"Whatever you do, don't drop that rod in the water, OK? Allright - now cast right THERE. Count to two-Mississippi and reel slow ..."
Thump! Zizzzzzzz.
Took dear daughter fishing. She is a successful young urban professional;
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Full moon officially tomorrow, but went today for a few hours, since I was pre-warned by county Res mgmt that a bass tournament (ugh) is underway tomorrow, first one since "covid". Over 20 boats on 380 acres - I'll stay home, and
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Caught this big ol' slab last week on a gray ghost hand-tied jig, at Lathem reservoir. 2.47 lbs, over 16". Caught 3 over 2 lbs that day (all released - I only keep crappie if between 11 and 14 inches). Spring is nearly here, and the big
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Launched the kayak around 10AM and fished until 2PM. Lots of trailers in the lot; I realized there was a bass tournament after the 3rd rude boat fished too close or passed too close. Bums. Anyway, I had not gone 100 yards from the launch when
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Took the kayak to an electric-only water reservoir near me. It is only open from 8AM-5PM, no rec boaters, just a few others fishing. This is a real pretty lake, usually very clear, about 400 acres. I got a late start and fished 11-4 today in
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Went to the electric-only lake today after the rain storms passed, and found some shellcracker beds in 8-11 FOW. I threw 3 different colors of Trout Magnet, and a bunch of my hand-ties, with nibbles and power wiggler bits and such - no dice.
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Caught some good slabs today on Lanier, finally. I found them suspended at 20-25 feet in 40-50 FOW over structure, but they wouldn't hardly bite. I managed to get a couple thumps and caught a few nice ones after changing colors a bunch. Jigs
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The good: Got on some big crackers this morning at a nearby county water reservoir, using the Tict Ice Cube Rockin' Power, fishing with red wigglers. Caught about 30, and kept a dozen huge ones for supper (most were gut-hooked anyway). These
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