Norman at night 6/7/08

**TreednNC** · 06-08-2008, 06:10 PM

Got out right before dark, tried my new chene anchor out, held ok. Got on top of what looked to be scattered schools of perch. Whatever it was quickly disapeared after I got anchored. Dropped two lights in, baited rods, and had baitfish in the lights by the time I was done getting rods in. Idk why I didnt have more fish under me. By nights end you could walk on the fry and the little alwifes under me. Started slow, stayed slow, ended frustrating lol. Got there at dark, fished til midnight with only a dozen small perch to show. Kept a few for bait on the catfish rods out back. Put one on live with no takers. They die awfully quick this time of year. Cut a couple up for bait just for the sake of hearing a clicker. Had one drive by at 90mph (when he takes it just long enough to get u excited). Picked another one up too soon and he dropped it. MY buddy called, and asked me how I was doing, told him, asked if I was catfishing and if I had any luck, said nope, when one of the clickers went off. Well even if I had to cut the hook outa his gut, I was gonna let him eat it....waited too late.Felt him drop it when I engaged the reel to set the hook. Well about midnight the crappies decided they wanted to bite. Caught half a dozen or so before I got sleepy and decided a bed was more comortable than a fold out chair.

Well I got every thing up, back anchor up, now for the front anchor (brand new, only seen water ONCE, just to try to see if it would set, instead of using my 60lb back breaker. Well it did, and I spent 30min making circles around it with the rope tied to the back of the boat trying to get it unhung. I tried 360* to get it unhung. Its a Chene...the kind that the ring slides backwards when pulled the opposite way it was set, to pull it back out of a snag. Like I said, I spent 30 min with the rope pulled tight and the transom whining as I kept it tight, going in a slow, steady circle, after pulling the opposite way to get it out didnt work. Notta, nothing, it didnt budge. Finally said hmmmm maybe if I let all my anchor line out and try it at a flatter angle. So I did....started out the opposite way I set it, and it came right out. :rolleyes: Talk about something to go thru alone at 1:40am

**TreednNC** · 06-08-2008, 06:16 PM

P.S. Felt like I was on deadliest catch first time I tried pulled it un done. Had anchor rope strung from the knot at the back of the boat that was loosly tied b/c I thought I could just snatch it out with just a little umph....and didnt happen and my loosly tied slip knot didnt work...here comes coils of rope through the boat and out the back, thought I was gonna get drug in like them crabbers :D.....finally gotr done with a bowline

**poppop** · 06-08-2008, 06:28 PM

good story treed.....sounds like you had a trip to remember.

**pete** · 06-08-2008, 08:04 PM

i felt your pain there on a few occasions. at least ya had fun tryin to catch a few.

fyi buddy of mine the last few days has been doin good on your end of the lake....mouth of beaver creek in 50 ft of water at night hes been catching everything.....striper, crappie, and perch.

**TreednNC** · 06-08-2008, 10:34 PM

Thats a hot spot pete from what I hear. Ive been marking a lot of life 30-50ft Just havent tried fishing it. Generally that deep is in the middle where all the other idiots are running 60mph

**Racoon** · 06-09-2008, 09:07 AM

Lot to be said for a bucket half full of cement, OH my aching back! But it never gets hung.

At least you was fishing! Too hot for me!

Lets get together one night, like to see your lights and night set-up.

**TreednNC** · 06-09-2008, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Racoon

Lot to be said for a bucket half full of cement, OH my aching back! But it never gets hung.

At least you was fishing! Too hot for me!

Lets get together one night, like to see your lights and night set-up.

LOL your half bucket full of cement aint got nuthin on my old anchor. Was hot on my end too. My shirt didnt dry til midnight or so

Sounds good. My lights and night set up aint nuthing tho. Just two Qbeam starfire IIs off the starboard side about 5 or 6' apart. Can see the rod tips from the light shining up from the water. Use a headlamp for anything else. Folding chair sitting behind the rods, sideways in the boat, straight out the side, cooler on one side of me, minner bucket on the other wide of me.....and fish cooler near minner bucket if needed lol. Course with two ppl its a minner bucket and drink cooler between the chairs, everything else the same, fish cooler beside whoever has room. You wanna see professional night stalkers, go see Rango and OT.

**Fisher-o-Men** · 06-09-2008, 10:12 AM

Great story! There's one thing you can usually count on with anchors....when you need em to set, they slip. When they finally set and you need them to release, forget about it!:D:D

**TreednNC** · 06-09-2008, 10:23 AM

Can generally count on something going wrong if my boat makes it to the water :D

**davieboy36** · 06-09-2008, 12:19 PM

Nice story and good report

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