2/6 Report

[Seth]

I wish I could sew. I'd love to make a bandoleer just for holding jars of powerbait. This would be a nice touch for opening day fishing apparel, don't you think?

[snagged in outlet 3]

Rod holster too

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Got some great smiles this morning.  YOU guys rock. 

[Haris122]

What you're saying is, put on some more line in the reel, cause it's going to get broke off due to snags with other people? What should we expect as far as fishing etiquette? Short of not fishing, how do we go about not constantly getting tangled with other people?

[Seth]

2 hours ago, Haris122 said:

What you're saying is, put on some more line in the reel, cause it's going to get broke off due to snags with other people? What should we expect as far as fishing etiquette? Short of not fishing, how do we go about not constantly getting tangled with other people?

I stay away form the popular holes for the first few hours. There are so many fish that there really isn't a need to cram in to to those spots that first morning. Personally, I like fishing near he bend past the back parking lot. It holds plenty of fish an doesn't seem to draw near as much attention as the pond, bathroom or bridge holes. After the first hour or two, people will start shuffling around and heading back to their vehicles and that is when you can slip in to the busier holes. Some people are nuts and like to cram in there in the thick of things at the buzzer. If you choose to do that, you still most likely won't have any issues IF you are an accurate caster. I'm fairly good at snap casting and even "shooting" a jig underneath lines (thanks to dock shooting for LoZ crappie) so it wouldn't really bother me to fish in amongst the crowds. It makes for great entertainment!

[Haris122]

I don't think I have the finesse to shoot underneath others' lines, and my accuracy is so-so, so I guess I better stay in the less crowded spots. What's some of the most entertaining things you've seen there on opening day?

[Seth]

44 minutes ago, Haris122 said:

I don't think I have the finesse to shoot underneath others' lines, and my accuracy is so-so, so I guess I better stay in the less crowded spots. What's some of the most entertaining things you've seen there on opening day?

Aside from the initial spider web and people getting tangled up, I guess the funniest thing would be when this guy had his hat blow off in to the stream and he proceeded to strip down and bail off in to the stream to retrieve said hat. The other memory I have from opening day was when the water was up just over the  top of the side walks across from the back parking lot. One guy hooked a lunker and it ended up jumping up on to the concrete and started swimming around like a salmon going through shallow water. It ended up swimming under one of the bench seats that were near them. The guys buddy flopped down on his stomach and laid in front of the bench to trap the fish and got soaked! They got the fish though!

[bkbying89]

We have been conditioned to fish "Over there" make a shorter cast and you will be further ahead so you don't get tangled in the mess of lines "over there".

Bill