Decided on the spur of the moment to go fishing today. FA was sitting with Grandkids so I went alone. Launched in Soddy Creek about 11:00 am. Checked out my pet fish first, but they didn't want to play. Went out to the river and tried a point north of Sequoyah with no luck. Went slowly across the river because a cruiser was passing by. As I came up onto a flat from the river channel, I noticed some structure in about 10 feet of water with fish on it. I turned around and marked the edge and started throwing a c-rigged worm. After a few casts, I switched to a deep little N. I noticed my marker was drifting so I picked it up. I started trolling with my trolling motor along the edge of the channel. After a pass downstream, I turned around and went upstream. After just a few yards, I thought I got hung up, but NO! it was a fish! A BIG fish! I had hopes it was a huge bass, but those hopes faded shortly. Turns out it was a drum hooked on the gill cover so it had some side leverage on me. At least I got to try out my new $14.99 Cabelas fish gripper. They work great. It was nice not having to stick my thumb in her mouth with that crankbait swinging around. It pulled the scale down to about 13 lbs.
Drum King & FA, eat your heart out!
I did catch 6 bass today, all short. The rain ran me off the lake. I got soaked at the ramp.
Side issue: I've been having an intermittent problem with my power trim/tilt. At the ramp I raised my engine for loading and the tilt stopped. In the past, If I would bump it down, it has always raised on up. Not this time!!
I loaded my boat and hoped the engine was high enough not to drag. When I got it up on dry land, I had about 2 inches of ground clearance.
I called Glen Gamble, the "Outboard Doc" and he told me which relays to tap on to get it to work. Success!! I swung by and got the relays replaced on the way home. Cell phones sure come in handy sometimes.
BTW, the picture is the first time I used the timer on my camera. I tested it by placing the camera on the back seat and taking a practice shot.
Drum King & FA, eat your heart out!
I did catch 6 bass today, all short. The rain ran me off the lake. I got soaked at the ramp.
Side issue: I've been having an intermittent problem with my power trim/tilt. At the ramp I raised my engine for loading and the tilt stopped. In the past, If I would bump it down, it has always raised on up. Not this time!!
I loaded my boat and hoped the engine was high enough not to drag. When I got it up on dry land, I had about 2 inches of ground clearance.
I called Glen Gamble, the "Outboard Doc" and he told me which relays to tap on to get it to work. Success!! I swung by and got the relays replaced on the way home. Cell phones sure come in handy sometimes.
BTW, the picture is the first time I used the timer on my camera. I tested it by placing the camera on the back seat and taking a practice shot.
