Yep fishing in the rain CAN be a good time to fish but at 6:20 i just couldnt do it. I say "CAN" because i have fished a lot in it and have got skunked much of the time too.likestofish;4401378; said:
Btw do you live anywhere near macon GA?
FISHING SEASON 2K10!!!!!!
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Btw do you live anywhere near macon GA?
Likestofish, what kind of fish was it?
Passionate 4 pikes;4403832; said:
Large Mouth Bass, put up a good fight took out a good amount of line and almost took me into the dock pilings.
likestofish;4404011; said:
Sounds like fun!!
Spots fished-4
Time fished-37 hrs
Fish landed-I-33/Cliff-12/Dennis-5
8-18 was supposed to be a D&R canal trip on whitehead road but when I got out of Cliffs car my pole was broken, so we hopped back in the car to make are way to "wally world" so I could pick up a cheap pole. I went there thinking I could just buy another 15 dollar shakespeare but they didnt have anymore so I grabbed an 22 dollar quantum instead! Since it was getting late we opted out to fish the D&R at providence road right in princeton instead of driving all the way back to Lawerence. We both started out with the buzzy. I banged two with it, one was a very nice 14" smallie!! After that the spinny banged a couple more then the swimming sinko did the rest of the damage. Cliff ended up with 3 and I got 7. Stand out fish was the smallie I banged!! Cause both of are phones died no pics this time
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8-19 was a 11.5 hour trip out to Mercer County lake. It was a long and slow day. Most of the fish were caught using yum dingers(blk&Blu). I landed 13 and Cliff got 9. Stand out fish was my 2.8lb LMB that jumped on the spinny!!
8-21 was another 11.5 hour trip but this time it was Dennis and I at the "Amazon". The water is back up to high 70's to low 80's and it has slowed fishing down ALOT. I still was able to bang 10 and Dennis got 3. The fish were landed on a mix of the spinny, chatter bait, crank bait, and the spinny!! Stand out fish was a nice 2.10 that jumped on my chatter bait beside a laydown!!
8-22 was a WASTE of time at Groppes lake. I caught some decent size fish here a few weeks ago and throught I could mimick that so Dennis and I were on the water at 8am till 6pm. The bite was CRAZY SLOW. The first action came when a 6"er jumped out a brush pile like he was a 10 pounder and straight murderd my crank bait but he was able to shake off. The first fish landed was a yellow perch that Dennis got a MAPPS inline. At this point im alittle restless and pull out one of my old time favorites, the 10' worm(watermelon seed). After a few bluegill bites I finally land a SUPER small 8"er, after that I landed two on the spinny and Dennis landed his final one on a 4" swimming senko. Stand out fish of the day, there wasnt one!
No monster caught in quite awile but its ok FALL FEED will be here shortly!!
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Time fished-37 hrs
Fish landed-I-33/Cliff-12/Dennis-5
8-18 was supposed to be a D&R canal trip on whitehead road but when I got out of Cliffs car my pole was broken, so we hopped back in the car to make are way to "wally world" so I could pick up a cheap pole. I went there thinking I could just buy another 15 dollar shakespeare but they didnt have anymore so I grabbed an 22 dollar quantum instead! Since it was getting late we opted out to fish the D&R at providence road right in princeton instead of driving all the way back to Lawerence. We both started out with the buzzy. I banged two with it, one was a very nice 14" smallie!! After that the spinny banged a couple more then the swimming sinko did the rest of the damage. Cliff ended up with 3 and I got 7. Stand out fish was the smallie I banged!! Cause both of are phones died no pics this time
.8-19 was a 11.5 hour trip out to Mercer County lake. It was a long and slow day. Most of the fish were caught using yum dingers(blk&Blu). I landed 13 and Cliff got 9. Stand out fish was my 2.8lb LMB that jumped on the spinny!!
8-21 was another 11.5 hour trip but this time it was Dennis and I at the "Amazon". The water is back up to high 70's to low 80's and it has slowed fishing down ALOT. I still was able to bang 10 and Dennis got 3. The fish were landed on a mix of the spinny, chatter bait, crank bait, and the spinny!! Stand out fish was a nice 2.10 that jumped on my chatter bait beside a laydown!!
