Kim City - Jan 2 - Fogged in & Scope Spin

[Dock-in-it]

I fished deep this morning and got caught up in some major fog. It was clear conditions when I started at 7am and then dense fog by 8AM. 

The 1st location I scouted was absolutely loaded with balls of shad but no fish. I go to my next location and immediately find fish and there are shad but they are scattered and do not appear on the graph. I know the shad are there because each fish I catch has a mouth full of small shad. 

The fish were in nice groups at 7:30 and fairly easy to catch on a Damiki and Ice jig. I had about 10 keepers on those baits. I decided to try the scope spin and it produced 3 more keepers before the feeding activity slowed down. After 8:30 the fish got tight to trees and that made it difficult to catch them without getting hung up.

I normally try the Jewel scope spin for a few minutes each trip and it is just another tool in the box. It seems to work best for me when fish are really active and high in the water column. The Ice jig and Damiki are my go to baits when you have to work for vertical bites. I think the scope spin still has a chance to shine in March, April and May in the pre/post spawn scenarios where you have active near-surface feeding. 

Best depth range 35-60 FOW. WT 49.

The pictured fish were caught on the scope spin. One vertical jigging about 45ft down and one hortizonal swimming about 15ft down.

 

[Quillback]

That is one fat spot!  

[seabass03]

love the graph shots... thanks for those

[cheesemaster]

Another great outing! I too enjoy the graph pics.

[Dutch]

Nice catches.  I had to look up that scope spin.  For a while I thought you were sending me to Marine Repair Center for more electronics.

[Smithvillesteve]

Can i get your autograph?!?!