dhuze
NES Member
It's that time of year again.
I went out to fish today because I was bored and I had a new travel rod I wanted to try out. I bought a St Croix 4 piece travel rod and a Shimano Stradic C14. It fits in my suitcase so when I work out of stste I can bring it with me.
I put on a whopper plopper because bass are still slow biting and the place I was, was shallow and weedy. I was hoping to maybe catch a pickerel since they will take top water lures this time of year. My first cast I caught a Largemouth Bass which surprised me. It hit the lure 3 times on the retrieve before it got hooked. It didn't smash the lure, just kind of slurped at it. It was 2 1/2 lbs.
Then I caught a Pike on the 3rd cast. It hit the lure slow also, but a little more forceful than the bass. It weighed 5 1/4 lbs and was 30".
I went out to fish today because I was bored and I had a new travel rod I wanted to try out. I bought a St Croix 4 piece travel rod and a Shimano Stradic C14. It fits in my suitcase so when I work out of stste I can bring it with me.
I put on a whopper plopper because bass are still slow biting and the place I was, was shallow and weedy. I was hoping to maybe catch a pickerel since they will take top water lures this time of year. My first cast I caught a Largemouth Bass which surprised me. It hit the lure 3 times on the retrieve before it got hooked. It didn't smash the lure, just kind of slurped at it. It was 2 1/2 lbs.
Then I caught a Pike on the 3rd cast. It hit the lure slow also, but a little more forceful than the bass. It weighed 5 1/4 lbs and was 30".