I'm back from Colorado for 6 weeks before I start work again, so I am taking advantage of as much water time as I can get. I just purchased a Hobie Revo from Mike on here and the past 4 days I've been breaking it in - absolutely love it! I hit the water on the 31st, 01, 02, and today the 4th.
Fishing (31, 01,02): Worked areas that I was familiar with in the past, typically 2-7'GOPR2780.jpg of water hitting drop offs of 10-14' or so on the standard jig heads with paddle tails. Additionally I bought a white rattle trap from BPS and hot rodded the rear of it and this ended up being more popular over the three days compared to the paddle tails. I caught White Perch up to 9", an 8" Blue, and numerous Striper with the largest being about 17.5" with lesions on it's side. Getting used to the trolling speed pedaling over paddling has taken some getting used to. I keep finding myself going faster than I need to.
Crabbing (04): Started at 8:30 (should have been earlier, but I tangled my trotline). I was using chicken drumsticks (cheapest) cut up into smaller pieces and a 300' line. Started off working an area that ranged from 6-8'. I ended up moving to an area that covered 8-12' of water and ended up with some really large crabs. DNR was out and about. Had a nice chat with two of the officers who checked my crabs. I always enjoy getting to talk to them and hear how their days are going. Ended up with about a half bushel of larger size crabs.GOPR2782.jpg
Fishing (31, 01,02): Worked areas that I was familiar with in the past, typically 2-7'GOPR2780.jpg of water hitting drop offs of 10-14' or so on the standard jig heads with paddle tails. Additionally I bought a white rattle trap from BPS and hot rodded the rear of it and this ended up being more popular over the three days compared to the paddle tails. I caught White Perch up to 9", an 8" Blue, and numerous Striper with the largest being about 17.5" with lesions on it's side. Getting used to the trolling speed pedaling over paddling has taken some getting used to. I keep finding myself going faster than I need to.
Crabbing (04): Started at 8:30 (should have been earlier, but I tangled my trotline). I was using chicken drumsticks (cheapest) cut up into smaller pieces and a 300' line. Started off working an area that ranged from 6-8'. I ended up moving to an area that covered 8-12' of water and ended up with some really large crabs. DNR was out and about. Had a nice chat with two of the officers who checked my crabs. I always enjoy getting to talk to them and hear how their days are going. Ended up with about a half bushel of larger size crabs.GOPR2782.jpg
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