johnk
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Post by johnk on Mar 21, 2017 15:48:58 GMT -5
I don't often post anything on this board but I do take a look every day. I am not much of a writer or a story teller but I feel the need to contribute when I can. I seems to me there aren't as many reports getting posted as there used to be. I really appreciate reading the reports of others....so thank you guys. Scheduled some much needed time off and got to the lake early to do some bait catching and fishing before the tournament. Put the new bait cage in. This is the second attempt at cage building. My first cage build was a fail. With the new cage in place it was time to hunt bait. Found nice Gizzards in 8' to 10' of water. Saw very little flipping. Caught the majority by throwing on small groups found on the side scan. Good size bait was not a problem. The bait in the new cage stayed in great shape. The first part of the week most of our Stripers were running this size. We caught a nice bass or two almost every day. Here is a rare afternoon when the wind wasn't howling. Later in the week the wind got worse but the fish got bigger. My main fishing partner is my wife. She is always ready to go no matter what the weather is doing. She is truly a trooper. She deserved this fish. I think I was more excited than she was. We saw it before it hit. Actually saw two of the big ones before they hit. Our biggest fish before the tournament went 37", 37", 38" & 39". We had a great few days but wondered if it was gonna continue. Well to wrap this up......It didn't continue. Tournament day came and we fished hard. Only had one bite all day. Big thanks to the Striper Mafia guys for making it possible.
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Post by tblspoon on Mar 21, 2017 17:36:26 GMT -5
Excellent report.
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 21, 2017 19:11:12 GMT -5
Awesome week. Sorry it couldn't play through to Saturday but heck a week regardless!
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Post by seajay on Mar 21, 2017 19:20:31 GMT -5
Great report ! Looks like the two of you had a great week. Like the cage , what are the dimensions of it and do you sink it or float it ? If you sink it how deep ?
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Post by Live Bait JunkEE on Mar 21, 2017 19:54:11 GMT -5
Those are some great fish -- congrats !!!!!
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Post by steviejayvaughan on Mar 21, 2017 20:11:02 GMT -5
Excellent report. Fish look good, nice planer board spread.
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Post by bushwacker on Mar 21, 2017 20:29:44 GMT -5
Very good report. That board spread was a beauty and those were some very nice fish
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johnk
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Post by johnk on Mar 21, 2017 20:33:08 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
The cage is 4'dia x 4' tall. It sits on the bottom in 7' of water. We have an otter in the neighborhood that's been into two floating cages so I have my fingers crossed.
My last cage was framed with schedule 40 pvc conduit. I don't think the corners of that cage were round enough with the long 90's I used. The shad didn't do to well in that one.
My son made the frame for the new cage out of 3/8" rebar. It's pretty stout but not too heavy.
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KB
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Post by KB on Mar 21, 2017 21:05:56 GMT -5
Great report and very nice fish. Hate that the tournament luck wasn't there. You and your wife definitely had a great week of fishing for sure. I also love the pic of the planer board spread.
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Post by drag4striper on Mar 22, 2017 5:26:13 GMT -5
Man that's a great week with 4 citations. Good looking bait cage and spread of planers.
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Post by Jason54 on Mar 22, 2017 5:38:27 GMT -5
Wow what a week! Congratulations on all those nice fish. Very nice bait cage.
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Post by medicineman on Mar 22, 2017 7:04:54 GMT -5
What a great report !! Thanks for taking time to post the pics.
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BentRod
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Post by BentRod on Mar 22, 2017 8:43:05 GMT -5
Never mind the tournament, that's some really good fishing! Cage looks awesome! I've been thinking about building another cage for some experiments with the bait shed tank, but I've got an otter problem currently - he likes to eat carp and leave them on my dock. PS - I like your reels!
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Post by coheasion on Mar 22, 2017 9:01:47 GMT -5
I would take a week like that any time and not even be worried about the tournament!
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Post by ikMOON on Mar 22, 2017 9:05:42 GMT -5
Four lunkers!!! Thanks for the report, and thanks for the great pics!
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