Thread: Trial run

Picked up basic Betty from the doctor late Thursday and had to see ifn she’d run any better. Nope. I believe one of the check valves in the squeeze bulb is no longer one directional and lets the fuel drain from the bulb. Didn’t stop me from fishin though, and it was a pretty good day. In about 8 and just dropped the TM and got busy. The first fish took a bit but I caught myself smiling big when I realized it was a good gill.

He’d been beat up some, maybe just coming off the beds. Maybe some pinkish parasites too. Also caught a few small bass around there but I got the feeling it had been worked not long ago, maybe kinda hard yesterday. So I eased along to another bank and got a nice redbreast but not much else. Must’ve been too early for the crappie cuz the first stop for those only gave up some shorter versions of who I knew lived there. Still good fun though. I poked around another spot nearby and got a couple of decent fish but again, nothing stellar. Lots of folks around today and I caught a few watching what I was doing so everything was kept as low and quiet as I could. Talked with a couple of guys using grass shrimp and looking for gills but turning nothing down that was of any size. I wanted to tell em to leave my gills alone! I left them to it and went back where I’d just come from and they’d woke up. Got a few real nice crappie in a short time, even threw the Phenix in a few times and didn’t get broken off. I didn’t push my luck and went back to the mono.




Then this guy came around asking if I knew where Chaser was, said he wanted to be famous too. Just barely hooked on a tiny pice of skin.

A few casts later I knew this one was different. There was no pushing him around and I was lucky enough to get him away from the trash into some more open water. Pics ain’t great but I had no net today and didn’t want his slimy self in the boat. He was about three pounds and unhappy!


Enough of those and the prying eyes, I fired the outboard and went for a ride to see if she ran any better. About the same but I know what I’m trying next. This time I got a video of its misbehaving to show the doctor. That done I went by a place I sometimes find a few gills and this was one of those days. They were running a bit bigger than usual today but I still had eyes on me so I didn’t stay long. Here’s a few of the better ones.





Now it was hot and after noon so I packed up and eased towards the ramp. There was a lot of boat launch idiots around today for no more people than there was around. Just one of those days. My fuel line hose had been replaced but I think I’m just gonna replace the entire line and see what happens. If that doesn’t do it she’s got to go back for a carburetor dissection. Not my forte, he’s done hundreds, money well spent. Hope y’all get out soon and get a few like these that visited today. Til next time…..Skeet

You had a great trip, nice fish and variety as well. I'd be smiling too.