splashhopper Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Well this has been a slow start for the Large Mouths for me so far, but as my fishing mentor told me: " if the line isn't in the water, you can't catch a fish". I took the canoe out again this am to my favorite local hole. Decided to tilt the electric motor up and paddle in to the HEAVY SLOP. Darn glad I did too. The first cast with my top water frog( Scum frog with a big split shot up it's butt) and KERSPLASH!... was too excited and pulled the trigger too quick on it Tossed a senko right back at at... but the slop was just too thick for me to work that thing in Another 10 or fifteen minutes go by and I can hear fish rising all around me . It's just a matter of time I am thinking. Yep, a few minutes later and I get a small one. ( too small for a pic.. hehe) Couple more casts in the same general direction and get another small one. Decide to paddle a little closer to shore with a big ol tree trunk coming ever so slightly out of the slop. First cast. BAM ... wait( one steam boat , two steam boat) SET THE HOOK! Yee haw... finally got a decent fish out of there this season. Slugged my way a little further along the shore line and was rewarded with this one >> Dang it was getting hot, so I headed for a shaded stretch where I could cast out from to the heavy mat. A few minutes there and KERPOW ! By this time the heat was really getting to me and I had some heavy paddling ahead ( in myfat bottom Sportspal ) Once I got free from the mats I put the motor in third gear and trolled on in with a beautiful breeze to cool me off. Hope to get back out this week for some shore fishing. I think I found another way to get at the mats from shore too. Happy fishing all. Splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Waytago. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 frogs in the gunk=fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 That slop looks familiar good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassaholic Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Nothing better than bass busting frogs in the slop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawg Hunter Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 gotta love the slop huh,man ya got me pumped ta go in the morn lol Hawg Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Nice Buckets Splash My daughter and I got out this am..... didn't have any slop around but scarce weeds and did not get a sniff was still a great time spent on the shoreline Great job dood!!! Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 nice fish ....although the scenery of all that algea/slop/stinky stuff doesnt do it for me ... pleah ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted July 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 That slop looks familiar good job! Yeah, it's been know to have a certain van with parking lights left on it while fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Nice to see you did good after that other slooow day Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Nice hawg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Nice buckets Man that water looks nasty, but produces!! Pond Scum Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Sounds like some really exciting action!!!Gotta love top water. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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