Animal Chris
05-12-2003, 08:45 AM
Was going to hit E. Galveston Bay Friday, but my guide called and cancelled. I guess it was the 20 kt. wind that made him change his mind. Will have to wait for a month or so.
Instead my stepson and I hit a managed lake north of Houston and caught 22 largemouth and 1 crappie. Want some fun, try fishing from an aluminum bass boat with a 20 kt wind blowing trying to cast a 9' x 8 wt. while running the troll motor and holdiing some kind of fishing pattern and still having some kind of presentation and being able to set the hook when the opportunity presents itself...... Thanks to the striper fisherman, I had tied a form of an eel pattern in black that accounted for my fish. Used a sinking tip line that had been given to me (personally I don't care much for them) and it seemed to be the ticket. The largest went about 4# and we "Boga'ed" 10 over 2½#s. Out of the 5 other boats fishing (a 150 acre managed lake) the top stringer was 5 fish to 4#s. 3 of these boats were "regulars". Call it beginners luck, or what ever, it was still a GREAT day out.
Planning on dragging the trailer and 'yak to Galveston for Memorial Day weekend. Will definately have some salt on the screen then. Tight Loops, AC
Instead my stepson and I hit a managed lake north of Houston and caught 22 largemouth and 1 crappie. Want some fun, try fishing from an aluminum bass boat with a 20 kt wind blowing trying to cast a 9' x 8 wt. while running the troll motor and holdiing some kind of fishing pattern and still having some kind of presentation and being able to set the hook when the opportunity presents itself...... Thanks to the striper fisherman, I had tied a form of an eel pattern in black that accounted for my fish. Used a sinking tip line that had been given to me (personally I don't care much for them) and it seemed to be the ticket. The largest went about 4# and we "Boga'ed" 10 over 2½#s. Out of the 5 other boats fishing (a 150 acre managed lake) the top stringer was 5 fish to 4#s. 3 of these boats were "regulars". Call it beginners luck, or what ever, it was still a GREAT day out.
Planning on dragging the trailer and 'yak to Galveston for Memorial Day weekend. Will definately have some salt on the screen then. Tight Loops, AC