Indian Point Area 4/5-4/7

[STLbassbuster]

I fished 2 1/2 days of the big bass tour around the Indian Point Area. Friday morning their was heavy fog so I started close to the resort I stayed at. I started with a jerkbait and caught one short Smallmouth on a point. No other signs of life so I decided to try a jewel finesse jig around some docks near the point. Boom I got a solid hit and set the hook on a Largemouth that would later win the hour I weighed her in! When she swam away from the dock another Largemouth about the same size was with her. I figured I had a good pattern to run but unfortunately no other keeper fish for the day. Second morning I started in the same spot. Again I started on the point but tried a slow sinking rip/slash bait and caught one Short spot. I approached the dock and on the first cast Boom a solid hit and I set the hook on a Largemouth that would later get me a 3rd place finish for the hour. I left the dock settle for about 5 minutes and circled back. I made 4-5 casts and another Thump, I set the hook and this fish was pulling the hardest. As I got the first glimpse of her I saw she was a nice bronze back. I scooped her in the net and boy what a pretty fish! This would get me a 5 place finish for another hour. I went on to fish more docks but only found short fish the rest of the day. Sunday morning I knew my odds of catching another by the dock would be slim but I had to try! No luck and could not buy a bite so I called it a day around 10:30. Here are the pictures of each keeper fish along with the weigh in results for the hours I weighed in (Jeff Markovich).  The dock I fished was the first one in on a point. It was on a steeper Bank and had a short walkway. The fish were under the first slip so I estimate 8ft of Water. I tried to find other docks in the Indian point area that were similar but they only produced some shorts. Looking back I probably should have tried in between the docks and more on the points trying different depth ranges. I only get to fish TR a couple times a year so I learn a lot each time I go. I will post some go pro video later once I edit the footage just to fish catches.

[dwiebenga]

Well Done sir!

[STLbassbuster]

Go Pro vids

[Quillback]

Very nice, cool to see you get some money fish!

[stealthycat]

nice

I thought our fatal flaw might have been not fishing more main lake stuff ... looks like i was right ! 

[bferg]

Very cool!  Love the video!  Congrats!

[96 CHAMP]

Nice fish for sure, congrats for placing yourself

[m&m]

STL, congratulations. Nice payday doing what you love. 

Mike