Members mark hedger Posted October 16, 2013 Members Share Posted October 16, 2013 My son and I floated the 14 mile section above Sam A. Baker Park earlier this week. The park concessionaire shuttled us to a private property launch. The weather was perfect and the fishing was decent. There are several deep, flat water pools that require considerable effort to traverse in loaded kayaks. We paddled our tails off the 2nd day to make it back by dark. Still a nice trip though. We targeted smallies in moving water but we also caught several largemouth. All were caught on watermelon swim senkos. Saw several bald eagles, herons, kingfishers and a few wild turkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Rapp Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 nice! Don't ever be afraid to throw a buzz bait right across the middle of those deep, slow holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mark hedger Posted October 17, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2013 nice! Don't ever be afraid to throw a buzz bait right across the middle of those deep, slow holes. That sounds like good advice. Can't wait to try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdWaterFshr Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Nice report and feeshes. Good looking dawg too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mark hedger Posted October 17, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2013 Thanks. The dog is quite a fisherman. He has even been featured in Field & Stream and People magazines. http://archive.feedblitz.com/151662/~4156620 http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20578204,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy B Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Great dog, cool story, thanks. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallyWally Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Very cool Mark. Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.-- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOsmallies Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nice Largemouth and a really Nice Smallie for the St. Francis! How big did that one go 16.5" - 17"? Great report, awesome dog, and nice pics... Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mark hedger Posted October 18, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2013 Thank you. He caught that one on the first day. We did not measure or weigh any fish but I suspect that one was every bit of 17". We caught a few other nice ones too but that one was probably the largest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Good for you..Floated that stretch earlier this year (Coldwater to SAB)...Is that boulder garden the one with the ledge drop at the end?..Fun little drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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