Another good trip with the UL gear. Awesome.
I went to my recent favorite fishing hole , Lake McIntosh , this morning.
In just a short period of time I caught five small crappies 4-6” long .
Even on ultralight tackle small crappies are the least fighting fish that swims , IMO .
I kept changing lures , but I either caught a crappie or nothing at all.
I wanted to catch a gill , I didn’t care what size .
Time for plan B .
I left McIntosh and headed towards the Old Mill creek , but on the way checked out two places that according to Google map , should have provided public access to the creek below lake McIntosh.
One was a soccer complex , but it looked like the creek was on the backside of the lower fields and they were fenced in .
Got to the Mill creek and this time I had it to myself except for a guy on the other side of the creek up near the dam.
For the next hour I threw everything I could think of and had one light hit and a follow .
At least with the follow I knew there was something in there .
Finally I switched to a size 12 streamer hook with a tungsten bead and a shortened black Trout Magnet . I fished for about fifteen minutes and had a couple of bumps but no hookups.
I walked to the last lower spot I could get to and cast across and downstream, and slowly worked the TM across and back upstream twitching along the way .
Finally a hookup ! It was a small bluegill but it fought better than any of the crappies I’d caught . On my next cast , I caught its twin .
Then I hooked something on the bottom and lost my jig .
It was fun casting my 5’ St Croix Premier ULM paired with a Shimano 22 Soare c20000spg .
Love the combo , especially the reel .
I have the 18 Soare version of this reel and it’s nice , but the 22 version is about half an ounce lighter .
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “
Hard to put a hook in those little ones
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Good sticking with it. Some days are like that, no matter what you do.
Bob
Getting out and around is good for ya even if the fish ain’t home that day. glad you found a few and beat the heat. And if your gut tells you to stay out of the boat alone, you better listen.
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Very nice!
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