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With the nice weather we are having I wanted to get out. I was deciding between Burke Lake and Fountainhead and because I had watched a video of guys catching 27 pounds in the tournament on Sunday, I chose the rez. I got there early and it was a beautiful cool morning. I started trying to fish a Gambler loco lizard in the grass, but really did not have the right set-up. The water was muddy. I ran down river and found a creek arm that was a little less muddy. I fished a chatterbait, spinnerbait and finally figured I had to finesse them and skip soft plastics. I was alternating between a ned rigged TRD and a Yum dinger on a neko rig. Both had chartreuse on them. I caught my first 15.5" LM on the ned rig.
I caught one more dink in the ned rig and then switched back to the neko rig. I caught a couple fish and missed a couple. I was bummed that the fish were stealing my baits and it did not skip as well as I thought it would. I think the hook slot was making it easy for the o ring to slide off, even though I put the hook through the plastic as well.
I finally decided to skip a tube and hopefully get a bigger fish. That worked pretty well and I caught a few fish up to 14",
After the sun got high, I ran to find some clearer water, but did not find any. I was happy to get out and not get skunked. I caught 9 bass all and missed a couple. I saw a deer swim across the water, an Osprey hunt and lots of birds, including a Pileated Woodpecker. Great day to be out. Hopefully, the river will be fishable by next week.
Last edited by drxfish (Jun-07-18 7:49AM)
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Very nice, I love the TRD.
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notice the tails on the first & last fish are clipped
Were you using the ned rid jigs I poured?
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The first one had it's tail curled (moving). I could not get it to straighten out. I was not using your ned heads as I had a one with a weedguard rigged up from when I fished with Christian. I will definitely get yours in use soon.
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Let me know if you like them & I'll pour some more
I can't catch a cold on them
Yet
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