Nickajack, 5/26/06 Jmax and Rmax

[Jmax]

Yesterday went to the Nick and tried to find some better bass in the grass that would be willing to take a top water bait. The water was going out so I started in a culdasack that I have caught some quick fish several times in the past when the water was doing this. Told Ryan watch this and made the first cast into the opening where the water was coming into the lake fairly quickly and the spook didn't go four feet, Bomb! a nice slick around 13 inches busted it. Ryan jumped up to the front with me and said let me try and sure enough one hit his puppy before I got mine off, a double on the first two casts.emoBigsmile We caught nine bass right there in about fifteen minutes.emoWorthyWhen you have a younger angler that's a good way to start. Crankbait and I were PM'n and he told me about a place I had done well at before that he did well last weekend on so I went there next. Large cove with lots of grass just under the surface and a small creek coming in in the back. CB cuaght his on a buzz so I was throwing that but Ryan started kicking my butt on a puppy. Had three in the boat before I had a blow up. emoRedface Momma didn't raise no fool, I switched to the spook. We caught about 13 to 14 more in there including one for Ryan that was close to four and my biggest around three. About nine thirty the sun broke out and the top water bite died.
We went several more areas but only picked up one here and there all short. It got so hot that we left at one. I did find someones bass story floating in the water. It looked to be a little over four and was a nice bass that had died. As I trolled by it I saw it had a line coming from it's mouth so I got hold of the line and pulled it up. There must of been 25 feet of line on that fish and had a red shad worm and jig head in it's throat.emoScratch If any of you all know of someone that had a ten pounder break their line using a redshad worm on a jig head tell them it was only a little over four.emoLaugh Jmax

 

[fisherpal2k]

Way to go Jmax! You are gonna have a pro there before long! Glad he is kickin on yer door there pal. I know you are proud that he is wanting to fish now. Thanks for the report .

 

[Jmax]

Yes I am fisherpal2k, he is doing better at it but he confessed to me that he was not as excited without us being in a tournament. He seems to enjoy the competition more than the fishing. I have to admit I get that way myself some. He did catch the biggest and I feel I only was ahead of him by a couple on this trip. He made me really work hard to catch up with him after he got ahead of me on the puppy bite. He lasted until about 12 noon and he was ready to go home. I have got to also admit it myself with the temp up to 95 I was ready too.emoCool jmax

 

[crankbait6515]

Good switch up JMAX. The fish I caught in that place the buzzbait had to be pulled very slowly. Next time I go I will try a sammy. I tell you what, an oldy but a goody is a jitterbug. Not many people throw them now but they are great over the grass. Sounds like you should have been in a tourny. That culvert is a great place although I havent hit it just right yet. Good fishin.

 

[Jmax]

Thanks for the info CB, I may have been running the buzz too fast. I also tried a fluke but only had one on it and did not get a good hook set and it came off in the grass. The spook bite was a very slow retrieve as well. You would just barely advance it and try to just twich it back and forth with out moving it far. A couple of them hit when it was sitting still. I think they were just sitting there in the grass looking at it and when they got mad enough would hit it.emoSmile Jmax

 

[jon the fisherman]

I love a jitterbug in black at night. It really works well on some golf course ponds I sneak into in the summer, but don't get caughtemoEek

 

[Jmax]

Look out there JTF, with you being such a little guy sneaking in wothout being noticed just doesn't sound up your alley.emoPoke With you being, what 6-5, 6-6 and about 250, 260 it would be hard to hide the frame of yours.emoLaugh Jmax

 

[jon the fisherman]

I wear all black when I do my sneaking, and my friends tell me when we get run off, I move like a gazelle.emoBigsmile

 

[Bprice]

Man that takes me back to the days of sneaking on golf course at home while we are growing up. I think I'm still banned from Decatur Country Club for that!

 

[jon the fisherman]

A stolen watermelon taste a whole heck of alot better than one you boughtemoLaugh