Tax Day Report

[dtrs5kprs]

Picked one creek in the 13 area and looked at a lot of different things to get started.

Little more color where the wind was on it yesterday. Maybe 10' vis. Temps 56-59 on both units. Seemed warm but they agreed.

4 keepers with best a brownie at 18" and change. 2 on mcstick 2 on Ned Rig. Kind of by design.

There are a bunch of fish well off the banks but also some up. The brownie was in about 8'. Need to be slow, light, and small for the shallow fish. Only played with them for about 2 hrs as they were about where I thought they would be.

Got the stick dialed in some at 230. Wanted it pulled so it would roll and flash with short pauses.

Felt like I should have done better, but beats poop all out of paying taxes.

[abkeenan]

Picked one creek in the 13 area and looked at a lot of different things to get started.

Little more color where the wind was on it yesterday. Maybe 10' vis. Temps 56-59 on both units. Seemed warm but they agreed.

4 keepers with best a brownie at 18" and change. 2 on mcstick 2 on Ned Rig. Kind of by design.

There are a bunch of fish well off the banks but also some up. The brownie was in about 8'. Need to be slow, light, and small for the shallow fish. Only played with them for about 2 hrs as they were about where I thought they would be.

Got the stick dialed in some at 230. Wanted it pulled so it would roll and flash with short pauses.

Felt like I should have done better, but beats poop all out of paying taxes.

That's how they wanted it about a week or so ago as well. Just enough of a pause to reel up your slack really. No more than 5 second pause at a time. Nice report Dave. Hope you slay them this week.

[Champ188]

For sure, good luck this week. Don't dismiss the idea of the C-rig. Could be very very good with the water so clear.

[pbd]

Champ 188...

Are you referring to a normal C-rig with heavy sinker or a Finesse type split shot rig? Thx. PB

[dtrs5kprs]

Champ 188...

Are you referring to a normal C-rig with heavy sinker or a Finesse type split shot rig? Thx. PB

Either one depending on spot. They ate the finesse rig today. Decent drag bite with fish docs around Kimberling. If anyone catches a black about 18" with a spro blue mcstick stuck sideways in his mouth flip him the salute. For me and enjoy the mcstick.

[abkeenan]

Dave how the heck did you let a fish take off with your new Spro Blue? Bad knot? Or just another excuse to run to the tackle store?

[dtrs5kprs]

Dave how the heck did you let a fish take off with your new Spro Blue? Bad knot? Or just another excuse to run to the tackle store?

No idea. Saw him, bait was sideways in his mouth and mostly out except hooks. Only thing I can think is when he turned and pulled one of the hooks caught the line. Worse he tried to throw it & failed.