Private Hole
Tuesday, February 07th, 2017 | Author: admin
As I drove to the private hole this morning it was raining lightly. I was undecided if my personal forecast was accurate. I thought the rain was going to split and go North and South of us but I was not sure. The weather finally broke off around 10:30 and the first cast was at 11:15. None of the places or the baits from the last trip worked. The water had warmed to 55 degrees at the start. I caught the first fish on a swimbait on a jig head. Next, the old standby Booyah came out and had a couple of nips. Continuing with it, I finally found a spot where the fish had been hiding and caught fish pretty quickly. That lasted one pass because when the second pass came by there was nothing. No way I could have fished out those treetops. The fish just retreated back down to their hideout. On fish number 15, I put my pliers on my belt and thought I may have put the Hoo Doo on myself. Sure enough, that was the last bite until I decided to leave. When I was finishing up, I saw a bass knock a bream up on the bank about 100 yards away. The trolling motor has a new battery for power so it did not take long to get to the spot. Several casts later with the Booyah there was still nothing. I was just in the right place to make a good cast so I hurriedly reeled in the bait across the top of the water. One thought it was going to get away and it came up and nailed the bait. 16 was the final count with a 3 – 14 FOD. Final water temp 61 degrees.