Thread: Fishing the short rod again

Took off to lake McIntosh again this morning. It was sunny and 80 degrees with a light breeze when I got there , the car said it was 99 in the parking lot when I left around 12:45 .
I took two old St Croix UL’s today , A 5’6” Triumph ULF paired with an old Shimano Symetre 500 reel , and a 5’ SC Triumph ULM paired with a new model Sahara 500 .
The 5’6” is a two piece rod and is nowhere near a fast action . It’s almost a parabolic bend when a fish is on it . It has a little wiggle after a cast that costs a little distance over the newer model SC Premier and Avid 5’6” UL’s .
But a fun rod to catch fish on . It reminds me of my Iprimi XXUL .
I fished it for almost an hour and swapped to the five footer .
I was fishing a Black Bobby Garland Itty Bit Swim’r on a size 12 streamer hook and tungsten bead .
I caught 8 gills and a couple of tiny crappies before switching to my micro spinner out of desperation to get a bite . Fishing was slower than last time .
I figured why not a change for my last few minutes.
My first cast , I feel a thump, raised the rod to set and immediately a nice UL bass jumps .
I’m thinking walk off homer .
The bass , because of the teeth I felt when I lipped it , may be a shoal bass , which this lake has a population of .
The short rods are just fun rods for swimming jigs . Especially from the bank filled with trees . This is the only shady spot available for shoreline fishing.
Fun couple of hours .
Best of the day .