Chicot
Thursday, July 14th, 2016 | Author: admin
Fishing today started at 7:00 and it started using a Booyah. Then the “nips” started. The bass would hit the Booyah and somehow would not get hooked. Of the first 6 “nips” only 2 fish came in the boat. What I need is more hooks I thought so since the water was shallow I put on a “found” 200 Bandit. On about the third cast one hit and I was feeling smart until a catfish emerged. Never could get another bite on the Bandit. The wind was out of the Southeast and was making the bank I was fishing pretty rough. I had hoped it would be calm early so I could use a Whopper Plopper topwater but nothing doing there. I went across the lake and it was rough there too. Another “found” bait came into play. It was a 1/4 oz. Red Eye Shad that I found on Enid Monday. It had some new sharp red Gamakatsu hooks. Every time I put my hand on the lure the hooks would get stuck in the fingerless gloves I wear for sun protection. The Red Eye did its job as it started catching fish right off the bat. No “nips” with it. The fish were in small schools and moving around a good bit. When they seemed to leave I threw a worm under the nearest dock and caught a couple more. The fish were just ranging so it was no telling where to throw except “everywhere”. At 11:30 it was hot and some showers were coming close so it was time to leave.  The total was 17 bass with two FOD’s of 3 pounds each. One that same size escaped on the jump. When I left the lake the wind had shifted and the spot where I started was smooth as glass. I’ll catch it right one morning.