9/17/22 Afternoon Trip w/ Video

[Seth]

 

[Foghorn]

Enjoyed the video. It's the closest park to where we live and I fish it the least. Buddy and his kids had some nice fish a couple weeks ago.

[Seth]

1 hour ago, Foghorn said:

Enjoyed the video. It's the closest park to where we live and I fish it the least. Buddy and his kids had some nice fish a couple weeks ago.

It's about 40 minutes away for me so I go there to scratch my trout itch from time to time while I dream of being on Taneycomo. I've been to Montauk a few times and while it is a nicer park, I didn't feel like the fishing was any better than Maramec for me personaly. A lot of people seem to struggle at Maramec Springs compared to the other parks though.

[Johnsfolly]

I enjoyed the video @Seth. Looked like a fun day. I haven't  fished there too often to learn where it fishes best and with which lures. For us Bennetts was a little bit further but didn't cost more to fish. So we spent more time there.

[Seth]

2 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

I enjoyed the video @Seth. Looked like a fun day. I haven't  fished there too often to learn where it fishes best and with which lures. For us Bennetts was a little bit further but didn't cost more to fish. So we spent more time there.

There ain't much to it really. Green/white rubber leg jig, white trout magnet and orange wacky rigged trout worm always work for me. Check the first hole I caught most of the fish in my video and just above and below the water fall/dumps. The swift water below the dumps can be good and that is the one area where I do better drifting bait (rainbow or yellow powerbait paste is all I carry). A super duper is another lure that I am going to spend more time trying. The fish were all over it in the video. I'm betting it would be a bit more effective in swifter water where they don't get as good of a look at the lure.

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, Seth said:

A super duper is another lure that I am going to spend more time trying.

I've had luck with that down in Bennett's. I ususally use jigs and microjigs. So the super duper was fun to fish with.

[mic]

I'm late to the party... loved the video.  Would love to see some more. What is the body of the Green and White jig?  Seth you must love that rod.  

[Seth]

17 hours ago, mic said:

I'm late to the party... loved the video.  Would love to see some more. What is the body of the Green and White jig?  Seth you must love that rod.  

It's a custom built 7' MHX light action that a friend made me. I paired it up with a Shimano Stradic FL 1000 and 3# Maxima Ultregreen. We've been fortunate enough to do very well in the Taneycomo tournaments so I decided to splurge on a really nice trout setup. I'm not sure if I actually catch more fish with it than I did using my $120 Airstream/President combo, but it sure is nice to fish with.