Crookedneck Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 I headed to a new body of water today to pre fish for a tournament next Sunday. A cold front moved in last night. 15 mph wind and spitting rain made for cold, difficult to control the boat type of day. I told my wife I probably wouldn't be gone long.I got on the body of water, cruised around a little using my graph and that looks good, intuition. I decided on a shallow shelf that went from 2 feet down to 12 feet. With the wind pushing up against it.45 minutes in.30 minutes later20 or so minutes later Quote
Crookedneck Posted June 2, 2013 Author Posted June 2, 2013 Then some more After about an hour and a half of slamming them it started to slow down. Quote
Crookedneck Posted June 2, 2013 Author Posted June 2, 2013 As you can see the wind is blowing...I hate that net..can't wait for my new one to get here.. A largemouth for good measure Quote
Crookedneck Posted June 2, 2013 Author Posted June 2, 2013 After fighting the wind & waves for hours, the wind settled down, and a couple livebaiters decided it was ok to anchor 50 feet from me.. So I cheated....I put on a senko and kept smashing away....LOL! It was funny watching them trying to figure out what I was doing... After hours of hot fishing, just as many missed fish, tore up hands, I got tired and left. Pulling out a buddy of mine was pulling in. So I gave him my bag of Senko's and told him where to go and have fun. Everything today came on a 3/4oz Strike back spinnerbait, shallow diving square bill, and Senko's t-rigged weightless. I am going to take a nap now.... 1 Quote
Super User Teal Posted June 2, 2013 Super User Posted June 2, 2013 Looks like you established a good pattern. Good luck next week!! Quote
Will Wetline Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 Wow. Talk about being in the right place at the right time and knowing what to do when there . . . Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted June 2, 2013 Super User Posted June 2, 2013 Nice work I haven't had a day like that in 4 years I remember it like yesterday such a blast. Quote
birdy Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 Heaven on earth! What a day, you had the fishing gods over your shoulder today for sure! 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 2, 2013 Super User Posted June 2, 2013 WTG man. Stellar trip. Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted June 2, 2013 Super User Posted June 2, 2013 Awesome man! Congrats on a great day! Quote
Super User Tuckahoe Joe Posted June 3, 2013 Super User Posted June 3, 2013 You know your on em when your holding up 4 fish in each picture...WTG! Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted June 3, 2013 Super User Posted June 3, 2013 Hammer - Time ~ ! Nice Job. A-Jay Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted June 3, 2013 Super User Posted June 3, 2013 You had a day to remember! Quote
bmbfishing Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Those bronze backs will give you a workout! Awesome looking day. Quote
Jigs 4 Pigs Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 After fighting the wind & waves for hours, the wind settled down, and a couple livebaiters decided it was ok to anchor 50 feet from me.. This kils me everytime!!! "Hey guys, you just want to hop in my boat?" When bank fishing... it's ten times worse when this happens!! Quote
powerduster Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Thats awesome! It's even better when you don't expect it too. Goes to show you never know. Quote
ChicagoEd Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Amazing! I've never had a day like that. I hope I'll get my chance soon. Thanks for the pics, enjoyed them. Ed Quote
Crookedneck Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 Thanks for the comments guys. It was a lot of fun. Wore me out though at the end of the day. A couple things, that came into play was the type of weather, cloud cover and water clarity. It started dark and dreary, spitting rain, high winds and the water was stained. So I went with baits that were highly visible and ones you could cast in the wind. So I chose a 3/4 oz spinner bait with a mixture of a willow and Colorado for the flash and the thump I like the Strike back models as they have the dual color blades chartreuse in color with a chartreuse trailer. When I got tired of throwing that I switched it up to a brightly colored Strike King 4S in black back/chart and Green Tomato. The wide wobble coupled with a the bigger body made it irresistible. Both of these presentations worked well, but I did notice that in the retrieve if I just paused randomly, that pause would elicit a monster strike. I finished up with throwing a chart/white laminated Senko to entice the finicky eaters. I had it T-rigged weightless with a 2/0 EWG. (I think a 3/0 might have been better, but no complaints) This was my first real experience using a Senko. I have tried it randomly, but never had much success (probably because of my lack of patience with it). I am now hooked and will be fishing it more. Yesterday was a true testament to, good gear goes a long ways, and having it set up properly causes less headaches in tough conditions. Short of my net, which is being replaced this week with an EGO rubber net, and not switching out the hooks on one crank bait (hooks broke on a pig of a smallie the front hook busted off at the split ring....), my gear performed flawlessly. Even in tough wind and pounding that the fish put on it. Again, thanks for the help on here. The Senko thing was 75% Bass Resource info and 25% a buddy of mine swearing by them. Quote
Capt.Bob Posted June 8, 2013 Posted June 8, 2013 COOL!!! What a day, there few and far between, but once you have a day like that, it's easy to chase em on them kinda day's when people wonder why you even bother!!! Congrat's on a Great Day!! Quote
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