Post by ajrod88 on Dec 19, 2017 10:29:53 GMT -5
Weather-Very Nice!
WT- 49F
Method- Pulling Boards, jigging, and searching hours and hours for bait.
Got to the lake at 7:30am. Right away had large schools of bait under my boat so I threw the net and came up empty several throws. Then realized it was small peanuts that were getting through the net. I did get several in the boat but threw them back thinking I could find better bait. WRONG! Bait seemed to be deeper than I'm able to reach. After searching most of the morning without luck, I was seeing some fish on the graph so I grabbed my jigging rod and chased the skunk from my boat very quickly with a 28'' fish. Little while later put another smaller fish in the boat. After fishing a while longer and seeing a few fish busting, things quieted down so I went searching for bait again. Threw my net on what must have been a big boulder and lost it. THAT was my biggest disappointment of the day. I did have another net along so I kept hunting. After hours and hours of frustration, I found some good bait in about 9fow in a tiny creek. Threw the net and 5 of the nicest baits I have caught (PB bait
) so far were in the net. Man was I pumped! 
Threw a few more times but couldn't locate any more. Since it was getting later on in the afternoon I just took the baits I had and fished with them until dark. Had some swirls, one blowup, and then a fish took the bait, the rod was doubled over I tried to set the hook but the fish let go. 
Overall a fun day with some more learning done! At least I hope.
WT- 49F
Method- Pulling Boards, jigging, and searching hours and hours for bait.
Got to the lake at 7:30am. Right away had large schools of bait under my boat so I threw the net and came up empty several throws. Then realized it was small peanuts that were getting through the net. I did get several in the boat but threw them back thinking I could find better bait. WRONG! Bait seemed to be deeper than I'm able to reach. After searching most of the morning without luck, I was seeing some fish on the graph so I grabbed my jigging rod and chased the skunk from my boat very quickly with a 28'' fish. Little while later put another smaller fish in the boat. After fishing a while longer and seeing a few fish busting, things quieted down so I went searching for bait again. Threw my net on what must have been a big boulder and lost it. THAT was my biggest disappointment of the day. I did have another net along so I kept hunting. After hours and hours of frustration, I found some good bait in about 9fow in a tiny creek. Threw the net and 5 of the nicest baits I have caught (PB bait
) so far were in the net. Man was I pumped! 
Threw a few more times but couldn't locate any more. Since it was getting later on in the afternoon I just took the baits I had and fished with them until dark. Had some swirls, one blowup, and then a fish took the bait, the rod was doubled over I tried to set the hook but the fish let go. 
Overall a fun day with some more learning done! At least I hope. 
Oh, and they probably get it done before sunrise to! 
