Garry2Rs Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 So my buddy said "It's too cold and windy to fish today!" "Ask your wife if you can have your Man Card back and let's get going." I retorted. I was a windy day for sure. There were white caps on the reservoir. It was only in the 60's this morning and we didn't get down to "T" shirts until we got off the water around 2:30. We would have carried on longer, because it was getting nicer every minute, but I was running out of trolling battery after fighting the wind for 5 hours. For lures, he was tossing a Storm swim-bait and a Rattle-trap. I chose a DT10 in Bluegill and a Yum Dancing Eel. We first tried drifting down the lea-side of the main canal, casting with the wind, and retrieving back across the deep water. Then we drifted with the wind across the open lake part, concentrating on weed and reed beds, but also casting to open water as we went. Finally we followed the west shore around until we were going north, headed into the wind. In this section we were casting to shoreline reeds, toolies and scrub palms etc.. On a small point of reeds, I hooked up with a nice three pounder on the Eel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaquial Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 AWESOME CATCH! Thanks for sharing... Man, I can't WAIT for ICE-OUT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Great bass man, i would love to catch a legal bass right now. I'm also glad to see that that Yum dancing eel has worked. Every thime i see it i want to give it a try. Anyway, Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profisher25 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 So my buddy said "It's too cold and windy to fish today!""Ask your wife if you can have your Man Card back and let's get going." I retorted. I was a windy day for sure. There were white caps on the reservoir. It was only in the 60's this morning and we didn't get down to "T" shirts until we got off the water around 2:30. We would have carried on longer, because it was getting nicer every minute, but I was running out of trolling battery after fighting the wind for 5 hours. For lures, he was tossing a Storm swim-bait and a Rattle-trap. I chose a DT10 in Bluegill and a Yum Dancing Eel. We first tried drifting down the lea-side of the main canal, casting with the wind, and retrieving back across the deep water. Then we drifted with the wind across the open lake part, concentrating on weed and reed beds, but also casting to open water as we went. Finally we followed the west shore around until we were going north, headed into the wind. In this section we were casting to shoreline reeds, toolies and scrub palms etc.. On a small point of reeds, I hooked up with a nice three pounder on the Eel... Great fish man!! Have you tried out any other color patterns at all, and if soo, how well do they work, and which pattern has worked best for you? I plan on getting a YUM dancin eel myself, but i want to get a good idea of what pattern to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Nice catch Gary! Especially on dancing eel! A lure of a thousand casts for me ,er, and nothing to show for it. Think it`s parked in the barn next to the Doll Top Secrets, a lure so secret the fish didn`t know they could eat them! Except for one dumb pike that hit one at night. Ya just never know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 damn nice fish and man i hate you right now. in oakville its snowing we are expecting 25cm and your down there maybe going ot wear a t shirt today lol Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 You can see here that the water in this reservoir is stained a light brownish-green. This seems to make the fish much paler in colour than I am used to. The main forage in this spot is Sunfish. Here's a little one that fell out of a Bass I caught. This is a fresh kill not half digested. Notice how light the markings are. That's probably why the most popular bait colours for this lake are chartreuse and white. Chartreuse seems to work well everywhere, so I bought the #14, Chartreuse Shad. For fishing in the clear water of the North Kawartha area next Summer, I might choose colours like the grey #12 Dancin' Shad, the dark green (Baby Bass looking) #15 Tad Pole. Maybe a #13 Golden Tiger, as a Perch or Sunfish imitator and there's the new #99 Foxy Shad. This is a dark back over tan sides with a white belly that looks sort of like a Rock Bass to me. These colour numbers were taken from the BPS catalog and their web site. When selecting bait colours, the rule of thumb is to match the hatch. If you're not sure what your target is feeding on, it's always a safe bet to match the colour of the bottom. The forage, in a given area, will always camouflage itself to match the bottom colour. Yes, I have had plenty of hits on pink Flukes, but sandy browns, chartreuse, watermelon green, silver, grey and white are my first choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Gary any weeds in that lake? Largemouth I have caught in lakes or ponds with little or no weed cover tend to be much lighter than lakes or ponds with a lot of weeds. No idea if it is natural camouflage or perhaps something in the diet of their food supply. I agree on the colors, clean or light colored water, light lure, dark murky water, dark lure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 It was only in the 60's this morning and we didn't get down to "T" shirts until we got off the water around 2:30. Awwwwww, you poor soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Awwwwww, you poor soul. The only time I'll be seeing my 'T shirt', is when I peel off three or four outer layers to go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Great report and even bettter looking fish. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 When I got here in October the weeds were so thick you could almost walk across. The first cool nights knocked them down. By-the-way... I just called BPS to place an order...They are short staffed because of severe weather Does anyone know were their call centre in the USA is? I'm thinking Colorado. Anyway, I thought I'd let you know that something big is coming and it won't be rain...grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Don`t quote me Gary but the home office is Springfield Missouri, think that is where they do most of it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I was thinking the same thing, but I couldn't imagine that the weather could be that bad in Southern Missouri... I had occasion to call them back and, you're right. Evidently the had freezing rain followed by a big snow fall. I suppose that they don't have proper snow plows etc. and things seem worse than they might up north... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Gary this storm was a bad one, from the southern plains to the east coast, they are blaming 20 deaths on it. Saw pictures on the news somewhere southwest of here, ice covering trees breaking them, power out, a mess! 10 inches to a foot of snow here from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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