8-22 was a WASTE of time at Groppes lake. I caught some decent size fish here a few weeks ago and throught I could mimick that so Dennis and I were on the water at 8am till 6pm. The bite was CRAZY SLOW. The first action came when a 6"er jumped out a brush pile like he was a 10 pounder and straight murderd my crank bait but he was able to shake off. The first fish landed was a yellow perch that Dennis got a MAPPS inline. At this point im alittle restless and pull out one of my old time favorites, the 10' worm(watermelon seed). After a few bluegill bites I finally land a SUPER small 8"er, after that I landed two on the spinny and Dennis landed his final one on a 4" swimming senko. Stand out fish of the day, there wasnt one
!No monster caught in quite awile but its ok FALL FEED will be here shortly!!
~~~~~~FISH MORE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STRESS LESS~~~~~~~~~~
Yesterday...
Went late in the day just as it was starting to cool down. they werent biting in the shallows so i let my brand new spinnerbait sink and would jig after an hour i had caught two small bass about 10 inches each lol
I decided to use my new jig and a trailer i finally caught a 13 1/2 incher. I had one get off too.
Earlier this morning i went fishing and it was HORRIBLE all day i only got a leech, and one bass in 3 and a half hours!? a few others got off. I am not afraid of snakes but it is disconcerting climbing barefoot over rotting logs in thick brush!
Went late in the day just as it was starting to cool down. they werent biting in the shallows so i let my brand new spinnerbait sink and would jig after an hour i had caught two small bass about 10 inches each lol
I decided to use my new jig and a trailer i finally caught a 13 1/2 incher. I had one get off too.
Earlier this morning i went fishing and it was HORRIBLE all day i only got a leech, and one bass in 3 and a half hours!? a few others got off. I am not afraid of snakes but it is disconcerting climbing barefoot over rotting logs in thick brush!
i banged out a couple nice bass on the senko around 930 at night a couple nights ago, but was unable to snap any pics becuase of the crappy iphone camera.
Now last night i decided to head out after the tornado warning and some of the heaviest rain ive ever seen. A couple minutes in i got a bite and ended up landing the hook. I reel it in and it is a BIG slimy eel that tangled my whole line......... A couple minutes later my rod shakes a little bit so i set the hook. It feels like im pulling a brick and there is no movement at the end. As i get closer to the peir my rod just dips and i almost lose the rod. I let it fight and bring the fish up to the surface to the water. It was hands down the biggest catfish i have ever caught. I keep reeling and then of course, the line snaps....... It could have been my knot but i was using a palomar knot with some clinch knots behind it on 20lb braid. Wasnt a fun fight until the end, but it was sick seeing a fish that big, too bad i coudlnt bring it in.
Now last night i decided to head out after the tornado warning and some of the heaviest rain ive ever seen. A couple minutes in i got a bite and ended up landing the hook. I reel it in and it is a BIG slimy eel that tangled my whole line......... A couple minutes later my rod shakes a little bit so i set the hook. It feels like im pulling a brick and there is no movement at the end. As i get closer to the peir my rod just dips and i almost lose the rod. I let it fight and bring the fish up to the surface to the water. It was hands down the biggest catfish i have ever caught. I keep reeling and then of course, the line snaps....... It could have been my knot but i was using a palomar knot with some clinch knots behind it on 20lb braid. Wasnt a fun fight until the end, but it was sick seeing a fish that big, too bad i coudlnt bring it in.
Great post "Tstove15" & "Crispy"!!!!
If it aint crispy, it just aint right, lol!!!
If it aint crispy, it just aint right, lol!!!
All of the frustration and suffering through teaching myself how to fly fish has finally paid off. I went out for a few hours Saturday afternoon. I had just strung up some new, heavier line on my fly rod and was basically going to try and get a feel for the weight difference between the new and the old. 5wt is what I had, and I bought 8 wt. It worked magically. The heavier line allowed me to cast about 10+ feet farther than normal with half the effort.
After getting the feel for the line I threw on my waders and hopped into the lake. I only worked about 200 yards of shoreline, but it paid off.
My first decent largemouth on the fly. I didn't get a great measurement on him, but I would say that he was roughly 18 inches, and close to 4lbs.
Not 10 minutes later and 20 feet from where I caught the first one, another beast hit me. I figure this guy was roughly the same size, maybe a tad bit heavier. What a blast!
After getting the feel for the line I threw on my waders and hopped into the lake. I only worked about 200 yards of shoreline, but it paid off.
My first decent largemouth on the fly. I didn't get a great measurement on him, but I would say that he was roughly 18 inches, and close to 4lbs.
Not 10 minutes later and 20 feet from where I caught the first one, another beast hit me. I figure this guy was roughly the same size, maybe a tad bit heavier. What a blast!