Fishing and catching up with everyone today was a blast, and it was good to meet a bunch of new fishing buddies, too. Thanks to Mike for putting it together. I'd also like to thank Rick (Memory Maker), Richard (creolo25), and Bob (Capt C-Hawk) for taking time out of their fishing trip to scan the area for my lost rod. I really appreciate it. We didn't find it, but it was a good time to chat and see what a down-imaging sonar shows.
Unlike my trip on Wednesday, I couldn't buy a bass yesterday. None of Wednesday tricks worked, and the Smelly Jelly didn't help. I foul hooked two bluegill, one of which was 8 or 9 inches, when my crankbait T-boned them, but both got off at the boat. I lost a nice fish on my small firetiger Rapala minnow. However, none of that mattered when I got to see a 26" snakehead hit my 1/4oz white chatterbait. It was near the mouth of a small creek or gut near the metal wall in a clearing in the spatterdock. My lure was about a rod length away when the snakehead shot out and inhaled it. What was funny was that it must've realized that it wasn't food because I saw the snakehead cough like it was trying to spit it out, but the hook must've partially stuck. I set the hook, the snakehead turned, and the fight was on. It made one run, then I got it in the net. Then the real fight was on. Unlike the snakeheads Mike (Redfish12) and Joe (Comeonfish) caught that were so calm in the net, this guy went absolutely ballistic. Fortunately, the lure got tangled in the net, and the snakehead twisted the net shut. I cut the isthmus clean through, ripped out as many gill arches as I could, and it was still thrashing 10 minutes later. I untangled everything and stuck my net into my cooler bag and worked the fish into the ice. Victory!
Here are my pics from the day. Sorry I didn't get everybody.
Keith (yakersaltlife)
Group shot
Flotilla
Ryan (shadyfisher)
Sun
Keith (yakersaltlife) and Shane (Reelaxin10)
Random flowers (Commelina and cardinal flower)
Bob (Capt C-Hawk) fighting a catfish
Matt (CB Kayak 02) fighting a bass
Jeff (beerums)
Dan (DanMarino)
Rick (Memory Maker, "it was thiiiiis big")
Richard (creolo25)
26” snakehead
Retired chatterbait
Now for some lunch photos. At least I’m not the only one lacking smiling skills.
Dave (donkeyfish) and Shane (Reelaxin10)
Ron (ronaultmtd) and Bob (Capt C-Hawk) aka “near and far”
Mike (chexone)
Sun, Richard, and Bob
Ron, Richard, and Bob
Jimmy
It was a great day on the water, and I had a really good time catching up with everyone and meeting new folks.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I rigged the chatterbait following Justin's (camelbird) suggestion of using a 4" white fluke as the trailer instead of the one tha comes with the lure. Thanks for the tip, Justin!
Unlike my trip on Wednesday, I couldn't buy a bass yesterday. None of Wednesday tricks worked, and the Smelly Jelly didn't help. I foul hooked two bluegill, one of which was 8 or 9 inches, when my crankbait T-boned them, but both got off at the boat. I lost a nice fish on my small firetiger Rapala minnow. However, none of that mattered when I got to see a 26" snakehead hit my 1/4oz white chatterbait. It was near the mouth of a small creek or gut near the metal wall in a clearing in the spatterdock. My lure was about a rod length away when the snakehead shot out and inhaled it. What was funny was that it must've realized that it wasn't food because I saw the snakehead cough like it was trying to spit it out, but the hook must've partially stuck. I set the hook, the snakehead turned, and the fight was on. It made one run, then I got it in the net. Then the real fight was on. Unlike the snakeheads Mike (Redfish12) and Joe (Comeonfish) caught that were so calm in the net, this guy went absolutely ballistic. Fortunately, the lure got tangled in the net, and the snakehead twisted the net shut. I cut the isthmus clean through, ripped out as many gill arches as I could, and it was still thrashing 10 minutes later. I untangled everything and stuck my net into my cooler bag and worked the fish into the ice. Victory!
Here are my pics from the day. Sorry I didn't get everybody.
Keith (yakersaltlife)
Group shot
Flotilla
Ryan (shadyfisher)
Sun
Keith (yakersaltlife) and Shane (Reelaxin10)
Random flowers (Commelina and cardinal flower)
Bob (Capt C-Hawk) fighting a catfish
Matt (CB Kayak 02) fighting a bass
Jeff (beerums)
Dan (DanMarino)
Rick (Memory Maker, "it was thiiiiis big")
Richard (creolo25)
26” snakehead
Retired chatterbait
Now for some lunch photos. At least I’m not the only one lacking smiling skills.
Dave (donkeyfish) and Shane (Reelaxin10)
Ron (ronaultmtd) and Bob (Capt C-Hawk) aka “near and far”
Mike (chexone)
Sun, Richard, and Bob
Ron, Richard, and Bob
Jimmy
It was a great day on the water, and I had a really good time catching up with everyone and meeting new folks.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I rigged the chatterbait following Justin's (camelbird) suggestion of using a 4" white fluke as the trailer instead of the one tha comes with the lure. Thanks for the tip, Justin!
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