Since Doug and I shared a boat and we changed that today. Exploration was the theme mostly with both of us not knowing the areas we fished. We started in an area that we both had fished before for a short while just cuz we couldn’t drive by without getting a few of the crappie that lived there, and as the pics will show, they didn’t disappoint. Time wore on and a few lost big fish later, we started out towards new grounds. They also didn’t disappoint. The river traffic was brutal for me but that’s normal for where we were, but we had to go. Out of the channel area we found peace,and fish. Never lit the world on fire but we stayed busy and found places to capitalize on next time around when the wind wasn’t 15 mph plus. The highlight of the day for me was the stump knockers that were a PB for me and the Warmouth that just kept showing up all day in one size or another. We finished the day after a good lunch Doug had brought along with a good mixed bag that anyone would be pleased with. Stumpknockers, Warmouth, 9” bluegill and 6nice. Crappie at 14” and 13 7/8 biggest all went home with Doug for future dinners. The way back to the ramp we spotted this lizard working on his tan, but he wouldn’t hang around for a short video. A good trip that we both enjoyed in temps below normal. Hope y’all get out soon, sure was a good day. Til we meet on the water next time...... Skeet
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Because today's excursion had Capt. Skeetbum's boat as our mode of transportation, I gave respectful ice-break, post/title privilege to Capt. Tim. My post title to capture today's diverse activities would have been something like 'Wind, wands and wasps'. Along with today's diverse species variety, the forecasted "wind" DID materialize up to 20 mph NE. Unfortunately, that wreaked havoc with our longer wands(flyrods) that we both enjoy. Fortunately though, our shorter u/l wands, proved to be the single-pole technique we both equally enjoy. Along with the Manatees and Gators(>11'), Tim queried, several hours into our trip, "do you see that white looking ball on that limb?" After scanning the nearby, overhanging tree limbs, I caught a glimpse of his subject matter...a large, ACTIVE paper wasp nest with sizable occupants only 15 feet away @EYE LEVEL! That got the ol' adrenaline flow revved-up even more than Tim's 2-14" Crappie & 2-9"+ coppernose & his super-chunky/feisty warmouth. I must admit that I was hoping to make the flyrod more of a success and subsequently used it more than Tim. He instead was putting on a top-notch show with his sling-shot casting proficiency... I didn't see whether he was doing this with his eyes closed or not, but this guy can knock a nickel off a fence post @30 feet...and give you back change! Do NOT accept a sling-shot/accuracy cast wager with this guy... unless you need to make room in your pockets! Another reinforced value that I realized today = LUCKY enough to be able to fish ANY weekday I want...I'll gladly leave the weekends for the workforce Warriors. Seems to be an inevitable "wind" that guarantees to blow!
Thanks again Tim
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