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Had a small window of time, so I headed to the Bush River, by the railroad bridge. I generally don't fish with bait, but I picked up some bloodworms and nighcrawlers and figured I'd give it a go for some catfish. I used a basic fish finder rig, with a 2/0 circle hook and caught about a half dozen catfish, but none big enough to provide the pullage I was hoping for. It was fun to try something different, come up with a plan, and be successful. I got bites on nearly every cast, and of course lost a lot of bait to the small nibblers. An interesting by-catch was a white perch that was big and bold enough to eat a 2/0 circle hook! Hindsight, maybe I should have cut that guy up for cut bait - maybe would have found the bigger catfish that way.
Now the other part of the story... In the few years since I have started kayak fishing and became part of this group, there are plenty of "Oh yeah, I've done that" things. Like forgetting your paddle, or forgetting your pedal drive, or fishing rods, or your seat (that's the one I did.) Anyway, whenever I get home from a trip and unload the truck, the VERY FIRST thing I do is rinse off my rods and reels. Well, I looked up the where I store my rods in my truck and, you guessed it, I left my rods at the boat ramp. Oh crap! I thought for sure, by the time I get back to the ramp (almost 90 minutes after I left) there is no chance they will still be there. Well I was so wrong...rods were sitting right where I left them. There is a lot of traffic at that ramp, and even though those folks will probably never see this message, I just wanted to say thank you, and apologize for assuming someone would take them.
Now the other part of the story... In the few years since I have started kayak fishing and became part of this group, there are plenty of "Oh yeah, I've done that" things. Like forgetting your paddle, or forgetting your pedal drive, or fishing rods, or your seat (that's the one I did.) Anyway, whenever I get home from a trip and unload the truck, the VERY FIRST thing I do is rinse off my rods and reels. Well, I looked up the where I store my rods in my truck and, you guessed it, I left my rods at the boat ramp. Oh crap! I thought for sure, by the time I get back to the ramp (almost 90 minutes after I left) there is no chance they will still be there. Well I was so wrong...rods were sitting right where I left them. There is a lot of traffic at that ramp, and even though those folks will probably never see this message, I just wanted to say thank you, and apologize for assuming someone would take them.
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