Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Sept 1, 2014 10:49:17 GMT -5
Was going to work but it rained a little last night, so I had to fish.
Bait has been rough lately at my light. Mostly just a few per throw. Proably too warm.
Got out just before 6. I bought a float at Captains last week. First time ive used these. So i had 2 oz, 1 oz, 1/4 oz on 15' under the float, and a free line. 4 rods.
Before it was really light out,a white perch tried to strangle itself on the 6" gizzard on the float. While I was freeing it, the 1 oz went berzerk. Unfortunately, I felt a snap when I put some resistance on it. Broke right at the hook.
30 minutes later a 6.5 lber hit the float, and stayed on.
A while after that the float went under again. But it was taken around a tree, I could tell the line was wrapped by the way it felt pulling in. I was trying to decide what my best option was, when the free line went balistic. So I put that back in the rod holder and reeled in a 10.5 lber on my smallest rod. That was worth a couple skunk days. Then i didnt care so much about the treed fish, I just pulled and snapped the line. Dumped bait and rowed home around 8:00.
So light/free lines win. Not what I'd expect this time of year, but at the least, it pays to have a variety out there.
Bait has been rough lately at my light. Mostly just a few per throw. Proably too warm.
Got out just before 6. I bought a float at Captains last week. First time ive used these. So i had 2 oz, 1 oz, 1/4 oz on 15' under the float, and a free line. 4 rods.
Before it was really light out,a white perch tried to strangle itself on the 6" gizzard on the float. While I was freeing it, the 1 oz went berzerk. Unfortunately, I felt a snap when I put some resistance on it. Broke right at the hook.
30 minutes later a 6.5 lber hit the float, and stayed on.
A while after that the float went under again. But it was taken around a tree, I could tell the line was wrapped by the way it felt pulling in. I was trying to decide what my best option was, when the free line went balistic. So I put that back in the rod holder and reeled in a 10.5 lber on my smallest rod. That was worth a couple skunk days. Then i didnt care so much about the treed fish, I just pulled and snapped the line. Dumped bait and rowed home around 8:00.
So light/free lines win. Not what I'd expect this time of year, but at the least, it pays to have a variety out there.
