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Post by dogsbestfriend on May 9, 2013 10:13:05 GMT -5
well i didnt get started fishin till about 11 am. marked a few fish shortly after getting bait. fished for them abiut 1 hour, lost 1 one a down rod at 35 ft. went to another spot and there they were. it was the mother load ;D. well, i guess it was a morning bite. i lost two, missed 2. it seemed like they would take it for a short run and stop. does anyone have any input on why ? water temp 60. debris out the ying yang. rained all day till about 6pm. SKUNKED AGAIN  |
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Post by mwardncsu on May 9, 2013 10:17:04 GMT -5
Sounds like most Leesville reports - challenging place - Was it a real gentle tug and then gone? I've seen that a lot with perch or white bass. Thanks for posting up the report.
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Post by dogsbestfriend on May 9, 2013 16:15:34 GMT -5
no was not a little tug, it was a about a 3-4 second rip on the clicker, float or planer stayed down, thats it.the one i lost on the down rod, had the rod bent well into the water, and i let it have it for a second or two.
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penn113h2
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Post by penn113h2 on May 9, 2013 17:24:21 GMT -5
Thats good to hear, what the bite on exactly??? And ive been wondering and decided to ask where are you all finding and getting baitfish?  |
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Post by mwardncsu on May 9, 2013 17:50:26 GMT -5
dog - what type of hooks are you using on your downrods? Circle style or J's/Octopus?
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on May 9, 2013 18:22:07 GMT -5
Thats good to hear, what the bite on exactly??? And ive been wondering and decided to ask where are you all finding and getting baitfish? I throw cast nets under dock lights, where bait gather for some reason (attracted to light or maybe something they eat likes light, I don't know) Real fishermen use their sonar to locate bait and throw their nets at the bait where ever they find them in the lake, which seems to be in creeks mostly. Sometimes you will see bait surface and can throw your net at them. They aren't very hardy though, and hard to keep alive, except in summer with warm temperatures, when they are pretty much impossible to keep alive for very long. |
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Post by dogsbestfriend on May 9, 2013 18:32:00 GMT -5
i am using 3/0-5/0 circles on down lines, and 3/0-6/0 octopus on planers and floats.
been getting gizzards 4-8 in. in old womans creek.
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Post by mwardncsu on May 9, 2013 19:49:33 GMT -5
Dog - gotcha - guess it was just bad luck those circles didn't bite.
Afloat - nothing wrong with throwing on lights - caught plenty of ales that way and gizzards certain times on the year.... The lights pull in the plankton which the bait fish will feed on.
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Post by leeb on May 9, 2013 20:10:10 GMT -5
Did you pull on the rod or just reel? Are the hooks sharp enough to dig into your finger nail?
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Post by dogsbestfriend on May 9, 2013 20:11:54 GMT -5
yea my thoughts also, better luck next time  |
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Post by dogsbestfriend on May 10, 2013 7:11:02 GMT -5
didnt set the hook on the down rods, but i did on the floats.
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