Upper End In The Wind

[rps]

I was going out yesterday but got side tracked when I put a wart treble in my thumb while getting ready. Of course, as always, it wasn't a standard hook but one of the Barbarians with the technical bend that made a push through something I couldn't do alone. Went to the minor emergency clinic, endured the usual jokes, and then went back to the marina to put the boat lift back up.

Today I decided to try again even though it was blowing like crazy. Water was 47.5 in the channel and 50 with color at the back of creeks. I fished a wart, a twin spin, and a finesse worm on a jig head. I avoided a skunk but it was a near thing. Two dinks in four hours. Both on the worm inside creeks. I admit the wind made it very difficult to fish efficiently,

I did not run far and cannot report on anything above Beaver or below Stubblefield. Hope you all can do better than this.

[Martin]

Do they know you by your first name yet at the ER ?? Dang, that's not supposed to happen..(But I've been there for sure)..

At least you got outdoors. I did to, but it wasn't fishing. Thanks for the report rps...

[mic]

I was going out yesterday but got side tracked when I put a wart treble in my thumb

Your thumb...when I went to the ER, my Rapala was hooked on my shoulder. They called me "The Pirate" and "Captain Hook" for weeks.

[rps]

I really shouldn't admit this, but I have lost count of lifetime self inflicted wounds. The combination of clumsy and very sharp hooks is a poor one. Four out of the last five years I've put one in past the barb. In 2010 I did it twice. Fortunately my most common hooking points are my hands and usually I can remove it without assistance.