Didn’t wake up til 7 and had to shake the work week off before I went anywhere. With the boat hooked and rods already loaded it was an easy thing once I found the energy. Left the house about 8:30 which is dangerously late with the crazy weekend
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Fooled with Betty today and long story short, it was suckin air inside the tank. The silicone hose between the pickup tube and connected fitting on top of the tank had gotten hard and relaxed just enough. Put a zip tie on it and I’m back in
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Yes I was. Dropped in about 8 after breakfast with my queen. I was looking for gills but was hoping for anything dumb enough to hit my jig. I found lots of players today. First, I found gills, about 15 or em. Then I ran out of bank and I played
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Not having been much in the last few months and having the new Soare to enjoy in hand, today was the day. The conditions were all nice except the wind. 10 to 15 in a Jon boat means I was hiding behind anything I could find on the river. The
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So I had to go and see what was up. Didn’t want to get out in the cool of the morning so I got a solid breakfast before I hooked the boat up. Didn’t eat lunch.
So with a late start I got to the ramp near ten o’clock.
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That’s the way you have to plan a trip this time of year. If you see a window, even a small one that you might be able to go for a few hours, you need to go put the rods in the boat and go. That was todays deal. I was busy yesterday and of
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Again! I haven’t gotten one in a while and the snook wasn’t tiny but he wasn’t big either. He did his part being the third species to make a slam though.
This was a morning that we all hope for in many ways. Good temps, no wind,
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Plan your work and work your plan. And I did just that. Ran in the salt yesterday and I always try to flush the salt off of the trailer and motor before too long. So this morning I got a text from Nino that things were good on the lake, and
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I got some news I could’ve lived without hearing a while longer last night. Tom and I were drivers for the same company when we met about 15 years ago. While he and I have both had our bouts with ill health I thought he was doing pretty good.
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And I did spend at least 3 1/2 out of just over 4 hours with it. I got frustrated with it though, but not the rods fault. I got a faulty component for the build and would never have thought to check it when I bought it. Note to self, buy Fuji
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They’re pretty elusive for me but I got lucky today. The first pic is my second ten inch gill this year. I’m officially a happy boy to meet him. Having the new reel to play with I had to go and see who was about. I didn’t take pics of all of
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C1bigocarp is a friend of mine from Manchester TN. A friend you can trust with the keys to your house kind of friend. We fished together a good bit when I lived there and made a few excellent trips catching lots of fish. The man knew his stuff
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Earlier this week Nino was out and called me all excited, and rightly so. While he’s an experienced fisherman his time in fresh water is relatively new. He and I had found some fish last weekend and he returned to the scene. Others were fishing
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Said that I had a three to four hour window this morning. They lied, big surprise. It’s after three and hasn’t rained at all. I believe it’s coming and I didn’t want to dance with that devil. Spot one was a dud but two was a winner. Total today
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If I had taken the phone apps advice today I would have done most anything else. I’ve got a few days off and wanted to enjoy some mid week bliss so I was on the water by 7. Didn’t plan on a long stay and while it wasn’t stellar I had a good
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To begin, the reel for my 6’ build came earlier this week and it’s been a long week waiting for the time to fool with it. I had doctors today and finished early so you know what’s coming. Having put the reel on the rod and spooled it with 100
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