e-sea-e
04-20-2008, 10:59 AM
I went to a concord pond with my wife in my lake tin boat for a little fishing tourney...bass under 12 inches were 1 point, bass over 12 inches were 4 points, pickerel 2 points, and anything that was a legit 4 lbs or better was 10 pints.
feeling confident, I talked smack the whole way to the lake.
and then we started fishing and my wife crushed me--124-3
it was reminiscent of the superbowl- my wife is a life long giants fan.
I picked this lake b/c it is shallow with a dark bottom and I figured it would be warmer than most and ahead of other lakes. I was right, the water was consistantly 65 degrees, and pushing 70 in a few spots, with alot of fresh vegatation.
we hit the shoreline first where it was calm. did some finesse fishing with plastics and found super spooky groups of fish- a mix of small bass and panfish-that would freak out if a lure even went over them.
we got nothing and I realized that this pattern was not going to produce, as the high sun and clam water had probably pushed the bigger fish out into slightly deeper water by the time we got there- 1:00 pm, and we headed into the middle of the lake, and found milfoil and lillypads galore. In this part of the lake we were in the wnd in 5-6 feet of water that was 60-65 degrees and the conditions cried out for spinnerbaits. we started drifting along running the baits through and over the new weed growth. I quickly landed a 20" pickerel, and proclaim myself the leader by a 2-0 margin. it didnt last.
my wife then gets 3 bass, all legit 3 pound fish, giving her a 12-2 lead. we are throwing the same bait, but she had the hot rod. then she gets another 3 lb fish, for a 16-2 lead.
then she hooked a fish that was legit 6-7 pound fish. this is by far the biggest freshwater bass my wife has ever hooked. It jumped almost immeadiately after it was hooked and we both saw how big it was. I watched her handle it like a pro. she gets it boatsdie and the thing is barely hooked by the skin on the outside of its mouth. as Im reaching for the line she tried to swing it towards me and POP- off comes the hook. at least we got a great up close look at a beatiful big bass.
all and all a great day OTW with my wife, who can fish with the best of them. she's looking forward to striper season and this may be the year she gets a tuna....
feeling confident, I talked smack the whole way to the lake.
and then we started fishing and my wife crushed me--124-3
it was reminiscent of the superbowl- my wife is a life long giants fan.
I picked this lake b/c it is shallow with a dark bottom and I figured it would be warmer than most and ahead of other lakes. I was right, the water was consistantly 65 degrees, and pushing 70 in a few spots, with alot of fresh vegatation.
we hit the shoreline first where it was calm. did some finesse fishing with plastics and found super spooky groups of fish- a mix of small bass and panfish-that would freak out if a lure even went over them.
we got nothing and I realized that this pattern was not going to produce, as the high sun and clam water had probably pushed the bigger fish out into slightly deeper water by the time we got there- 1:00 pm, and we headed into the middle of the lake, and found milfoil and lillypads galore. In this part of the lake we were in the wnd in 5-6 feet of water that was 60-65 degrees and the conditions cried out for spinnerbaits. we started drifting along running the baits through and over the new weed growth. I quickly landed a 20" pickerel, and proclaim myself the leader by a 2-0 margin. it didnt last.
my wife then gets 3 bass, all legit 3 pound fish, giving her a 12-2 lead. we are throwing the same bait, but she had the hot rod. then she gets another 3 lb fish, for a 16-2 lead.
then she hooked a fish that was legit 6-7 pound fish. this is by far the biggest freshwater bass my wife has ever hooked. It jumped almost immeadiately after it was hooked and we both saw how big it was. I watched her handle it like a pro. she gets it boatsdie and the thing is barely hooked by the skin on the outside of its mouth. as Im reaching for the line she tried to swing it towards me and POP- off comes the hook. at least we got a great up close look at a beatiful big bass.
all and all a great day OTW with my wife, who can fish with the best of them. she's looking forward to striper season and this may be the year she gets a tuna....