Members Beaverdamstore Posted August 29, 2014 Members Posted August 29, 2014 Kayak in the water at the dam by 4am. 7' med action spinning rod with 8lb florocarbon. Couple of strikes on the campground points with a Zara Spook. Trolled from there to the North cove dragging a couple of Flicker shad. Marking fish and seeing Carp jumping no bites. Finally found the shad schools near the dam. I set up over them and used a 7/8oz Bomber Slab Spoon and did the old vertical jigging under the bait balls. Lots of bait marked near the dam. Landed one 21" striper and a 12" fat bellied Smallmouth. Hooked a fish and did not turn it, broke off, that made me laugh out loud. lots of fun but I'm afraid I should have retied after the 2 small fish. Jim
J-Doc Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 Sounds like fun. I assume you were not in the tailwater and on the lake? Need marine repair? Send our own forum friend "fishinwrench" a message. He will treat you like family!!! I owe fishinwrench a lot of thanks. He has been a great mechanic with lots of patience!
nathanhooper Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 Nice. I had a fish break my line once last year and ever since then I set my drag really light. Now the only thing that breaks my line is me when I cant get them unhung from the bottom of the lake..... Gotta love those line screamers. I was told a guy caught one there around the dam not too long ago that took all his line off the reel because he could not turn it. He was using striper gear too. Not sure how that happens, but who knows.
Members Beaverdamstore Posted August 29, 2014 Author Members Posted August 29, 2014 I was on the lake. Broke because I didn't retie after a couple of fish. The end of the line was curly so I know it broke at my knot. I want to try again before I go to the store tomorrow morning. Jim
bfishn Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 Not sure how that happens... How that happens is you don't have the nads to lock the drag down for fear the line will part, and you think after 100 yards he's surely about done anyway... ...but he isn't. I can't dance like I used to.
JohnF52 Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 Nice. I had a fish break my line once last year and ever since then I set my drag really light. Now the only thing that breaks my line is me when I cant get them unhung from the bottom of the lake..... Gotta love those line screamers. I was told a guy caught one there around the dam not too long ago that took all his line off the reel because he could not turn it. He was using striper gear too. Not sure how that happens, but who knows. Might have been one of those "big catfish by the dam". Lol.
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