I hooked a real pig.

I hooked a real pig. I saw the rod bend double over, and could easy see it was big. As he got close I grabbed the net and proceeded to bump him with it and gone. I tried to scoop him but he was too fast. He was very large.

I noticed that the rods out the sides catch most of the fish, but the two straight out the back of the boat catch the big ones. I use 1/4 Bat Jigs with Stroll’Rs on them as they can be kept in close to the boat and still gain some depth. Ended my day with about a dozen, of which all but one was nicely sized. The fish above being the largest and all released.

The new spinner design works better than the Herring Head. The HH swims cocked at an odd angle. The blade separates away from the jig and it looks odd. The new design swims straight and level. The fish hit them a few times but mostly wanted a Stroll’R on a jig head no spinner.

My friend was out there with old cowboy again. They fish a dozen rods or so and always seem to catch a ton of fish. He called me and got me to leave my area of the lake to go fish his, and while there were more fish on the screen, that didn’t work out to more fish in the boat. It certainly looks like a thermocline on the screen, too. 9 feet deep and about four of those feet look like they are a thermocline.

Maybe this weekend will be nice and I can go again.