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I don't say much about my actual fishing because it's usually the "usual", nothing spectacular. Today was an exception, though not spectacular, no lunker bass. At the house I decided a red RattlTrap with yellow belly ought to be a good starter, so tied it on in case I forgot my planning. On cast #5 I began catching bass on it. 4 hours later I had caught and released at least 60 largemouth, a few spots, a needle-nose gar, two big crappie, and a huge carp. The carp scooped up a catfish nugget I'd put on a jig hoping to attract a big bass I saw cruise by scouting out bed flats. They are just now scouting shallow water in small schools, hard to catch. I COULD NOT lift the carp into the boat (no partner today), so cut the line before it snapped a good rod. That thing was almost solid black, UGLY, and STINKY.
Wife told me not to bring fish home, going out to eat as soon as I can clean up. It's impossible for me to do that after cleaning fish the same night. I killed the gar and gave the crappie to another fisherman, both totalling maybe 2.5#, caught on a 1/16 oz black & blue spinnerbait on 4# line. I saw the crappie and went after them.
It was an enjoyable afternoon. I saw 6 lake otters fussing, a dozen whooping loons...love to listen to them...geese, ducks galore, coots by the thousands, bald eagles STILL, huge stripers sailing in the air, a dozen deer watering, turkeys, and a cloud that looked like the Alps. What a place on earth!
Jim
Wife told me not to bring fish home, going out to eat as soon as I can clean up. It's impossible for me to do that after cleaning fish the same night. I killed the gar and gave the crappie to another fisherman, both totalling maybe 2.5#, caught on a 1/16 oz black & blue spinnerbait on 4# line. I saw the crappie and went after them.
It was an enjoyable afternoon. I saw 6 lake otters fussing, a dozen whooping loons...love to listen to them...geese, ducks galore, coots by the thousands, bald eagles STILL, huge stripers sailing in the air, a dozen deer watering, turkeys, and a cloud that looked like the Alps. What a place on earth!
Jim