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Justin (JSFEngine aka offical tow boat and rescue driver of FOM) and I decided to try Fayette. It was his first time on the lake and my first time in over a year. We pulled into Oak Thicket right at 6:15, fired up the boat and headed out. About 3 minutes into our cold 40mph run, the motor made a strange knocking sound and then died. I had flashbacks of all the motors that have popped lately and started to worry a little. Needless to say we were on the trolling motor or idle the rest of the day....I find out tomorrow what the damage is.
Anyways, we decided to try to make the best of it, even with the wind at a steady clip out of the south. (So much for light and variable)
Water temp was 71-81 depending on where you were and we stuck with Tx Rig snakes all day and then dropshot suspended fish later in the day. The good news is that we probably ended up with 25-30 fish or so with our broken boat, bad news is that there was not much size to them (biggest 3lbs), so I showed Justin the fine art of holding fish obnoxiously close to the camera, leaving your baits in the pictures and using things like smoke stacks and beer cans for reference for all internet scouters.... ;D
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Anyways, we decided to try to make the best of it, even with the wind at a steady clip out of the south. (So much for light and variable)
Water temp was 71-81 depending on where you were and we stuck with Tx Rig snakes all day and then dropshot suspended fish later in the day. The good news is that we probably ended up with 25-30 fish or so with our broken boat, bad news is that there was not much size to them (biggest 3lbs), so I showed Justin the fine art of holding fish obnoxiously close to the camera, leaving your baits in the pictures and using things like smoke stacks and beer cans for reference for all internet scouters.... ;D
