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BEATING DEAD HORSES - COMBO REPORT (if you wanna call it a report)
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I remember back in the day, when I could find fish pretty good. All things come to an end I reckon.
LAST SUNDAY, 11/28: WB Tailwaters to give this FOLEY technique a shot. Water was 15,000 CFS, 54* and more sun than clouds. (Weatherman told a story, was supposed to be overcast).STILL NO BAIT, STILL VERY FEW BITES :banghead
OBSERVATIONS:
1). As with all new techniques employed during tough conditions, VERY HARD to stay with it (lack of confidence)...I stuck with it until I lost half-a-card of Foley's before I ditched out in favor of my go-to jigs. Probably 2-3hrs before crying UNCLE.
2). I think my calculations are off with regard to weight/snagging. I understand that this technique works well casting directly up-current, but I stayed snagged more than not. Still have some learning to do.
3). THESE THINGS CATCH FISH, and I cannot wait to put them up against my jigs when the fish are actually THERE. Caught 1 walleye (15", so no photographic evidence), 1 trashy green fish with an oversized mouth, several smaller channel cats and 1 super-nice surprise: a 15" Sauger, the 2nd keeper I've caught this year (which will eventually cause me to make a LONGGGG RUN to some deep water for some vertical jigging to see if they are truly making a comeback).
Sent her back to make more:
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12/3, Hiwassee River trip to see if I could scratch up some crappie. I'm low on fillets and need a break from the BEAT-DOWNS I've been taking at Watts Bar. WT was 55*, VERY clear (for the Hiwassee) and current was ripping. Had to step up to 1/8oz just to get jigs down. Was a gorgeous day to not be working, but fishin' was once again TOUGH :banghead I fished main lake ledges and the few I caught appeared to be on the top of the break in around 10ft of water of so. Conjured up 3; 1 white at 11" and 2 blacks at 12"+. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but these embarrassments are getting old :Doh:
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