Big M 5/24

[chi0082]

18 hours ago, fowlthing said:

 lost 3 whopper ploppers.

How do you lose a topwater lure? Are you catching trees on the bank? Big fish break it off? There's not many rocks that float so I was just wondering. Jigs I can understand losing a few, but a topwater lure normally floats so even if it breaks off when you throw it you can still go get it. 

[Blll]

Plug I hear ya. Pulled up quietly to my 1st point last week and watched a beaver, deer, chipmunk and cottonmouth before my first cast. 

[MOPanfisher]

18 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Have to love the occasional awkward family photo. Nice day, glad you stayed safe.

Hmm, I thought you were talking about those plaid shorts. 

[Ham]

How do you lose three WP's ?

[mixermarkb]

Given the size of the Plopper I can see casting one off if you didn't retie every so often. 

[eyedabassman]

1 hour ago, Old plug said:

I was also. Carried a ave in the 190's. But there was never a time that bowling could ever hold a candle to fishing. I do not look at fishing as a competition. It is something in my sole that been there my entire life. Catching is not importnt either anymore. It s just being out thereoing it.                          

I agree! Not a bad day of fishing! My ave was in the low 200's but when I moved down here it  took a hit in the 180's. TR has been fun and I love it here to say the least. I would love to figure this lake out some!

[chi0082]

Just now, mixermarkb said:

Given the size of the Plopper I can see casting one off if you didn't retie every so often. 

But a plopper is a topwater lure isn't it? So you wouldn't really need to retie very often if the line never touches a rock, wood, debris or gravel, unless your rod guides are all chipped and damaged. I retie very often when fishing any other lure. But on topwater I don't check as often unless I'm catching fish with teeth or casting onto the bank with gravel/rocks.

[fowlthing]

Lost all to fish. On first one thought my son did not tie on correctly.  but it was bad line. Another one was on braid with a leader, tried a new knot for the leader,... fail.  The third one I was throwing line too light into the 3lb whites and line got cut. 

 

I have bought more braid and will throw on heavier line next time.  Basically a combination of too much excitement and bad judgement. LOL

[fowlthing]

Part of the time was using 8 lb flouocarbon on a Stradic FK. Could cast a long way.  I knew it was risky but it was producing. 

[fowlthing]

My son made fun of the shorts as well. I borrowed them from a friend during the lightning delay. because i got hot.