07-23-2010, 09:00 AM
Got in a couple of hours of fishing "very" late this morning but wish I had got out earlier. It was hot out there and I know the heat index must have been way up there. I didn't hardly see anyone else fishing while I was out. I either need to get out at 6 am or 6 pm because this daytime fishing hasn't been very productive for me the last couple of trips. I was looking for some new places to fish so I wound up doing more running around than fishing anyway. I did manage a couple of small bass on a crankbait and a couple of decent catfish both caught on a 3-inch watermelon Chigger Craw. Today was my first day using a Chigger Craw and I caught the channel cat on my third cast with it. I can tell I'm really going to use them a lot in the future. I caught the blue cat on one fishing a bluff in about 35 feet of water. They weren't exactly the kind of fish I was looking for but I enjoyed the quick results. I didn't have a chance to drop shot as I need to change some line on a reel tonight but I hope to over the weekend. The small bass didn't deserve pics but here's a couple of pics of the cats.