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I decided to hit the rez again to see if I could catch some bigger fish. I figured the water clarity might be a little better and it was. Slightly. I got on the water early and decided to start off using what worked on Wednesday. It was a beautiful morning. I was skipping my tube to wood and grass. I also had a neko rig, chatterbait and crankbait setup and a Gambler loco lizard Texas rigged. I tried a couple main lake areas, but did not get bit, so decided to try some coves that were in the shade. I caught one dink with the tube and then cast to a laydown at the back of the cove and got bit. I set the hook and could feel it was a nice fish. I fought it to the boat (6 pound test) and struggled to get my net as a rod tip was caught on it. I was able to get the fish and it was a healthy 18.75" LM that felt about 4 pounds. When I went to pick it up, the hook fell right out of it's mouth. I was lucky to get it in.
I kept working the tube and got maybe two more smaller fish. I watched an owl perched on a stump near the shore. I moved to the next cove, which was bigger. I was switching baits from time to time and skipped the neko rig near and small point on a cut that had a stick sticking out. I immediately got bit and fought the fish. It made a run under the boat and I reached to grab the net and it pulled off. I got a look at it as it flased near the boat and it looked to be between two and three pounds. I think the fact that I had 10 pound braid tied directly to the small hook may be the reason I was unable to catch some of the fish that bit the rig.
The sun was getting up and I decied to move upriver to see if I could find clearer water. I stopped at a couple of spots, but did not get any bites. I finally got to an area that had some islands and coves and fished around there. I put on the TRD on the weedless ned rig and broke off on a decent fish over a pound. Maybe a bad knot. I ate lunch and ended up catching one small bass on a Bandit Footloose crankbait and another small one on the neko rig. It was getting hot and I had run pretty far up river, so I started heading back. I stopped a couple of spots, but got no bites on any of my baits. I called it quits by 3:00pm. Nice day to watch the owl, a hawk, two bald eagles, several osprey and a pileated woodpecker along with the other birds, squirrels and deer.
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Nicely done, glad you are getting out.
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