Sprint21fter Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 90 plus boats showed up to the ramp at Aunts Creek yesterday. We were boat 16 and decided to head to KC and fish some pockets and see what we could find. Last time I was on the lake was Sunday and the water temp was 62.5 when we pulled up to our first spot the temp gauge said 66.2. The warm nights and days early in the week jacked the water temp and the fish seemed to be doing everything. We found a shad spawn going on and caught the last 30 minutes of the action with poppers right on the bank. We caught our limit within 30 minutes plus several other fun fish and keepers that wouldn't help our 11 lb limit. After a great morning we found some wind in some other creek arms and threw a spinnerbait and crankbait and caught several more males that were roaming the banks that wouldn't help increase our weight. Decided to pull out and fish 15-20ft with C-rig and wobblehead and caught short fish doing that. At 12:30 decided to go looking for bed fish and didn't have to go very far and found a pair locked on the bed. One was possibly 3 lbs so I decided to try and catch them. The male bit instantly and it culled one by about 1/4 of a pound. The female roamed around a little bit and then settled back on the nest and I threw back in there and it took about 10 minutes before she started to get excited and she picked it up but I could tell the bait wasn't in her mouth good enough yet but I could feel her chomping on the bait to kill it so I pulled up on her slightly and she slowly started to walk off with and I set the hook and the pinchers were pulled of my plastic. It was fun for a little bit but never got another chance at her. The rest of the day I stayed in the wind on points off the main lake and never caught any up grades. Ended up with 14 keepers and no check. 16.05lbs won they weighed a few bags behind ours and they had a 3.89 for their big fish and everything else was a solid 3lbs in their bag. 2nd place was 15lbs and they had big fish for 7.12lbs. The word was it was caught off a bed. 2nd big bass was 5.11lbs. Last place check was 12.43 lbs. I don't know how many limits were brought in but Mr. Conlon who was weighing the fish said this was the most fish brought in since he has been working the weigh in for the Meeks tournament. Getting a big bit carries you a long ways this time of year. Good luck to all and good fishing its alot of fun out there right now.
dtrs5kprs Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Great report Sprint. You are spot on, should be pretty easy to get to 10-11# for the near future. Maybe some of the girls will get done and start setting up where we can catch them with the fin and swimbaits.
Sprint21fter Posted May 8, 2014 Author Posted May 8, 2014 I am ready for them get done spawning and get their minds back on feeding. Getting the topwaters ready and mid-depth and deep diving cranks ready to go. If I have to I will have a big wobblehead or football jig tied on to slow down.
dtrs5kprs Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I am ready for them get done spawning and get their minds back on feeding. Getting the topwaters ready and mid-depth and deep diving cranks ready to go. If I have to I will have a big wobblehead or football jig tied on to slow down. With the late spring that might be a bit. Can't believe there won't be another wave coming in this month. I do agree. My least favorite time to fish is when they go from bedding to spawning. Just gets tough for a few days then. It's ok, the fin is waiting in the wings.
Sprint21fter Posted May 8, 2014 Author Posted May 8, 2014 Redfin, throw it over deep timber in pockets or by docks and wait for the wake to comith behind it and keep reeling through the bite and hang on because you can catch some giants doing it.
Sprint21fter Posted May 8, 2014 Author Posted May 8, 2014 I believe with the moon phase coming right now there will be more bigger fish moving up since we indeed had a long cold winter so my cranking window will have to be put on hold but I will throw the heck out of topwaters and flip docks and work the brim beds.
Champ188 Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Another instance of a tongue in cheek failure. Oh, well. It was veiled.
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