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Lake Ferguson 26.7

Friday, July 17th, 2020 | Author:

Went this morning and started fishing around 6:10. Started in the trees with a Gilmore Jumper around the fuzzy willow trees. The water was around 6 feet deep and the fish were active but the ones I saw hit were all small. There were a lot of misses too so I downsized from the jumper to a cripple killer. That helped some but due to neglecting to retie a tighteye got away with the cripple killer, getting me down to only one of those left. The lake is full of those small bass. I had told myself that I was going to rest the spots where I caught the fish Wednesday so I moved farther up the lake and started fishing the outside trees and logs with a swim jig. Caught one on the first cast with the jig and thought I had things figured out, but did not catch another until the last log where I said I was going to quit. Both fish were small so I did quit. The deep bank was next with a DT-10 that came up with a small fish maybe 1 1/4 pounds. As I lifted it into the boat the fish shook as I was reaching for the line. The hook came loose, the fish fell into the bottom of the boat and one of the DT-10 hooks slingshotted into the tip of my left index finger. It hit so hard it did not hurt anything except my feelings. I looked to see if it was past the barb of the hook and could not really tell. It just came right out much to my surprise and delight. Put a band aid on and kept fishing but not many bites. Picked up a worm and on a rocky point caught some from 12 to 15 feet deep. There were a lot of boats on the lake that appeared to be preparing for a tournament on Saturday. This caused me to revisit my decision the let the good spots rest so I took off for the best one. Now fishing with a XD-5 with larger hooks, I hooked one about 3 3/4 and thought there was going to be a repeat but that was the only one that bit. The other place was empty too but there was another spot across the lake where some have been caught before so I went there. I used a XD3F which is a small flatsided crankbait that goes about the same depth as a DT-6 and looks good. Does not cast as well as a DT-6, not as aerodynamic On about the third cast one hit it but I had neglected to set my drag and I couldn’t reel it in until it was tightened. That done, I reeled that one in and two more in that same spot, none big. After that I tried 4 other spots with no luck so I headed for the waterfront. Total of 12 with a 3 3/4 FOD. Water temp was 89 degrees. The fish must be down in the cool water.

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