Great effort. Sometimes it seems that no matter what you do, you can't buy a bite! Then, an hour later, all heck breaks loose!
Too bad it couldn't have been a Sunday afternoon of catching as well.
Rather than sit at home waiting for my wife to get back from her trip, I headed out in the increasing breeze to see what, if anything, was biting. Not too much it turns out. Air temp right around 70, water temp's were 55-56. The wind frustrated me today something fierce. I could find nice schools with the SI easily but I couldn't control either the boat nor the lure to fish them well. They were deep, 18-20' down, just above the thermocline that is still showing at 20-22'. Wind would be from one direction for a while then switch to a slightly different quadrant for a while, then from somewhere else, etc. Not really a strong wind but more than I could overcome. I growled about it for about 3 hours and finally decided it was time to head home so as to be there when my wife arrived. Of course, you could see that things were calming down as I was leaving the ramp, not dead calm but enough to notice.
I did manage 3 crappie, 2 jumbo perch and a small bass amidst the mini cyclonic winds. They were spaced way apart so all went back in for another day of CATCHING. I also learned that you guys that can stay on a spot in the wind and jig fish are pretty good boat handlers; my hat is off to you!
Wind seems to be my Achilles heel.
No matter the success or failure, it was a good call to be out there on a nice fall day as winter will soon be here and it will be a long 4-5 months of no fishing at all.
Yes, I was talking to myself; sometimes even I have to ask for expert advice.crappiebob LIKED above post
Great effort. Sometimes it seems that no matter what you do, you can't buy a bite! Then, an hour later, all heck breaks loose!
"A voyage in search of knowledge need never abandon the spirit of adventure."
Very nice
And with that, I'll see you on the water...
John
Remember to take your kids fishn'