Weekly Meet up 7-12-23

[gillchaser999]

The weather forecast was sunny and hot with light wind . And it was all that .
My buddy and I met up around 11 this morning and it was mid 80’s already .
I had my Mission cooling fishing hat and a cooling neck wrap for both of us . I think it helped . When we made a move to an area lower on the lake we found a spot that had a little more breeze that also helped .
Fishing was tough with nothing but little fish caught by both of us , 18 for me , 10 for my buddy .
My main mission for today trip was to get more familiar with fishing with braided line . I was able to compare casting the same lures I usually fish with 2# Floroclear with four different braids . Varivas Max 7# (pink) , Daiwa J Braid X8 Grand 6# (blue) , Daiwa J Braid X8 6# (dark green) , and KastKing Destron 6# (yellow) .
All of them cast my lures at least as far as I usually cast with the Floroclear. With the order listed above representing the farthest to the least distance.
All of the rods were St Croix UL’s in 5’ and 5’6” .
One the advantages I noticed about the braids was you feel every little nip on your lure and when you hook up , the fish feel bigger than they really are. = more fun !
I also noticed braids cast better wet . My second casts and casts afterwards were usually farther than my first casts .
Although the fish weren’t big , they were some colorful little guys caught .

[SuperDave336]

Those are colorful fish. They would look good in a natural planted aquarium.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Some lil fellers there. Thanks for sharing

[gillchaser999]

Some lil fellers there. Thanks for sharing

Yep ! I did catch a little spotted bass that was probably the biggest and best fight of the day

[BuckeyeCrappie]

They are a fun tussle. I love it when those little ones fight like they are 10 lbers

[gillchaser999]

This time last year we were catching bigger and more numbers . This has been a strange year at our favorite reservoir.

[moonrunner]

Nice catches!

[skeetbum]

Glad you two had a good time and the weather gave you a break. Real good bass, that’s one of my favorite rooster tails. They make a trout pack of those with single hooks if you’re interested.