Post by Yam on Jan 7, 2017 20:38:56 GMT -5
I decided to try my luck one last time before school starts back again. It's amazing to me how each trip is always different. This trip started with a warm day (50s) and ended with blustery cold and Winter Storm Warnings.
Bait was much easier this time than the past few weeks. The first day I even found mongos in the afternoon hiding in 2 foot of water. That was awesome! Other than that, it seemed I had to throw on the edges of the bait masses in 20 fow and sift through 40 dollars to get one massive mongo! Weird!!! And of course, in the late hours when I'm the only idiot on the water, the mongos were sitting on the bottom in 30 to 40 foot of water.
Each morning was a jiggers dream! The birds were going nuts in various locations, but I often times passed them up to see if the fish would eat my big bait. I did try my luck on day 2 with some spoon action and was rewarded with a couple but I didn't stay long as I really thought my 30 pounder was coming!
Well...I didn't get it this time, however, my first fish of 2017 was a very nice 20 pounder that hit in coffee water that was riddled with logs and debris. I pulled this water with the words of Todd ringing in my ears, "Your biggest fish will be caught in the water that you totally do not think fish will be!"
In summary, I found that planers were still very productive in certain spots but the fish were more interested in 10-12 inch baits versus mongos or dollars. And for the life of me, I could not get any of the massive schools to hit any live bait from peanuts and ales to mongos on down lines. They seemed to prefer the taste of metal!
Here's a bunch of shots that might provide some value for you but serve more as a historical perspective for me.
I am ready for March!
Bait was much easier this time than the past few weeks. The first day I even found mongos in the afternoon hiding in 2 foot of water. That was awesome! Other than that, it seemed I had to throw on the edges of the bait masses in 20 fow and sift through 40 dollars to get one massive mongo! Weird!!! And of course, in the late hours when I'm the only idiot on the water, the mongos were sitting on the bottom in 30 to 40 foot of water.
Each morning was a jiggers dream! The birds were going nuts in various locations, but I often times passed them up to see if the fish would eat my big bait. I did try my luck on day 2 with some spoon action and was rewarded with a couple but I didn't stay long as I really thought my 30 pounder was coming!
Well...I didn't get it this time, however, my first fish of 2017 was a very nice 20 pounder that hit in coffee water that was riddled with logs and debris. I pulled this water with the words of Todd ringing in my ears, "Your biggest fish will be caught in the water that you totally do not think fish will be!"
In summary, I found that planers were still very productive in certain spots but the fish were more interested in 10-12 inch baits versus mongos or dollars. And for the life of me, I could not get any of the massive schools to hit any live bait from peanuts and ales to mongos on down lines. They seemed to prefer the taste of metal!
Here's a bunch of shots that might provide some value for you but serve more as a historical perspective for me.
I am ready for March!
