Well, mom was off this week on spring break (she is a lunch lady at the high school) so today was the day we planned to hit the Riverpark. Got on the water at 9 and only got a 7-8 lb blue cat on our first spot. Idled over to a point that sometimes holds fish and sure enough we marked a bunch. Mom gets a keeperspot right off the bat on the point using apig n jig. I pick up my new mini-rig and proceed to catch 3 nice white bass on it. They killed it and all you could see out of thier mouths were the wires. That was it for that spot. </p>
We headed down river and fished one of my favorite spots. Mom got a nice 7 lb blue on the pig n jig and I got a 7-8 lb drum on a tube. That was it for that that area. Not a single bass which really surprised me. </p>
Headed down river some more and I pick up a little female spot on a crappie jig that was full of eggs. Started throwing my tube again and about 50 yards down the bank I make a cast, pick it up and the fight is on. I could tell it was big fish and thought for sure it was a drum until it came up. HUGE largemouth. As I was fighting her to the boat I could see a lamprey on her head. After a nice fight I lip her and in the boat she goes (as soon as I did the lamprey fell off which is typical). Put her on the digtal scales and it read 7.2 lbs!!!! My 2nd largest LM ever and largest one from Nickajack. I put her back to make more little bass in a few weeks. The lamrey did not make it however as he accidently got crushed by my pliers. emoEvil </p>
Headed back up river and picked up a small crappie, a small redbreast and bluegill all on crappie jigs and called it a day at 11:45. </p>
We boated 8 species today. 1 LM, 2 spots, 2 whites, 2 blue cats, drum, crappie, redbreast and bluegill. If you count the lamprey we had 9 species. Water temp was a cold 59 F and the fishing was very, very slow. </p>
Headed to Kevin Browns for chilie and burger. On the way I counted 18 boats in Harrsion Bay (that I could see). That has to be close to a record. The Chick is screwed. </p>
We headed down river and fished one of my favorite spots. Mom got a nice 7 lb blue on the pig n jig and I got a 7-8 lb drum on a tube. That was it for that that area. Not a single bass which really surprised me. </p>
Headed down river some more and I pick up a little female spot on a crappie jig that was full of eggs. Started throwing my tube again and about 50 yards down the bank I make a cast, pick it up and the fight is on. I could tell it was big fish and thought for sure it was a drum until it came up. HUGE largemouth. As I was fighting her to the boat I could see a lamprey on her head. After a nice fight I lip her and in the boat she goes (as soon as I did the lamprey fell off which is typical). Put her on the digtal scales and it read 7.2 lbs!!!! My 2nd largest LM ever and largest one from Nickajack. I put her back to make more little bass in a few weeks. The lamrey did not make it however as he accidently got crushed by my pliers. emoEvil </p>
Headed back up river and picked up a small crappie, a small redbreast and bluegill all on crappie jigs and called it a day at 11:45. </p>
We boated 8 species today. 1 LM, 2 spots, 2 whites, 2 blue cats, drum, crappie, redbreast and bluegill. If you count the lamprey we had 9 species. Water temp was a cold 59 F and the fishing was very, very slow. </p>
Headed to Kevin Browns for chilie and burger. On the way I counted 18 boats in Harrsion Bay (that I could see). That has to be close to a record. The Chick is screwed. </p>
Jmax
