Jer Posted October 17, 2012 Report Posted October 17, 2012 After many evenings of trying, I finally caught a couple pickerel from my dock tonight... One was 12", the other was 20"...how am I supposed to eat Seriously though, it was great to finally get a couple. I up-sized my minnows and it paid off. With the smaller bait I was getting a constant barrage of dinky perch, enough to drive you nuts, I moved up to 4"-5" minnows and managed a couple decent bass along with the pickerel. Not bad for a couple hours at dusk. Sorry there's no pics, didn't have a camera or phone down at the dock.
tb4me Posted October 17, 2012 Report Posted October 17, 2012 Congrats! Sounds like your gettin them dialed in! Now get back out there tomorrow night and bring the camera!
limeyangler Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 Nice one Jer....i also love using large minnows in the fall.
Jer Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Posted October 18, 2012 Thanks guys. It's generally a fruitless effort from the dock, the bay I'm in only gets about 5' deep all the way across and I'm generally too lazy to bother getting the boat out after a hard day of work. Besides, the beer tastes better on the dock, and the dog gets to play...
kickingfrog Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 On my phone only the first line shows. I clicked on this to see the two birds you got with the double barrel. lol
Jer Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Posted November 12, 2012 Congrats! Sounds like your gettin them dialed in! Now get back out there tomorrow night and bring the camera! Well I've persevered, pics to follow once my phone dries up...may be one of my best ever...
Roy Posted November 12, 2012 Report Posted November 12, 2012 That's perseverance for you Jer. Congrats to you!
Jer Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Posted November 13, 2012 I've spent most evenings for an hour or two on the dock this fall, most nights getting a small bass or two and some perch. There's been the odd pickerel in the mix but some have been just over our keepable slot at 20" or 21" and most under or barely legal at 14", all have swum another day. Today I made sure I got home abit early, with the cold front due to come in this afternoon some time. It was raining pretty good but still quite warm when I got set-up, the fish were active with a few small little bass right off the hop. I was about to pack it in as the rain got abit heavier and my beer was empty, so I started to pull my minnow in when I got a good hit...I knew right away it had some weight...barely fit in my net... Measured at 27" and maybe the fattest pickerel I've ever caught. This of course called for another beer and rig another minnow...15 minutes later the cold front came through. Only a few days left in the season, the weather doesn't look like it will cooperate, but I still have at least a dozen minnows to use...guess where I'll be the next few evenings. Sure would still like to get one for a meal.
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