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Fished with Brandon from 630a-10a and had a nice morning. Started out by heading south and targeted inside points with flowing water. The second cast was on the same spot Brandon lost the big girl a few weeks ago and this 7.2 hit a wacky pumpkin/black flake senko. She was in about 4 feet of water and the water temp was about 88. She pretty much followed the senko about 10 feet and then boom. I've switched to a medium heavy rod recently and I can't help but think it paid off on this hookset.
We jumped across the river to Jaime's spot and noticed a massive mayfly hatch. The fish were coming up so we tossed a hula popper and boom this guad couldn't resist. One more picked up on a senko before we decided to move up north.
We went searching and didn't see a single bedfish. Went all the way up past Quinlan to the popular flat up north and nada. Not even on any of Brad's beds! Headed across the way and finally spotted one just on the outside of that cove. She was so committed that we just put the anchor out and knew she was coming in the boat. After she started to flare at our baits it was just a matter of time. Funny thing, it took over a 100 casts. She took Brandon's senko and then I had her on my jig but I decided to horse her in. She came off in the air slammed into the boat launched off into the main channel and it didn't really even faze her. She found her way back to the bed within about a minute. It just got her more worked up and she started charging. Finally, while Brandon is toodling around on the back of the boat switching from a senko to a jig ;D, she inhale's my jig and I decided this time to guide her into the net. I figured she had enough for one day.
We also had enough, after catching the bed fish, we jumped in the icey water up north and it was just that after baking in the sun for a couple of hours. Good times catching fish down south in water close to 90 degrees and then running north and catching fish in 63 degrees. And then topping it off with a little jump in the lake. Speaking of which there was a major triathlon or some type of swim race going on.
Afterwards, I called home so that my 2 year old son could come out under the bridge and see the fish. I don't know what I was thinking not getting him in the picture.
See y'all out on the water.
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We jumped across the river to Jaime's spot and noticed a massive mayfly hatch. The fish were coming up so we tossed a hula popper and boom this guad couldn't resist. One more picked up on a senko before we decided to move up north.
We went searching and didn't see a single bedfish. Went all the way up past Quinlan to the popular flat up north and nada. Not even on any of Brad's beds! Headed across the way and finally spotted one just on the outside of that cove. She was so committed that we just put the anchor out and knew she was coming in the boat. After she started to flare at our baits it was just a matter of time. Funny thing, it took over a 100 casts. She took Brandon's senko and then I had her on my jig but I decided to horse her in. She came off in the air slammed into the boat launched off into the main channel and it didn't really even faze her. She found her way back to the bed within about a minute. It just got her more worked up and she started charging. Finally, while Brandon is toodling around on the back of the boat switching from a senko to a jig ;D, she inhale's my jig and I decided this time to guide her into the net. I figured she had enough for one day.
We also had enough, after catching the bed fish, we jumped in the icey water up north and it was just that after baking in the sun for a couple of hours. Good times catching fish down south in water close to 90 degrees and then running north and catching fish in 63 degrees. And then topping it off with a little jump in the lake. Speaking of which there was a major triathlon or some type of swim race going on.
Afterwards, I called home so that my 2 year old son could come out under the bridge and see the fish. I don't know what I was thinking not getting him in the picture.
See y'all out on the water.
