thanks DF I hope we can do that again real soon!!<br /><br />Some pics emoAngler