FirstLight, Upper Nick - CFF #3, Bass, 03/24/18, Nauticman

[FirstLight]

This is more of a thank you post than a fishing report.

Dad and I started out exactly where we wanted to first thing after blast off. We were in the middle of the pack heading down river and I needed to get left to our stop which was a little sketchy lol. I should have started out left of the pack in hind sight. Anyway it was a shallow stretch of rip rap that has produced for us in the past. The only fish we could catch there was a short SM and a short spot on a jerkbait. We had some other bites there but they were short striking and not latching on. Spent an hour or so there and moved down river to some smallmouth stretches and that was not working. By this time it was about 10 o'clock and we had zero keepers. Our plan all week was to run and gun. We have been on some fish down there so had a decent game plan. We saw the first wave of boats that started up at the dam come down the river so we thought we would head up that way. We ran into the lock area and dropped the trolling motor. I didn't know it at the time, but that would be the last time I raise the trolling motor for the day. Dad catches our only keep of the day on a tube shortly after stopping. A really nice spot over 2 pounds. We think cool, maybe we can get 2 more of those to at least have a bag. Didn't happen. Fish around there until 11:30 or so and go to raise the TM and the mechanism that the rope is attached to does not move. It is stuck in the deployed position. I can tell what the issue is, but I cannot fix it. I spend about an hour on it and give up. looks like we will be trolling that area the rest of the day. I guess if your going to be stuck in an area, that is about as good of an area to be stuck in as you could ask for. I feel like we should have still gotten our 3 fish but I was mentally out of it to be honest.

Still great to be able to fish these things with my Dad. He always has some good ideas when things get slow and/or frustrating.

Thanks to smalliefan, bronzeback, and hoop 235 for the help with my motor at the weigh in. Taking the time out before you weighed your fish sure was nice. Hoop 235 finally showed me where the release pin was located so that the motor could be taken off the front of the mount and laid back on the deck to be repaired later.

And also thanks guys for helping Dad in the parking lot coming and going.

Great group. See yall next time.

 

[danrnsmyth]

I must say that as a member of this forum and as an observer you guys have a pretty neat group that seem to be very decent and respectful people, and good hearted towards one another. Well done, and I wish we had more of this in our sport and a better understanding of what was a reasonable , understandable, and accepted etiquiette in the sport particularly on fishing distances and not cutting someone off but that is probably to much to expect. Many times it seems my standards change based upon what I perceive others do or don't do and that is not right either. But seems to be a good group with some admirable fellowship, and have learned to agree to disagree on some issues, and conscientious toward our resource, and toward fellow anglers when things go awry..so again well done...

 

[FirstLight]

danrnsmyth - 3/27/2018 1:52 PM

I must say that as a member of this forum and as an observer you guys have a pretty neat group that seem to be very decent and respectful people, and good hearted towards one another. Well done, and I wish we had more of this in our sport and a better understanding of what was a reasonable , understandable, and accepted etiquiette in the sport particularly on fishing distances and not cutting someone off but that is probably to much to expect. Many times it seems my standards change based upon what I perceive others do or don't do and that is not right either. But seems to be a good group with some admirable fellowship, and have learned to agree to disagree on some issues, and conscientious toward our resource, and toward fellow anglers when things go awry..so again well done...

Yes, you nailed it on the head. And I agree. Doing unto others as they did to you almost seems acceptable sometimes. But I sometimes am over sensitive to hole jumping someone. I guess some would say there’s plenty of room to come in and fish, but if it doesn’t “feel” right, I keep on going. And that’s how all these guys are. There’s a lot of water to fish....

I’m not even sure what the curtosy distance is in our club. 100 yards maybe.?

 

[Chick68]

Really nice REPORT , This is my second year fishing this deal and these are some of the best guys I have ever fished with

 

[gobigorange]

Leonard told me about your trolling motor but i think you already had it off and loading up. Did you ever figure out how the pin locked?

 

[FirstLight]

gobigorange - 3/28/2018 8:56 AM

Leonard told me about your trolling motor but i think you already had it off and loading up. Did you ever figure out how the pin locked?

Not yet. I have not had time to peel into it. It is my daughters spring break so I have been busy with family stuff. I will let y'all know what the deal was when I get it broken down.

 

[Oldman]

maybe next time guys.

 

[hoop235]

Chick68 - 3/28/2018 6:24 AM

Really nice REPORT , This is my second year fishing this deal and these are some of the best guys I have ever fished with

I just wanted to 2nd this quote. I fished with several different groups through the years but this one of the best groups I've ever fished with.

 

[FirstLight]

hoop235 - 3/28/2018 2:42 PM

Chick68 - 3/28/2018 6:24 AM

Really nice REPORT , This is my second year fishing this deal and these are some of the best guys I have ever fished with

I just wanted to 2nd this quote. I fished with several different groups through the years but this one of the best groups I've ever fished with.

Thanks again for the help Mark. emoThumbsup

 

[Nauticman]

Nice report, son, always enjoy fishing with you even when things are tough. Thanks again to all who helped us as I posted with the final results.