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Jan 4 Cape Fair… cold


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Jeff and I waited until 9 before launching.  It was 31° with a light breeze.  It was also very cloudy which made for a less than comfortable situation.  We went down slowly and were blown by some dude in a white Champion,  like he was fishing a derby.

We hit a few spots on the way down and had a bit of luck.  It was too cold to measure fish.  Our best guess is 4 keepers, 1 lmb, 1 smb, 2 spots.  We had 8 others.  The water temp varied from 46-49° depending on the location.  The air temp was 31-39°.  The sun didn’t come out until 1 and we left at 2.

I called the Springfield weather bureau on the way home.  They said 40° with an 8 mph wind making a 34° wind chill.  No wonder I was cold all day.

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You boys are hard core. I do know of a couple of TR Lake guide trips that went out today.  After Buster’s service several of those guys were headed for the pond. 

I know Phil Stone was out fishing FFS on a guide trip and from what he told me it was pretty amazing. 

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I had to replace all three batteries in my boat this past week. They just wouldn't charge or hold a charge anymore. I am all set to go this weekend and hoping this colder weather will have helped the jerkbait bite. 😁 Although, I am going to spend some time looking for those deep bass too. I have only been able to catch from a school I saw on my graph on one occasion and that was during the summer. I don't have FFS and doubt I ever get it. I will be upgrading my graphs this year though for larger screens and some side imaging transducers. Not having the side imaging is hurting my ability to find schools. I am still debating if I will do the MoYak Winter events. There is one on Taneycomo next weekend (13th). I have the drysuit and gear... Last winter, I was fishing every week in the bitter cold. There were a couple of times I questioned my sanity...

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Sunday actually looks decent.  The only other boat we saw yesterday looked to be doing the search for deep fish thing.  It is definitely a way to sack them.  New Years day Polar Bear tourney on Beaver was won by a couple of guys fishing jigs, so there is still hope for us throwback bank beaters.

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47 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Sunday actually looks decent.  The only other boat we saw yesterday looked to be doing the search for deep fish thing.  It is definitely a way to sack them.  New Years day Polar Bear tourney on Beaver was won by a couple of guys fishing jigs, so there is still hope for us throwback bank beaters.

That was a very good friend (and his partner) who won the Polar Bear and yes, they did catch em on jigs. However, he does have FFS and they used it some. 

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