Indian Creek, Jan. 20

[Quillback]

With the too cold for me morning, I did not start until 10 AM and fished until 3 PM.

First thing I did was motor back into Indian Creek where I had found shad and bass last Tuesday.  The shad had moved about 100 yards up the channel, but there were a few fish still hanging around where I caught some on Tuesday

Caught a couple of spots on the 2.8 Keitech scrubbing the bottom  in 40 FOW, one was a really nice fat 17 incher.

Made a cast, hit bottom, started slow rolling the little swimbait and it got crushed,  fish on for a couple of seconds, then it was off - I figured it was probably a striper - anyway, when it got off, I let the bait fall and then started slowly retrieving it, and WHACK another striper - I saw this one grab it, maybe 10 feet down and 20 feet away, just something you don't see very often, a striper grabbing it underwater.  Saw it give a couple of head shakes and it was off to the races!

Wasn't quite the freight train like the one I encountered Tuesday, and after several minutes of drag pulling and following it out into the channel, it was exhausted and I was able to give it the lip lock and drag it into the boat.  It was a fat 13.5 lb. fish.  I did put it on the net for the picture, but no way it would fit in that net.  

Caught 10 black bass, 2 were keeper sized, mix of spots and smallies, most came on the Keitech with a couple on the Ned

Really beautiful day, several eagles flying around, a great day to be out on the lake!

 

 

[BilletHead]

                  Thank you, Jeff. You are the man! Fatties you have there.

[Dutch]

Good trip.  I’m jealous.

[Bill Babler]

Wow!