Pepe Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 With the nice weather we extended the weekend and fished close to home today. There were a few chores remaining related to our golf cart, hot water heater, the boat and spring cleaning, so we got a late morning start. We headed up the White a short way and started fishing a pretty steep main lake point with some timber. In Mill Creek, we met a gentleman yesterday who told us he had good luck fishing this type of structure and we watched him release a 6+ lb LM that he had been carrying until he could fix his camera phone. He was a very nice guy who had been fishing with his dad in a Ranger, and he was a pleasure to talk to. My recently retired buddy, Ron, my wife Lily and I all tied on jigs from the Skunkworks. Lily caught a 6+ LM and a 5+ a short time later, dragging the jig slowly. Ron & I both switched to what she was throwing and Ron promptly caught a nice K. The guy on the trolling motor? nada, LOL A few short fish later it was time to head for home. What a beautiful day!
abkeenan Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Wow great day. About 100 guys would have killed their first born for those two fish this past weekend. Nice report.
Champ188 Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 I'd say that's a pretty darn good testimony for your Skunkworks jigs!!!!
Pepe Posted March 11, 2014 Author Posted March 11, 2014 Well Mama was happy, and as we all know, that is never a bad thing;)
Bill Babler Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Good Grief http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
Alex Heitman Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Awesome job danger. I forgot to tell you that I did catch a couple fish on your jigs this past weekend. Didn't fish the jig very long though. From the pics above I would say it's a winner.
Pepe Posted March 11, 2014 Author Posted March 11, 2014 It's hard to tell from the picture but the jig is a 1/2 oz brown FB head with equal parts GP, & Brown skirt with a few strands of black and a few blue. Trailer is brownish GP with large (electric) blue flake. Lily said there was nothing subtle about the strikes. She has the patience and ability to fish slower than me. I will cast ahead of the boat and then be moving towards my bait. She casts slightly ahead and then ends up dragging it behind the boat for awhile, so she stays in the strike zone longer. Of course she also gets hung up more by dragging it. I plan to get busy in the shop this week. My new vent hood and lighting system is up and working, so plastics are the first order of business while I wait for some feedback on the jigs already out there.
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