GOOD DAY ON CHICK 1-22-07

[MADD DOG]

WENT THIS MORNING FOR A FEW HOURS. STARTED AT 0930 ON A BLUFF WALL, DEAD STICKIN A FAT ALBERT GRUB. FIRST FIVE MIN CAUGHT A 15'' BROWN FISH, THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH ABOUT A 8LB STUPID DRUM emoBang, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A DARN GOOD SMALLIE. FINISHED UP ON THE BLUFF WITH THREE MORE FAT HEADS ABOUT A POUND AND A HALF A PIECE. MOVED TO A DITCH THAT DUMPS INTO THE MAIN CHANNEL. STARTED OFF WITH A TRAP CROME/BLUE AND SECOND CAST HOOKED UP AND LANDED A GOOD KEEPER. FIVE MINS LATER PARTNER LANDED SLAB CRAPPIE ON 1/2oz CROME/BLACK TRAP emoScratch. NEXT 30min NOTHING IN THE DITCH. MOVED UP RIVER 100yds AND FOUND THE CHANNEL DROP WITH A BEND WHERE THERE WAS AN EDDIE. WATER WAS STROKEN. WENT BACK TO FAT ALBERT ON THE SLOW ROLL, AND GOT SLAMMED SECOND CAST. THROUGH BACK AND HOOKED UP WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ANOTHER STUPID DRUM BUT TOURNED OUT TO BE A TRUE BUCKET MOUTH, est 5 to 6 1/2 pounds, 21 1/2 INCHES LONG AND FAT, STUPID FAT, ALMOST LIKE SPAWN FAT. PARTNER TOLD ME HE HAD SCALES AFTER RELEASEemoEnforce . ANYWAY FISHED ABOUT AN HOUR MORE, PARTNER CAUGHT A THREE POUNDER AND FOUR MORE SLICKS AND I ENDED UP WITH FIVE MORE SLICKS AND ANOTHER STUPID DRUM. OVER ALL, ENDED UP WITH THREE KEEPERS (APROX. 11lbs), 12 SHORT FISH, 1 BRONZE BACK, 1 CRAPPIE, AND 2 STUPID DRUM. BEST THREE HOUR TRIP SINCE JULY 2006.

 

[TennesseeTalker]

Wow .. what a difference a couple days make.  Saturday you couldn't find a fish.

Well at least we couldn't! 

Nice job ... sounds like a great morning on the H2O.

TT

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#6600ff">Good report there Madd Dog...glad you all had the luck today....how fast were you moving the trap???? water temp???   FA</font>

 

[MADD DOG]

SORRY ABOUT LEAVING OUT SOME INFO. WATER TEMP 45 TO 46 FISHING IN 12 TO 18 FOOT OF WATER ON DROP OFFS AND THE DITCH WAS ABOUT FIVE FOOT DEEP. TRAP RETRIEVE WAS MED TO FAST ( FISH VERY AGGRESSIVE)

 

[Fishin Fool]

Hey that sounds like good news! Nice to hear someone catching something. Maybe I can get out there this week some time. Good job guys.

 

[venom295pe]

sounds like a good day DOGG. glad you caught some good fish.

 

[fisherpal2k]

Thanks for the report Madd Dog! Glad you had a good day and the fish cooperated. Maybe the fishing will be picking up some.