Macsimus Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Put in at Cow Creek and fished towards Coombs Ferry. Not sure what you guys call this area of the lake. Water is very clear, surface temps 54-55, no debris. Fished from noon until 5:00 - not even bankers hours. Strong SW wind gusting to 20+. Had a pasty-white, winter-weary friend down from MN to share the boat with and we enjoyed a great afternoon on the water. Caught 19 with 9 being keepers. All keeps were 15-16". Nine Spots, 1 LM, and nine Smallies. 3 fish came on a wiggle wart in a main river pocket, the rest came on the little rig that shall not be named in PBJ. Smallies were relating to a main-river ledge-rock type of area. I can't begin to describe how youthful I feel after fighting and landing a 16" smallie on a ML spinning rod. It just never gets old. Sac River Jim, Muddy Water, Quillback and 1 other 4 "There was a time that I didn't fish, but I cannot remember it."
dtrs5kprs Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Nicely done. And you are right, those fish never get boring when they start digging for the bottom on the lighter stuff.
Quillback Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Seems to be a good year class of slightly bigger spots that are around that 15" mark. Fun fish on the light tackle. Dkelly-Sfd 1
Champ188 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 You guys carry on like that "little rig" is the latest development in cyber technology. Heck, I started throwing it back in the spring of 1962 while still in diapers. Didn't have super glue back then so I had to use Elmer's paste. Just had to make sure there was an adult along so I didn't eat all my paste before the trip was over. Was also a pain in the butt having to reglue it every other cast with that water-soluble paste but hey, you work with what you've got. Also had to cut my Creme Scoundrel worms with blunt-nose scissors since mom wouldn't let me have any sharp-pointed ones. Caught about 50 head most trips, sometimes 100, with about 80% of them being keepers. Wasn't any such thing as catch-and-release back then and limits were pretty generous, so that stupid bait alone caused Dad to have to take a second job for awhile to buy a bigger deep freeze. Quillback, dtrs5kprs, Sac River Jim and 2 others 5
denjac Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 We were too poor to afford elmers paste so I would scrape tar off the road and use that. Also had to take a spit shot and crimp it on a gold crappie hook to make a rig head. I would then put a grub worm on I was ready to go. Sac River Jim, Champ188, dtrs5kprs and 1 other 4 Dennis Boothe Joplin Mo. For a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." ~ Winston Churchill ~
fishingaddiction Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Well done Macsimus. You guys had a great day, thanks for posting the results of you day on the water. Those TR brown fish love those PBJ sandwiches! Born to Fish. Forced to Work.
Champ188 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 We were too poor to afford elmers paste so I would scrape tar off the road and use that. Also had to take a spit shot and crimp it on a gold crappie hook to make a rig head. I would then put a grub worm on I was ready to go. Fortunately, you recovered from poverty nicely ... or so says that new Duramax diesel truck and Phoenix/Yamaha SHO rig. huntest and Sac River Jim 2
dtrs5kprs Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 We were too poor to afford elmers paste so I would scrape tar off the road and use that. Also had to take a spit shot and crimp it on a gold crappie hook to make a rig head. I would then put a grub worm on I was ready to go. I came along and improved it by crimping a piece of coat hanger into the split shot for a wire guard. It was a little stiff, truth be told. Champ188, denjac, huntest and 2 others 5
Macsimus Posted April 4, 2015 Author Posted April 4, 2015 You guys crack me up. "There was a time that I didn't fish, but I cannot remember it."
Champ188 Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 You guys crack me up. Glad you didn't take it as making light of your report. There was quite a bit of back and forth going on a couple of months ago about whether the Ned was actually something new or if some of the older fellows had fished it years ago. I fall on the side of if it's not new, it's very much modified and improved from any previous versions. Darn good trip, Macsimus. Take care of that pretty boat.
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