JustinHoffman Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hello All, Headed out to a lake just south of Ottawa with my buddy Tim. Fairly late start, and didn't arrive at the launch until 1:30pm. The wind was howling, but the sun was out and the air temperature hot. Headed over to a rock and weed flat, that is located a short run from the launch. Picked up my first fish of the day on a Zara Spook. This girl was sitting in 8-feet of water, and smoked the bait as soon as it made contact with the surface. Not long after, Tim had a smallie crush his spinnerbait, and run 15 feet sideways with it in the blink of an eye. Sadly, the hooks never found flesh. Had a few more strikes on the Spook, missing two fish and losing one fish that would of went 4+. I wasn't a happy camper. Tim picked up a decent fish on the spinnerbait. It was now time to get down to some "flipping" business. We worked some shorelines, and soon discovered that the fish were holding in very skinny water, mostly under small slop mats, or under or on wood. Most in water between 1 and 2-feet deep. The first fish to fall prey to the jig was this healthy smallie that came out from under a boat. Although the wind chased us away from a bunch of my prime spots, after figuring out the pattern, we did fairly well. Tim with a fish that came off a metre-wide section of slop, blown up against some wood. We did fish some deep weed pockets and weedlines, but couldn't buy a fish from them. Very surprising for this lake. Another largie that fell for a well-executed pitch. You can see the wood it came off of in the background. Working the wood with a jig. The results. I missed one nice largie that would of went between 4 and 5, but had to much slack out to get a decent hookset. Again, not a happy camper.. All in all, a decent day on the water. Tim and I always have a tonne of fun fishing together, and the laughs never end. 16 fish landed for 5.5 hours work - not a banner day by any means, but fairly consistent action. Looking forward to the next fish, bud.. Good Fishing, Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 When two fellas with OOD go fishing... LOOK OUT BIG BASS ALERT!!! lol. Nice job gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikePro Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Solid fishing! You boated some beauties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 You would have had a nice tourney bag there - some real pigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikePro Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 That's exactly what I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfin Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 A W E S O M E !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hey ya Justin. As always, beauty report and some real nice fish there bud. Smallies on J&P. Awesome action. TFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 wow really nice looking bass! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhook Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 got out with TIm a few weeks ago for carp, we had a blast! Glad you guys did well and the laughs were flowing, thats half the fun of being on the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Always love your reports, you make it look so darn easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappiesteve Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Justin,you guys caught some nice brutes bud . Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) Your bassin' reports( AND PICS of course )are always terrific, Justin. Always learnin' a bit too and the detail in your reports is well appreciated. Thanks for your info and efforts. Edited July 17, 2007 by Mike Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfisher Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 It's days like this that I dream of. Awesome report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinHoffman Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks for the comments, guys... Will have another report up soon! Good Fishing, Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Some real beauties there! I as well look forward to your "flipping" reports. That water looks fun to cast fer sure. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 again nice report and pics glad you two had a great day on the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Very nice bass !!!!!!!!! great report & pics too ,man they were sure willing to take what you offered,nice color fish as well,and that was a big bucket too...thanks for sharing cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboy Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 some awesome fish there-congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Justin you never fail to put up an excellent report. This time is no exception! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 As per usual Justin... you slayed them again. Awesome and I always look forward to your reports. Keep em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelTango Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Very Nice pics, looks like the bass are healthy in the lake you were in. Nice fish. Cheers Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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