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Taneycomo Report 7/3


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Went down to Taney last Friday to do an afternoon of fishing and it was the first tip I've had in a while that was lights out. I think a fairly consistent generation pattern has a ton to do with it. Went with my friend Lauren Plunkett, who had never fished Taney before, and she landed a couple of 18 and 19-inch rainbows--her biggest trout ever. That was pretty neat!

Went out of Lilley's around 2pm and fished until 6pm or so, with an hour delay due to a thunderstorm. Fishing was great before and after. We solely fished the Signature Series jerkbaits from the cable through the Narrows. Casting the 110+1 in french pearl and dragging the 606 in ghost shad was the ticket. Our best spot was Lookout to the top of the Narrows. I landed a 19-inch football brown by the tennis courts, and most of our fish came in that area. The Narrows was a bit slow, surprisingly. 

On our last drift we went clear down to River Point. Right in front of the dock in the middle of the lake near the seam I had a big fish hit. I felt two head shakes and said "oh, man!" I had caught three rocks (yes, three) prior and thought they were big fish. Don't knock it..they feel like giants! Lauren said "another rock?" Right then my drag SCREAMED. That fish took off and straight up ripped 100 feet of line from my reel. She yelled "oh s*^! not a rock!" and grabbed the net. Before I could switch to start back reeling the fish the line broke. I've caught a couple 10-pound trout before, and this felt way bigger than any of those. It was a sour way to end the day. I wish I would have at least seen the thing. But still a great day on Taney. We caught one fish under 17-inches in four hours. 

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“To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold

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44 minutes ago, JestersHK said:

Very nice Ryan!  Stick with that jerkbait bite, sometimes it's better not to see the big ones lol... they haunt you for a bit. Just imagine it was a foul hooked gar :)

 

Lol I don't think it was, but who knows! I will tell myself that to make it better

“To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold

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It beats knowing you had a sea monster brownie on the line for a bit..

I say carp, drum, gar, and it helps take the sting out of it lol

Tyler and I are gonna do some night fishing tonight if you're free.

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55 minutes ago, JestersHK said:

It beats knowing you had a sea monster brownie on the line for a bit..

I say carp, drum, gar, and it helps take the sting out of it lol

Tyler and I are gonna do some night fishing tonight if you're free.

Unfortunately have a client Go LIve this week so I am married to the computer. Good luck fellas!

“To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold

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